16. Depression Management in Islam ▶️ Problem: Celebrity status seekers ▶️ Solution: Contentment

 16. Depression Management in Islam

Problem: Celebrity status seekers

Solution: Contentment

Modern day generation is social media savvy; they spent most of their time on updating their profiles to get attention in terms of likes, shares, upvotes, tweets etc.

When they fail to get the attention as per their expectation, they feel frustrated. Many new cases have been reported in this regard.

Prophet Mohammed PBUH has given two-point formula for getting liked by both the creator and all the mankind

• عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ قَالَ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دُلَّنِي عَلَى عَمَلٍ إِذَا أَنَا عَمِلْتُهُ أَحَبَّنِي اللَّهُ وَأَحَبَّنِي النَّاسُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ازْهَدْ فِي الدُّنْيَا يُحِبَّكَ اللَّهُ وَازْهَدْ فِيمَا فِي أَيْدِي النَّاسِ يُحِبُّوكَ 4102 سنن ابن ماجه كتاب الزهد باب الزهد في الدنيا

• دنیا سے بے رغبتی رکھو، اللہ تم کو محبوب رکھے گا، اور جو کچھ لوگوں کے پاس ہے اس سے بے نیاز ہو جاؤ، تو لوگ تم سے محبت کریں گے“۔

• “Renounce the world and Allah will love you. Renounce what people possess, and people will love you.”

What’s expected from us is:

try to avoid over attachment with worldly things, you will get near to Allah

meet people without expecting anything from them

Be friendly with them for the sake and love of Allah

Instead of expecting from people, try to meet their expectations