Advice for the young men who wander in the markets
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. The brother questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the Shaykh's advice for the young men who wander in the markets and loiter in the public markets? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The advice for these young men is to fear Allah and to guard their time. This is from the perspective of what benefits them in terms of studying, reviewing, and seeking knowledge. The second aspect is that they should be safe from what is wrong, such as forbidden looking, forbidden listening, and forbidden speech. They should stay away from loitering in the markets, and also stay away from mixing with the wicked, such as smokers and transgressors. For if he loiters in the markets, he is exposed to all these harms. So the young man should guard himself, guard his time, and guard his hearing, sight, and tongue from everything that Allah has forbidden.
May Allah reward you with good. The brother questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the Shaykh's advice for the young men who wander in the markets and loiter in the public markets? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The advice for these young men is to fear Allah and to guard their time. This is from the perspective of what benefits them in terms of studying, reviewing, and seeking knowledge. The second aspect is that they should be safe from what is wrong, such as forbidden looking, forbidden listening, and forbidden speech. They should stay away from loitering in the markets, and also stay away from mixing with the wicked, such as smokers and transgressors. For if he loiters in the markets, he is exposed to all these harms. So the young man should guard himself, guard his time, and guard his hearing, sight, and tongue from everything that Allah has forbidden.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/213 — archive.org (11:20)
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