Request:
Assalamualaikum Mawlana Shaykh Nazim, Mawlana Shaykh Hisham and all eshaykh staff
Thank you for this website and for praying for us and educating us. I feel truly blessed to have this site to learn from and really appreciate the effort that goes into it. May Allah swt bless all of you for your wonderful work and keep us with Sultanul Awliya in dunya and akhirat.
My question is how do I silence my mind from all unnecessary thoughts. I have a problem of too many random thoughts that occur while awake or while I’m trying to fall asleep. And these thoughts intensify even when I’m trying to focus on doing my ibadah. Sometimes they are very disrespectful and inappropriate thoughts/images. How do I block out all the “nonsense”? How do I let go and not think too much and not dwell on unimportant things too much?
Response:
wa `alaykum salam,
Send salawats on the Prophet (s) at least 100x’s when you feel this way. It focuses your energy, decreases distraction and bring immense blessings on you.
Dr. Aziz Hussein
