Advice for one who faces difficulties in adhering to the religion within the home
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Question:
A brother says: Honorable Shaykh, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings. I am a young man whom Allah the Mighty and Majestic has guided to adhere to His religion, and He has made me love preserving His Book and seeking knowledge, and all praise is due to Allah. However, I face difficulties at home from several aspects: first, there is a maid who moves around the house, and she is of young age; second, the video and television are on at a high volume, so I cannot resist them; third, my sleep is heavy, so I cannot get up for prayer at its time. What is your advice? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
As for the first point, there are two pieces of advice: lower your gaze and do not sit with them. Rather, lower your gaze and distance yourself from their company as much as you can. Likewise, lower your hearing from listening to what is on the video and television that Allah has forbidden, if you are afflicted by having to pass by it. Along with this, advise everyone, the family, to abandon that and to listen to what benefits them, such as beneficial recordings, *Nur 'ala al-Darb*, the Quran radio broadcast, and the like. Advise them to the best of your ability at every suitable time. And turn your hearing away from what Allah has forbidden and your gaze from what Allah has forbidden until Allah opens the way. If Allah then facilitates for you leaving and resigning to a separate house, where you can marry and be independent, that is the final path if it becomes easy for you. And Allah is the One to be sought for help.
As for sleep, you must take the sweetest part of the night. We advise you not to stay up late. Rest during the day as much as is possible according to your capacity, so that your sleep becomes lighter. As for if you witness [the time of Fajr], you must occupy your sleep until Fajr. You must take the sweetest part of the night, and you must have an alarm clock at the time. Set it to the time. If you do not have an alarm that helps you in good, then the clock is among the alarms by the blessings of Allah upon the servant. He sets it to the time he wants, and its sound is loud and disturbing, waking the sleeper. But the most important thing is not to stay up late, and to take from sleep what is sufficient for you in the night and day, so that your sleep becomes lighter. Yes.
A brother says: Honorable Shaykh, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings. I am a young man whom Allah the Mighty and Majestic has guided to adhere to His religion, and He has made me love preserving His Book and seeking knowledge, and all praise is due to Allah. However, I face difficulties at home from several aspects: first, there is a maid who moves around the house, and she is of young age; second, the video and television are on at a high volume, so I cannot resist them; third, my sleep is heavy, so I cannot get up for prayer at its time. What is your advice? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
As for the first point, there are two pieces of advice: lower your gaze and do not sit with them. Rather, lower your gaze and distance yourself from their company as much as you can. Likewise, lower your hearing from listening to what is on the video and television that Allah has forbidden, if you are afflicted by having to pass by it. Along with this, advise everyone, the family, to abandon that and to listen to what benefits them, such as beneficial recordings, *Nur 'ala al-Darb*, the Quran radio broadcast, and the like. Advise them to the best of your ability at every suitable time. And turn your hearing away from what Allah has forbidden and your gaze from what Allah has forbidden until Allah opens the way. If Allah then facilitates for you leaving and resigning to a separate house, where you can marry and be independent, that is the final path if it becomes easy for you. And Allah is the One to be sought for help.
As for sleep, you must take the sweetest part of the night. We advise you not to stay up late. Rest during the day as much as is possible according to your capacity, so that your sleep becomes lighter. As for if you witness [the time of Fajr], you must occupy your sleep until Fajr. You must take the sweetest part of the night, and you must have an alarm clock at the time. Set it to the time. If you do not have an alarm that helps you in good, then the clock is among the alarms by the blessings of Allah upon the servant. He sets it to the time he wants, and its sound is loud and disturbing, waking the sleeper. But the most important thing is not to stay up late, and to take from sleep what is sufficient for you in the night and day, so that your sleep becomes lighter. Yes.
Source
تحصين الشباب بسلاح العقيدة — islamhouse.com (52:09)
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