sweetness he shall feel in his heart.’ (Mu’jam Kabeer, vol. 10, p. 173, Hadees 10362)

Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Ghazali رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه says in Minhaj-ul-‘Aabideen: ‘It is narrated from Sayyiduna Isa عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام: ‘Protect yourself from unlawful glancing because it sows the seed of lust in the heart, then lust tempts the one who glances unlawfully.’ (Minhaj-ul-‘Aabideen, p. 62)

Dear Islamic brothers! You have heard how the blessed Ahadees condemn unlawful glancing. Therefore, those who are suffering from this bad habit should repent from it and try to get rid of it, otherwise, remember! Unlawful glancing leads one to an abysmal place. Due to this, a person not only receives the wrath of Allah Almighty but Satan constantly disturbs his heart and mind. Moreover, a strange restlessness, carnal desires and thoughts prevail across him, and to satisfy his Nafs, the person indulges in even more deadly sins. Let us listen to some incidents of modesty of the pious predecessors رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـه and the protection of their eyes.

It is narrated: Sayyiduna Aswad Bin Kulsoom رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه was a very modest and pious young man. When walking, his eyes would stay lowered in such a manner that he would not even notice those passing by. At that time, the walls of the houses were not so high. Once, he رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه was passing near the houses when a woman said to another women: ‘Hurry up and go inside your home, a young man is coming.’ On hearing this, the other women said: ‘Oh, this is Sayyiduna Aswad Bin Kulsoom رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه, his eyes do not even raise from the ground, so how would he look at a non-Mahram woman?’ (‘Uyoon-ul-Hikayaat, p. 329)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

I will never look up again

Once, Sayyiduna Majma’ رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه looked up and saw a woman on the roof. He immediately looked down and was so embarrassed that he vowed never to look up again. (Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 5, p. 141)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد