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The Devastating Consequences of Following Carnal Desires
I replied, “Indeed! I have come out seeking peace of mind and wish to understand why I have been deprived of it tonight.”
I then asked him, “Tell me, do you need something from me?”
He answered, “Yes, I have a requirement.”
I enquired, “What is it?”
He replied, “O Abū al-Qāsim! Tell me, is there a circumstance in which a disease itself becomes a remedy?”
I replied, “Yes, there is indeed such a case. Listen carefully: when you oppose the desires of the lower self (nafs), all maladies of the heart shall vanish, and these very diseases shall transform into a remedy.”
Upon hearing this, the man heaved a deep, sorrowful sigh and remarked, “I have already been given the answer to this question seven times tonight in exactly the same way, but it was my wish to hear the answer to my question from your tongue. By the grace and mercy of Allah, my wish has been fulfilled, and I have heard the answer to my question from your blessed tongue, may Allah have mercy on you.” Having said this, the man departed and was never seen again.[1]
Dear Islamic brothers! You have heard the magnificent prescription provided by the great saint, Sayyidunā Abū al-Qāsim Junayd al-Baghdādī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه that when you oppose the desires of the soul, all the diseases of the heart will be banished from you, and these very diseases will become your medicine. This shows how deadly the pursuit of lusts and the fulfilment of carnal desires is, for it fills the heart with the defilements of sin. We must reflect: perhaps our hearts are
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
