Hawzah News Agency - Question: I have a friend who is absent-minded and psychologically confused right now. I have no idea how to help him, and it hurts me a lot to see him struggling like this. Could you please give me some advice on how to save him?
Answer:
First off, I just want to say how awesome it is to see how much you care about your friend and want to help him. Having that kind of empathy and concern is a quality that Allah absolutely loves to see in believers. To help pull your friend out of this, I suggest that you first rely on Allah and ask for His assistance, and then try the following steps:
- Be gentle and kind: Approach him with a lot of patience and kindness so he feels safe enough to trust you!
- Do some digging: Try reaching out to his relatives to figure out what his actual problem might be behind the scenes.
- Build trust through shared experiences: Make him feel less alone by telling him about similar conditions you’ve either helped treat or read about, and explain how people successfully got through them!
- Talk about faith and forgiveness: Gently explain the negative impacts of disobeying Allah and the massive benefits of obeying Him. He might be feeling deeply melancholy because of guilt over a hidden sin. If that’s the case, encourage him to repent and pray to Allah for forgiveness. Remind him of the beautiful truth: someone who repents from a sin becomes as totally pure as the moment they were born.
- Spark some motivation: Do your best to inspire a sense of hope, purpose, and active energy in him!
- Plan a getaway: Organize a fun trip with your friend group and bring him along! Try to smoothly and skillfully get him involved in the group activities and amusements to get his mind off things.
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Source: "For a better future" by Hussain Ansariyan , Q24
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