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The Devastating Consequences of Following Carnal Desires
Sayyidunā ꜤAllāmah Ibn Ḥajar al-ꜤAsqalānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه, in his commentary on this Hadith, states:
Carnal desires" (shahawāt) refers to those worldly matters through which pleasure is derived, whether the Shariah has prohibited them directly or whether their pursuit leads to the abandonment of a Divine command. Furthermore, doubtful matters (mushtabih) and those permissible (mubāh) acts which carry the risk of leading a person into the forbidden are also included in this definition (of desires).[1]
Similarly, it is narrated by Sayyidunā ꜤAṭiyyah b. SaꜤd رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ that the holy Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated: “A man cannot become a person of piety (muttaqī) until he forsakes permissible and lawful matters in order to avoid falling into the forbidden.”[2]
Dear Islamic brothers! This demonstrates that a person can only enter Paradise after crossing this ocean of hardships and tribulations, and can only attain salvation from Hell by forsaking the pursuit of the nafs. Sayyidunā ꜤAlī al-Murtaḍā کَـرَّمَ الـلّٰـهُ وَجۡـھَـهُ الۡـکَـرِیۡم, while delivering a sermon in Kufa, stated:
O people! What I fear most for you is the harbouring of long-term worldly hopes and the following of sensual desires. Long-term hopes cause one to forget the Hereafter, while following sensual desires leads one astray from the truth. Behold! This world is departing, and the Hereafter is certainly approaching; both have those who seek them. Therefore, be seekers of the Hereafter and do not be seekers of this world. Today is the time for action and there is no accountability (ḥisāb), but tomorrow
BOOK TOPIC
- The Devastating Consequences of Following Carnal Desires
- The Excellence of Ṣalāt on the Holy Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Speech intentions
- Can a Disease Itself Become a Remedy?
- Definition: Following Carnal Desires (IttibāꜤ al-Shahawāt)
- Three Destructive Traits
- Paradise and Hell are Near to You
- Who is Intelligent and who is Foolish?
- Explanation of the Hadith
- 1. The Habit of Being Easily Influenced
- 2. The Evil Habit of Extravagance
- 3. Excessive Contemplation of Others’ Circumstances
- 4. Negligence Regarding Self-Reformation
- 5. Satiety (Overeating)
- The Calamities of a Living Body:
- The Onslaught of Sins upon the Glutton:
- Encouragement towards Pious Deed Number 29
- Pearls of Wisdom for Avoiding the Wasting of Water
- Announcement:
- The six ṣalawāt and two duꜤās recited in the Sunna-inspired weekly gatherings of Dawat-e-Islami
- 2. All sins forgiven
- 1. The ṣalāt for the night preceding Friday
- 3. Seventy portals of mercy
- 4. The reward of 600,000 ṣalāt
- 5. Nearness to the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- 6. The ṣalāt of intercession
- 1. Good deeds for 1000 days
- 2. An easy way to spend every night in worship
- Weekly gathering schedule for 12th February 2026
- Remaining Pearls of Wisdom for Avoiding the Wasting of Water
- Supplication for Protection from the Fitnah of Carnal Desires
- Method of collective accountability (72 Pious Deeds)
- Method of collective accountability (72 pious deeds) daily 56 pious deeds
- Record of qufl-e-Madinah
- Ten weekly pious deeds
- Three monthly pious deeds
- One yearly pious deed
- Two lifetime pious deeds
- The Amir of Ahl al-Sunna’s dua
