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Tips to Lower Gaze
Posted by miirfan on 7.03.12 - 07:12pm
Here are some tips to help us lower our gaze
at all times:
1. When you first gaze upon a woman then
know that the first gaze is
yours and you will not be sinful for it but if you look again then that is from
shaythan and you will be
sinful for the second gaze. *
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miirfan 7.03.12 - 07:16pm
2. Avoid going to the mall and high streets as much as possible because those are the areas of shaythan where much free mixing takes place and are places most hated by Allah and most loved by Allah are the Masjids. So visit the mall or the high street only when absolutely
necessery.
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miirfan 7.03.12 - 07:20pm
3. When you do have to visit the mall or high street then remember Allah for the best remembrance and glorification of Allah are the places where Allah is remembered the least like Malls and High streets
etc. So put some ear phones in and listen to some Qur'an or listen to a lecture. Remember that
Allah is watching you no matter where you are or
what you are doing.
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miirfan 7.03.12 - 07:28pm
4. Imagine the rewards you will get everytime you see a woman but you look away. Imagine Allah being pleased with you for controlling your
eyes.
5. Lowering the gaze is NOT restricted to outside of your home. We must be more careful to lower our gaze when watching the TV or a movie. Try to plan ahead what you are going to watch. If you
know there will be many women in the programme or movie etc, then it is best to avoid it as it is not practical to keep looking away everytime a women comes into the scene. It is far better for our imaan that we avoid watching that which will harm and corrupt our
hearts.
Anime is no exception as
they are quite raunchy and include very life like images of women indulging in sexual acts. Much of the anime that young people watch have a lot of adult content. So one should keep away from anime.
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miirfan 7.03.12 - 07:35pm
6. At work or school we should only converse with the opposite sex when it is necessery.
When we are conversing with the opposite sex then we should not necesserily maintain eye contact all the way throughout.
Same way we should not shake the hands of a
member of the opposite sex. Are we worried about embarressing another human? Surely the fear of Allah and wanting to gain his pleasure in whatever we do should be our number one priority. So keep your gaze low when conversing with the opposite sex and only do so when necessery and avoid shaking or hugging a non mahram member of the opposite sex at all times.
7. If one is conducting a group project or working closely with a member of
the opposite sex then keep it professional at all times.
Remember Allah and the fact that he is watching you. Shaythan will always try to corrupt our mind and hearts but we must be firm.
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miirfan 7.03.12 - 07:44pm
8. Controlling desires and lowering the gaze does not stop with the eyes for it is important to control the amount we eat and what we eat. Do not eat big meals as they are not only harmful for our health but also harmful for the heart for it increases desire. Avoid eating too much red meat, nuts and spicy food etc. The main thing is to eat smaller portions.
9. Avoid bad company.
This is an important one because we are who our friends are. If we keep bad company then they will make us do bad things, watch bad things and spend time in bad areas.
Overall having bad company is very harmful for our imaan and hearts.
Therefore we should choose our friends very carefully and if we notice we have friends who talk too much about the opposite sex and about their desires then inevitably that will also influence us in a negative manner. Therefore we should not keep such company but keep good and pious friends or at least those who do not talk about such things or involve themselves
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miirfan 7.03.12 - 07:57pm
in haraam activities etc..
10. Most of all be punctual in Salaah join some local Islamic courses. Learn knowledge of Islam as much as you can and act upon what you learn. Read the meanings of the Qur'an and the seerah (life of the Prophet) and always read and learn about death and the hereafter. We are so lucky nowadays that we have so much Islamic activities going on in our localities. So keep a good connection with your local Masjid and join local classes and courses. There are even many online courses nowadays. There are many options
for us to choose from so we are luckier than the prevcious generation in that regard.
Immerse yourself in good activities and you will have less time to be distracted by your carnal desires. Focus on your studies and making the best out of your education.
Take tajweed, hifz and Arabic classes to perfect the recitation of the Qur'an, memorize it and learn the language of the Qur'an as the younger you start the easier it will be
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