بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد
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INTRODUCTION:
When
trials get tough, people fall into depression, anxiety, and other mental
illnesses. Depression, anxiety, worry, grief, etc. all have a tremendous impact
on a person’s life, social behavior, performance, quality of life, and health,
etc. In other religions, they have no
remedy to cope with the situation in the face of difficulties. Other religions
simply do not offer any solution. So, when people feel empty and directionless,
some opt for consuming alcohol or other intoxicants to cope with this, and some
live a life of drugs and illegal sex to look for a way out, and some just end
up committing suicide when they feel the pain and suffering is unbearable. All
this does nothing but harms a person in this world and the Hereafter. Depression,
anxiety, and other mental illnesses are some of the tools of Shaitaan, as
Allaah تعالى said:
إِنَّمَا النَّجْوَىٰ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ لِيَحْزُنَ الَّذِينَ
آمَنُوا وَلَيْسَ بِضَارِّهِمْ شَيْئًا إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ۚ وَعَلَى اللَّهِ
فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ
{Secret
counsels (conspiracies) are only from Shaitaan, so that he may cause grief to
the Believers. But he cannot harm them in the least, except as Allaah permits,
and in Allaah let the Believers put their trust.} [1]
Since
Shaitaan is our enemy, so the cure has to be Divine. In Islaam, when faced with
difficulties, we are taught to seek Allaah’s help through patience and prayers:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ
وَالصَّلَاةِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ
{O
you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allaah is
with those who are patient.} [2]
الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ۗ
أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ
{Those
who have believed and whose hearts find rest in the remembrance of Allaah.
Verily, in the remembrance of Allaah do hearts find rest.} [3]
The
obligatory and optional Salaah, Dhikr (remembrance of Allaah), Du`aa, Tawakkal
(reliance on Allaah), Trusting Him are the way out for the believers when faced
with difficulties, calamities, and adversities.
Prophet
Muhammad ﷺ taught many Divine supplications to cope with the situation
when the affairs get difficult. He ﷺ was given the gift of Jawaami` al-Kalim
(expressing much in a few words), as the Prophet ﷺ said: ❝I
have been given Jawaami` al-Kalim (i.e., words which are concise but comprehensive
in meaning).❞ [4]
The book deals with explaining some of these supplications to help one
understand their meaning and what they imply, which, by Allaah’s permission,
will give them strength in the face of difficulties.
May
Allaah ease our burden, forgive our sins, give us patience during the times of
trials and guide us out of the misery we suffer.
[1] Surah al-Mujaadalah (58): 10
[2] Surah al-Baqarah (2): 153
[3] Surah al-Ra`d (13): 28
[4] Saheeh Muslim (523)
