The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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T H E D E V I L ' S D E C E P T I O N S These people indeed seem to have invented a religion which they named Sufism(al-ttJ!awwuj) , having abandoned that of their Prophet Mu}:iammad (). We ask Allah's protection from the devil's deceptions. Abu'l-l:lasan 'Ali lbn A}:imad al-Bari, slave of Sha'wanah, according to which he had been told by a pious woman neighbour of hers, having gone out one day to the market had been seen by a man, who was captivated by her and followed her to the door of her house. The woman asked him: What do you want from me? He replied: I find you desirable. She asked: What do you find attractive about me? He replied: Your eyes. So she went into her home, gouged her eyes out, threw them to him, and said: Take my eyes, may Allah not grant you blessings." Now consider, my brothers, how Iblis plays with the ignorant! The man committed a minor sin by gazing at her, but she committed a major sin, thinking that she has committed a virtuous act. Moreover she ought not to have talked to a strange man. She should have not spoken to a strange man in the first place. Sufis are liberal at talking to strangers of the opposite gender. Mu}:iammad lbn Ya'qub al-Faraji said: I heard Dhu'l-Nun say: I saw a woman somewhere in the country of the Bajjah region (a city in Iran) and called to her. She said: And what right have men to address women? Were it not for your lack of intellect I would have thrown something at you. Abu Sa'id al-Kharraz said: "Once I went into the desert without provisions, and felt the want. I saw my destination at a distance, and rejoiced that I had reached it. Then I thought to myself: I have been 436
Chapter Eleven: The Devil's Deception ef the $ufts reassured by other than He (seeing the destination)! So I swore that I would not enter the oasis unless I was carried in. I dug a hole for myself in the sand and concealed my body in it up to the chest. In the middle of the night the villagers heard a voice from one high saying: 'People of the oasis! Allah Most High has a friend (wait) who has confined himself in the sand, go and bring him!' So they all came to me together, brought me out, and carried me to the town. This person has gone against his human nature. It is normal for a person to feel glad when something pleasurable takes place. Nobody blames a thirsty person for feeling glad when seeing water, or a hungry person when seeing food. We seek refuge with Allah from entering on arry action not demanded l?J knowledge and sound intellect. Also, for him to put himself in a position where he was unable to perform congregational prayer was improper. How is this, a form of getting closer to Allah? This is utter ignorance. See the effect of ignorance on this man! He was indeed a man of worth; had he had some knowledge, he would have known that what he had done was a sin. In fact, nothing assists Iblis over worshipers (al-'ubbrid) and ascetics (al-zuhhrid) more than their ignorance (a/.:Jah. Abii Isl:Jaq al-Tabar! said: Ja'far al-Khuldi said: "I stood on the mountain 'Arafah fifty six times, twenty one of them were according to the madhhab!" I asked: "What does 'according to the madhhab' mean?" I was told: "He climbs to the top of the mountain and shakes his sleeves so everyone knows that he does not have any food with him. Then he says the prayer and leaves." This is against Islam, Allah said: ''And take provisions", and His Mes- 437
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al-J:Iafi? Abii'l-Faraj ibn al-Jawz
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Ibn Jawzi's monumental work 'Ta/bis
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Section One: What are the Definitio
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CHAPTER NINE The Devil's Deception
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Section Two: Having Patience during
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Section Two: Repentance (al-tauba)
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THE BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR al-I:la
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