Twenty-fifth Ramadan Lecture Presented by Al-Sayyid Abdul Malik Badruddin Al-Houthi, 1444 A.H.
The heinous immorality and its dreadful consequences
I seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan, the outcast.
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
Praise is to Allah, Lord of the Worlds. I believe that there is no god but Allah, the Sovereign and the Manifest Truth, and that Muhammad, our master, is His servant, Messenger, and Last Prophet.
O Allah, confer Your salat and blessings upon Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad as You conferred Your salat and blessings upon Ibrahim and the Family of Ibrahim. You are Owner of Praise, Owner of Glory! And be pleased with Muhammad's good companions and all Your righteous servants and mujahidin.
O Allah, guide us and grant us acceptance, for You are All-Hearing, All-Knowing; accept our repentance, for You are the Relenting and the Merciful.
Brothers and sisters, peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
In adherence to faith and Taqwa, one of the most important qualities of the believers, which is essential for proving one's credibility in his religious commitment and affiliation, is chastity, purity, moral integrity, and refraining from the heinous crime of immorality in all its forms, whether fornication or homosexuality (We seek refuge in Allah). This is a necessary aspect of faith and Taqwa, as emphasized many times in the Holy Quran and known by necessity in the Islamic Sharia.
- Allah (Glory be to Him) says in describing the qualities of His believing servants: {'Those who guard their chastity except with their wives or those in their possession, for then they are free from blame, but whoever seeks beyond that are the transgressors.'} These blessed verses are mentioned in Surah Al-Mu'minun and are also mentioned literally in Surah Al-Ma'arij to emphasize that these are necessary qualities that must be maintained to achieve faith. Faith is not realized except by preserving these qualities along with the other mentioned qualities.
- Allah (Glory be to Him) also says in Surah Al-Ahzab, {'men and women who guard their chastity'}. This is an important and fundamental quality essential for the realization of faith and Taqwa.
- Furthermore, in Surah Al-Furqan, Allah (Glory be to Him) describes His believing servants by saying, {'Nor do they fornicate'}. They refrain from such vices and despicable immorality.
The necessity of righteousness and caution, and the consequences of negligence in that regard
All of this indicates that this is an essential aspect of faith. Faith is a bond that connects you to Allah (Glory be to Him) and makes you believe in Him (the Almighty), fear His punishment, and hold Him in awe and great reverence. It also makes you respect and abide by His commands and instructions, honouring what is lawful and avoiding what is forbidden and staying within the limits He has set. Also, faith has a profound impact on purifying and elevating the human soul, solidifying noble morals, and upholding the great innate values that humans naturally aspire to. All of this has a significant impact on a person's righteousness, purity, chastity, and keenness to avoid despicable and shameful immorality, which represents one of the worst crimes, gravest sins, and major transgressions (We seek refuge in Allah).
As humans embark on the path of faith and journey through life, based on their belief in Allah (Glory be to Him), they enjoy faith-based instruction that strengthens their immunity and safeguards them from sliding towards those hideous vices. It is well known among all humans—regardless of their religions or nations, throughout history and across different regions of the world—that such immorality is base, vile, incompatible with noble ethics, repugnant, bad, and despicable. This is a recognized fact by instinct for humans of all nations and generations.
Therefore, if a person (May Allah forbid) neglects this commitment, deviates from righteousness, and inclines towards engaging in such heinous crimes, it is considered:
- a departure from the innate values that Allah has instilled in humans;
- a departure from the honour bestowed upon humans, because this is a distinguishing characteristic that sets humans apart from most animals, as most wild animals do not live according to the principles of proper marital life and operate in a state of chaos and uncontrolled behaviour in terms of their sexual instincts, unlike the human reality;
- a departure from the path of faith, from religious commitment, and from righteousness;
- a deviation from the qualities of believers;
- a deviation from the straight path and the instructions of Allah (Glory be to Him);
- a grave and serious sin, one of the major sins and transgressions;
- and a departure from the path of faith, the state of faith, and the honour of faith and into immorality and transgression.
A person goes from being a believer to a transgressor, to a corrupt and immoral individual. This is an extremely serious state, and if a person reaches this state, he has undoubtedly lost his faith, completely detached from his religious commitment and his religious and human dignity. This is why there is this hadith that says, 'The fornicator does not commit fornication while he is a believer.' One does not engage in that abominable, repugnant, and heinous crime except when he has completely lost his faith!
The severe prohibition and Quranic warning against this crime
In the Holy Quran, there is a severe prohibition and warning against such a crime and what can cause a person to fall into it:
- Allah (Glory be to Him) says, {'Do not come near indecencies, openly or secretly'}. Indeed, it is a severe prohibition, and it comes in the context of those obligatory instructions and commands in Surah Al-An'am. {'Do not come near indecencies.'} This warns against indecencies and even against coming near to them through whatever can lead to them (We seek refuge in Allah) and regardless of their forms and types. That is why He says, {'openly or secretly'}—one should be cautious!
- Allah (Glory be to Him) warns, {'And do not approach fornication. Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way'}. {'And do not approach'} because engaging in anything that brings one closer to it—its precursors—may cause one to commit it (We seek refuge in Allah). {'Indeed, it is ever an immorality'}—the act itself is not a minor sin or a simple transgression; it is an extremely abhorrent and repugnant sin, a major and terrible crime—{'and is evil as a way'}: It is an evil way to fulfill sexual desires.
- In warning about committing fornication, Allah (Glory be to Him) says, {'And whoever does that will face the penalty. Their punishment will be multiplied on the Day of Resurrection, and they will remain in it forever, in disgrace'}. This is a severe warning of Jahannam as the punishment, with the torment multiplied. Whoever follows his inclinations and gets involved in such crimes will lose his eternal future in the Hereafter and will abide in the torment of Jahannam forever! He will face a multiplied punishment that contains humiliation for him. So this punishment combines both severe torment and profound disgrace because the act itself is a disgraceful and shameful crime. When a person engages In it, he deserves disgrace.
When Allah (Glory be to Him) instilled the sexual instinct in humans (male and female), He made it a means of reproduction and building families and a bond within married life. He prescribed marriage as the means to fulfill this instinct. This is a well-known matter among humans since the beginning of human existence when Allah created Adam and Eve, who became united in marriage to form the human family. This was the formation of the first human family and reflected a way that honoured humanity. This is a way of honouring and dignifying human beings: providing them with a system of life that elevates and honours them and that contributes to stability in their lives and the right formation of a well-organized society through its fundamental building block, which is the family that is formed in this way.
Therefore, when Allah (Glory be to Him) stated in the Holy Quran, {'Those who guard their chastity except with their wives or those in their possession, for then they are free from blame,'} this makes it clear that the proper and sound way to satisfy sexual desires—the way that has no negative effects or harmful consequences, neither on the psychological well-being of individuals nor on the realities of life—is married life and marital commitment. As for seeking to satisfy sexual desires outside the framework of what is permissible and marital life, this is a heinous and terrible crime with extremely dangerous consequences. Thus, Allah says, {'But whoever seeks beyond that are the transgressors.'} Seeking that outside the framework of what is permissible and within the bounds of a lawful marriage is considered a terrible crime, an assault, a violation of Allah's sanctities, an infringement upon the limits set by Allah, a transgression against the dignity of others, and a violation of their sanctity. Therefore, it is considered a terrible and major crime among the gravest of crimes, as well as a corrupt, harmful, and evil way.
That is why Allah says about the pursuit of the sexual instinct through such heinous criminal means, {'And do not approach fornication. Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way.'} That is because it is an extremely evil way in every sense of the word. It is abhorrent, and it undermines human dignity and morals and deviates one from his religious commitment. It has very terrible, evil, and ugly consequences that affect the individual in his soul and life and society in general.
Some of the negative and terrible effects of the crime of immorality.
As for the negative and terrible effects of the crime of immorality (that is, fornication and homosexuality, which both represent a very bad crime and are referred to as immorality), they include the following:
A blow that destroys the purity of the soul and defiles it
The first negative effect on the individual is that it deals a destructive blow to the purity of his soul, which is one of the first and most important needs of a human. It is what you need to enjoy human dignity, to achieve spiritual growth in your life, to remain on a right course in your life, and to have a righteous soul and righteous actions. If you want your actions to be righteous and good and like to lead a godly life, you need self-purification. If you no longer have self-purification, your actions will be corrupt, and as a result, you cannot lead a godly life.
In addition, when a person loses self-purification, he brings great troubles and serious damages to his psychological reality, feelings, and mental state. That is because this means he has lost psychological well-being and stability and contaminated himself with dangerous diseases and negative influences that have a bad impact on his soul.
It also leads to the defilement of the human soul. The individual involved in such crimes (We seek refuge in Allah) loses the feeling of dignity, honour, and modesty. He loses what distinguishes him as a human being in his human nature, such as important and great values, noble morals, and the innate inclination towards sacred and great things in life. Instead, his soul becomes base, mean, corrupt, and inclined towards filth, crime, and despicable and bad things. At the same time, he becomes submissive to Shaytan.
Such a person becomes greatly inclined towards despicable, bad, and corrupt things to an extent that dominates all feelings. He becomes predisposed to committing any crimes or wrongdoings and submissive to the influence of Shaytan—he cannot resist the influence of Shaytan (We seek refuge in Allah). As a result, his soul inclines towards evil, corruption, and criminality, and he loses righteousness, self-purification, and goodness within himself and follows a bad direction in life.
The worst form of betrayal that destroy marital life
One of its negative effects, and perhaps the worst of them, is that it is one of the ugliest forms of betrayal. In marital life, it is a very significant betrayal, a hurtful betrayal, and a destructive betrayal to the marital life, whether committed by the husband or the wife. It represents a great shock to either spouse (the husband towards his wife or the wife towards her husband) when one of them discovers that the other is betraying him or her by committing this crime. It causes immense distress and represents a terrible shock to the spouse, inflicting deep wounds that may leave lasting damage and effects forever.
At the same time, it disintegrates families and is among the reasons that lead to many divorce cases in many societies, disintegrate families, affect their lives, and so disintegrate society. The more it spreads in society, the greater it undermines the family structure, which is the building block of society, as well as families. Therefore, it represents a big problem for many societies.
The social life in Western societies (in which this vice has greatly spread) has become too damaged, for each spouse does not feel secure with the other nor trust him/her. Indeed, they live a hellish state in their psychological reality and life (We seek refuge in Allah).
A major hub for generating other crimes
One of the worst and ugliest effects and consequences of immorality is that it represents a hotbed of producing other crimes. When moral corruption and immorality with its different kinds (fornication and homosexuality) spread, they lead to other crimes, such as the crimes of murder and assault, as well as various crimes in people's reality. Indeed, they lead to assaults, murder crimes, and other crimes. So they greatly undermine the security of societies.
This is what is clearly and greatly happening in other non-Muslim societies. It imposes a huge problem for them and in their reality. That is because the crimes that branch of it are so many, too brutal, horrifying, humiliating, and scary. In fact, such crimes spread among them: Some kill their children; some mothers kill their daughters, and very horrible things occur! As a result of that, suicides are committed; some women resort to suicide after their lives are destroyed and after they suffer misery and disgrace in their lives. So they resort to suicide.
It destroys health and causes major crises and problems.
Moreover, it damages people's health and is the main reason for the spread of AIDS, which has spread all around the world and become a health problem in many countries. It has destroyed the health condition there and caused extremely huge problems and crises, including economic and social crises and other deadly diseases that have spread as a consequence of that. It is globally well known that the main reason is the spread of moral corruption and the crime of immorality.
Due to its bad effects and various harmful consequences and the great misery it inflicts upon humanity—in addition to causing a person to lose his faith in Allah, his connection to Him with all the consequences of that, and his human dignity, as it has consequences connected to a person's dignity, feeling of shame and disgrace, and being well known with disgrace in society, which is well known in all human societies—Shaytan (the sworn enemy for humans) focus on making people fall into it. Allah has revealed this in the Holy Quran and previous scriptures, and the messengers and prophets informed societies about that throughout history. Exposing Shaytan and telling us about his focus on that, Allah says in the Holy Quran, {'He only incites you to commit evil and indecency'}. Indeed, he commands that, whispers for it, and seeks to make people fall into it and tempts them to it. Allah says about him that he {'bids you to the shameful deed'}.
He also says, {'And whoever follows the footsteps of Shaytan—indeed, he enjoins immorality and wrongdoing'}. In fact, as Shaytan targets a person, he seeks to entangle the person and make him fall into this, for he considers this a deadly, disgracing, heinous blow to a person.
The Zionist lobby: its goals and means to spread this crime.
Furthermore, the soldiers and assistants of Shaytan focus on that as well. Indeed, it is one of the worst acts they generally focus on spreading in human societies. It is known that the Zionist Jewish lobby moves with all its capabilities in this, and it now mobilizes Western countries and societies with their capabilities, especially America and Israel, the arm of this lobby. In fact, it mobilizes everyone with their capabilities and with great interest and relentless and unprecedented pursuit to corrupt human societies.
In this era, the West is active in this direction: America, Israel, and European countries are active in this direction to a very great extent. This has even disturbed many non-Muslim countries, such as China, Russia, and other countries. Such countries have noticed that this movement is abnormal: diligent pursuit, immense pressure, numerous temptations, extensive activities, harnessing vast potentials, all to seek to lure people into those crimes and bind them to them, instead of married life. They try, to a large extent, to separate people and keep them away from marital life, replacing it entirely with the crime of committing homosexuality and fornication (May Allah be our refuge). Their active work in this is unprecedented and has indeed caused a disturbance in many communities, who recognized that as an antagonistic targeting, characterized by intense animosity and a vile means and approach (We seek refuge in Allah).
In this era, they have openly and shamefully embraced immorality in its various forms. They have openly embraced the crime of homosexuality, and it has become part of American well-known and declared policies, not hidden, to promote, encourage, support it, and seek to regulate and normalize it in societies. Societies, by nature and religion, are repulsed by this heinous crime, as it is a heinous crime according to religions and human nature, so they attempt to normalize it and break the chastity barrier in human societies, the innate barrier of human societies. They also focus on the crime of fornication.
In the past, it was apparent, prominent, and well-known in their intelligence agencies, as is the case with the American and Israeli agencies: It was globally known that they used this method with those they recruit as proxies by ensnaring them in crimes of moral corruption (fornication or homosexuality), capturing them on tapes while being in such repulsive positions. Then, they proceed to blackmail and coerce them into carrying out all their orders and comply with their demands, including committing other crimes.
It starts with blackmailing, which is a means of subjugation and control. As this continues, the soul becomes tainted and corrupted, and eventually one finds himself automatically inclined towards them, committing any crime they want, no matter how heinous it is. He becomes ready to betray his Ummah, people, family, and country; he becomes willing to do any crime, even a murder against anyone, even a relative or a good person in society or even against the whole society. He shows no concern and becomes ready to commit any crime because, through the crime of immorality, they turned him into a serious criminal ready to commit any crimes. That is the reality.
Then their policies expanded to target communities in general. They also used to target elites, politicians, and leaders for the same objective: to subdue and control them. Then, they shifted towards general targeting of communities as a whole, and they adopted overt policies and exposed plans and built their operational programs based on that:
- Under the general targeting, they worked to promote these crimes under the guise of 'personal freedoms'. This heinous, disgraceful, and sinful crime that violates the sanctities of Allah, transgresses His limits, and violates the sanctities of society's members, is presented as freedoms, even though such a crime has nothing to do with freedoms. How can an evil, disgraceful, and destructive crime with all its negative consequences on society be considered a freedom? It is a moral degradation, a debasement, and slavery to Shaytan, to Taghout, to the allies of Shaytan, and to criminals.
- They worked on providing legal protection for this crime.
- They sought to break the innate barrier within humans, which posed a problem for them, as it is known that this crime is considered vile, despicable, and disgraceful. This is acknowledged even in Western societies and in all societies worldwide.
They focused on this because they aim to strike at the purification of souls and ultimately seek to gain control over societies. This is the main goal for the allies of Shaytan: to dominate and destroy societies in their values, nature, and factors of resilience, pride, and dignity and to turn them into degraded and worthless nations, devoid of any value or dignity. As a result, these societies become submissive, surrendered, and subservient to them and turn into sick nations that are psychologically, physically, and socially afflicted and fragmented, making it easier for them to impose their control on them.
It is a despicable and filthy means of targeting and control, even more dangerous than other means. Targeting through war, killing, and destruction is an inciting method that provokes people and communities, driving them to action and to fight out of protectiveness, valour, pride, dignity, and anger. So they want to target people in a different way, instead of stirring them up with such motives and incentives. They seek to gain control over them in a vile and disgraceful manner.
Important instructions for protection against the footsteps of Shaytan
Allah (Glory be to Him) has warned us in the Holy Quran about this. He has made it clear that Shaytan, from the beginning, seeks to achieve this goal out of enmity towards humans. Allah (Glory be to Him) says, {'O you who have believed, do not follow the footsteps of Shaytan. And whoever follows the footsteps of Shaytan—indeed, he enjoins immorality and wrongdoing. And if not for the favour of Allah upon you and His mercy, not one of you would have been pure, ever, but Allah purifies whom He wills, and Allah is Hearing and Knowing'}.
While the Holy Quran warned us about this crime and made it clear that Shaytan targets humans to degrade them, strip them of their dignity, and divide and entangle them in what leads them into misery and incurs the punishment and wrath of Allah, using the strategy of footsteps—this is the most important point for humans to be aware of in order to protect themselves, preserve their chastity, human dignity, faith, morals, and honour by being cautious about the footsteps used by Shaytan as a strategy—the Holy Quran contains divine instructions that protect humans from the footsteps of Shaytan: Allah commanded lowering the gaze, saying, {' Tell the believers to lower their gaze and guard their chastity. That is purer for them. Surely Allah is All-Aware of what they do. And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and guard their chastity, and not to reveal their adornments except what normally appears. Let them draw their veils over their chests'}.
Shaytan and his followers seek to lure humans through temptation and hot scenes that stimulate their sexual desires, leading them towards immorality (We seek refuge in Allah). This can be done through forbidden scenes that one may watch in this era through media channels. Enemies create explicit, pornographic, and extremely bad scenes in an attempt to influence people. They spread them on extremely immoral satellite channels, on the internet, and on social media platforms. They aim to target and destroy people's self-purification, leading them towards this crime (May Allah be our refuge).
Therefore, a person should lower his gaze and completely avoid such things. In the reality of his life, one should avoid staring at women who are forbidden for him to look at or looking at anything that is forbidden for him in that regard, whether explicit and indecent scenes through television or media or in real life. One should not gaze at women unlawfully and should avoid looking at them in an evil way that arouses his instincts and emotions towards immorality and crime (We seek refuge in Allah). One must be cautious. If a person keeps away from unlawful gazes, he will undoubtedly keep himself away from that evil. This is the most important method and the first step towards prevention: to maintain the purity of one's emotions.
Likewise, in terms of thoughts, one should strive to keep his thinking sound and avoid anything that arouses him. In any case, a person should avoid thinking about sinful things, imagining them, mentally focusing on them, and engaging in detailed mental and imaginary scenarios involving them. This is a serious matter. Thinking about sinful things leads to them and pushes a person towards them (May Allah be our refuge).
Some of the entry points and steps that Shaytan relies on include forbidden relationships between males and females, chaotic mixing, and tempting communication through modern means of communication. This can be seen in what happens to some persons in their communication with others by means of social media platforms, the internet, mobile phones, or any contemporary mediums: This communication that involves messages, flirtations, and indecent and obscene conversations becomes a means of temptation and a pathway to committing that crime (May Allah be our refuge).
Chaotic mingling also breaks barriers of modesty and virtue, stirring up emotions of love, affection, infatuation, and corrupt inclinations, which consequently leads to falling into this crime (May Allah be our refuge).
Forbidden seclusion with women leads to this crime, too.
Therefore, one must be cautious and avoid all these steps that Shaytan relies on to ensnare him. In addition, people, as a society, should cooperate with one another in righteousness and Taqwa, and they should adopt a way of life and routine that helps them maintain the state of Taqwa and distance themselves from sinful acts.
The obligation to adhere to the religious instructions
One should also abide by the regulations of Sharia. Allah (Glory be to Him) is our Lord, the Generous, the Merciful, the Great, and the Possessor of all great bounty, and He is the One Who told us in the Holy Quran, {'It is Allah's will to make things clear to you, guide you to the ways of those before you, and turn to you in mercy. For Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. And it is Allah's will to turn to you in grace, but those who follow their desires wish to see you deviate entirely . And it is Allah's will to lighten your burdens, for humankind was created weak'}
Allah (Glory be to Him) has ordained marriage for His servants, which is a well-known matter in human society, in all human societies and throughout all generations, since the very start of human existence. It is a means for reproduction and a way to build the family life. At the same time, it safeguards society and preserves it, maintaining its stability. It also ensures the psychological stability of both husband and wife in this life, enabling them to embark on their life responsibilities from a reality of mental stability and inner tranquility. This is an extremely important matter.
Religious regulations safeguard humanity, especially those regulations related to caring about marriage and protecting society through marriage. This is a significant matter, and it is essential for people to cooperate in helping the poor who are in need of support for marriage.
They should also abandon some customs that are peculiar in our society, such as delaying marriage until a late stage of youth or after the youth stage, under the pretext of living conditions or the pretext of wanting to secure their future first. Allah (Glory be to Him) says in the Holy Quran, {'Marry off the singles among you, as well as the righteous of your bondmen and bondwomen. If they are poor, Allah will enrich them out of His bounty'}. Allah (Glory be to Him) is the Provider of sustenance. Therefore, delaying marriage until the end of one's youth or to a late stage of it leads to many evils, and this is an extremely grave matter.
- Another thing is lowering one's gaze: {'And tell the believing women to lower their gaze.'} This applies to both men and women.
- The ethical boundaries in relationships and interactions among members of society should be preserved, for this helps protect oneself, safeguard emotions, maintain sound thinking, and keep away from the pressures of temptation and negative influences that can lead to corruption.
- One should also remember the negative consequences of this crime and its outcomes, as it incurs the displeasure and wrath of Allah and leads to punishments in this world and the Hereafter. There are Islamic legal penalties and punishments from Allah (Glory be to Him) in this world and the punishments of the Hereafter: Jahannam. (We seek refuge in Allah.)
- One should not be deceived by the false reassurances of Shaytan, who may suggest that no one will find out, that the whole matter will remain concealed, and that one can repent later. These are some of the deceptive tactics of Shaytan.
In reality, those who think this way end up in a scandal. Those who are heading towards this crime, towards immorality, Allah exposes them in the end, and people find out about them. They end up in a scandal, a disgrace and a lasting shame throughout their lives.
Regardless of a person's position, whether he is a social figure, a government official, a prominent personality, or a religious figure, if he is exposed in such a scandal, which is a highly shameful and disgraceful act and a blemish on the person, it tarnishes his dignity, honour, and status among people. He is viewed with extreme negativity.
One must be careful of the bad consequences and of the wrath of Allah (Glory be to Him). One's good deeds might be rendered worthless. Indeed, the person's deeds will be rendered futile, and none of his good deeds will be accepted. In the end, Jahannam will be his destiny (We seek refuge in Allah): {'And they will remain in it forever, in disgrace'}. In Jahannam, he will suffer from humiliating torment, by which Allah humiliates him.
We have extensively discussed this subject, particularly in Ramadan lectures, as the enemies of Islam and Muslims in this era—Shatyan, the Jewish Zionist lobby, the United States, and Israel—are actively working in this field today to target human societies in general, with a specific focus on Islamic societies. They seek to weaken societies, corrupt them, and drain them of their values. They work towards these goals through various organizations.
The primary mission of some of these organizations is to prepare for that and target the women and sons of society, aiming to involve them in crimes and corrupt them. Their methods, styles, programs, and way of recruiting and polarizing are clear in this direction. Their goal is to lead society astray, towards immorality, vice, and corruption, ultimately corrupting society and its way of life and gaining control over it.
So during the previous years and this year as well, we repeatedly discussed this issue in most of the Ramadan lectures to draw attention to it and emphasize the value of the Sharia guidelines. These guidelines are by the wisdom and mercy of Allah (Glory be to Him), Who is the All-Knowing about His servants. Some people actively oppose these guidelines, mocking them, distorting their image, and striving to defame the concept of chastity. They operate in a devilish direction (We seek refuge in Allah).
Such a topic should receive attention from preachers and be part of educational, informative, and instructional efforts. Our society, thanks to Allah, is a religiously observant society, but it must continue to preserve its reality and its highly noble customs regarding chastity, honour, dignity, and self-preservation and remain cautious of the enemies' infiltration and their targeting methods. These methods are gradual steps, a process of manipulation, and deceptive techniques aimed at luring people into immorality and spreading such crimes (May Allah be our refuge).
Focusing on purifying the soul and seeking faith-based and ethical instruction should be a priority for everyone, whether individuals towards themselves, their families, and their society as a whole.
We ask Allah (Glory be to Him) to grant us success in seeking what pleases Him. O Allah (Glory be to You), have mercy on our virtuous martyrs, heal the wounded among us, set free our captives, and grant us victory, for You are All-Hearing!
We also ask Him to accept our fasting, nights of worship, and good deeds.
Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.