💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
💌 Do you go through moments when you cry "for no reason",
Or at one point diagnosed yourself with depression
So you stand out or at least you do well at something?
This is what it's like to be depressed, as a Muslim:
~•~
On certain days you seem strong, because you have no choice
But to appear that way so opponents won't destroy
Your trust in Allah, your self-esteem and inner voice.
Often you smile despite feeling sad, lost or annoyed.
~•~
If walls could speak, they'd let others know how much you weep,
How your prayer mat and books you read get soaked with tears
Sometimes, when you're up at night crying while most would sleep.
Rarest times when you find delight are more real in dreams.
~•~
You experience sorrow like every other human,
Yet you deny sadness when it attracts derision.
Overwhelmed with frequent stress and high expectations,
Your nafs often whispers "Die now, or keep suffering".
~•~
But you're a Muslim. Thus when suicidal thoughts creep in,
You recall: Allah's Love outweighs all of your problems,
Tough circumstances are meant to wash away your sins,
And challenges, like this world, are not everlasting.
~•~
Maybe when you feel empty, that's your heart complaining
About how much it misses Qur'an recitations,
Solace in crying to Allah, calmness in praying,
And fulfillment in knowledge so your faith is strengthened.
~•~
The farther people stray from their main purpose in life,
The more they're prone to heartbreaks and feeling bad inside.
Be kind to your soul. Through evil deeds don't keep it tired.
Connect with Allah. Accept: Joy is in Paradise.
~•~
📖 Ibn Abbas RadhiAllahu 'anhuma narrated: The Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam would say at a time of distress, "There is no god but Allah, the All-Knowing, the Forbearing. There is no god but Allah, Lord of the Great Throne. There is no god but Allah, Lord of the heavens, the earth, and the Noble Throne."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6990
Sahih Muslim 2730
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The Hour (the Day of Judgment) will not be established until a man passes by the grave of another man and he says: 'Would that I were in his place!'"
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6698
Sahih Muslim 157
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Nothing afflicts a Muslim of hardship, nor illness, nor anxiety, nor sorrow, nor harm, nor distress, not even the pricking of a thorn, but that Allah will expiate his sins by it."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 5318
Sahih Muslim 2573
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
📖 Aisha RadhiAllahu 'anha narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "If the sins of a servant are numerous and he does not have good deeds to compensate, Allah will afflict him with sadness as an expiation for him."
Source: Musnad Ahmed 24708
Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to Al-Suyuti