Dear sister,

I have already written a lot about this topic and I m sure you have read it.  But let me just say some few more words for you. 

First of all,  as its already been discussed in first chapter , girl and a boy can never be 'just friends'

Being friends with non mehram is totally prohibited.  And your cousin is not your mehram either.  So your relationship with your cousin is not permitted under the laws of Islam. 
It's regarded as haram! 

There are few etiquettes which we need to keep in mind while talking to a non mehram ,like:

1. Prohibition on being alone with a member of the opposite sex because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said:

“No man is alone with a woman except the third one present is the Shaytaan.”

Narrated by at-Tirmidhi (2165); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh at-Tirmidhi.

According to another report:

“Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him not be alone with a woman who does not have a mahram with her, for the third one present will be the Shaytaan.”

Narrated by Ahmad; classed as saheeh by al-Haakim and adh-Dhahabi agreed with him. Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Ghaayat al-Maraam (180)

Now you tell me is it okay to talk to your cousin alone? 

He is your best friend that means you share everything with each other and there is no third person with you! 

Do you think Shaytaan won't be there? 

Shaytan's main moto is drag man on the wrong path.  Maybe your intentions are always right.  But are you sure about his intentions?

2. Prohibition of speaking softly with your non mehram.

It's prohibited!  He being your best friend it's not possible to not talk to softly right? 

Islam does not ask you to cut all your ties with your relatives.  In fact it wasn't you to keep your all relationships healthy but with it , it has given you guidelines to follow.
It's not haram to talk to your male cousins unless it involves free mixing.  You can talk to them but in the decent way. 

Now another thing I want you to ponder upon is.  Are you sure you are not on wrong path?  If yes then why aren't you talking to your parents about it? 

You hiding something from your parents means you are doing something wrong!

Today you are saying he is your best friend.  Think about the day when your this relation will be questioned.  He won't even look at you. 

Remember that Day when all hearts will come up to the throats because of fear.

Remember that Day when your turn will come and your name will be called to stand front of Him to be judged… So who will come for your help in that Day? WHO?! No one will defend you in front of HIM
No one will help you.

They all will leave you to face your destiny on your own, they will all abandon you… ALL!! Your family, your friends and especially the one for whom you are disobeying Allah  Not only that but you must know that he will disown you in front of Allah for the ones who will disown one another in that day are the ones who disobeyed Allah together in Duniya In that Day, he will do anything to save himself from punishment because of your relationship.

He will complain about you and
your relationship in front of the Just of Judges, he will tell HIM :"it is not my fault my Lord, it was her fault! He or She started it, she became friendly with me! She made me disobey YOU, she didn’t stop me when I was too friendly with her” In that moment, what will you say sister?
What will you say?!
How will you defend yourself in front of your Lord?!!

Sister, judge yourself today before you are judged tomorrow. Remember this Dunya is nothing but an HOUR and that an unknown future is waiting for you. Work for your Akhirah.

NOW YOUR ANOTHER QUESTION WAS HOW TO STOP IT?  HE MAY FEEL BAD!

Maybe he will feel and will be hurt but about your Lord?  Talking to him is hurting your lord! 

In your particular situation, you have expressed that you want to stop this unlawful relation. The first thing you need to do is, inform him, that you want to end this.  Tell him that you can't talk to him anymore . If you need to explain it to him, Do it over email and keep it short, sweet, and not open ended by any interpretation. Don’t leave things for him to respond to. End by telling him it’s something you have to do for the sake of Allah. And ask him not to contact you. The sooner you do this the better. Now you are just friends with him so it's easy to stop.  Relationships progress and before you know it, you could be in over your head, and it’s not as easy to end it (though always doable).

After that you should cut off all ties and communication with him. If he tries to contact block him.  Just cut the cord.  Delete all the emails, texts, Facebook messages, phone number, voice mails, and anything else you have that reminds you of that person. Avoid situations where you will run into him as much as possible. Avoid talking to him in general, and definitely not without someone else present. Don’t try to find out what i
He is up to, and stop cyber-stalking him. So quit looking  him up on Facebook, don’t follow him on Twitter, and knock off whatever other sneaky ways you have to find out what’s going on in his life.

Control your emotions and be a better you.  Find friends among the righteous. 

You are breaking ties with him for the sake of Allah inshaa Allah one day your cousin will also understand your reasons and trust me he will support you and respect you for your relation.

May Allah guide us all to the straight path. Ameen

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Asalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh

How are you all?

Hope you are getting benefited from this book!

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