My Dear Sisters, Beware of the « Wolves of the NET!!

* Beware of the one who talks to you in “the name of love”

who is promising you marriage but he wants to « know you better » through chat before, who wants to see your pic, or wants to go out with you to “have a better idea” of “his future wife” before taking the first step and talk to your father...

If he was really good and righteous, he would suggest immediately to come to your house to ask your wali/father for your hand in marriage .

There is an Arabic proverb talking about this kind of men the one who “enters house from window and not from the door of the house”

and Allah says in Qur’an :” So enter houses through their proper doors, and fear Allah that you may be successful.”

A faithful Muslim man would choose to make what is right and ask the father for the hand of his daughter and not to make a haram relationship with her behind his back! In fact, dating is haram in Islam and the engagement period is made so that the couple know one another better according to Sunnah in the presence of mahram of course (without dating)

* Be careful of a man who talks to you in “the name of religion”

Who wants to be in touch with you so you can help him to become "better Muslim” who wants to have chat with you so that he can take advantage of your Islamic knowledge or who wants to help you in religious matters!

Story of a young man with strong desires

A young man came to a shaykh and said, “I am a young man with strong desires. I cannot  help looking at people when I am in the bazaar(market). What do I do?” 

The shaykh handed him a cup of milk that was full to the brim, and told him to deliver it to an address that would take the young man directly through the bazaar (market). 

Lowering Your Gaze – Practical Steps for Getting Close to Allah [Part 2]

Lowering Your Gaze Heart

By Zubair Khan

Bismillah,

Sometimes, as a Muslim youth in America, going through high school and college while keeping your emaan can be really difficult. I want you to recall back to the last time you were in one of the following situations:

• You were walking on campus (or in the hallway) on a hot summer day and as you looked ahead to see where you were going, your eyes fell upon a half-naked beautiful woman (or man).
• Or when you were reading an Islamic article or just browsing the Internet at night and a nasty popup appeared right in front of your eyes.

At that very moment, did you immediately lower your gaze and say “astagfirullah” / “audhobillahi minnash shaytaanir rajeem”? If you did, then alhumdulillah! But if at that very moment you struggled to lower your gaze and/or didn’t feel anything in your heart telling you that you shouldn’t be looking at what you’re looking at, then you should continue reading this article…

Wallahi, lowering your gaze as a young Muslim is very difficult, especially since you have immodesty, pornography, and such lewdness running rampant in this society. We have cable television (channels such as MTV, E!, and even the Disney channel!) openly promoting this type of behavior. Even the most popular video game out right now (GTA 4) is all about money, girls, cussing, and boosting (stealing) cars! (Ya Allah…) When our hearts aren’t affected by this type of behavior, and we wonder why it’s so hard to lower our gaze, we should realize that the root of the problem isn’t our gaze, that’s just a symptom, but the root of our problem is that our hearts aren’t lowered in front of Allah (swt). And the way to lower your heart in front of Allah (swt) is by developing a strong connection with him through some of the suggestions that will be discussed below. When we develop a connection with Allah (swt), we will find that our limbs (including eyes) will automatically reject anything that displeases Allah (swt).

Guys !! Wanna Swim But Dont forget the Awrah

Guys !! Wanna Swim But Dont forget the Awrah

Ruling on wearing shorts for swimming or otherwise

Many people, especially those groups associated with the army, wear sports clothes that leave uncovered a small area under the navel and half of the thighs, or more on some occasions. This has become very widespread. Please give us your view on this important issue and explain the Shariah ruling on it.

Covering one’s ‘Awrah is obligatory according to a consensus of the Muslims. The woman’s body is all ‘Awrah, and there is a consensus that the buttocks and private parts of a man are his ‘Awrah as well. But the correct scholarly opinion is that the ‘Awrah for man is everything between his knee and navel. This is based on what is reported from Sayyidna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:

LOWERING GAZE MEANS NOT ONLY REFRAINING FROM LOOKING AT PEOPLE'S AWRAHS

"I will Lower My Gaze"

In Islamic terminology it refers to a number of things:

1 – Refraining from looking at people’s ‘awrahs, which includes the beauty of a non-mahram woman.

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (15/414):

Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, has enjoined us in His Book to lower the gaze, which is of two types: refraining from looking at ‘awrahs and refraining from looking at the site of desire.

TWENTY TIPS FOR LOWERING GAZE

Twenty Tips for Lowering the Gaze

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Lowering one’s gaze is one of the most important things that a Muslim should do to protect himself from the punishment of Allah. Every sincere Muslim should spare no pains in this regard and should take practical steps to guard his gaze and overcome his weakness.

In regards to tips on lowering the gaze, prominent Muslim scholar Sheikh Muhammad Salih Al-Munajjid states:

LOWERING GAZE (1)

For Brothers: Where is your Hijab?This is a great reminder to our brothers!

1. Why your eyes are always roaming here and there?

2. Where you have lost beard? Love to imitate women?