Explanation Of The Supplications For Anxiety And Sorrow (Official Book)

 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.

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[1] Surah al-Mujaadalah (58): 10

[2] Surah al-Baqarah (2): 153

[3] Surah al-Ra`d (13): 28

[4] Saheeh Muslim (523)