Imaam Abdur-Rahman bin Nasir As-Sa'di (رحمه الله)
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:
وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَىاللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُ
“And whoever puts
his trust on Allaah, sufficient is Allaah for him.”
[Surat at-Talaaq 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.
~ [Transcribed from: Useful Ways Of Leading A
Happy Life, Chapter Six: Firmness Of The Heart And Reliance On Allaah, Pages
28-30|
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