Poem: By Maintaining Taqwa You Can Avoid Temptation

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
📝 Some random notes to share which some youths may relate to,
About what you should do when your heart plays games with you.
While having crushes is something that many go through,
It's part of being Muslim to control what you do.
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Intense feelings can develop when you keep looking,
When you like what you see, and stare with admiration,
When you start liking upon seeing traits so common,
And though your mind knows it's wrong, you keep thinking of them.
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Whether you're a human with a crush on a teacher,
A classmate, workmate, someone younger or much older,
A neighbor, or one whose perfect looks make you shiver -
Remember you're Muslim. Keep it halal. Do better.
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Consider this as your Jihad against your desires.
Lower your gaze and maintain Taqwa to win this fight.
Don't go near flirting no matter how much your nafs likes.
Remind yourself of death and your main goal Paradise.
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Don't sacrifice Jannah for haraam relationships.
Don't sacrifice your Imaan for a forbidden kiss.
Don't sacrifice self-respect for some sinful minutes
Misusing your hands in doing what's prohibited.
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Longing to feel loved can't be fulfilled in haraam ways.
Premarital relations invite guilt and dismay.
No matter how much your nafs wants to have just one taste
Of forbidden love, just stay away for Allah's sake.
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So remain chaste. Reserve your special touch for your spouse.
Wait for Qadr. Your other half is somewhere around,
Supplicating to Allah for you. Wait till they're found.
Only with your other half is flirtation allowed.
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Strong is the faith of Muslims who love one another,
Yet their emotions are controlled and their gaze lowered.
If their love is deep, they wish to marry each other.
If marriage can't happen, both avoid haraam matters.
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In Islam it's better to marry at a young age,
And fast often to discipline every other day.
Don't make zina cheaper than marriage, for Allah's sake.
Zina is one of shaytan's tricks to lead all astray.
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📖 Anas Ibn Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Guarantee six deeds from me and I assure your acceptance into Paradise. When one of you speaks, let him not lie. When one of you promises, let him not break it. When one of you is trusted, let him not betray it. Lower your gaze, restrain your hands from harming others, and guard your chastity."
Source: Musnad Abī Ya’lá 4195
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani
📖 Sahl Ibn Sa’d RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Whoever guarantees (the chastity of) what is between his jaws and what is between his legs, I can guarantee for him Paradise."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6109
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Bukhari