It’s going to be a hot summer…

Salam Yo,

It’s going to be a hot summer, that’s what I hear nowadays. What do people mean by that? I have no idea, All I know is what the scholars say this time around, “it’s going to be harder for you to lower your gaze” and keep it moving like the road runner. Meep Meep.. No doubt that’s definitely true, I don’t think anybody disagrees with that. I guess it will be hot, if all the devils are out. If you want to go to the beach, go at fajr time Inshallah. With your wife.

So taking my story, I work in the mall where you constantly have to lower your gaze. Sometimes when we do some serious detailed cleaning I have to mop with bleach and windex, for that span off time, my eyes are on the floor watching it slowly begin to shine. Inshallah on the day of judgment our face’s will shine also.

Controlling our natural temptations and rectifying our inner self is part of life. Islam tells us how to control ourselves and stay on the guard, the right guard, like the deodorant. Some people say it’s ok to look once, then we have the slick Muslims who look and don’t blink. Some even get a quick glance and wink. Other’s stare like they are looking at themselves in the mirror. Well putting all that to side, as believers we constantly try to remember God Almighty, all the blessings which he has bestowed in our life. One of which include the eyes.

The principle of life which should help us in showing gratitude is to accept the fact as humans, we don’t appreciate something until we lose it. Alhumduillah everyday we wake up, our soul is returned to our body. God Almighty gives us more time to do good in this life, but because we lose focus and become distracted very easily we take the time and waste it. Sort of like a wedding ring in a cell.

My cousin who recently got married told me “saad just because you get married doesn’t mean it’s easier to lower your gaze”. If you see an attractive girl walk by you while your driving, it’s going to be hard for you not to look. Inshallah Marriage makes it easier, but I understand what he was saying.

What thing we gotta respect all year around but especially in the summer is our Muslim sisters who wear hijab. It’s not easy, all the girls who dress mad loose complain how hot the weather is burning and they hardly wear anything. Where as the sisters who dress modestly don’t complain. That’s official. Also protecting your skin and head in the summer is important. One of the benefits of hijab and modest clothing is protection from skin cancer and rays from the sun which are dangerous.

To end this article, I just want to say that our sight is a gift. We should preserve our eye, in the spiritual and physical sense. Of course being blind is a great loss, but being blind in this life in a spiritual aspect is incredibly dangerous. If Allah swt tells us to lower our gaze, we should. We wouldn’t want someone looking at our sisters or mother like that so why contribute to that type of behavior.

At the end of the day, we have to reflect off this ayah where God Almighty says ” Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty. That is purer for them. Verily, Allah is All aware of what they do. Say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty…Oh you who believe! Turn all together towards Allah that you may attain success. (Surah Nuh, 30:31)

So next time you see a girl that catches your attention, don’t od. Tell yourself ” Chill Yo Islam Yo”… and remember Allah swt is watching you. That’s what it comes down to, I can write all day convincing myself and you guys about the sinning, but it all comes down to the basics. Don’t make it complicated like the matrix.

This last ayah in the Quran in Surah Balad is mad serious. It’s all about remembering Allah in your hearts, and that’s when we will find real rest and comfort. God Almighty says in the Holy Quran “Thinks he that none sees him? Have We not made for him a pair of eyes?”. Basically this means that Allah has given us eyesight and we are so foolish we sin and start totally forget that he is watching us. Astugfurillah…

Let me say it straight up, Summer fever means tough times for the believer. Check out this official video from my man Imam Siraj Wihaj

I’m out, Waslaaam.

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