"Allāh does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity." [Quran 2:286]
Trials and tribulations are an inherent part of this life and an inescapable obstacle all must respond to. The broken heart is one of the most intense trials of this worldly life and one that can be severely detrimental to your physical, mental, and spiritual health.
It is important to remember Shaytaan wishes to lead us to despair and sin in times of vulnerability and weakness.
Not only can the broken heart be a burden in this world, but it can also lead us away from the path of Jannah in the hereafter if we were to succumb to Shaytaan's whispers.
How can we then deal with the grief of a broken heart and save ourselves in the Akhirah?
Abu Hurairah Narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever takes a path upon which to obtain knowledge, Allah makes the path to Paradise easy for him." [Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2646]
The increase of knowledge not only allows us to ATTAIN Jannah, but allows us to navigate the traps and plots of Shaytaan along this path.
Nothing heals a wound like time spent with the pertinent, beneficial knowledge of our Deen - in turn being in the constant remembrance of Allah.
To address this, we've compiled a list of the top 8 books one can turn to in mending a broken heart inshaAllah and attaining the pleasure of Allah:
1. I Lost My Way: Finding Happiness after Despair by Yasmin Mogahed
2. Don’t Be Sad by Dr. shaykh Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni
3. Healing the Emptiness by Yasmin Mogahed
4. Reclaim Your Heart by Yasmin Mogahed
5. Inner Dimensions Of The Prayer by Imam Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya
6. You Can Be The Happiest Woman by Dr. shaykh Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni
7. The Keys To Happiness by Shaykh Muhammad Al-Jamee
8. A Handbook Of Spiritual Medicine Paperback by Ibn Daud