In Book 2 of Jalaluddin Rumi's Masnavi, the confrontation between Mu'awiya and Iblis (Satan) culminates with a profound lesson on the subtleties of spiritual deception. After Iblis confesses that he woke Mu'awiya for prayer solely to deprive him of the deeper spiritual reward of painful remorse, Mu'awiya characterizes the devil as a spider whose web can only ensnare weak, fly-like souls. Mu'awiya identifies himself as a "white falcon" belonging to the divine King, rendering him immune to such fragile traps. This exchange highlights a critical Sufi concept: ultimate spiritual deception often does not manifest as an invitation to obvious sin, but rather as a distraction disguised as a "lesser good." By urging a routine act of piety, Iblis attempted to divert the believer from experiencing a transformative, higher spiritual state, demonstrating that promoting a lesser good is a sophisticated method of driving a soul away from a greater one.