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We were with the Prophet while we were young and had no wealth whatever. So Allah's Apostle said, "O young people!
Whoever among you can marry, should marry, because it helps him lower his gaze and guard his modesty (i.e. his private
parts from committing illegal sexual intercourse etc.), and whoever is not able to marry, should fast, as fasting diminishes his
sexual power."
Sahih Muslim Hadith
Hadith 5375 Narrated by
AbuTalhah
While We were sitting in front of the house and talking amongst ourselves, Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) happened
to come there. He stood by us and said: What about you and your meetings on the path? Avoid these meetings on the paths.
We said: We were sitting here without (any intention of doing harm to the passers-by); we are sitting to discuss matters and
to hold conversation amongst ourselves. Thereupon he said: If there is no help (for you but to sit on these paths), then give
the paths their rights and these are lowering of the gaze, exchanging of greetings and good conversation.
LOWER THY WING:
15:88 - Strain not thine eyes (wistfully) at what We have bestowed on certain classes of them nor
grieve over them: but lower thy wing (in gentleness) to the Believers. 200920102011
2009 It may be that other people have worldly goods which worldly men envy. Do they necessarily bring happiness? Even
the temporary pleasure that they may give is not unmixed with spiritual poisons, and even so, will not last. The man of
God looks with wistful eyes at other things,-the favour and countenance of Allah. (15.88)
2010 The Prophet of Allah, in his human love and sympathy, may grieve over certain classes of people who are puffed up
with false notions and callous to the Message of Allah. But he should not make himself unhappy. There is no flaw in
Allah's Plan, and it must prevail. This was addressed in the first instance to Al-Mustafa, but in a minor degree, it
applies to all righteous men. (15.88)
2011 The metaphor is from a bird who lowers her wing in tender solicitude for her little ones. Cf. xvii. 24, where it is applied
to "lowering the wing" to aged parents. (15.88)
17:24 - And out of kindness lower to them the wing of humility and say: "My Lord! bestow on them
Thy Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood." 22052206
2205 Cf. xv. 88 and n. 2011. The metaphor is that of a high-flying bird which lowers her wing out of tenderness to her
offspring. There is a double aptness. (1) When the parent was strong and the child was helpless, parental affection
was showered on the child: when the child grows up and is strong, and the parent is helpless, can he do less than
bestow similar tender care on the parent? (2) But more: he must approach the matter with gentle humility: for does not
parental love, remind him of the great love with which Allah cherishes His creatures? There is something here more
than simple human gratitude; it goes up into the highest spiritual region. (17.24)
2206 Note that we are asked to honour our father and mother, not "that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord
thy God giveth thee" (Exod. xx. 12), but upon much higher and more universal grounds, such as befit a perfected
revelation. In the first place, not merely respect, but cherishing kindness, and humility to parents, are commanded. In
the second place, this command is bracketed with the command to worship the One True God. Parental love should
be to us a type of divine love: nothing that we can do can ever really compensate for that which we have received. In
the third place (see next verse) our spiritual advancement is tested by this: we cannot expect Allah's forgiveness if we
are rude or unkind to those who unselfishly brought us up. (17.24)
26:215 - And lower thy wing to the Believers who follow thee. 3233
3233 That is, be kind, gentle, and considerate with them, as a high flying bird is when she lowers her wing to her offspring.
Cf. xvii. 24 and n. 2205, and xv. 88 and n. 201 1. (26.215)
LUQMAN:
See Surah :31
31:2: Note:3580 –– See under “Wisdom”
31:12 - We bestowed (in the past) wisdom on Luqman: "Show (thy) gratitude to Allah." Any who is
(so) grateful does so to the profit of his own soul: but if any is ungrateful verily Allah is free of
all wants worthy of all praise. 35933594
3593 The sage Luqman, after whom this Sura is called, belongs to Arab tradition. Very little is known of his life. He is
usually associated with a long life, and his title is Mu'ammar (the long-lived). He is referred by some to the age of the
'Ad people, for whom see n. 1040 to vii. 65. He is the type of perfect wisdom. It is said that he belonged to a humble
station in life, being a slave or a carpenter, and that he refused worldly power and a kingdom. Many instructive
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