How can a divorced woman who suffers from high sexual desire and fears falling into forbidden acts deal with her situation, especially since she is a mother with children at a critical age, and feels despair due to her inability to marry because of her financial circumstances?
The legitimate way to satisfy desire is marriage, and it is permissible for a woman to seek marriage from someone she deems righteous. As for those who cannot afford marriage, they must be patient and adhere to the limits of Islamic law, for Allah Almighty says: "And let those who find not [the means for] marriage abstain [from sexual relations] until Allah enriches them from His bounty." What helps in this regard is fasting, lowering one's gaze, and staying away from everything that incites desire, because Allah has forbidden adultery and has forbidden the paths leading to it, and has commanded to avoid its诱因 (causes), for Allah Almighty says: "And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way." Therefore, you must strengthen your connection with Allah, associate with righteous women, occupy your time with beneficial deeds, and persist in supplication.
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