The Prophet's Guidance on Recovery from the Affliction of Distress and Grief
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Title: The Prophet's Guidance on Recovery from the Affliction of Distress and Grief
Created on: Wed Dec 26 14:12:20 -0500 2007
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Abstract: ... of distress? Alright, say, ‘There is no god but my Lord, I associate none with Him.’ Another narrator called Ahmed said: ‘Should a creature be afflicted with a grief, he must supplicate in the following manner: O Allah, I am your servant and the son of your servant and she-servant; my forelock is in Thy hand. Thou art decisive in Thy judgement, just in Thy trial, I ask Thee by every Name Thou have attached to Thyself, revealed in Thy Book, confided to any of Thy creatures or kept secret in the World of the Unseen, I beseech Thee earnestly to render the Holy Koran the Bloom of my heart, the light of my sight, the obliterator of my grief and remover of my distress." Abu Dawud reported that the Messenger of Allah said to Abi Umamah: "Shall I teach you words which if you recite, Allah will blot out your grief and relieve you of your debts?" Abi Umamah said, "Oh, Yes!" The Holy Prophet then went on saying ‘Alright, always remember to supplicate in the morning and evening with the following words: "O Allah! I seek refuge with you from (worries) care and grief, from incapacity and laziness, from miserliness and cowardice, from being heavily in debt and from being overpowered by other men." Abi Umamah said that he did os and Allah helped him overcome his grief and relieve him of his debt. Ibn Abbas reported that the Holy Prophet said: "Whosoever begs for Allah’s forgiveness, Allah will relieve him of his grief, give him a way out of his distress and provide for him from whence he expects not." Another Prophetic saying that goes to the same purport, goes as follows: "Seek strife in the cause of Allah, it is a gate conducive to the Garden and will verily ward off your cares and grief." The Prophet also said: "When cares and grief hunt you, always recite, "there is no might and power but that of Allah." Fifteen sort of remedies could be listed to resort to when afflictions of grief, cares and worries start playing within one’s heart: Belief in One Lord Belief that there is no... [Full Article...]
