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Affective Lability, Reactive Hostility, and Facial Dysmorphia- A Tender Heart

 

 Question:

My emotional sensitivity is so tender that watching a melancholy cinematic scene brings tears unbidden to my eyes; presenting an official petition before a senior superior in the office similarly induces weeping, and listening to devotional elegies triggers violent, choking sobs.

Yet paradoxically, under ordinary domestic circumstances, I am intensely authoritarian, harsh, and severe. My tone frequently turns so rough that even my elders tremble with apprehension. Inwardly, intense remorse gnaws at my soul, yet I do not hesitate to physically discipline my children over trivial matters. This behavioral pattern has ruined my physical countenance: an aura of harsh sullenness and gloom clouds my face. When I look at myself in the mirror, my brain experiences a visceral shock.

Answer:

Every morning strictly prior to sunrise, recite Yā Wadūdu (یَا وَدُوْدُ) once over a single sip of water and drink it on an empty stomach. It is essential that this practice is executed invariably before the sun emerges above the horizon.

Malicious Accusation, Perjury, and Socio-Judicial Injustice- Sudden Calamity

 

 Question:

At 1:30 in the night, while returning from a cinema with two companions, cries of "Help! Help!" erupted from the private quarters of the local mosque imam. Rushing to his aid, we discovered that armed ruffians were attempting to abduct his daughter. We fought the assailants, sustained injuries, and summoned police assistance.

Iniquitously, the imam took a false oath upon the Holy Quran and, swayed by financial inducement, submitted a perjured testimony framing the three of us for the crime. His own daughter protested to her parents that we had risked our lives and bled to protect their honor, yet greed drove the imam to betray us. We are now financially ruined by endless court proceedings, lacking the five thousand rupees demanded to settle. Disgust with worldly wealth consumes me; I pray for death to escape this injustice. Deliver us from this sudden nightmare.

Answer:

May Allah Almighty enfold you in every dimension of His divine mercy. Do not be consumed by anxiety. Let all three companions recite continually at all times—while walking, standing, or resting, with or without ritual ablution:

Naṣrun mina Allāhi wa-fatḥun qarīb (Surah As-Saff, 61:13)

نَصْرٌ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَفَتْحٌ قَرِیْبٌ

(Help from Allah and an imminent victory)

Persist in this sacred invocation; divine vindication will prevail.

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