1) Young Muslims - The Message

sufferings and prevent losing our sons, daughters, husbands andfathers to drugs everyday. All these require motivation andcommitment from all of us. It is beyond the dignity of a humanbeingto become dependent on alcohol and drugs and not be ableto serve himself, his family and his Creator in the best possiblemanner.How to Stop MasturbationAllah Ta'ala has created man with innate carnal desires, and hasmade Nikah (marriage) a lawful and dignified avenue to satisfythese desires.Under normal circumstances, Nikah is Sunnah. If a man's sexualdesires reach a stage where there is a strong fear that he will beinvolved in Zina (fornication), it will then be Waajib (compulsory) forhim to make Nikah. At this juncture, shyness is no excuse. The manwill have to approach his elders and request them to makearrangements for his Nikah.Nikah should not be delayed or avoided for fear of poverty andwant. In the Ahaadith, we are told that Nikah creates Barakah inone's sustenance. Allah Ta'ala has taken it upon himself to assistthat person who performs Nikah in order to protect his chastity.Nikah is a simple and inexpensive affair in Islam. The errant customsof societies have made it difficult for others. The solution is toabandon all such customs and conduct the Nikah strictly accordingto the Sunnah. Nikah, then will not be a burden, rather it willrelease one from a burden.The next step would be to guard the gaze. It is, thus, imperative tostrictly guard the gaze. Where it is practical, avoid all such situationswhere ones gaze may fall on Ghayr Mahram (women not prohibitedin Nikah) females. TV, books, magazines, internet, newspapers,should be shunned.Young Muslims, What they should know about Islam Page - 165