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him to insinuate doubt about his Pilgrimage or tempt him to disobey, whereupon
Allah, the Almighty commanded him to throw stones at him to repel him and
thwart his design. If it should occur to you to think: “satan appeared to him and
he actually saw him – that was why he stoned him – but the devil is not showing
himself to me,” you must realize that this very notion comes from the devil; it is
he who has lodged it in your heart, to weaken your determination in casting
stones, to make you imagine that it is a useless action, like some kind of game,
so why should you bother with it? Therefore you must drive him from your soul
by being earnest and brisk in stone him, putting the devil‟s nose out of joint.
You should be aware that, while outwardly casting pebbles at the pillar, you are
really throwing them in the face of satan and dealing him a mortal blow, for the
only way to spite him is through your compliance with the command of Allah, the
Almighty in simple deference to His order without psychological or intellectual
justification.
Sacrificing Animals
Allah, the Almighty commanded him to throw stones at him to repel him and
thwart his design. If it should occur to you to think: “satan appeared to him and
he actually saw him – that was why he stoned him – but the devil is not showing
himself to me,” you must realize that this very notion comes from the devil; it is
he who has lodged it in your heart, to weaken your determination in casting
stones, to make you imagine that it is a useless action, like some kind of game,
so why should you bother with it? Therefore you must drive him from your soul
by being earnest and brisk in stone him, putting the devil‟s nose out of joint.
You should be aware that, while outwardly casting pebbles at the pillar, you are
really throwing them in the face of satan and dealing him a mortal blow, for the
only way to spite him is through your compliance with the command of Allah, the
Almighty in simple deference to His order without psychological or intellectual
justification.
Sacrificing Animals