How to Overcome the Habit of Watching Inappropriate Content

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Practical Steps:

1.     Purify Your Intention: Start by making a sincere intention to quit. Ask Allah for help, guidance, and strength to overcome this habit.

2.     Limit Triggers: Identify the situations or emotions that lead you to this behavior and try to avoid them. Replace idle time with productive activities.

3.     Surround Yourself with Positivity: Spend time with friends or family who inspire good habits and avoid isolation, as it often leads to temptation.

4.     Engage in Worship: Increase your connection with Allah through regular prayers, recitation of the Quran, and remembrance (dhikr).

5.     Seek Knowledge: Learn about the harms of such content on both your spiritual and mental health. Understanding its impact can motivate you to stop.

6.     Set Boundaries: Use technology responsibly. Install filters or accountability apps to block access to harmful websites.

7.     Replace the Habit: Fill your time with beneficial activities like reading, exercising, or learning a new skill. Keeping busy helps reduce the urge.

8.     Repent Frequently: Don’t let guilt stop you from trying. Even if you slip, keep turning back to Allah with sincere repentance.

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Quranic Verses for Guidance:

1.     Seek Forgiveness and Avoid Sin:

o    “And those who, when they commit an immorality or wrong themselves [by transgression], remember Allah and seek forgiveness for their sins — and who can forgive sins except Allah? — and [who] do not persist in what they have done while they know.” (Surah Al-Imran, 3:135)

2.     Guard Your Senses:

o    “Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what they do.” (Surah An-Nur, 24:30)

3.     Turn to Allah:

o    “Indeed, Allah loves those who are constantly repentant and loves those who purify themselves.” (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:222)

4.     Shun Immorality:

o    “And do not approach immoralities — what is apparent of them and what is concealed.” (Surah Al-An’am, 6:151)

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Dua to Seek Allah’s Help:

Recite this dua regularly:

• “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evil of my own soul and from my misdeeds. Strengthen my faith and help me turn away from all that displeases You.”

 Urdu

Practical Steps:

1.     Niyat Saaf Karna: Pehle apni niyat saaf karo aur Allah se madad mango ke woh tumhe is buri aadat se chutkara dilaye.

2.     Triggers Ko Identify Karo: Dekho kaunse halat ya jazbat tumhe yeh kaam karne par majboor karte hain aur unse door raho.

3.     Ache Dost Banao: Aise logon ke sath waqt guzaro jo tumhe achi aadatain apnane par inspire karein. Akela rehne se bacho.

4.     Ibadat Mein Izafa Karo: Regular namaz parho, Quran ki tilawat karo aur Allah ka zikr karo. Yeh tumhare imaan ko mazboot karega.

5.     Waqt Ko Busy Rakho: Apne waqt ko productive cheezon mein lagao jaise exercise, kuch naya seekhna ya family ke sath waqt guzarna.

6.     Technology Ko Control Karo: Apne mobile aur computer par filters lagao jo haram content block karte hain.

7.     Toba Karte Raho: Agar kabhi ghalti ho bhi jaye, to ghabrao mat. Allah se maafi mango aur dobara try karo.

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Quranic Ayat Jo Madad Karein:

1.     Toba Aur Maafi:
“Aur jo log ghalti karte hain ya apne aap par zulm karte hain, phir Allah ko yaad karte hain aur usse maafi maangte hain. Aur Allah ke siwa kaun maaf kar sakta hai?”
(Surah Al-Imran, 3:135)

2.     Nazren Neechi Rakho:
“Momin mardon se kaho apni nazren neeche rakhein aur apni sharamgah ki hifazat karein. Ye unke liye zyada paak hai.”
(Surah An-Nur, 24:30)

3.     Fahashi Se Door Raho:
“Aur fahashi ke qareeb na jao, chahay woh zahiri ho ya baatini.”
(Surah Al-An’am, 6:151)

4.     Allah Ki Muhabbat:
“Allah un logon ko pasand karta hai jo bar bar toba karte hain aur jo apne aap ko paak rakhte hain.”
(Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:222)

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Ek Dua Jo Tum Parh Sakte Ho:

“Allahumma inni a’oozu bika min sharri nafsi wa min sayyi’ati a’mali. Ya Allah, mujhe imaan par mazboot karo aur haram cheezon se bacha lo.”