Explaining the Method of Treating Mental Illnesses, Sorrows, and Worries
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Q226: The questioner asks: What is the treatment for one who is afflicted with numerous mental illnesses? Especially in our present time, where anxiety and psychological disturbance, sorrows, and worries have become prevalent?
A226: He must fear Allah. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:[At-Talaq 65:2-3]. Second: He must be patient, seek reward from Allah, and not be distressed. Third: If he has a treatment available with mental health doctors, let him go to them, perhaps they will find a cure for him; because what he has may be a mental illness. And if what he has is a whisper from Satan, he should seek refuge in Allah from Satan, and it will depart from him by the permission of Allah. He said
the Exalted:[Al-A'raf 7:200]. And he should also not pay attention to the whisper, but leave it and reject it completely; then it will not harm him by the permission of Allah the Exalted.
A226: He must fear Allah. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out (3) And will provide for him from where he does not expect. And whoever relies upon Allah - then He is sufficient for him. Indeed, Allah will accomplish His purpose. Allah has already set for everything a [decreed] extent.
وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مَخْرَجًا (2) وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لاَ يَحْتَسِبُ وَمَنْ يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَالِغُ أَمْرِهِ قَدْ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدْرًاthe Exalted:
And if an evil suggestion comes to you from Satan, then seek refuge in Allah. Indeed, He is Hearing and Knowing.
وَإِمَّا يَنْزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ نَزْغٌ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ
Source
www.alifta.gov.sa
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