The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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he was Abu Hamzah al-Khurasani, a contemporary of Junayd; in
another account as al-Dimishqi. Abu Nu'aym says, Abu Hamzah al­
Baghdadi, whose name was Mu]:lammad lbn Ibrahim. He is mentioned
in al-Khaµb's 'al- Ttin1eh' where this story is told of him.
Whichever of these persons it may have been, he acted wrongly
and was against Islam in keeping silence, and so helping his own
destruction. It was his duty to cry out and stop the closing up of the
well, just as it would have been his duty to defend himself against
anyone who tried to kill him.
His saying '/shall not ask for help' is like a man's saying, 'I shall eatno
food and drink no water': it is ignorance on the part of the man who
acts in this way, and opposition to the wisdom shown in the order
of the world. He gaveman hands with which to defend himself, and
a tongue with which to speak and an intellect that guides him to
bring that which is good and avoid evil. Allah created medicine for
the benefit of humans. So he who refrains from using these tools is
rejecting the order of Islam and the Creator's wisdom.
If an ignorant person should ask: How am I to guard against destiny
(al-qadary? Our answer will be: How should he not guard, seeing
that the Author of destiny orders him do so, saying:
"Take precautions"
[al-Nisa' (4): 71]
And indeed the Prophet (;I) hid in the cave and did not say: Let
me not hide in the cave out of reliance (al-tawakku, but in his body
was always occupied with means (al-asbtib) and in his heart with their
Causer (al-musabbab). We have dealt fully with this principle in what
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