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Shaykh Saleem
al-Hilaalee hafidhahullaah Introduction Mankind comes
across many afflictions and trials, sometimes in overwhelming sequences.
Removing the darkness of these worries, distresses, depression and grief is a
very important matter to which Islaam gives serious
attention... Indeed the
greatest darkness to envelope mankind and surely his greatest affliction is
disbelief in Allah and to associate partners with Him in any form (kufr and
shirk).
The scholars of Islaam have
extracted from the Qur'aan and the authentic Sunnah many remedies and cures to
help us in our daily affairs and remove our
problems. At-Tawheed Singling out Allah alone, Glory be
to Him, for all types of worship and recognising His Lordship and having faith
in the unity of His Lofty Names and Attributes. There would be anarchy if
there was more than one deity.
Allah strikes a comparison between a
Muslim and a mushrik (disbeliever). The man with one master (i.e. upon Tawheed)
has no worries as to who to obey, so he has no confusion nor
dilemmas. The second man is confused as to who to obey first, in whom he
must put his trust especially as they are quarrelling amongst each other.
The mushrik is left to Shaitaan and his desires to direct him out of his
confusion. However the Muslim who recognises his Lord as One, knows that
Allah is the One who rescues His slave when he is in
grief.
In the beautiful story of
o what was the first thing
that this noble prophet of Allah (alayhe as-salaam) said to his
companions? What was his reply? He called them to that which
will provide them with immediate relief - the b lief that there is no deity
worthy of worship except Allah - at-Tawheed.
Mankind without Tawheed is astray,
captured by Shaitaan and there lives in chaos as explained in Allah's
statement:
So the one upon true Tawheed, Allah
helps him and removes grief from him. There are many verses which eludes to this
but suffice us for the moment the story of Yunus (alayhe as-salaam). He
(alayhe as-salaam) had lost hope in his people who were not responding to his
call to Islaam. So he (alayhe as-salaam) left them and eventually Allah
caused him (alayhe as-salaam) to be in the belly of a large
fish.
In his sorrow and anguish, Yunus
(alayhe as-salaam) cried out, but to whom? He (alayhe as-salaam) called
his Lord.
Darkness upon darkness enveloped him
(alayhe as-salaam): a) the darkness of the depths of the
ocean, He (alayhe as-salaam) called upon
Allah, the One who can remove all distresses, he called upon Him with correct
at-Tawheed and Allah removed his worries
immediately. Responding and
Complying (Istijaabah) To accept and answer to the deen of
Allah and His Messenger, Muhammad (SAAS) completely as the aayah
says:
The repercussion of rejecting the
Call to His deen is grievous and its result is the greatest of sorrows in the
Hereafter. The disbeliever will be raised and wail to His Lord (Whom he
denied in the world):
Allah will reply to him with
complete justice:
Not only will Allah reject the
disbeliever but he will also be humiliated by Shaitaan who the mushrik took as
his close companion and responded to his (Shaitaan's)
call.
So we urge you brothers and sisters
to respond to and comply with Allah's religion and enter it
completely.
Belief in the
Divine Decree (Qadr) Qadr is an established part of the
religion and is included in our belief. In the famous "Hadeeth of Jibreel"
(alaihe-as-salaam) when he asked the Messenger (SAAS) about Islaam, Eemaan and
Ihsaan, he (SAAS) replied about Eemaan: That you affirm
your faith in Allah, in His angels, in His Books, in His Apostles, in the Day of
Judgement, and you affirm your faith in Qadr, the good and the evil consequences
of it... MUSLIM We must accept and be content with
Qadr, knowing that whatever Allah decrees he does so out of His all-encompassing
Knowledge and Wisdom. With this belief in Qadr (the good and the evil of
it) firm in our hearts Allah will guide our hearts:
'Abdullah Ibn 'Abbas (radhiyAllahu
anhu) related one day he was riding behind Allah's Messenger (SAAS) who
said, "Young man, if
you are mindful of Allah (of His commands and prohibitions), He will be mindful
of you, and if you are mindful of Allah you will find Him before you. When you
ask for anything ask it from Allah, and if you seek help, seek help from Allah.
Know that if the people were to unite to do you some benefit they could benefit
you only with what Allah had decreed for you, and that if they were to unite to
do you some injury they could injure you only with what Allah had recorded
for you. The pens have been lifted and the pages are dry."
AHMAD,
TIRMIDHI, AN-NAWAWI'S FORTY HADEETH So with this knowledge that no harm
or good can touch a servant of Allah except with the permission of the
All-Knower and All-Wise, the hearts find tranquillity and contentment.
This therefore encourages the Muslim to patientiently persevere during an
affliction and motivates him to praise Allah when He bestows some portion of
good upon him. Whatever his situation, if the Muslim acts accordingly he
has only rewards to gain and nothing to lose. Suhaib ibn Sinan al-Romi related
that Allah's Messenger (SAAS) said: Strange are the
ways of a believer for there is good in every affair of his and this is not the
case with anyone else except in the case of a believer for if he has an occasion
to feel delight, he praises (Allah), thus there is a good for him in it,
and if he gets into trouble and shown resignation (and endures it patiently),
there is a good for him in it. MUSLIM Sincerity
(Ikhlaas) 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar (radhiyAllahu
anhu) said that the Prophet (SAAS) said, "While three
people were walking, rain began to fall and they had to enter a cave in a
mountain. A big rock rolled over and blocked the mouth of the cave. They
said to one another, `Invoke Allah (since ely) with the best deed you have
performed (so that Allah may remove the rock).' One of them said, `O Allah!
My parents were old and I used to go out to graze (my animals). On my return
I would milk (the animals) and take the milk in a vessel to my parents to
drink. After they had drunk from it, I would give it to my children,
family and wife. One day I was delayed and on my return I found my parents
sleeping, and I did not wish to wake them up. The children were crying at my
feet (because of hunger). That state of affairs continued until it was dawn.
O Allah! If You think that I did it for Your sake, then please remove this
rock so that we may see the sky.' So the rock was moved a little. The second
said, `O Allah! You know that I was in love with a cousin of mine, the deepest
love a man may have for a woman, and she told me that I would not have my desire
fulfilled unless I paid her one hundred deenars (gold pieces). So I struggled
for it until I gathered the desired amount. When I sat between her legs, she
told me to fear Allah, and asked me not to deflower her except rightfully (by
marriage). So I stood up and left her. O Allah! If You think that I did it for
Your sake, kindly remove this rock.' So two-thirds of the rock was removed. Then
the third man said, `O Allah! No doubt You know that once I employed a worker
for one faraq (three sa's) of millet, and when I wanted to pay him, he refused
to take it. So I sowed it and from its yield I bought cows and hired a herdsman.
After a time the man came and demanded his money. I said to him: Go to
those cows and the herdsman and take them for they are for you. He asked me
whether I was joking with him. I told him that I was not joking with him, and
all that belonged to him. O Allah! If You think that I did it sincerely for Your
sake, then please remove the rock.' So the rock was removed completely from the
mouth of the cave." BUKHARI So invoking Allah sincerely, seeking
His Pleasure is one of the ways of removing afflictions from
us. Supplication
(Ad-Duaa) O Ever Living, O
Self-Subsisting and Supporter of all, by Your mercy I seek assistance. Rectify
for me all my affairs and do not leave me to myself, even for the blink of an
eye. AL-HAAKIM, SAHEEH AT-TARGHEEB
WAT-TARHEEB, HISN-UL-MUSLIM ( Seeking refuge in
Allah (Istiaadhah) Anas ibn Malik (radhiyAllahu anhu)
relates that the Prophet (SAAS) said to Abu "Choose one of
your servant-boys to serve me on my expedition to Khaibar." So Abu
Detachment from
this world (Az-Zuhd) Anas ibn Malik and Zaid ibn Thabit
(radhiyAllahu anhum) related that the Prophet (SAAS)
said, "For the ones
whose concern is this world, Allah will scatter his affairs, place poverty
between his two eyes and he will not get from the world except what is written
for him. As for the one whose intention is the Hereafter, Allah will
gather for him his affairs, place contentment in his heart and the world will
come to him willingly" IBN MAJAH, SAHEEH-UL-JAAMI NO.
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Title: How to Remove Depression and Worries
