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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 />

Look at how scholars pay no attention to what appears to be a<br />

miracle! He asked him to donate them because they were not his.<br />

Ibrahim al-KhurasanI said: "I needed to make wmjii once, so I found<br />

a water container made from jewellery and a siwak made from silver.<br />

I used the siwak and made Wudii with the water."<br />

Some of the narrators of this story are not trustworthy. If this<br />

story turns out to be true, then it is a proof that this man lacks<br />

knowledge. If he knew better, he would not have used a silver siwak,<br />

because it is not permissible to do so. Allah would never grant someone<br />

a miracle that entails doing something that is not permissible.<br />

Section Three<br />

Being Cautious from what appears to be a<br />

Miracle (al-kardmah)<br />

Since people realized the extent of devil's deception, they warned<br />

from falling for things that appeared to be miracles. <strong>The</strong>y feared<br />

that it may be from devil's deception.<br />

Zahriin said: "One day I was lost in the desert when I heard a<br />

white bird telling me: 0 Zahriin! Are you lost? I replied: You are a<br />

devil, find someone other than me to deceive. <strong>The</strong>n the bird said:<br />

You are lost? I repeated my response. <strong>The</strong>n he stood on my shoulder<br />

and said: I am not a devil. You are lost, and I was sent to you.<br />

<strong>The</strong>n he disappeared."<br />

Zulta said: "I told Rabi

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