Among the greatest cures to nervous and mental
disorders, and even other illnesses of the body, is the firmness of the heart
and its strength and lack of its being troubled and perturbed by illusions and imaginations
brought about by evil thoughts. This is because whenever a person lets
imaginations get the better of him, and allows his heart to be perturbed by
negative effects like fear of illness, or anger and confusion over some painful
situation, or anxiety over something bad happening or over the expected loss of
cherished things, whenever he lets that happen, it will surely throw him into
the den of grief, sorrow, and physical and mental illnesses, and a nervous
breakdown whose terrible effects are well known to all.
Whenever a person relies and depends on Allaah, and
does NOT surrender his heart to illusions, and does not let evil imaginations
get the better of him, and puts his trust in Allaah, and has a confidence in
His favour, grief and sorrow will vanish from his heart as a result of these actions, and many physical and
mental illnesses will leave him, and his heart will experience such joy and
tranquility that are beyond expression. How many a hospital is filled with sick
people suffering from mental illusions and evil imaginations! How many strong
person have these things shattered their hearts, to say nothing of the weak
ones! The only one exempted is the one whom Allaah has given well-being, and
guided him to struggle with his self in acquiring useful and beneficial means
of strengthening the heart and warding off worries from it. Allaah, the
Most High said:
يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَىاللَّهِ فَهُوَ
حَسْبُهُ
“And whoever puts his trust on Allaah, sufficient is
Allaah for him.”
[Surat Aţ-Ţalāq 65:3]
Meaning that Allaah is sufficient for him in ALL
that worries him concerning his religion and his worldly life.
A person who puts his trust in Allaah has a strong heart that is not affected by illusions, nor perturbed by events and occurrences, because he knows that is from a weak heart, and is an act of weakness and fear that has no reality. He also knows that Allaah has guaranteed the one who puts his trust in Him to suffice him completely, so he is confident in Allaah, and he feels assured of the promise of Allaah, as a result of which his worry and anxiety vanish, and his difficulty is replaced by ease, and his sadness by happiness, and his fear by peace and security.
We ask Allaah to give us well-being and
exemption from adversities, and to grant us strength of heart and its firmness
in having true confidence in Allaah, by which He guarantees those who have it
provision of all good, and removal of all harm and evil. Ameen.
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Transcribed from:
Useful Ways Of Leading
A Happy Life, Chapter Six: Firmness Of The Heart & Reliance On Allaah, Pages
28-30|by: Shaykh Abdur-Rahman bin Nasir As-Sa'di رحمه الله
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