Journey Towards Happiness -How Do I Know If I Am Truly Happy?


True happiness is achieved through three things: gratitude for blessings, patience during trials, and seeking forgiveness for sins.

Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, elaborated on the signs of a servant's happiness, he said, "When one shows gratitude for blessings, exercises patience during trials, and seeks forgiveness for sins, these three things are crucial indicators of a servant's happiness. They are the signs of their success in this world and the Hereafter, and a servant needs for them"1.

These qualities not only signify success in both this world and the Hereafter but are also essential for a true servant who recognizes their constant need for them and never neglects their importance.

Furthermore, if you deeply reflect and hold yourself accountable for your shortcomings, magnify your mistakes, fear your slip-ups, and disregard the good deeds you have done in the hope of seeking rewards from your Creator, then these are signs of a soul seeking a happy life. Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said, "The sign of happiness is when a person keeps his good deeds behind and constantly focuses on his faults. The sign of misery is when a person keeps his good deeds in front of him and neglects his faults"2.

Therefore, true happiness lies in being conscious of one's Creator, displaying good behavior towards others, expressing gratitude for blessings and utilizing them in obedience to Allah, facing trials with patience and accountability, and inner contentment. This stems from the confidence that Allah purifies the soul through, elevates one's status. This true happiness also lies in a person seeking forgiveness for his sins from his Lord, and feeling remorse for past mistakes.


References:

1 Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, whose full name is Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Abdul-Halim ibn Abdul-Salam ibn Taymiyyah al-Harrani, then al-Dimashqi. He was born in 661 AH and passed away in 728 AH.

2 Collected Fatwas of Sheikh al-Islam (193/20)

1 Al- Al-Hutayah , in his diwan (393)

1 Abu al-Fida' Isma'il ibn 'Umar ibn Kathir al-Qurashi al-Basri then al-Dimashqi, born in 701 AH and died in Damascus in 774 AH. Al-Radd al-Wafir (p. 92), Dhayl Tabqat al-Huffaz by al-Suyuti (238).

2 Tafsir Ibn Kathir (601/4).

3 Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr ibn Ayyub al-Dimashqi, Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah, born in 691 AH and died in 751 AH. Dhayl Tabqat al-Hanabilah (170/5).

4 Zad al-Ma'ad (186/4).

1 Collected Fatawa Shaykh al-Islam (51/1)

2 Al-Wabil al-Sayyib, ( 48)

1 Zad Al-Maseer fi 'Ilm At-Tafsir (180/3)

2 Majmoo' Fatawa Shaykh al-Islam (93/19)

3 Zad Al-Ma'ad (186/4)

1 Miftah Dar As-Sa'adah (298/1)

2 Al-Wabil As-Sayyib (5)

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