The Path That Distances One from the Fitnah of Desires
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: What is the path that will distance me from the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) of desires?
Answer:
Her seclusion and the seclusion of her family; he should keep his distance from her and stay away from her, except for what she needs, in which case he takes what is lawful. There are permissible desires, my brother; not all desires are forbidden. Take the permissible desires to the extent of your need, and leave the forbidden desires. Allah has made you independent of the desire for unlawful sexual intercourse through lawful marriage, made you independent of intoxicants through good, delicious, and beneficial drinks, and made you independent of narcotics, intoxicants, and tobacco through fruits and good delights. He has made you independent of each of these through everything He has made lawful,[Al-Baqarah 2:172] all of the good things from what is lawful are good, meaning the lawful things. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: What is the path that will distance me from the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) of desires?
Answer:
Her seclusion and the seclusion of her family; he should keep his distance from her and stay away from her, except for what she needs, in which case he takes what is lawful. There are permissible desires, my brother; not all desires are forbidden. Take the permissible desires to the extent of your need, and leave the forbidden desires. Allah has made you independent of the desire for unlawful sexual intercourse through lawful marriage, made you independent of intoxicants through good, delicious, and beneficial drinks, and made you independent of narcotics, intoxicants, and tobacco through fruits and good delights. He has made you independent of each of these through everything He has made lawful,
eat from the good things which We have provided for you and be grateful to Allah if it is [indeed] Him that you worship.
كُلُوا مِن طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لِلَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في القلب المريض — islamhouse.com (42:35)
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