4. He should think of the harm and damage that may befall: 5. He should think of the ugliness of the person who is

him in this world as a consequence of his fulfilling his sexual desire in a prohibited way. Even if there were no Paradise or Hell, the harm that could be caused in this world by such an action should be enough to stop him from doing it.

tempting him to commit adultery with her, especially if she is known to have other partners. He should feel too proud to drink from the same place as dogs and wolves! [58] Jaabir ~ reported that the Messenger of Allaah ~ said: ''A woman approaches in the (tempting) form of a devil, and moves away in the (tempting) form of a devil. When any of you finds in a woman something that attracts him, he should go to his wife, because she has the same as the other woman has, and that satisfies his desire {in a lawful way)." (This is a combined report from Muslim, Abu Dawood and As-Saheehah no. 235) 7 Strengthening the motive of reason and religion In the battle between reason/religion and whims/desires, we have the following "weapons" at our disposal. Remember the greatness of Allaah: 1. We should remember the glory and greatness of Allaah, and feel that He ~ is too great to be sinned against as He is All-Seeing and all-Hearing. Whoever thinks of the greatness of Allaah will never be at ease in committing wrong actions. Some of the Sala/ used to advise: "Do not look at the sins if they are small or big but look at (the Greatness of) Him in Whose defiance you are committing it."[59l 2. If we claim to love Allaah, then we should not disobey Him, because of that love. A person should be obedient to the One he claims to love. Those who refrain from committing wrong action out of their love for Allaah are of the highest status in His sight, as are those who worship Him out of love for Him. There is a great difference between the one who obeys Allaah and abstains from wrong action out of love, and the one who does so out of fear of punishment. 3. We should think of the blessings and favours of Allaah, as a decent and noble person would never act against the one who has been treating him kindly. If we think of the blessings and favours of Allaah, we will realize that we should not respond by going against His commands and committing wrong action. Allaah ~ says: [59) '/ want to Repent but. .. ' by Shaykh Salih AI-Munajjid "And He gave you of all that you asked for, and if you count the Blessings of Allaah, never will you be able to count them. Verily! Man is indeed an extreme wrongdoer, - a disbeliever (an extreme ingrate, denies Allaah's Blessings by disbelief, and by worshipping others besides Allaah, and by disobeying Allaah and His Prophet}.'' [lbraheem (14) :34] Think of the wrath of disobedience: 1. We should think of the wrath and punishment of Allaah, as He will be angry with the person who persists in committing wrong action. Nothing can stand in the way of the consequences of His anger, least of all this weak slave of His. 2. Also, we should bear in mind the reward and compensation which Allaah has promised to those who control their whims and desires, and abstain from that which is Haraam. We should think of the special compensation of Allaah, as He ~ has told us: ~~?' 2 ~\ t~~ "Allaah is with those who patiently persevere." [AIBaqarah (2) :153]