حياة السلف بين القول والعمل

The situation of the early Muslims with regard to the temptations of lust and women: On the authority of Saeed bin Al-Musayyab, may God have mercy on him, he said: God did not send a prophet except that Satan did not despair of destroying him with women. [Ibn Abi Al-Dunya Encyclopedia 4/540].

The situation of the early Muslims with regard to the temptations of desires and women: On the authority of Saeed bin Al-Musayyab, may God have mercy on him, he said: If you see a man persistently looking at a beardless boy, then suspect him. [Condemnation of Desire / 97].

The attitude of the early Muslims towards the temptations of lust and women: On the authority of Ata’ ibn Abi Rabah, may God have mercy on him, he said: “If I were entrusted with the treasury, I would be trustworthy, but I do not trust myself with an ugly slave girl.” Al-Dhahabi, may God have mercy on him, said: “He spoke the truth, may God have mercy on him, for in the hadith it says: ‘No man should be alone with a woman, for the third of them is Satan.’” [Siyar (its abridgment) 2/583].

The situation of the Salaf with the temptations of desires and women: On the authority of Abu Hakim, he said: Hassan bin Abi Sinan, may God have mercy on him, went out on the day of Eid, and when he returned, his wife said to him: How many beautiful women did you see today? When she repeated many, he said: Woe to you, I did not look at anything but my big toes from the time I left you until I returned to you. [Al-Muntazam 8/152].

The situation of the early Muslims with regard to the temptations of desires and women: Hassan bin Atiyyah, may God have mercy on him, said: No nation has ever been afflicted except through their women. [Condemnation of Desire / 134].