v Sayyidunā ‘Īsā Rūḥullāĥ عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّـنَا وَ عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام said, ‘Protect your sight, it sows the seed of lust in the heart, this is enough for Fitnaĥ [trouble].’
v When Sayyidunā Yaḥyā عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّـنَا وَ عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام was asked how fornication begins, he عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام replied, ‘By looking and desiring.’
v Sayyidunā Fuḍayl رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: The devil says, ‘Looking’ is an old bow and arrow of mine which never misses its target’. (Iḥyā-ul-‘Ulūm, vol. 3, pp. 125)
v My master A’lā Ḥaḍrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه says, ‘First the eyes get misled, then the heart gets misled and then the Satr [private parts] get mislead.’ (Anwār-e-Razā, pp. 391)
v Without doubt the prosperity of both worlds lies in locking your eyes with a Qufl-e-Madīnaĥ (spiritual Madanī lock).
Ānkĥ uṫĥtī to mayn jĥunjĥulā kay palak sī laytā
Dil bigařtā to mayn gĥabrā kay sanbĥālā kertā
When I raised my eyes I anxiously blinked
When my heart wandered I fearfully took control of it
Sayyidunā ‘Ala Bin Ziyād رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ تَـعَـالٰی عَـلَيْـه says, ‘Do not even look at a woman’s shawl, because ‘looking’ creates lust in the heart.’
(Ḥilyat-ul-Awliyā, vol. 2, pp. 277)
Question: If a man unlawfully looks at a woman or vice versa, what should they do?