of desire and its envoy; guarding it is the very foundation of guarding one’s private parts. Whoever lets his gaze roam has only led himself to the verge of ruin. The Prophet ﷺ said: “O ʿAli, do not follow one glance with another, for you are entitled only to the first.” What is meant is the sudden, involuntary glance that happens without intent. He also said, as recorded in the Musnad: “The glance is a poisoned arrow from the arrows of Satan.” … Ibn al-Qayyim then concludes: “The glance is the root of most calamities that afflict a person. A glance gives rise to a passing notion; the notion gives rise to reflection; reflection begets desire; desire begets intent; intent grows until it becomes firm resolve, and once that occurs the act will inevitably follow unless something prevents it. That is why it is said: enduring the hardship of lowering the gaze is easier than enduring the pain that comes after it.” End quote.

Therefore, dear Muslim sister, lower your gaze from looking at men, and avoid staring at seductive images displayed in certain magazines or on television and video screens, and you will be safe from a bad end. How many a look has brought its beholder nothing but regret! Remember: a great fire springs from a tiny spark.

[Among the means of safeguarding chastity is to avoid songs and musical instruments]
2 – Another means of protecting the private parts is to refrain from listening to songs and musical instruments. The eminent scholar Ibn al-Qayyim said in Ighathat al-Lahfan (1/242, 248, 264, 265): “Among the stratagems of Satan with which he has ensnared…"