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Advice for one who falls into sins with a weak heart

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I am a righteous young man, praise be to Allah, but I feel weakness in my heart, and I fall into many sins, such as looking at what is forbidden and sleeping through prayers. Allah knows that I love Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Sunnah (peace and blessings be upon him), but I have been falling into these sins for many years. He asks: What is your advice in this matter? And I ask you to make du'a' (supplication) for me in these matters?

Answer:
We ask Allah to keep us and you firm upon the truth and upon repentance. But avoid these matters if you want to be saved. Avoid these matters. Avoid sitting with the wicked. Avoid the forbidden gaze. Do not look at the forbidden. Cast down your gaze.
Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private partsقُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا فُرُوجَهُمْ
[An-Nur 24:30]
Avoid the bad scenes on screens, in what is broadcast, and in the markets. Avoid these matters. Do not be lax in your gaze.
The gaze is a poisoned arrow from the arrows of Iblisالنظر سهم مسموم من سهام إبليس
As the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, where does the arrow go? It strikes your heart. So if you look, the arrow returns to your heart and wounds it. It is a poisoned arrow from the arrows of Iblis. It is not just an arrow; it is also poisoned. Avoid the gaze and do not be lax in it. Avoid looking at what Allah has forbidden. Stay away from it. Avoid listening to what Allah has forbidden, such as songs, entertainment, and musical instruments. And replace them with the Qur'an and dhikr (remembrance of Allah). Leave the forbidden desires and be content with the good and permissible things that Allah has made lawful for you. Yes.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في القلب الميت — islamhouse.com (54:40)

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