Abandoning Sinful Habits Sometimes Requires Us To Leave Off Permissible Actions Which Lead To Them Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said: اﻟﻨﻔﻮﺱ ﺇﺫا اﻋﺘﺎﺩﺕ اﻟﻤﻌﺼﻴﺔ ﻓﻘﺪ ﻻ ﺗﻨﻔﻄﻢ ﻋﻨﻬﺎ اﻧﻔﻄﺎﻣﺎ ﺟﻴﺪا ﺇﻻ ﺑﺘﺮﻙ ﻣﺎ ﻳﻘﺎﺭﺑﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺒﺎﺡ "Souls that are accustomed to sinning are often unable to well and truly break out of it, except by leaving off things that lead to that sin, even if those things may be considered mubāḥ (permissible) in and of themselves." [Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā, 29/113] 415 viewsedited 09:41
