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Fri 20 Shaban 1445AH 1-3-2024AD at 3:52 pm #91102
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THE DEVIL’S DECEPTION (Talbis Iblis)
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5️⃣ Devil’s Deception of Laypeople
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_5️⃣ Devil’s Deception of People by giving them High Hopes_
➖➖➖Iblis has indeed deceived laypeople, giving them the hope that they will have a longer life. They think they will always have time to do such and such a thing. This is a very big deception every person from our ummah should care about.
A disciplined person must take advantage of time, and never procrastinate.
As Ibn Al-Jawzi (رحمه الله) said: _”That which is feared can never be trusted, and that which passes can never be brought back again.”_
[Talbis Iblis p.538]
1️⃣ Many Jews and Christians contemplated joining Islam, but Iblis convinced them to procrastinate saying: “Do not rush, look more into the issue.” Until they die as non-Muslims.
2️⃣ He also causes the sinner to procrastinate seeking repentance. in this regard, Ibn Al-Jawzi (رحمه الله) mentioned a poet saying:
_”Do not rush into committing a sin,and then procrastinate repenting.”_
[Talbis Iblis p.537]
3️⃣ Iblis makes those seeking righteousness feel lazy, and he causes those who are serious to procrastinate. He convinces a jurist to rest instead of going over his lesson again. And convinces a worshipper who had woken up to pray at night that he still has a lot of time.
___The main reason for doing less good and more evil is relying on the hope of a long life, this is because a person continues to procrastinate performing good deeds and refraining from evil deeds.
He who hopes to wake up in the morning will not do much at night, and he who hopes to travel during the day will travel much at night. However, he who sees death to be near works hard during his life.
Allaah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said: _”Perform prayer as if you were departing.”_
[lbn Majah 4171]
Some of the Salaf said: _”Beware of procrastination, for it is one of devil’s strongest weapons.”_
[Talbis Iblis p.538]
A disciplined person prepares for his journey, while a procrastinator doesn’t. So when it comes time to travel the disciplined person feels happy while the procrastinator feels that he is in trouble. This is how people are.
Some are alert, so when the Angel of Death comes they do not feel guilty. Others are not disciplined, so they feel the agony when it comes time to travel.
Yã Oukhty wa Yã Akhy!
If procrastination is part of your nature then repelling it becomes difficult. But when you know that you have a persistant enemy you will always be on guard. Therefore, be on guard! Let’s do as much as we can to avoid falling into devilish deceptions.
_This episode puts an end to the series of Talbis Iblis._
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We ask Allaah to give us safety from the enemy’s cunning, the devil’s fitnah and the evils of ourselves and the dunya.آمين
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