Does your mental health matter?

Does my mental health matter? That's a question I'm often asked and maybe during this video, you can help me answer it. One day while Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu was standing on the pulpit addressing the community. He started to cry and said, the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam stood here or I'm standing on the first year after Hendra, Abu bakkar, Ruthie Lohan, who then wept for some time, and then said, I asked Allah for pardon an overall well being, for people are never given anything after certainty of faith that is better than well being. Then Abu Bakr radi Allahu Han, who said that he witnessed when our beloved Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam mounted the pulpit, and

then wept sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and while his tears were flowing down his blessed face sallallahu alayhi wa sallam he said,

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ask Allah for forgiveness and all encompassing wellness, for after being granted certainty. One is given nothing better than wellness. That's how important your wellness is. The scholars of Hades have said that the word afia is an all encompassing word. It's all encompassing wellness, spiritual in this life in the hereafter physical, mental and emotional. And it also means to be protected from fifth and trials and afflictions. asking Allah subhanaw taala for well being and working towards that is essential to the quality of our life.

Your spiritual, physical and mental wellness are so important that our beloved Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam in addition to teaching us to ask a last pan with Allah for apphia overall well being, he sallallahu alayhi wa sallam taught us to seek refuge in Allah, from the things that disturb our wellness every morning and every evening. It's so important that he sallallahu alayhi wa sallam noticed when one of his companions was distressed emotionally, and he said the law honey he was hurting them didn't judge him.

He didn't tell him that he didn't have enough faith, but rather directed him and taught him something to do to help. He took note of his emotional distress and didn't dismiss it. One day, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam entered the masjid and a man from the unsired named abou Mama halabi. Allahu anhu was sitting there. And our beloved Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam noticed that this companion looked like something was off, like he was in distress. So the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam went up to him and said, Oh, I bought a murmur. What is the matter? Why is it that I see you sitting here in the masjid while it's not time for prayer? Here are the Allahu

anhu responded hormone when lyza met me What do you know Nia Rasul Allah, on messenger of Allah I'm overwhelmed by anxieties and debts. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam didn't say, How could you say that you're overwhelmed with worry, as staff at a law here my companion? How could you be like this? Now, that's not our beloved Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was a mercy to all of the universe, and that's not our beautiful religion. He sallallahu alayhi wa sallam responded with empathy and compassion. He sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, shall I not teach you something?

To say by which a loss of handle its Allah will relieve your worries and settle your debts? I will remember the lower and he responded of course the RSM Allah. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said say in the morning and in the evening a lot of them in the arrows will be coming to me well hasn't what oh the became in aloha jersey. Well, castle Well, the became in Germany well, over the weekend in Alberta Dany waka Harare jell O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and sadness. I seek refuge in You from incapacity and laziness. I seek refuge in You from cowardice and miserliness and I seek refuge in You from being overwhelmed by debt and the tyrant of men. Our beloved Prophet

sallallahu alayhi wa sallam empowered Abu mama radi Allahu anhu by giving him a tool to help him

He told him, basically that he can work on changing his situation, because he mattered. And you matter, your well being matters. You also can learn tools and skills to empower yourself. Having overall wellness is such a blessing from Allah subhana wa Tada. And it's something we can all work towards achieving in our own way. Our spiritual, physical and mental health are not fixed, we can work on improving them. The past year has been one of the most challenging and years in modern history, one that has taken a toll on our spiritual, physical and mental health. And I've seen the impact of these unprecedented times on my friends, family and even myself. This year, I would like

to focus on cultivating my spiritual and psychological well being, and I'd like to share that journey with you. I love for you what I love for myself. So I invite you to join me for journey 2021 which is a comprehensive online program in which you will learn 12 elements of achieving spiritual and mental wellness in journey 2021. I'll address mental wellness from a holistic point of view, integrating the physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions. This program features a unique method in which all use our rich Islamic tradition, neuroscience, and psychology. I'm excited to share holistic and evidence based methods to help you optimize your spiritual and

psychological state. While I work with you towards billet building a healthier and more joyful you. I'm honored to announce that we will have a variety of guest instructors joining us will have a virtual book club and live q&a sessions and shot law. Now you may be thinking, why should I take the time to work on my mental health? Why should I invest in this program? Well, many of us know how important it is to stay physically fit. Unfortunately, many of us underestimate just how important mental health is to our overall wellness. Our mental health affects all other aspects of our lives, including our spiritual and physical health. When we don't prioritize and work on our mental health,

it can really take a toll on the quality of our life. Why is our mental health so important? mental wellness is integral to living a healthy lifestyle. Our mental health affects how we think, feel and act. It also helps determine how we handle everyday stress, relate to others make decisions. It affects our ability to cope with the inevitable adversity that we face in life. It affects how we adapt to our circumstances and solve problems. And it also affects how we relate to others in our lives. It affects our ability to be happy and productive. Our mental health influences the way that we look at our lives, ourselves, the world and others. And like physical health, our mental health

is important at every stage of our life, from childhood to adolescence through adulthood. nurturing our mental health can also help us combat and even prevent mental health problems in the future, and drastically improves the quality of our lives. Everyone can benefit from learning how to enhance and protect their mental health. There are steps that you can take to improve your mental health every day. One of the best things you can do for your mental well being is to recognize that your current state isn't permanent. You can improve your spiritual and mental state and inshallah I can teach you how journey 2021 will lay out how to enhance your overall well being based on the latest research

condensed into easy to understand videos. New videos will be added each month that cover essential components of spiritual and mental health, which will help guide you on your wellness journey. You'll be able to view them at your own pace and at your own convenience. inshallah, you will leave each session well informed and equipped with powerful tools to help you enhance your well being and build long lasting habits. Monthly modules give you the time to work on one component that month and create a realistic action plan. One of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves is working on our wellness ally best bin Abdul muttalib Robbie Allahu anhu who is the beloved uncle of the Prophet

sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said

I said, O Messenger of Allah teach me something that I may ask Allah subhanaw taala for. Now think about this. This is one of the most beloved people to the prophet SAW Selim. And what he responds is going to be super important. He sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, ask Allah for half year, while being then an ambassador below and who said that he came back to the prophet SAW Selim The next day, and said, O Messenger of Allah teach me something that I may ask Allah for. The Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam responded, Oh, hi bass, oh uncle of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi Salaam, ask Allah for Latvia in this world and in the hereafter. And in another narration, a man

came to the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam and said, messenger of Allah, what is the best supplication?

And he sallallahu alayhi Salaam answered, asking Allah for forgiveness and well being in this world and the next. And so the man came back the following day and asked the prophet SAW them again a prophet of Allah, what's the best supplication? What's the best until hat? And he sallallahu alayhi wa sallam answered asking Allah for forgiveness, and well being in this world and the next.

And then he said, when you are given while being in this world and the next then you have achieved success. He asked our last panel, the Most Merciful, the most generous to gift us all pardon and the half year wellness in this life and the next alum amihan. So does our mental health matter. I pray by now you know, of course does join us while we work towards cultivating holistic wellness. I look forward to spending the year growing with you