Explanation of Guarding the Private Parts
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Question:
You spoke about the phrase "and the fasting men and the fasting women." What about[Al-Ahzab 33:35]?
Answer:
This is a very important matter: those who guard their private parts from open immorality, such as unlawful sexual intercourse and sodomy. Guarding the private parts is achieved by avoiding the means that lead to what is forbidden, such as looking at what Allah has forbidden. This is a means to falling into immorality. For this reason, He said:[An-Nur 24:30] Then He said: [An-Nur 24:31] Lowering the gaze leads to guarding the private part, while letting the gaze wander to what Allah has forbidden leads to the loss of the private part through committing immorality. Likewise, covering is part of guarding the private parts; covering for men and women, and not exposing the 'awrah (parts of the body that must be covered), because exposing the 'awrah is a means to falling into immorality. Among the obligatory and necessary coverings is the woman covering herself with the hijab (the covering prescribed for women) that Allah has made obligatory upon her, and not being uncovered, and not displaying adornment or tabarruj (a woman's display of her adornment), for this is among the means of losing the protection of the private parts. Being uncovered, tabarruj, and not wearing the hijab are among the means of losing the protection of the private parts.
Likewise, the free mixing of women with men, and a woman being alone with a man who is not permissible for her, is also among the causes of losing the protection of the private parts and falling into immorality. No man is alone with a woman except that Satan is the third among them. Likewise, a woman does not travel except with a mahram (a relative one may not marry). The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 1088
So all of this is among the means of guarding the private parts. If a person engages in these preserving and preventing causes, he thereby guards his private part. But if he is lax in any of them, this leads to falling into immorality. Yes.
You spoke about the phrase "and the fasting men and the fasting women." What about
the men who guard their private parts and the women who do so
وَالْحَافِظِينَ فُرُوجَهُمْ وَالْحَافِظَاتِAnswer:
This is a very important matter: those who guard their private parts from open immorality, such as unlawful sexual intercourse and sodomy. Guarding the private parts is achieved by avoiding the means that lead to what is forbidden, such as looking at what Allah has forbidden. This is a means to falling into immorality. For this reason, He said:
Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts
قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا فُرُوجَهُمْAnd tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts
وَقُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّLikewise, the free mixing of women with men, and a woman being alone with a man who is not permissible for her, is also among the causes of losing the protection of the private parts and falling into immorality. No man is alone with a woman except that Satan is the third among them. Likewise, a woman does not travel except with a mahram (a relative one may not marry). The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel
لا يحل لامراه تؤمن بالله واليوم الاخر ان تسافر الا ومعها ذو محرم.So all of this is among the means of guarding the private parts. If a person engages in these preserving and preventing causes, he thereby guards his private part. But if he is lax in any of them, this leads to falling into immorality. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 27 من 27|وقفات مع آيات الصيام|والصائمين والصائمات|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (10:30)
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