B Journey Towards Happiness -The One Deprived of Happiness



Misery is following one's desires, and committing sins and misdeeds. Worldly pleasures are intertwined with various forms of harm. They are the cause of misery in this world and the Hereafter. Allah, glorified be He, says:


وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَن ذِكْرِى فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ مَعِيشَةًۭ ضَنكًۭا وَنَحْشُرُهُۥ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ أَعْمَىٰ ١٢٤

"But whoever turns away from My remembrance - indeed, he will have a depressed life" 

(Surah Taha, :124)


This means a life of hardship and distress1.

Shaykh al-Islam, may Allah have mercy on him, said, "Every evil in the world, regarding a servant, is a result of disobeying the Messenger, peace be upon him, or ignorance of what he came with; and the happiness of the servants in their worldly life and the Hereafter lies in following the message."2

To escape misery and attain happiness, one must repent and turn to Allah. Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said, "The door to evil is closed through repentance and seeking forgiveness"3.

The purity and well-being of the heart can only be achieved by abandoning sinful acts, as sins are akin to poisons that can deteriorate or weaken the heart. Therefore, whoever transitions from the state of humiliation brought by disobedience to the state of honor found in obedience, Allah enriches them without wealth and grants them contentment and comfort without reliance on worldly companions. Conversely, the wretched individuals the one who turns away from obeying Allah and indulges in what Allah has forbidden.




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