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The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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T H E D E V I L ' S<br />

D E C E P T I O N S<br />

<strong>The</strong> Prophet ( pointed out how bad it is not to react normally<br />

to events. He told the man who never kissed any of his ten children:<br />

''What can I do if Allah has stripped your heart of mercy."241<br />

So one who asks us to go against our human nature is ignorant<br />

and he is asking us to be ignorant. Islam only required us not to slap<br />

our cheeks or rip our clothes at the time of calamity. As for shedding<br />

a tear or feeling sorry, there is nothing wrong with that.<br />

2. <strong>The</strong> second deception is their making a party, which they call a<br />

bridal feast, when anyone dies; at this they sing, dance, and play<br />

saying: ''We feel happy for the deceased because he has met his Lord "<br />

This is a deception from three aspects:<br />

i. <strong>The</strong> first it is from the Sunnah to take food for the fami/y of the<br />

deceased because they are usual/y preoccupied <strong>The</strong>re is m Sunnah to the<br />

effect that the dead man's f ami/y should provide it and entertain other<br />

people. 'Abdullah lbn Ja'far (ratfiJ.Alldhu 'anhuma) said: When<br />

the news of Ja'far (rat/iJ.Alldhu 'anhu) death arrived, the Prophet<br />

(;i) said: "Prepare food for the family of Ja'far, for there has<br />

come to them what will distract them (because of his death)." 2 42<br />

ii. <strong>The</strong> second is that the rejoice for the dead man, saying that he<br />

has entered unto his Lord. Now there is no ground for such<br />

rejoicing, since we cannot be certain that he has been pardoned,<br />

neither is there anything to assure us that we may not<br />

be rejoicing for one who is undergoing punishment. 'Umar<br />

lbn Dharr when his son died said:<br />

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241 BukharI 10/360 and Muslim #2317.<br />

242 Musnad Amad 1/205, Abu Dawiid #3132, Tirmidhi #998 and <strong>Ibn</strong> Majah<br />

#1610.<br />

442

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