What are the Effects of grief on the Slaves of Allaah

Effects of grief on the Slaves of Allaah

The Prophet ﷺ used to say:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَالْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ، وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ، وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ 

❝O Allaah! I seek refuge with You from worry and grief, from incapacity and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, from being heavily in debt and from being overpowered by (other) men.❞

📚 [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree] 

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🎓 Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله said:

❝(Some of) the reasons that the Prophet ﷺ sought Allaah's refuge from grief are because it:

⚡Weakens the heart

⚡ Dampens the resolution (determination)

⚡ Harms the will (to move on)

(⚡ Prevents from making proper decisions). 

There is nothing more beloved to Shaitaan than seeing a Believer in grief.

As Allaah تعالى said:

إِنَّمَا النَّجْوَىٰ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ لِيَحْزُنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا

{Secret counsels (conspiracies) are only from Shaitaan (Satan), in order that he may cause grief to the Believers}

📚 [Surah al-Mujaadalah (58):10]❞

📚 [Tareeq al-Hijratain (2/607)]

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