THE DEVIL’S DECEPTION (TALBIS IBLIS)* (Episode 7)

Muslims Till Death:
AS SALAAMU ALAYKUM WARAHMATULLAH WABARAKAATUHU . LET'S START TONIGHT'S EDUCATION. OUR TOPIC IS 👇.                                                                            *THE  DEVIL’S DECEPTION (TALBIS IBLIS)* (Episode 7)                                                                                                                                   
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▫️ *About praying only in Masjid and reciting Qur'an*
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The Prophet (ﷺ) said: _*"The best prayer a person can perform is at his home, except for obligatory prayer."*_
[Bukhari 731 and Muslim 781]

Iblis deceived some people to pray all prayers (including voluntary prayers) only in the masjids. Sometimes they became known for this, and people gathered to pray behind them. This is a deception from Iblis. How can one prefer the best for the less good ? And this is not part of the habits of our pious predecessors.
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Amir Ibn 'Abd Qays (رضي الله عنه) used to dislike to be seen praying, and used to never pray voluntary prayers in the masjid. And when someone used to enter upon Ibn AbI Layla while praying in the masjid, he used to lie down (i.e. pretend to be resting).
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Ibn Al-Jawzi  (رحمه الله) mentioned the case of people crying with those around. He said about it : _"This might happen involuntarily, however, it would be considered showing off if a person was able to hide his crying but did not."_
*[Talbis Iblis p.245]*.
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Regarding Qur'an Recitation, Iblis deceived some people to read too fast without proper recitation. This is not praiseworthy. In fact Allaah ﷻ says in the Glorious Qur'an :

*وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْآنَ تَرْتِيلًا*

*And recite the Qur'an with measured recitation.*
[Al-Muzzamil 73:5]

Some recite Qur'an at night in the masjids and do it loudly. They harm people by not letting them sleep well and they showoff.
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Others choose to recite while the adhan is being called because this is the time when people gather at the masjid.

Yã Akhy wa Yã Oukhty! Let us make sure to purify our intentions in evey act of worship and let us realize that with each act of worship, Iblis is there to mislead us.

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*May Allaah make the practice of our Deen easy for us and preserve us from ostentation.*.
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▫️ *Regarding fasting*
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Iblis deceived some people of our community to fast continuously. Ibn Al-Jawzi (رحمه الله) mentioned two problems with doing so:

- The first one is that this will cause him to become too weak to gain sustenance for his family, and to suffice his wife sexually.

Allaah's Messenger (ﷺ)  said: _*"Your wife has rights upon you."*_ [Sahih al-Bukhari 5199].
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So how many obligations were let unfulfilled for the sake of performing this voluntary act ?

- The other problem is that they miss out on what is more virtuous. Abdullah ibn `Amr (رضي الله عنه) narrated :
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_*Allaah's Messenger met me once and said: "Have I not been informed that you pray all night ? And that you say: I will pray all night and fast during the day?" 'Abdullah replied: "Yes, Ô Allaah's Messenger! I have said so." The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Fast and break your fast. , offer prayers a bit, and also sleep at night.

And it is sufficient for you to fast three days in a month, as the reward of a good deed is multiplied ten times, so it will be like fasting throughout the year." I said: "O Allaah's Messenger! I have the strength to do more than that." The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Then, fast like the fasting of Prophet Dawud (عليه الصلاة والسلام) and do not fast more than that." I replied: I have the power to do better than that. Allaah's Messenger (ﷺ) replied: "Nothing is better than that."*_
[Sahih al-BukharI 1976 and Muslim 1159].
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The prophet Dawud (عليه الصلاة والسلام) used to fast one day and not fast the next day.
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Devil's Deception regarding the Intention to Fast

- A person might become known for fasting everyday so he makes it a point to continue this habit. Even if he doesn't fast for one day, he hides this from people so his fame does not get affected.
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Regarding this, Ibn Al-Jawzi (رحمه الله) said : _"This is a form of hidden riyã (showing off) . Had his intention been sincere he would have hidden his fasting."_
*[Talbis Iblis p.247]*

- Some of them openly say that they have been fasting for years. Iblis convinces them that this is useful so others follow his example. But only Allaah knows all intentions.
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Sufyan al-Thawri (رضي الله عنه) said: _"A person continues to do a good deed in secret until the devil convinces him to talk about it openly. So his deed is transferred from the record of the secretive actions to that of open actions."_
*[Talbis Iblis p.248]*

- Some of them fast every Monday and Thursday, and whenever he is invited to a meal he says: "Today is Thursday!" Had he said: "I am fasting today" it would have been acceptable. But saying "Today is Thursday" means that he fasts every Thursday!.
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-    - Others look down at people because they are not fasting while he is.

- And others fast but do not take care of what they eat for breakfast. They do not avoid backbiting or bad talk, and do not lower their gaze. Iblis convinced him that his fasting is enough to repel these sins. This is a very big deception from Iblis.
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*May Allaah prevent us from devil deceptions and from deeds and intentions that will nullify our acts of ibãdãt.*.

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End of Today's Education. Subhanakallahuma wabihamdik ash-Hadu an laaila Ilan Anta astagfiruka wa atuuubu ilayhi. *We shall rest tomorrow and resume  on Saturday on this same topic in sha Allah*. May and make us steadfast in faith. May HE accept our ibaadat and grant us the Good in this World and the Hereafter. May Allah Azza wa jalla forgive and grant us Jannah...AMIN.