Ibn al-Qayyim said: الحزن (#sadness) does not appear in the #Quran except for forbidding it (ولاتحزنوا) or negating it (ولا هم يحزنون). There is no benefit in sadness & it is most beloved 2 Shaytān 4 derailing a believer from his goals. The Prophet (ﷺ) sought refuge from sadness
I think Ibn al-Qayyim understood the verse better. If you really want to understand the āyah in-depth, I suggest first start with understanding the linguistics of it:
وقوله تَهِنُوا من الوهن- بسكون الهاء وفتحها- وهو الضعف. وأصله ضعف الذات كما في قوله- تعالى- حكاية عن زكريا: قالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي وَهَنَ الْعَظْمُ مِنِّي أى ضعف جسمي.
وهو هنا مجاز عن خور العزيمة، وضعف الإرادة، وانقلاب الرجاء يأسا والشجاعة جبنا، واليقين شكا، ولذلك نهوا عنه.
وقوله تَحْزَنُوا من الحزن وهو ألم نفسي يصيب الإنسان عند فقد ما يحب أو عدم إدراكه، أو عند نزول أمر يجعل النفس في هم وقلق.
والمقصود من النهى عن الوهن والحزن

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