Bismallahy Al-Rahman Al-Raheem,
It's been a while since the last post so I felt that a nice revitalization should be attempted Insha'Allah. I was mostly inspired to post because of this video below which talks about depression Islamically. I felt this topic was important simply because many younger people struggle through that, especially when they are living in a world that is relatively foreign and in a world that values and chases things we are told not to value or chase. Sometimes it might be difficult to understand how to stay content and happy when the world around you tells you that there are only certain things that equate happiness yet they are haram to you.
Now Although there are a lot of different videos out there that talk about depression and dealing with it Alhamdulilah, this one I found particularly important simply for one main point that Shiekh Yassir Fazaga mentions. (For those that don't want to watch the whole video, here is a TL;DR or summary version):
Basically, the main point that I felt was important which he re-irritated over and over again is not to make someone who comes to you with a problem feel worse about him/herself. To be specific, not to tell someone something like "You're only feeling depressed because you have low Iman" or questioning someone's faith and mentioning a "True Muslim" is never depressed (the summary version ends here, now I expand and rant a bit more).
Let's be honest, if you were in that situation, would that really cheer you up? Would you really want to go back to that person if they said something like that? Of course not. Yes, reminding someone of Allah in that situation is very important and crucial, but questioning someone's faith is only going to make them feel worse. At the beginning the person was feeling bad about school/job/friends/etc, but now he/she is feeling bad about their deen and feeling even more useless. Depression or sadness happens to everyone and a great point that the shiekh made is that it isn't that depression never happens to a believer, but more so a believer doesn't lose hope during depression.
Listening to someone attentively and making it a point to demonstrate you understand and care is enough sometimes and sometimes that's all an individual wants. Staying positive through out and encouraging someone to stay postive, as well as reminding them of Allah is crucial but if its not done in a belittling manner it is much more effective.
The video:
And Allah knows best.
It's been a while since the last post so I felt that a nice revitalization should be attempted Insha'Allah. I was mostly inspired to post because of this video below which talks about depression Islamically. I felt this topic was important simply because many younger people struggle through that, especially when they are living in a world that is relatively foreign and in a world that values and chases things we are told not to value or chase. Sometimes it might be difficult to understand how to stay content and happy when the world around you tells you that there are only certain things that equate happiness yet they are haram to you.
Now Although there are a lot of different videos out there that talk about depression and dealing with it Alhamdulilah, this one I found particularly important simply for one main point that Shiekh Yassir Fazaga mentions. (For those that don't want to watch the whole video, here is a TL;DR or summary version):
Basically, the main point that I felt was important which he re-irritated over and over again is not to make someone who comes to you with a problem feel worse about him/herself. To be specific, not to tell someone something like "You're only feeling depressed because you have low Iman" or questioning someone's faith and mentioning a "True Muslim" is never depressed (the summary version ends here, now I expand and rant a bit more).
Let's be honest, if you were in that situation, would that really cheer you up? Would you really want to go back to that person if they said something like that? Of course not. Yes, reminding someone of Allah in that situation is very important and crucial, but questioning someone's faith is only going to make them feel worse. At the beginning the person was feeling bad about school/job/friends/etc, but now he/she is feeling bad about their deen and feeling even more useless. Depression or sadness happens to everyone and a great point that the shiekh made is that it isn't that depression never happens to a believer, but more so a believer doesn't lose hope during depression.
Listening to someone attentively and making it a point to demonstrate you understand and care is enough sometimes and sometimes that's all an individual wants. Staying positive through out and encouraging someone to stay postive, as well as reminding them of Allah is crucial but if its not done in a belittling manner it is much more effective.
The video:
And Allah knows best.
