I am approaching 70; between me and 70 is [but] a year. If you were to ask me:
‘What is your advice to every Muslim?’ – listen to this, it is [just] one word:
Overlook things as much as you are able.
Tag: worry
Treatment for depression, anxiety, worry, and sadness
[As for] the reason [for depression or distress, then] I cannot know, because the causes of depression and distress are varied.
Dealing with worry, grief and sorrow
And among the benefits of this hadeeth is that the Sharee’ah distances itself from anything that leads to regret, dispute, or enmity. How so?
Comforting your anxious companion
‘Umar [ibn al-Khattaab] رضي الله عنه said:
‘I will say something that will make the Prophet ﷺ laugh.’ Transmitted by Muslim no.1478 Ibn Hajar رحمه الله said
From the causes of worry, sadness and sorrow
Indeed, worry, sadness and sorrow occur from two directions: One of them is a desire for the world and pursuit for it, and the second is a deficiency in righteous deeds and worship.
Falling short
Indeed it is my falling short [of sufficient good deeds] that I weep over.