Showing posts with label lowering the gaze. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lowering the gaze. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Even though the devil is chained up this Ramadan, the Shayataeen are running loose - fitnah of the woman

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Sikm4n | Islamic Channel
July 24, 2012

"The shaitaan may be chained, BUT the shayateen are coming out!
The sudden hot weather here will cause fitnah as women love dressing inappropriately during the hot days, real test for us who are fasting.

Brothers lower your gaze n protect ur hayaa and also dress modestly dont be walking half naked showing ur body parts n truth be told no one wants to see ur flabs! :)"

Sunday, July 1, 2012

The major & minor sins - lower the gaze o` youth

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

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Brothers and sisters, let's be honest with ourselves- how often do we actually lower our gaze? Whether it's on the streets, internet, books, magazines, etc. Do we really fear Allah, our Lord in public and in private? Or are we among the hypocrites that lower their gazes when at the Masjid or Islamic gatherings, but not from non-mahrams on the streets or when we're alone browsing through the internet, magazines, etc. Do we realize the fact that Allah hears all that we say and sees all that we do, and that He knows our intentions and what is in our hearts.

40:19
        "Allah knows the fraud of the eyes, and all that the hearts conceal." (Qur'an 40: 19)

We should also ask ourselves- how often do we sin and once we recognize sins we've committed, whether they're major or minor sins...how does recognizing our sins affect us? Do we stop upon recognition and feel remorse and turn to Allah seeking forgiveness, or are we too busy and heedless to even recognize the sin let alone repent to Allah. And some of us pay so little attention to sins, that we don't even think they're worth thinking about because we assume they're so 'insignificant'. May Allah give us all the ability to recognize our sins, turn to Him in sincere repentance and may He forgive us, Ameen!

- Sheikh Kamal El-Mekki, 'The Forbidden Love'