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3984. While on the pulpit, pointing with his fingers towards his ears, Nu'mān bin Bashir said: "I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ say: 'That which is lawful is plain and that which is unlawful is plain, and between them are matters that are not clear, about which not many people know. Thus he who guards against the unclear matters, he clears himself with regard to his religion and his honor. But he who falls into the unclear matters; he falls into that
which is unlawful. Like the shepherd who pastures around a sanctuary, all but grazing therein. Every king has a sanctuary. And beware! Allāh's sanctuary is His prohibitions. Beware! In the body there is a piece of flesh which, if it is sound, the whole body will be sound, and if it is corrupt, the whole body will be corrupt. It is the heart." (Sahih)
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If one indulges in suspicious things, besides the fear of committing sin, people will also become suspicious about his personality. So, a person should not do any act unnecessarily that may defame him.
Any action that may lead to indulging in the prohibited things must be avoided such as being alone with an alien man even with complete covering, since Satan may incite the desire of sin and both might involve themselves in committing a major sin.
A matter could be understood perfectly if it is illustrated through an example, and the listener can accept it and follow it heartily and willingly.
Purification of the soul is the most important matter to obtain the qualities of sincerity, loving Allāh, true and strong faith, etc., these qualities are very helpful to perform good deeds and abstain from the bad ones.
