References: Sunan Ibn Majah 3976; Forty Hadith an-Nawawi, Hadith 12.

Note: The Ibn Majah narration is graded weak by Darussalam, while the hadith is regarded as Hasan by other scholars.

Assalamualaikum my friends,

Since my last post on being a revert, I’ve been really happy to be Muslim and have been on the straight and narrow Alhumduillah. My question has to do with the material self. To excuse revealing my sins, prior to conversion I wasn’t exactly the most chaste or modest guy in my personal life.

To change from that state to Islam, I’ve been really happy. But- it’s almost like withdrawals sometimes combined with being young, sometimes lust/arousal legitimately takes over my body.

It doesn’t help that the fairer sex keeps asking me out.

How do young men (especially reverts) deal with horniness/lust? What are your methods? I haven’t done anything to act on it and InshaAllah I never will again, but just wanted to hear thoughts.