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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.

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How a person repels base desires and the fruits of this struggle.

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The most powerful means by which a person repels base desires from himself.

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Is the taqwa of Allah—Mighty and Majestic is He—and the fear of His punishment.

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And keeping in mind the fruits of this taqwa and its reward.

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For that is the solid barrier against the violent onslaughts of base desire.

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One must know that Allah has not tasked him with preventing base desires from arising within himself.

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For that is beyond his capacity.

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Rather, He has tasked him with restraining his soul from such desires and repelling them.

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And for this struggle and arduous jihad, He has written for him.

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Paradise as a reward and a dwelling place.

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Allah the Exalted said:

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“But as for him who feared to stand before his Lord and restrained his soul from lust,” (79:40)

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“Lo! the Garden will be his home.” (79:41)

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He must also remember the consequences of unchecked base desire and where it leads.

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"As for him who transgressed and preferred the life of this world."

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“Lo! hell will be his home.” (79:39)

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Also included in the aforementioned points.

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Is to remember the nobility of the truth and the virtue of its people.

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And the baseness of falsehood and the ignominy of its people.

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And what they deserve of Allah’s wrath and punishment.

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Among the things that help in abandoning base desire.

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Which inclines one toward the opinions of his predecessors and teachers even when they contradict the truth.

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Is to keep in mind that what concerns him.

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Is his own state before Allah.

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It will not harm him before Allah to disagree with his teachers.

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As long as the truth has become clear to him in opposition to them.

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Rather, what harms him is following them in what he knows to be contrary to the truth.

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His teachers may be excused and rewarded for the positions they took.

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Due to the evidence of the truth not having been established for them in the matter.

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Or because of a plausible interpretation they held.

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While the proof was not established against them regarding what they opposed.

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Among the things that also help in opposing base desire.

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Is adopting the most cautious approach in a matter.

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Even if it contradicts his desires and what he was raised upon.

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If he finds among the people of knowledge those who reject some of what his soul has become accustomed to and what his desires incline toward.

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Despite their nobility and high standing.

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He should adopt the most cautious path for his religion.

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And abandon what he was accustomed to, in order to safeguard his religion and prioritize safety.