Sources of Grief
Greed of what people have, committing sins, strong desire in the pleasures of
this world, envy, default to perform duties.
Treatment of Grief
Strong belief that everything happens as destined by Allah, assuredness of the
means of sustenance enumerated by Allah, patience with respect to what Allah
Most High has willed, preservation of the tongue, remembrance of what one has
done for the sake of the Hereafter, regret of what one hasn’t done for the
Hereafter (in order to make one more inclined to make good deeds), refraining
from sadness for of what has been missed, faith that things we didn’t get are
not part of our means of sustenance, hence they are not useful in the future,
there are things which we will never get save when the time is ripe for them, an
assumption should be made that what we didn’t get should never occur to our
minds, crying over spilt milk is futile, often say: “No power and no strength
save by the grace of Allah” as it is a cure for more than ninety nine disease
the least of which is worry, it is a treasure of Heaven, often ask the
forgiveness of Allah day and night, eat grapes (especially the black ones), keep
your clothes clean, keep you hair clean, know there is ease after every
hardship.
* Book: Materialwest. By sayed Sami Khadra.