Advice for the Youth and What Is Obligatory for the Muslim in Times of Fitnah
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Question:
We begin this session, may Allah bless you, with this question or request from one of our dear brothers listeners, who says: I am one of the youth, so what do you advise me, and the youth in general? And what is obligatory for the Muslim in times of fitnah, especially in this age?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. We advise you, and all the young men of the Muslims, to fear Allah the Exalted and to protect your youth from what defiles it and corrupts it for you. This is done by adhering to the obedience of Allah the Mighty and Majestic and the obedience of His Messenger, by keeping the company of the righteous who you follow as an example in good and who help you in good, and by avoiding the company of the wicked who drag you into evil. A companion has an effect on the one who keeps his company, as the poet said: If you keep the company of a people, keep the company of the best of them, and do not keep the company of the earth so that you are thrown into it with the worthless. And as the other poet said: Do not ask about a man, but ask about his companion, for every companion is imitated by the one who keeps his company. So you must choose good company, and you must also learn the matters of your religion. Be eager to learn the matters of your religion, and what corrects your creed and the matters of your prayer, zakah, fasting, and Hajj. Learn the pillars of Islam, master them, and perform them in the prescribed manner. So you must join the educational system in schools, institutes, and colleges, or in the circles of dhikr with the scholars in the mosques. Be eager to do so.
We also advise you to hasten to get married if you are able to do so and you fear for yourself. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O young men,Sunan Ibn Majah 1845Sahih (Darussalam) and pain."
We advise you to avoid following satellite channels and media outlets that spread matters that compromise honor, creed, and religion. Look, listen, and read in what benefits you, and avoid what harms you from these matters. We are now in an age of a great trial broadcast by the media, so we must be mindful and selective. We must fear Allah the Exalted and select from it what is beneficial, and leave what is not beneficial. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
We begin this session, may Allah bless you, with this question or request from one of our dear brothers listeners, who says: I am one of the youth, so what do you advise me, and the youth in general? And what is obligatory for the Muslim in times of fitnah, especially in this age?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. We advise you, and all the young men of the Muslims, to fear Allah the Exalted and to protect your youth from what defiles it and corrupts it for you. This is done by adhering to the obedience of Allah the Mighty and Majestic and the obedience of His Messenger, by keeping the company of the righteous who you follow as an example in good and who help you in good, and by avoiding the company of the wicked who drag you into evil. A companion has an effect on the one who keeps his company, as the poet said: If you keep the company of a people, keep the company of the best of them, and do not keep the company of the earth so that you are thrown into it with the worthless. And as the other poet said: Do not ask about a man, but ask about his companion, for every companion is imitated by the one who keeps his company. So you must choose good company, and you must also learn the matters of your religion. Be eager to learn the matters of your religion, and what corrects your creed and the matters of your prayer, zakah, fasting, and Hajj. Learn the pillars of Islam, master them, and perform them in the prescribed manner. So you must join the educational system in schools, institutes, and colleges, or in the circles of dhikr with the scholars in the mosques. Be eager to do so.
We also advise you to hasten to get married if you are able to do so and you fear for yourself. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O young men,
whoever among you can afford it, let him get married, for it is more effective in lowering the gaze and guarding one's chastity. Whoever cannot afford it, let him fast, for it will
من استطاع منكم الباءة فليتزوج، فإنه أغض للبصر وأحصن للفرج، ومن لم يستطع فعليه بالصوم إنه لهWe advise you to avoid following satellite channels and media outlets that spread matters that compromise honor, creed, and religion. Look, listen, and read in what benefits you, and avoid what harms you from these matters. We are now in an age of a great trial broadcast by the media, so we must be mindful and selective. We must fear Allah the Exalted and select from it what is beneficial, and leave what is not beneficial. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/227 — archive.org (1:02)
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