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What the Quran says
Meanings are our own plain-language paraphrases. Tap a reference to read the verse in full on Quran.com.
قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا۟ مِنْ أَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا۟ فُرُوجَهُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَزْكَىٰ لَهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ
The next verse gives the same instruction to believing women.
وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا۟ ٱلزِّنَىٰٓ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَـٰحِشَةً وَسَآءَ سَبِيلًا
The command is not only to avoid the act, but what leads to it.
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ وَنَهَى ٱلنَّفْسَ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰ فَإِنَّ ٱلْجَنَّةَ هِىَ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا۟ إِذَا مَسَّهُمْ طَـٰٓئِفٌ مِّنَ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ تَذَكَّرُوا۟ فَإِذَا هُم مُّبْصِرُونَ
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From the Sunnah
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The path to Paradise runs through things we find hard.
Paradise is surrounded by things people dislike, and the Fire is surrounded by desires.
- Reference
- Sahih Muslim 2822
- Narrator
- Anas ibn Malik
- Book
- Book of Paradise, its Description and its People
- Also in
- Sahih al-Bukhari 6487
Refusing temptation out of fear of Allah is honoured on the Day of Judgement.
Seven people will be shaded by Allah on the Day when there is no shade but His. Among them: a man invited by a woman of status and beauty who says, 'I fear Allah.'
- Narrator
- Abu Hurairah
- Book
- Book of the Call to Prayer (Adhan)
- Also in
- Sahih Muslim 1031
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Surahs to read
Where to go next in the Quran itself.
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Reflect and act
Try this week
0 of 3 doneIdentify one trigger (a time, an app, a place) and put distance between you and it.
17:32(read on Quran.com, opens in a new tab)When tempted, seek refuge in Allah and physically leave, as Yusuf did.
12:23(read on Quran.com, opens in a new tab)Tell someone you trust what you are struggling with.
Reflect
When are you most vulnerable, and what could you change about that moment?