🕌 Worship in the home · #93

My heart is broken after being betrayed by my spouse. How can worship help me hold on?

When the heart is most broken, worship becomes the place to lay down a burden no human can carry. Allah says: “Seek help through patience and prayer” (Surah al-Baqarah 2:153). Pour out all your pain to Allah in prostration and supplication, because He never tires of listening. Increase the dhikr that calms the heart when your thoughts are in turmoil. Worship does not mean pretending you are not hurt or letting injustice stand; it gives you the strength to face the situation with a clear mind. Keep making worldly efforts too: talk things through, get advice and protect your rights. The combination of patience, prayer and the right action is the way out. See trials in a marriage.

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Surah al-Baqarah 2:153

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