The Honor You Attain When You Abstain From Porn in Surah Al-Ma'eda

Porn isn't talked about enough, and yet it's most likely either very relevant to us or those we care about...or both. And if it wasn't, perhaps it wouldn't have been likened to a moral epidemic that's pinching the social fabric of every household. There are many shades of its consequences, and likewise many shades of how it can get resolved. I can't claim to have found the perfect solution for all, but the best I can do is to at least try to bridge the gap for those of us that are trying to make the leap. We can look at overcoming this addiction from multiple perspectives. I believe each of them can possibly be a separate post on its own to give it proper justice, and so I will just focus on one angle for the time being: What spiritual status with Allah do you achieve if anyone were to beat this? There are plenty of places on the internet that will go on and on on the spiritual consequences of this addiction, and most of us might have an idea, either from experience or from these scolding lectures. But little is spoken about when it comes to where can battling this addiction take an individual spiritually, and what is the divine commentary on such a matter. We have to be empathetic and appreciate that this sin is truly unprecedented in our human history. Never have we had accesses and possibilities of fornication to such an extent. This temptation doesn't come with a limited exclusivity for one day of the week or one hour of a day. This temptation of pornography is in fact equally reachable to our beastly instincts ***for every minute of every hour of every day of every week...***as long as technology breathes. This, to say the least, isn't exactly easy. It's quite a trial actually, and with great trials come great rewards. To get an idea, there happens to be a trial that Allah has mentioned that is very similar in nature, and it's not where you'd probably expect. It was revealed for those in a state of Ihram for making a Hajj or an Umrah in Mecca or for those that happen to be within the precincts of the Haram around Makkah. Allah has ordained that hunting for those people in those circumstances to be unlawful, and so Allah gives a beautiful commentary that gives us insight in regards to this: Surah Al-Ma'eda (5): Verse (94) Allah will surely test those believers in a state of Ihram, or in the precinct of the Haram around Makkah with game around them. This game would be within the reach of their hands or spears, and so it would be an easy kill. But why would Allah do that? In order to find out and distinguish those of them that will succumb to this tempation and those who prove to Allah that they indeed do fear Him, even though He is unseen. Of course, we can't exactly relate to this. I don't imagine most people would be "tempted" to hunt game when they're doing Umrah these days, but it's the principle here. This is a timed test, and within it Allah has put for the believers a reachable action in which they can can incur His punishment or His mercy. SubahanAllah if we were to use this verse as a lens for the trial of pornography we see that it's very similar in nature. The smart phones, the ipads, and the tv are all devices within the reach of our hands. However, not for a limited time, this test in particular resides with us like a following shadow. This is a drastic difference. Allah here enabled the status of "those who fear Him without seeing Him" for those in a timed simulation during Ihram who resisted hunting game, what do you think of those that Allah knows have tried their best to abstain from porn not only during a timed simulation but for every moment a device with internet access was nearby? It's overwhelming, sure. But let's not underestimate the honor and grand status that Allah has indirectly gifted us through holding back from this. To be considered of those that feared Allah in the unseen is no simple matter. This in fact is considered to be one of they key qualities for our salvation: Surah Qaf(50): Verses (31-34) And there you have it. When Allah brings paradise, He will acknowledge each one of us that kept returning, stayed vigilant and feared Him, while He was unseen. And only then, they will be told: Enter it in peace. This is that Day of Eternity. What is seemingly eternally difficult with this trial, will be compensated for real eternity of bliss and peace. This addiction has many perspectives like I said earlier. There needs to be spiritual, mental, and psychological steps taken to adequately fight this, I only wrote this post in hopes to elevate your perspective on what spiritual ambitions we can reach, god-willing. May Allah enable us the ability to heal our souls from the addictions that have afflicted us and become of those that fear Him. لِيَعْلَمَ اللَّهُ مَنْ يَخَافُهُ بِالْغَيْبِ {Disclaimer: This is not a Tafsir but a reflection on the established meanings amongst our scholars} submitted by /u/somemuslimkid [link] [comments]

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