Foreword

According to Jarir ibn ‘Abdullah, when he asked the Prophet about a man’s gaze falling inadvertently on a strange woman, the Prophet replied, ‘Turn your eyes away.’ HADITH OF MUSLIM. 97 O young people, those among you who are able must enter into marriage. For it helps to divert your attention from women. And it is a safeguard against lust. And those who cannot marry should observe fasts, for fasting too is a safeguard. HADITH OF AL-BUKHARI AND MUSLIM ON THE AUTHORITY OF ‘ABDULLAH IBN MAS’UD.