💌 Note to those who think they've moved on but "love" still lingers
In their hearts for certain souls who, like magnets, captured
Their attention and who can't be with their admirers:
Embrace the truth. You weren't meant to be together.
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Whether you're both single, or you're both blessed with partners,
Or one is wed to a guy who doesn't deserve her,
Push yourself to move on and detach from each other.
Expect initial distance to taste sour and bitter.
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Have nearly the same stamina as tough weightlifters
Who stick to strict diets and work out to grow stronger,
Or female athletes who aspire to become slimmer,
Avoiding specific foods despite frequent hunger.
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Habitually fast Sunnah fasts to enhance Sabr.
Train yourself to patiently accept Allah's Qadr.
Control your nafs for Allah's sake, obey His Orders,
And know the outcomes of zina should make you shudder.
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Visualize zina as wild dragons emitting fire,
A golden closet inside of which are sharp daggers,
Man-eating sharks eager to swallow naive swimmers,
Or con-artists who trick you with nothing to offer.
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It's shaytan who decorates sin - that cunning trickster,
Who adorns abhorrent acts with fake vows and glitter.
With strong faith and Taqwa, you can conquer his whispers,
Substitute them with thoughts of death, Du'as and Dhikr.
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If after all those battles, your "feelings" still linger,
And you're "still crushing hard" though you don't see each other,
Still be Allah's warrior, earn rewards for your Sabr,
Till you enter Jannah where hearts can never suffer.
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📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Hellfire is veiled by lusts (desires), and Paradise is veiled by hardships."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6122
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Bukhari
📖 Aisha RadhiAllahu 'anha narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "If the sins of a servant are numerous and he does not have good deeds to compensate, Allah will afflict him with sadness as an expiation for him."
Source: Musnad Ahmed 24708
Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to Al-Suyuti
📖 Abu Qatadah RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Verily, you will never leave anything for the sake of Allah the Almighty but that Allah will replace it with something better."
Source: Musnad Ahmed 22565
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Albani
📖 Abdullah Ibn Mas’ud RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "O young men, if you are able to support a wife, get married. Verily, it lowers the gaze and guards chastity. Whoever is not able to do so, he must fast as it will discipline his desires."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 1806
Sahih Muslim 1400
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim