Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 1 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 101

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شَرْحُ رِيَاضِ الصَّالِحِينَ مِنْ كَلَامِ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

(from previous page) ⟵ Then the author, may Allah Almighty have mercy on him, mentioned among the verses the saying of Allah Almighty: "And turn to Allah all together."

أَيُّهَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ﴾ [النُّورُ: ٣١]، هَذِهِ الْجُمْلَةُ خَتَمَ اللَّهُ بِهَا آيَتَيْ وُجُوبِ غَضِّ الْبَصَرِ، وَهِيَ قَوْلُهُ: ﴿قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا فُرُوجَهُمْ ذَلِكَ أَزْكَى لَهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ ( وَقُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ ) إِلَى قَوْلِهِ : أَوِ الطِّفْلِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلَى عَوْرَاتِ النِّسَاءِ وَلَا يَضْرِبْنَ بِأَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْفِينَ مِن زِينَتِهِنَّ وَتُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ﴾ [النُّورُ: ٣٠-٣١].

"O you believers, that you may succeed" [An-Nur: 31]. Allah concluded the two verses regarding the obligation to lower one's gaze with this phrase. He says: "Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and guard their chastity; that is purer for them. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what they do. And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and guard their chastity..." continuing to the words: "...or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed" [An-Nur: 30-31].

فَفِي هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ: دَلِيلٌ عَلَى وُجُوبِ التَّوْبَةِ مِنْ عَدَمِ غَضِّ الْبَصَرِ وَحِفْظِ الْفَرْجِ لِأَنَّ غَضَّ الْبَصَرِ يَعْنِي: قَصْرَهُ وَعَدَمَ إِطْلَاقِهِ؛ وَلِأَنَّ تَرْكَ غَضِّ الْبَصَرِ وَحِفْظِ الْفَرْجِ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَسْبَابِ الْهَلَاكِ، وَأَسْبَابِ الشَّقَاءِ، وَأَسْبَابِ الْبَلَاءِ.

This verse provides evidence that one must repent for failing to lower the gaze and guard one's chastity. Lowering the gaze means restricting it rather than letting it roam freely. Neglecting these duties leads to destruction, misery, and affliction.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (19 verbs · 50 nouns)

• خَتَمَ — to seal
• غَضَّ — to lower
• قَالَ — to say
• مُؤْمِنٌ — believer
• جُمْلَةٌ — sentence
• آيَةٌ — verse