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 I smoke, fornicate, Gamble, bet etc, I find it difficult if not impossible to fast and stop these evil actions. I need advice please.

DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDER. Yawm As-sabt, 19th day of Rabeeu ath-thaani 1447AH, Saturday, 11th October, 2025.

  BismilLah. 


In response to this question, which many people are facing, let's note that one of the purposes of the practice of weekly and monthly fasting in Islam is to help us overcome our destructive habits and create positive and life-enhancing habits and thus prepare us to face the challenges of life.

Therefore, if you were to fast and turn to ALLAH Azzawajal for help, you can beat your fornication and other bad habits. We have weekly fastings on Mondays and Thursdays and monthly on the 13th, 14th and 15th of each Islamic month as our weapon against Satan. 


You can also do the same, but before doing that you must gather enough courage and inner strength by talking to yourself about the negative aspects of fornication and other haraam lifestyles mentioned in this question. No one can stop an unhealthy habit if they continue to glamorise it deep in their heart. 


After convincing yourself and creating enough self-motivation, you should turn to ALLAH Azzawajal through dhikr (remembrance of ALLAH). Thus, every time you are prompted to light a cigarette, to admire a passing sister or respond to a call of your girl/boyfriend, cancel that by repeating Subhaana ALLAAH (Glory be to ALLAH), al-hamdul lillaah (Praise be to ALLAH), ALLAAHU AKBAR (ALLAH is most Great), anytime you feel like fornicating, cheating, betting etc just do the above. You also need to beg ALLAH Azzawajal to give you enough power to overcome this MONSTER lifestyle. ALLAH Azzawajal is certainly with those who strive for excellence in virtuous deeds. So, visualise what you are praying for as already given to you. If you are sincere, you will be rewarded for your efforts. Islamic ways of life are hard, and yet it is easy for those whom ALLAH Azzawajal has made it easy. You can expect ALLAH Azzawajal to help you, if only you turn sincerely to HIM and surrender yourself to HIM.


This is not only for the questioner but for all those in any bad habit. May ALLAH Azzawajal keep guiding us through our efforts to be good Muslims and keep protecting us from our bad habits. Aameen.

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