Treatment for the Inability to Lower the Gaze and Guidance for One Afflicted by It
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The Shaykh:
And as for his performing the pillars of Islam, they are not valid from him. The pillars of Islam are not valid with shirk (associating partners with Allah), even if he prays, even if he fasts, even if he performs Hajj, and even if he says "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah), as long as he commits types of major shirk. These deeds and words will not benefit him because he has corrupted them, invalidated them, and contradicted them.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: I am a righteous young man, but I am afflicted with the inability to lower my gaze. I try very hard to cure this, but I still find this thing happening. What is your guidance for me and for anyone who falls into what I am experiencing?
The Shaykh:
Our guidance to you is that you lower your gaze as Allah commanded you[An-Nur 24:30]. Your gaze is at your command; you are the one who lowers it and you are the one who sends it. So you must obey Allah’s command and lower your gaze. This is the first thing. The second is to avoid, my brother, the places of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). Do not go to places of women, women’s markets, or enticing sights. Do not go to them; avoid them. And do not look at what hardens the heart, such as the exposure and commission of lewd acts on satellite channels. Do not look at satellite channels, for they are the greatest destroyer of morals today. You must avoid them and warn against them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
And as for his performing the pillars of Islam, they are not valid from him. The pillars of Islam are not valid with shirk (associating partners with Allah), even if he prays, even if he fasts, even if he performs Hajj, and even if he says "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah), as long as he commits types of major shirk. These deeds and words will not benefit him because he has corrupted them, invalidated them, and contradicted them.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: I am a righteous young man, but I am afflicted with the inability to lower my gaze. I try very hard to cure this, but I still find this thing happening. What is your guidance for me and for anyone who falls into what I am experiencing?
The Shaykh:
Our guidance to you is that you lower your gaze as Allah commanded you
Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts
قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا فُرُوجَهُمْThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 06 — archive.org (21:23)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.