that Allah Almighty gave us very valuable organs, and asks us to use them as He orders. When we do this, wé are riding our nafs. If not, our nafs are riding us. We must have patience to ride. Otherwise it is impossible!
How are we to use our organs?
What is the balance, what are the criteria against which we can observe and criticize our actions? For every action, you may find three ways, or positions. These are called wajib, sunnah, and haram. We will illustrate these terms with some examples:
wajib
The top class of people are the Awliya, the Saints.
They have, in their eyes, a divine light, a divine power, that burns away badness in those people upon whom they look. Because of this divine quality, they may look everywhere, at men or at women. It has been ordered for them to look. There is no prohibition for them.
Therefore, theír looking is ‘wajib.’
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sunnah
For the second class of people, their looking is ‘sunnah.’
When one looks at a beautiful girl in this manner, he sees her as she would appear two years after her death! In this way, he can know what is temporary and what remains. He looks and learns, like a medical student looking at a cadaver.
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harram
For the third class of people, looking is prohibited – ‘haram.’
This is because they are always present with their nafs. All bad powers come into action with their looking. It is on the same level as a donkey when he sees a mare.
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