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Is it permissible for us to neglect treating our mental problems?

١٤ أكتوبر ٢٠١٤
Is it permissible for us to neglect treating our mental problems?

Whatever Allah the Almighty commands, Satan tries to distance the son of Adam from it, either by excess or by negligence. Among these matters: jealousy, such as a husband's jealousy of his wife and a wife's jealousy of her husband. The most prevalent in our days is negligence, where men do not feel jealous of their wives, daughters, and sisters when they go out not in the image that Allah has approved, and they establish relationships with men outside the legal framework, as well as the woman's lack of jealousy of her husband. On the other hand, there is pathological jealousy that may be the result not only of Satan's whispers but also of scientifically described changes in brain neural activity. This jealousy leads to the husband's injustice towards his wife and accusing her of her chastity and honor. The tragedy is that many of these husbands refrain from treating themselves because they see it as "shameful" to consult mental health specialists, so the poor woman becomes the weak victim who pays the price for his pride in refusing treatment, and this may lead in the end to the destruction of family life. One of them says: (I am a married woman, I noticed a change in my husband's behavior, as he began to be jealous of me from the children! I thought the matter was normal at first, but it escalated and increased, and he began to doubt me! If someone passes by the car, he asks me: Have you seen this person before?! Why is he passing in front of the car? Did you hint to him? Then he insults me and curses me! If I put my hand on my body, whether intentionally or unintentionally, or if something touches my body, he scolds me, and sees that I am "lacking in manners"! And he often assaults me with beating. This is only with me, but with others he is cheerful, friendly, and happy!! I suggested to him to go to the doctor, but he refused the idea completely, and insists that I am the sick one, and "lacking in manners," and Allah knows that I am innocent of what he accuses me of, I complained to his family, but he denied what I said, and accused me of lying!) The person described has pathological jealousy that requires treatment. It is one of two types: delusional jealousy (delusional jealousy), in which the patient believes in a decisive belief about the bad morals of the other person (such as his wife) and her lack of self-preservation, and the other type is obsessive jealousy (obsessive jealousy), in which the patient is afflicted with obsessions about the morals of the other person, and in which the patient realizes in his heart that these obsessions are not realistic, but he may still express them and act with oppressive behaviors such as repeatedly questioning his wife and verifying her movements in a hurtful way that makes her feel his suspicion of her. Each of the two diseases has its appropriate treatment (medical or non-medical). My goal from this scientific analysis of a disease is not to focus on the injustice that some husbands fall into, which is that they are afflicted with a mental illness, pathological jealousy or others, and this disease harms his wife and perhaps his children, and he can treat himself and stop the suffering of everyone by the will of Allah, but the pride of this man prevents him, and he does not strive to get rid of the disease by reading informative books about it, for example. So he continues in this form of injustice and sin because his hatred of Allah for his injustice is lighter to him than hurting his pride and arrogance! You are sinning, O husband! (And Allah does not love the unjust). And the woman whom your Prophet (peace be upon him) advised you about is not responsible for bearing your disease and your abuse that you can treat. Ask yourself, O husband: If you knew that family protection organizations and women's protection organizations in your country would seek to punish you for your mistreatment of your wife, would you continue to neglect treatment? If these organizations were absent, did you not pay attention to Allah's oversight of you?! Do we accept to give these organizations, which often entered Muslim countries with the aim of corrupting women and corrupting society through women under the slogans of (freedom) and (equality) and (removing guardianship)... Do we accept to give them an excuse from ourselves and make a way for them over us with our sins and injustice?! You are sinning, O husband, because it may be permissible for you not to treat yourself from some diseases that do not exceed you to others. But if you exceed to others, it is not permissible for you except to treat them. Have you seen if you were infected with an infection, for example, is it permissible for you to neglect it while you know that it may spread to your wife or children? It is true that some of those infected with these diseases may have lost control of themselves to some extent, but many of them, on the other hand, are aware of their need for treatment and are legally obligated to achieve the quality of reason in them. In conclusion, I return to say: the most widespread disease is the weakness of jealousy, but the corrupters on earth often focus on excess to justify negligence, and they frighten the one with moderate legal jealousy that they are mentally ill after they put them in one pot with you who has the disease!! And let us remember what was narrated from the Prophet (peace be upon him): )There is jealousy that Allah loves and there is jealousy that Allah hates: as for what Allah loves, it is jealousy in suspicion, and as for what Allah hates, it is jealousy without suspicion). So jealousy in suspicion, when a husband or wife, for example, exhibits suspicious behavior, this is commendable jealousy. As for the one that occurs without suspicion and complaint without suspicious behavior, it is detestable, so do not leave yourself to what your Lord dislikes, glory be to Him. And Allah knows best.