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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 />

of time, and never procrastinate. That which is feared can never be<br />

trusted, and that which passes can never be brought back again.<br />

<strong>The</strong> main reason for doing less good and more evil is relying on<br />

the hope of a long life, this is because a person continues to pro<br />

crastinate performing good deeds and refraining from evil deeds.<br />

He who hopes to wake up in the morning will not do much at<br />

night, and he who hopes to travel during the day will travel much at<br />

night. However, he who sees death to be near works hard during his<br />

life. Allah's Messenger (;I) said: "Perform prayer as if you were<br />

departing."284<br />

Some of the Salaf said: "Beware of procrastination, for it is one<br />

of devil's strongest weapons."<br />

A disciplined person prepares for his journey, while a procrastinator<br />

doesn't. So when it comes time to travel the disciplined person<br />

feels happy while the procrastinator feels that he is in trouble. This<br />

is how people are. Some are alert, so when the Angel of Death<br />

comes they do not feel guilty. Others are not disciplined, so they<br />

feel the agony when it comes time to travel.<br />

If procrastination is part of your nature then repelling it becomes<br />

difficult. But when one knows that he has a persistant enemy he will<br />

always be on guard.<br />

We ask Allah to give us safety from the enemy's cunning, the devil's<br />

fttnah's and the evils of ourselves and the dunyd. Indeed He is near<br />

and responsive.<br />

284 Musnad Al:imad, 5/412, Bukhari in al-Tari/eh al-Kabir, 3/2/216 and lbn Majah<br />

#4171.<br />

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