Undoubtedly man may be afflicted with psychological problems such as worries about the future and grief over the past. Psychological problems affect the body more than physical problems do. We should know that the worries and distress that affect a person are among the things that expiate his sins and reduce the burden of sin; if he is patient and seeks reward with Allaah, he will be rewarded for that.
Treating these problems in the ways prescribed in Islam is more effective than treating them with physical medicine, as is well known. One of the treatments prescribed in Islam is to recite the du’aa’s narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to relieve worries and distress, for example, the saheeh hadeeth narrated from Ibn Mas’ood (may Allaah be pleased with him):
“There is no-one who is afflicted by distress and grief, and says:
‘Allaahumma inni ‘abduka ibn ‘abdika ibn amatija naasyati bi yadika, maada fiyya hukmuka, ‘adlun fiyya qadaa’uka. As’aluka bi kulli ismin huwa laka sammayta bihi nafsaka aw anzaltahu fi kitaabika aw ‘allamtahu ahadan min khalqika aw ista’tharta bihi fi ‘ilm il-ghayb ‘indaka an taj’al al-Qur’aana al-‘Azeema rabee’ qalbi wa noor sadri wa jalaa’ huzni wa dhihaab hammi
its meaning in english is:
(O Allaah, I am Your slave, son of Your slave, son of Your maidservant; my forelock is in Your hand, Your command over me is forever executed and Your decree over me is just. I ask You by every name belonging to You which You have named Yourself with, or revealed in Your Book, or You taught to any of Your creation, or You have preserved in the knowledge of the Unseen with You, that You make the Holy Qur’aan the life of my heart and the light of my breast, and a departure for my sorrow and a release for my anxiety),’ but Allaah will take away his distress and grief.” This is one of the remedies prescribed in sharee’ah.
Another form of treatment is ruqya with which a person may treat himself – which is better. The Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to do ruqyah for himself by reciting al-Mi’wadhatayn (the last two soorahs of the Qur’aan) when he went to sleep, then he would wipe his face and whatever he could of his body. Or a person may go to someone whose religious commitment he trusts to do ruqyah for him.
We feel his joy if he rejoices and we feel his sorrow if he grieves:(
Think positively of Allaah, for He,Subhana wa Taala has only decreed this thing for us for a reason that is known to Him. He,Subhana wa Taala wants good for us so long as we adhere to His commands and guidance, and obey His commands and avoid overstepping His limits and falling into that which He has forbidden. We do not know, perhaps this calamity has befallen us so that Allaah might ward off thereby something that is even worse; perhaps Allaah has warded off thereby some major sins and some destructive calamity without you or me realizing. So think positively of our Lord and believe that He will bring us forth from any calamity as a hair is pulled out of dough.
Trials require patience and seeking reward. Allaah Subhana Wa Taala has praised those who are patient in His Book and has prepared for them a reward like no other, as He, Subhana wa Taala says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Only those who are patient shall receive their reward in full, without reckoning”
[al-Zumar 39:10]
We should understand that waswaas comes from the Shaytaan, and in fact Allaah calls the shaytaan the waswaas (the whisperer) in Soorat al-Naas, as is well known. This means that we have to declare war on the shaytaan and remember that he is the one who started it with us and that he is the one who transgressed against us and tricked us and wanted to deny us our rights, so do not turn your back to him or show him your weakness, for he is weak and defeated, and withdraw easily. So be of good cheer, and be certain that we can overcome him so long as we are with Allaah, The Almghty. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“… hold fast to Allaah [i.e. have confidence in Allaah, and depend upon Him in all your affairs]. He is your Mawla (Patron, Lord), what an Excellent Mawla (Patron, Lord) and what an Excellent Helper!”
[al-Hajj 22:78]
The devils cannot bear to hear Soorat al-Baqarah; they flee from it and weaken before the one who recites it, and they are afraid of it. It is proven in a hadeeth that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Do not make your houses into graves, for the Shaytaan flees from a house in which Soorat al-Baqarah is recited.” Narrated by Muslim (780).
Say a lot of du’aa’. Turning to our Lord with du’aa’ will bring us relief and deliver us from any trials. We should seek out for that the times when du’aa’s are likely to be answered, and allocate a time for du’aa’ every night during the last third of the night, in the last part of the day on Friday, and following the prescribed prayers. Pray for everyone who is afflicted with calamity for the angels say ameen to our du’aa’ and say “May you have likewise.” Pray a great deal for forgiveness and repent to Allaah, for Allaah has promised a great deal of good to the one who prays for forgiveness. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “I said (to them): ‘Ask forgiveness from your Lord, verily, He is Oft‑Forgiving;
11. ‘He will send rain to you in abundance,
12. ‘And give you increase in wealth and children, and bestow on you gardens and bestow on you rivers.’”
[Nooh 71:10-12]
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