Stop to Reflect

Do not be sad, for sickness is a transient state of being: the sin can be forgiven, the debt will be repaid, the beloved one who is abroad will return, the sinner will repent, and the poor will be increased in their wealth

Do not be sad, for do you not see how the black clouds disperse and the violent winds subside?

Your hardship will be followed by comfort and your future is bright

(Source: Book titled "Don't be Sad")

Do Not Be Sad: Wait Patiently for a Happy Outcome

The following hadith is found in the book of Al-Tirmidhi:

"The best form of worship is to wait (patiently) for a happy outcome." ...

If a situation reaches the level of crisis, then expect a light and an opening to appear. ...

(A wise man once said):

"Let events flow in their predestined path,

And do not sleep except with a clear mind,

Between the period of the blinking of the eye and its opening,

Allah changes things from one state to another."

(Source: Book titled "Don't be Sad")

Don't be Sad:

Live today as if it were the last day of your life. With this frame of mind and outlook towards life, you have no reason to allow sadness or anger to steal the little time you have ...

Live with heart, body and soul for today only, without dwelling upon the past and without being anxious about the future ...

A Chinese proverb reads "Do not cross the bridge till you reach it"

In other words, be anxious of events only when they come to pass.

How can he truly live who carries with him the concerns of the past, the present and the future?

How can one find peace while constantly recollecting that which has already occured?

(Source: Book titled "Don't be Sad")

Being positive and taking one day at a time without worrying about the future is important for inner peace

The Art of Happiness

Do not be sad. If you are poor, then someone else is emmersed in debt.

If you do not own your means of transportation, then someone else has been deprived of his legs.

If you have reason to complain concerning the pains of sickness, then someone else has been bedridden for years....

Do not be sad, because if you are you disturb your soul and heart and you prevent yourself from sleeping

(Source: Book titled "Don't be Sad")

"Count your blessings" is an important key for happiness and inner peace. Don't think of those who have more than yourself, always think of those who have less and say Al-Hamdulel-Allah

Is Wealth Really That Important?

Life is like an art or a science: it needs to be learned and cultivated.

It is much better for a person to plant love in his life than to glorify money, using all his might to help it ease its way into his pocket or his account.

What is life when all its energy are exploited and used for the sole purpose of accumulating wealth, an existence where no energy is directed towards the cultivation of beauty, splendor and love?

Most people do not open their eyes to the beauty of life, but open them only to gold and silver. ...

Blessed is the one who has a teacher that helps him to develop his natural abilities and broaden his horizons. ... The soul should be like the sun radiating light and hope. The heart should be filled with tenderness, virtue, benevolence, and a geniune love for spreading goodness to all those that are connected to it.

(Source: Book titled "Don't be Sad")

Be Just

(Thus We made you a just nation) (2:143)

Both your conscience and your Religion demand that you be just, which means you should neither exaggerate nor understate, neither go into excess nor do too little.

Whoever seeks happiness should be just, regardless of whether he is in an angry, a sad or a joyful mood. Exaggeration in our dealings with others is unacceptable. The best course is the middle course. Whoever follows his desires will likely magnify the importance of any given situation, always making a big deal out of nothing. ...

More often than not, what you feel will happen in the future does not end up taking place.

Here is something you should try: when you fear something, immagine that the worst possible outcome takes place, and then train yourself to feel prepared and contented with that outcome.

If you do this, you will find that you have saved yourself from apprehensions and superstitions that would otherwise have caused you much grief.

(Source: Book titled "Don't be Sad")