Mufti Taqi Usmani narrates: Once Hazrat Dr. Abdul Hai Sahib (rahimahullah) advised us to banish from our minds lustful thoughts in this way. When a very strong urge is born to cast an evil glance on some forbidden scene or object, imagine that your father is watching you. Would you dare commit this sin even then? Or would you commit this sin, if your Shaykh or your own children are watching you? Certainly you would not do that, despite your urge to commit the sin.

These persons, whether watching you or not at that moment, does not affect your life in this world or the life in the Hereafter. You should think that Allah, the King of all kings, is certainly watching you, Who has the power to punish you for this sin. By virtue of this trend of thinking there is every hope that Almighty Allah will protect you from from this sin.

What Will Happen If A Film Depicting Your Life Is Shown?

I also remember a speech of Hazrat Dr. Sahib (rahimahullah) in which he asked us to imagine Allah making this proposal:

All right, I shall save you from Hell on one condition. I shall run a film depicting the details of your life entire life, of your childhood, your youth, your old age till death which will be shown to people including your parents, your brothers, sisters, your own sons and daughters, your pupils, your teachers, relatives, friends and aquaintances. If you approve this proposal I shall spare you from Hell.

In such an awkward and humiliating situation, a man will probably tolerate the punishment of Hell instead of the disclosure of the secrets of his life before all his near and dear ones.

Now for a while consider that when you will not like to exposed and disgraced before your relations and so many other people, how will you tolerate tge disgrace of being so exposed before Almighty Allah? (Discourses on Islamic Way of Life, vol 2, pp 242-243)