In order to perform pious deeds and refrain from sins, Ala, Shaikh-e-Tareeqat, the Ameer of Ahl-Al-Sunnah, ‘Allamah Maulana Ilyas Qadiri Ziyaee دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ has granted us ‘72 Pious Deeds’ in the form of questions. Develop a mindset to act in accordance to them. Out of these, Pious deed no. 9 is: ‘Did you save your eyes from sins today? (i.e. from unlawful gazing, watching films and dramas, watching obscene images or videos on the phone, looking at Non-Mahram women and cousins, etc.)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                    صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Evils of Yazeed and boycotting them

O devotees of the Companions and Ahl-ul-Bait! The evils that Yazeed openly committed, unfortunately, the same evils are becoming commonplace in our society today. Our beautiful religion Islam guides us to refrain from those evils. Let us listen about some of the evils spread by Yazeed.  

Drinking alcohol, one of the evils of Yazeed

O devotees of the Companions and Ahl-ul-Bait! Drinking alcohol was also one of the evils among the evils of Yazeed. There is no doubt in the fact that drinking alcohol is definitively Haraam, and drinking it whilst considering it to be permissible is disbelief. Unfortunately, this evil is also becoming common in our society. Remember that alcohol is the root of all evils; as a person indulges in every sort of sin easily after drinking alcohol, because a drunk person loses his senses and cannot differentiate between the good and bad. What does it lead to, let us listen to a hadith in this regard:

Evil consequences of alcohol

The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ has said: ‘Refrain from the mother of evils (i.e. alcohol) because, there was a person who lived before your time, he would perform the worship of Allah and live in seclusion. A woman fell in love with him and she sent her servant towards him requesting him to testify as a witness. Hence, the man reached there. Whatever door he entered would be