How do you deal with attraction?!

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Re: How do you deal with attraction?!

@Safoora

Most of us on the forums live in the West, where we regularly work with the opposite sex. I’m asking from a simple lifestyle perspective, not a philosophical one. Since I try to follow Islam as much as I can, I’m asking in this forum.

When you work as much as I do, spending approximately 2-3 nights in the hospital along with long day hours- you end up spending a lot of that time with coworkers, most of whom are smart, intelligent and kind people. I do put up numerous barriers given that I’m a hijabi and I almost always mention the fact that I don’t date but on the other hand, I’m very social and playful by nature. That’s just something that I feel like I can’t control.

I want to know how you deal with such situations in the workplace, when you or another coworker is attracted to you? Esp. when you don’t have any other “relationship” going on because you always wanted to wait till you’re married/engaged?!

P.S. I realize that this is not explained very well. I suck at expressing via writing.

Peace Safoora

I’m going to be quite straightforward about this … The playful things will occur … you just need to be aware of certain things and do certain things that will protect you inshaAllah. Start your day with Surah Yasin … and pray salat on time (if you are not already doing so) these will help because of course being in a state of wudu and focussing on the next prayer even whilst in the middle of play time then it will by itself break up a situation that could fester into something else.