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Thread on Anxiety, Depression and negative thoughts...

Why Are We Sad?
One of which is the fact that we’re forgetting that this life was never meant to be perfect every single one of us, every single one of us on earth is tested in one way or another and that’s how because

Allahﷻ made it very clear that this world isn’t Jannah so it isn’t perfect and He told us well.. Allahﷻ said And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient.
-Surah Al-Baqarah (2:155)

Do you know why Allahﷻ said in Surah Al-Baqarah about fear?
Fear mean an emotion,Allāhﷻ Will Test us with our emotions,& then He said Hunger & a loss of wealth & lives & fruits all things that may make us sad or anxious but then Allāhﷻ gives us hope & says Give glad tidings to

The patients. Sometimes Shaytan tricks us & he tells us that if we’re feeling sad or anxious that means that we don’t have faith & Allāhﷻ is angry with us, that’s NOT true!
Sadness & Anxiety are a part of this life, sadness and anxiety are natural emotions that Allahﷻ created

In us & everyone experiences these feelings, a certain degree of worry & Anxiety exists in every single one of us, its completely normal. Allahﷻ created a wide range of emotions & that we all will experience these emotions, even the Prophet’s (Peace & Blessing be upon them All)

Experience sadness & anxiety. Prophet Yaqub (AS) was so sad when he was separated from his son Yusuf (AS) that he cried so much that he lost his eyesight Subhan’Allah!! & Maryam (RA) a woman who the Prophet Muhammadﷺ told us perfected her faith, one of the very few women who

Actually perfected her faith, while she was giving birth she was so anxious & so sad that she actually said I wish I had died before this and I was long forgotten. Subhan’Allah!!
We also know Our Beloved Prophet Muhammadﷺ experiences sadness in his life, there was a period of

Time in his life called the year of sadness. When experiencing times of distress we have to remember that yes Allāhﷻ did tell us He gave us the heads up & told us in Qur’an that we are going to be tested, but also Allāhﷻ said in Qur’an..

Allāhﷻ dose not burden a soul beyond that it can bear -Surah Al-Baqarah (2:286)

you are strong & you can overcome whatever challenges come your way. This is the fact! You were given these challenges because Allāhﷻ knows your strong enough to handle them!
Allahﷻknows how

resilient & strong He has created us.
depression, anxiety disorder and negativity thoughts are 3 different types of ailments, I like to share 5 things you can do to help ourselves or others when they’re experiencing sadness worry or unpleasant thoughts & these 5 tips are from the

Qur’an and Sunnah of Prophet Muhammadﷺ And backed by the scientific & psychological research.
I know there are so many factors in life we can’t control because it’s in the Qadar of Allahﷻ but these are things you can do right now..

1. Your breathe, scientific findings are you

Can change the way you feel, by changing your emotions by using your breaths, the research suggests that certain types of breathing are extremely effective in helping with depression & anxiety this is how place one hand on your chest & one on your stomach bismillah inhale through

Your nose and hold inhale for 5 seconds (big breath in) hold it for 5 seconds & then release it slowly for 5 seconds, it’s simple, but research proves that doing this about 5 times just inhale holding exhale can lower you levels of anxiety & sadness.

2. Turning to Allahﷻ

through Du’ā and Qur’an, many scientific studies prove that prayer helps lessen the feelings of depression & anxiety
Subhan’Allah! We all know when Prophet Muhammadﷺ was feeling sadness or anxious or he was going through difficulty he would rush to prayer.. Prophet Muhammadﷺ

Asked by Aisha (RA) O Messenger of Allahﷻ what was the saddest most difficult day of your life? He said it was the time right after Khadijah (RA) passed away & his uncle passed away, heﷺ went to the people of Makkah to make Du’wah and they ridiculed him & they stoned him.

This was the difficult time of his life. Did you know that right after this difficult time Allāhﷻ gifted the Prophet Muhammadﷺ & all his ummah the ultimate remedy for anxiety, sadness, depression, negative thoughts & feelings our 5 daily prayers, Allahﷻ invited the Prophetﷺ

Unto Isra and Mi'raj & Allāhﷻ gifted the Prophet Muhammadﷺ 5 daily prayers and it’s timing Subhan’Allah! These are so effective just your Salah especially the times of the day in treating sadness.
Du’ā is also a very powerful tool for a believer, Allāhﷻ says in Qur’an..

"Call upon Me; I will respond to you."
-Surah Ghafir (40:60)

Allahﷻ will definitely respond to your Du’ā, because Allahﷻ has named Himself Al-Mujeeb, which means the One who responds. He can hear you and see you. The Prophetﷺ said in Hadith that Verily your Lord is Generous

and Shy. If His servant raises his hands to Him (in supplication) He becomes shy to return them empty." (Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi)

Remember our Lord is not forgetful. Sometimes you might even forget that you once made Du’ā for something, but He might give it to you years later

never think that Allahﷻ will not answer, Whenever your feeling down, you should not hesitate to ask Him over & over again, and to go into sujood (prostration) and plead because that is the closest that you are to Him, the doors of mercy have been opened for us, Prophetﷺ said

"For whoever the door of Du’ā opened, for him the doors of mercy are opened." (Tirmidhi).

Prophetﷺ told us, "Do not stop making Du’ā, because nobody who makes Du’ā ' is forsaken." (Hakim)

Your Du’ā’s is deposited with Allahﷻ, your Du’ā does something. Either Allāhﷻ will

speedily answer your Du’ā’s or He will save it for you until the Hereafter, or He will avert something bad equal to the value of the Du’ā.

Did you know Prophet Muhammadﷺ made Du’ā to Allahﷻ every morning & evening to protect him from depression & he taught us this Du’ā too

Take time out to recite & reflect upon the Qur’an, Allāhﷻ says in the Qur’an it’s a healing and His the Healer of the heart, connect with the Qur’an daily, even it’s a verse a day make that connection with the Healer itself rather with people or music.

3. Look for the good! Everyone is blessed in so many different ways & Shaytan whispers & he gets us to focus & pay attention to what’s going wrong in your lives & to completely forget everything that’s going right!
So pay attention to the good & actually look for it, look

For the blessing in your life & always be grateful for them. Allāhﷻ says in the Qur’an "If you are grateful, I will surely give you more and more" (Ibrahim 14:7).
So when you practice gratitude it does wonders for mental & emotional health it helps with depression & anxiety it

Increase the levels of dopamine and serotonin in our brains which causes us to be happier Alhumdulilah.
if you can’t find anything good in your life then listen to this Hadith
The Prophetﷺ said No fatigue, nor disease, nor sorrow, nor sadness, nor hurt, nor distress befalls a

Muslim, even if it were the prick he receives from a thorn, but that Allahﷻ expiates some of his sins for that."
-Sahih al-Bukhari 5641
Subhan’Allah!!!!
So be grateful for what your going through because your sins are getting erased!
Alhumdulilah

4. Smile, many studies suggest

That even when your force to smile, it can lead to a change in your mood it can make you happier, the Prophet Muhammadﷺ always used to smile he told us in Hadith Do not regard any good deed insignificant, even meeting your brother with a cheerful face. -Sahih Muslim 2626

So don’t belittle any good deeds even if you meet your brother or your sister with a smiling face, you have the ability to smile so do it remember it’s a charity. The Prophetﷺ Every good deed is charity. Verily, it is a good deed to meet your brother with a smiling face, and

to pour what is left from your bucket into the vessel of your brother.

At-Tirmidhi 1970

5. Spend time with your love ones, family support is so important and beneficial because when Prophetﷺ felt anxious & worried he went to Khadijah (RA) & he found support in her

Allahﷻ created us as social creatures if you’re feeling sad reach out to someone who’s there to listen an ear, or go and pray you will feel relive to Allahﷻ because only He listens and He knows! If these tips don’t help then please reach out to mental health professionals

Because The Prophet Muhammadﷺ said, “Every disease has a cure. If a cure is applied to the disease, it is relieved by the permission of Allahﷻ Almighty.”

Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2204
Our mind is beautiful amana from Allahﷻ & He will ask us about it
May Allahﷻ make a Qur’an healing

For us all & He replaces our sadness with happiness and joy & our anxiety with peace of mind and that He forgive our sins and gather us all together with the Prophet Muhammadﷺ in Jannatul Firdaws Aameen ya Rabb!❤️

Jazak Allahu Khayran

الحمد لله