When We Can’t Figure Out Why We’re Feeling Worried or Tense
The shaikh, Dr. Muḥammad ibn Ghālib Al-ʿUmarī, may Allāh protect him, said:
From the toughest of tensions or anxieties [to overcome] are those whose causes you’re not aware of. It’s as if something were heavy and pressing down on your chest and paralyzing your limbs.
These [feelings] are wake up calls for self-review, pause points to reflect upon personal accountability.
When a believer thinks about what might have caused his worry [or] distress–that maybe it’s some oppression he fell into, some sin he engaged in, or some careless neglect he had grown used to–he fixes his situation by repenting, asking [Allāh] for forgiveness, and turning back [to Him] until he sees those clouds disappear from the sky, bit by bit.
Source: @m_g_alomari. 26 Sep 21. 15:43 GMT+3.
من أصعب الهموم:
تلك التي لا تعرف سببها.
كأن شيء يجثم على صدرك، ويشلّ أطرافك.
هي منبّهات للمراجعة، ومحطات للمحاسبة.
حينها يفكّر المؤمن في سبب همه وغمه، لعلها مظلمة وقع فيها، أو ذنب قارفه، أو غفلة اعتادها.
فيصلح من حاله توبةً واستغفاراً وإنابةً، حتى يرى تقشّع تلك الغيمة عن سمائه.— د.محمد بن غالب العُمري (@m_g_alomari) September 26, 2021