3. What Now?
Maybe now one will strive to listen to more audio tapes on beneficial knowledge and attend talks and exhortations or read more beneficial books. Ponder upon the saying of the Messenger of Allah (saw) "..and what he acted upon from the knowledge he acquired", and know, that you are accountable in front of Allah swt for everything that you knew.
Check yourself before you try to seek increase through reading and listening to lectures and convert the knowledge that you already have into actions that accompany you as you live.
Knowledge reaches you of the impermissibility of usury, ask yourself, "Have I fulfilled acting upon this knowledge,and left off all dealings with interest?" You are required now to act by leaving off dealings with it, before anything else.
One reads the texts obligating the lowering of the gaze - so are you amongst those who lower their gaze from that which Allah the Glorified has made haram? If the answer is no then there is no need to inquire about lectures that they may deal with topics already materialised in you, for what you need most at this stage is to be lowering your gaze and studying all that would contribute towards implementing this matter, by reading, listening and generally learning.
Study these hindrances that you may remove yourself from them, and search in books and audio tapes in order to make this goal easy.
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