Summary of Sunni concepts
Education to control desires
Controlling one's desires is an ability that a person learns and usually becomes accustomed to
The more he trained in it when he was young, the more capable he became of it and the more he mastered it
He finds it present when he needs it
A Muslim cannot call to God Almighty or wage jihad in His path
Without controlling his lusts and desires
Even if it is within the realm of what is permissible and which is not sinful in itself
God Almighty said
Say if your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, and your clan
And the money you have made, and the trade you fear will decline, and the homes you are satisfied with
I love you more than God and His Messenger and jihad in His cause
So wait until God brings His command, and God does not guide the rebellious people
Everything mentioned in the verse is essentially permissible
But it becomes forbidden and sinful
If it causes one to abstain from the duty of preaching and jihad for the sake of God
Controlling desires does not mean depriving them if they are permissible
Rather, it means training oneself to dispense with it when the need arises
Accordingly, the educator can assign the trainees to courses in which he will prevent them from some permissible desires of the soul
For a limited period to accustom them to dispensing with it when needed