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The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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T H E D E VIL ' S<br />

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

with which I never miss, you are the one I entrust with my<br />

secrets, and you are my messengers.'75<br />

74) Wahb <strong>Ibn</strong> Munabbih said: 'A monk asked the devil when he<br />

had appeared to him: Which of human manners are most<br />

helpful for you to over take humans.' He replied: 'Hot<br />

temperedness.' When a servant is hot tempered we play with<br />

(manipulate) him just as kids play with a ball.'76<br />

75) Thabit [al-BunanI] said: 'When the Prophet (;Ii) became a<br />

Prophet, Iblis began sending his devils to tempt the Prophet's<br />

Companions (ratfiyAlkihu 'anhum). <strong>The</strong> devils would return after<br />

achieving nothing. So Iblis inquired: What is with you?!<br />

Why are you unable to get anything out of them? <strong>The</strong>y replied:<br />

'We have never seen people like these before.' Iblis responded:<br />

'Wait until worldly bounties open up for them, then<br />

you would be able to get what you want from them.'77<br />

76) Abu Musa Al-Ash'arI (rar/iJAlkihu 'anhu) said: 'Every morning,<br />

Iblis dispatches his soldiers saying: 'Whoever of you misguides<br />

a Muslim then I will make him wear the crown.' One devil<br />

responds: 'I continued to persuade so and so until he divorced<br />

his wife.' Iblis replies: '(fhis is not significant) He will eventually<br />

remarry.' Another devil says: 'I continued to persuade so<br />

and so until he disobeyed his parents.' Iblis replies: 'He will<br />

eventually become dutiful to his parents.' A third devil says: 'I<br />

continued to persuade so and so until he fornicated.' lblis says:<br />

'You are the one.' Another devil says: 'I continued to persuade<br />

75 <strong>Ibn</strong> AbI al-Dunyii in Maka' d al-S!tin, 59 /37.<br />

76 lbn AbI al-Dunyii in Makti'd al-5/tin, 59/38.<br />

77 lbn AbI al-Dunyii in Maka' d al-Shay/tin, 60/39.<br />

76

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