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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 TIO N S<br />

they dry up."<br />

He is trying to tell people that he does good things. And people<br />

narrated this about him in the context of praise. This is utter igno<br />

rance, because this person has disobeyed Allah. Only foolish<br />

laypeople are impressed with such stories.<br />

It is not permissible for anyone to punish himself. This man has<br />

tortured himself in several ways: He jumped in cold water, and remained<br />

in his clothes until they became dry. This might have taken<br />

a month to dry up, and must have prevented him from sleep.<br />

This is wrong and a sin. It could have caused him to become sick<br />

or to die.<br />

I:Iamd <strong>Ibn</strong> AJ:imad <strong>Ibn</strong> 'Abdullah al-11,ibahani said: <strong>The</strong> wife of<br />

AJ:imad <strong>Ibn</strong> I:IacJrawayhi made her request for dowry be that her<br />

husband take her to visit Abii Yazid al-Bustami. He did so, and when<br />

she came into his presence she squatted down unveiled. When<br />

AJ:imad said to her: I notice that you are doing something extraordinary,<br />

unveiling your face before Abii Yazid! She replied: lt is because<br />

each time I look at him, I find the instincts of my lower soul depart;<br />

they return to me each time I look at you. When AJ:imad was about<br />

to take leave of Abii Y azid, he asked the latter for counsel. Abii<br />

Y azid said: Learn manhood from your wife!<br />

Section Two<br />

<strong>The</strong>ir Violations in matter of Body and Wealth<br />

AJ:imad <strong>Ibn</strong> Abii'l-I:Iawari made a deal with Abii Sulayman that he<br />

will do everything he ordered him to do. So one day he told him: I<br />

have turned on the furnace, what should I do next? He replied: Go<br />

sit in it. So he did!<br />

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