Lower Your Gaze - An Inspirational Story

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

This is an amazing story of how one young Sahabi (may Allah be pleased with him) felt when he committed a sin unintentionally. 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.

"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!

This is taken from the lecture 'The Forbidden Love' by Sheikh Kamal El-Mekk
Director: http://www.youtube.com/user/Amatullah919

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[islamfortomorrow]

Allah O Akbar, It brought tears in my heart and shook my heart. May Allah mercy be on us. Ameen

[SIKM4N]

Allaahu Akhbar!

YA ALLAAH! HELP ME TO LOWER MY GAZE AND BUILD ME IN MY IMAAAN! AMEEEEEEEN!!

[fahada94]

@5graffitiartist5 AoA brother the best thing to do is to obtain friends with the same interests as yourself. Someone who you can trust in guiding and helping yout to obtain Jannah. Read more about the punishments for zina (adultery) and looking at girls. Fast, as fasting decreases a persons thoughts on theses such activities as you are more careful of abstaining from food and drink, also thinking about the less fortunate.

[BintIslamiya]

I was crying upon hearing this story.... Ya Allah help us to fight our passions and the temptations on this dunya....

[AbuMusa99]

May Allah bless the one who uploaded this video and sheikh and all those who listened. Mashallah emotional story wallah. May Allah helps lower our gazes and guard our modesty and guide on the straight path.

[siddiqullah16]

@5graffitiartist5

The answer to this question is given by our prophet PBUH. He said if you want to abstain your self from committing sins like this. Get married If you can't get married then Fast because fasting will abstain you from wrong doings

[Tabladude456]

@5graffitiartist5 man i feel just like u !!!

[justicemama]

@ghettodudefrmdahoodz

it's Shaykh Kamal al-Mekki hafidhahUllah

[ghettodudefrmdahoodz]

who is this speaker??

[Mawsiliya]

Subhanallah ... May Allah protect us.

[5graffitiartist5]

Salaam

Advice me brothers please.

I am 16 and i go to a mixed highschool in america.

how can i control my gaze when girls are every where i look. front,back,left,right, girls are every where. so please advice me and make dua to Allah to forgive me.

May Allah bless you and your family and forgive you and your family.

Salaam.

[5graffitiartist5]

Salaam

i need advice from my muslim brothers.

i am 16 a male that goes to a mixed highschool in america.

and i am trying to also practice the deen.

so how can i control my gaze while i am at school because where ever i look there are girls, girls, and girls. is like the hardest thing ever. so what can i do, and please make dua to ALLAH to make my conduct better.

Salaam.

May Allah bless your family and you.