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| Anonymous |
| 06/22/02 at 22:06:55 |
| Salam Alaykom Can someone please give some input on how one should fight temptations towards the opposite sex? Ayat, ahadeeth, & du'aa's would be appreciated. Thank you. |
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| AbdulJalil |
| 06/23/02 at 09:37:40 |
| Assalamu Alaikum What you could do is fast. It will definitely affect you towards removing these temptation, Inshallah. Try to avoid magazines that contain pictures.Try to avoid everything that you think could lead you to these temptations.Choose TV shows that are good and beneficial only,like documentary about nature,etc…. if you do dhikr too it will help. Do Istighfar. You have to start with a state of mind that is resolved on avoiding temptations. Finally, Make Dua for Guidance. ******************************************************** Shaykh of Islâm, Ibn Taymiyyah - may Allâh sanctify his soul said: 'The real prisoner is someone whose heart is imprisoned from his Lord; the true captive is someone captured by his passions Al-Ghazzaali (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: “If the first inward thought is not warded off, it will generate a desire, then the desire will generate a wish, and the wish will generate an intention, and the intention will generate the action, and the action will result in ruin and DIVINE WRATH. So evil must be cut off at its root, which is when it is simply a thought that crosses the mind, from which all the other things follow on.” (Ihyaa’ ‘Uloom al-Deen, 6/17). Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah(swt) have mercy on him) “Ward off passing[evil] thoughts, for if you do not, they will become ideas. Ward off ideas, for if you do not, they will become desires. Fight them, for if you do not, they will become resolve and determination, and if you do not ward them off, they will become actions. If you do not resist them with their opposite, they will become habits and it will be difficult for you to get rid of them.” (Al-Fawaa’id by Ibn al-Qayyim, p. 33). **************************************************** Captivated, Imprisoned and Fettered Imaam ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah rahimahullaah Ibn al-Qayyim rahimahullaah said: And among its effects is that the disobedient (sinner) is constantly in the shackles of his Shaytaan and the prison of his shahwa (desires) and the chains / fetters of his hawaa (whims). So he is a captive, one who is imprisoned and who is tied up. There is no captive in a worse state than the one who is captivated by his worst enemy and there is no prison which is tighter than the prison of hawa (desire) and there is no bond / fetter more strong than the bond of desire. How, then, will a heart which is captivated, imprisoned and fettered travel unto Allaah and the Home of the Hereafter. How will a person take a single step forward when the heart is bound and harmful things approach it from every direction. The harmful things approach it to the extent that it is tied up [i.e. imprisoned by its desires and whims..]. The example of the heart is like the example of a bird. Every time is ascends it becomes distant from the harmful things and every time it descends the harmful things hurt it. In a hadeeth there occurs that Shaytaan is like a wolf to people. Just as when a sheep has no protector and is in between many wolves, they are quick in causing damage and injury; likewise the servant who does not have guardianship from Allaah, then his wolf [i.e. his desires, whims etc.] is to him a predatory animal. [Thus] there is no escape for the servant from having protection from Allaah. Taqwaa is a safeguarding for him and a strong shield between himself and the punishment of this world and the Hereafter. Every time the sheep is close to its shepherd it is more safe from the wolf and every time it becomes distant from its shepherd it is closer to destruction. So its sanctuary is when it is close to its shepherd because the wolf takes the lonely one from the flock and this is the one which is the furthest one of the flock from the shepherd. The basis of all of this is is that every time the heart is distant from Allaah the harmful things are quick in approaching it and every time it is close to Allaah the harmful things become distant from it. Remoteness from Allaah has levels/degrees, some of which are more severe than others. Heedlesness distances the servant from Allaah and some acts of disobedience are greater than some acts of heedlessness. Some innovations are greater than some acts of disobedience and some things from hypocrisy and Shirk are greater than all of what has preceded. ******************************************************** Unrestrained Glances By Ibn Rajab al Hanbali, Ibn al Qayyim al Jawziyya and Abu Hamid al Ghazali From 'The Purification of the Soul' The unrestrained glance results in the one who looks becoming attracted to what he sees, and in the imprinting of an image of what he sees in his heart. This can result in several kinds of corruption in the heart of the servant. The following are a number a them: It has been related that the Prophet (SAAS) once said words to the effect: The glance is a poisoned arrow of shaytaan. Whoever lowers his gaze for Allah, He will bestow upon him a refreshing sweetness, which he will find in his heart on the day he meets Him. Shaytan enters with the glance, for he travels with it, faster then the wind blowing through an empty place. He makes what is seen appear more beautiful then it really is, and transforms it in to an idol for the heart to worship. Then he promises it false rewards, lights the fire of desires within it, and fuels it with the wood of forbidden actions, which the servant would not have committed had it not been for this distorted image. This distracts the heart and makes it forget its more important concerns. It stands between it and them; and so the heart loses it’s straight path and falls into the pit of desire and ignorance. Allah, Mighty and Glorious is He, says: And do not obey anyone whose heart We have made forgetful in remembering Us – who follows his own desires, and whose affair has exceeded all bounds. [Surah al-Kahf: Ayah 28] The unrestrained gaze causes all three afflictions. It has been said that between the eye and the heart is an immediate connection; if the eyes are corrupted, then the heart follows. It becomes like a rubbish heap where all the dirt and filth and rottenness collect, and so there is no room for love for Allah, relating all matters to Him, awareness of being in His presence, and feeling joy at His proximity - only the opposite of these things can inhabit such a heart. Staring and gazing without restraint is disobedience to Allah: Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that is more purifying for them. Surely Allah is aware of what they do. [Surah an-Nur: Ayah 30] Only the one who obeys Allah’s commands is content in this world, and only the servant who obeys Allah will survive in the next world. Furthermore, letting the gaze roam free cloaks the heart with darkness,. Just as lowering the gaze for Allah clothes it in light. After the above ayah, Allah, the Glorious and Mighty, says in the same Surah of the Qur'an: Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth; the likeness of His light is as if there were a niche, and in the niche is a lamp, and in the lamp is a glass, and the glass is as it were a brilliant star, lit from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil is well nigh luminous, though fire scarce touched it. Light upon light. Allah guides whomsoever He wants to His light. Allah strikes metaphors for man: and Allah knows all things. [Surah an-Nur: Ayah 35] When the heart is a light, countless good comes to it from all directions. If it is dark, then clouds of evil and afflictions come from all directions to cover it up. Letting the gaze run loose also makes the heart blind to distinguishing between truth and falsehood, between the sunnah and innovation: while lowering it for Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, gives it a penetrating, true and distinguishing insight. A righteous man once said: Whoever enriches his outward behaviour by following the sunnah, and makes his inward soul wealthy through contemplation, and averts his gaze away from looking at what is forbidden, and avoids anything of a doubtful nature, and feeds solely on what is halal- his inner sight will never falter. Rewards for actions come in kind. Whoever lowers his gaze from what Allah has forbidden, Allah will give his inner sight abundant reward. |
| 06/23/02 at 09:43:36 |
| AbdulJalil |
| Re: Temptation |
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| mwishka |
| 06/23/02 at 20:49:36 |
| br abdul jalil, are the last two books or lectures? ok, the real question is are they available on-line? mwishka |
| Re: Temptation |
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| Abu_Atheek |
| 06/24/02 at 15:43:44 |
| [slm] 5 Secret Benefits Of Jihad Against Temptation Perhaps the greatest secret reward of resisting the temptation is the increase in your Faith (Iman), the sweetness of which could only be sensed by you! This empowering force of renewed Iman will help you suppress the desires in unimaginable ways. Right when you are urged, if you remember Allah’s mercy, commandments, and displeasure, He will make it easy for you to get out of the situation without regrets, stress, or pain. Allah reassures us: “And the one who fears Allah (has Taqwa), He will make a way out.” [65: 2.] It will also have a remarkable impact on your character, since the heart is like a mirror and the base desires are like rust upon it. When the mirror is polished and cleansed of the rust, it reflects the realities as they actually are. Your family and friends will see the difference! Frequent gazing at unlawful scenes of sexuality tire and wear down both the heart and the eyes. The heart becomes ‘bored’ and depressed after a while. However, when your eyes are prevented from looking around, the heart finds relief from the arduous task of vainly desiring something it does not possess. As the Prophet (pbuh) once said to his Companion: “By Allah! Whosoever gives up something for the sake of Allah, Allah will replace it with something better than it!" If you remain patient in this world, Allah will bless you with joys in ways you could never imagine! For more reading: [url]http://www.youngmuslims.ca/publications/arrow.asp#jihad[/url] [i]Watch out for the Arrow![/i] [url]http://www.youngmuslims.ca/articles/display.asp?ID=15[/url] [i]The Great Virtue of Lowering the Gaze by Shaykh ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah[/i] |
| Re: Temptation |
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| AbdulJalil |
| 06/24/02 at 18:02:40 |
| mwishka "Captivated, Imprisoned and Fettered" by Imaam ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah rahimahullaah is from the book "Al-Jawab al-Kafi" (meaning 'The Adequate Response) (the section that is used is translated by Abu Iyaad).The book is available in Arabic,but as far as i know not published online. The other extract is from "Purification of the Soul". this book is available in english in its entirety.Online you can read it at this website( though i do not know if this the entire book,or if these are just sections of the book) http://www.angelfire.com/al/islamicpsychology/tazkiyah.html |
| 06/24/02 at 18:08:25 |
| AbdulJalil |
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