Comments on: What Are You Addicted To?

By: Sumaya

Sumaya — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 20:31:40 +0000

In reply to Black Abaya Girl. SubhanAllah, that is so true.

By: suzetterais

suzetterais — Wed, 18 May 2016 05:58:35 +0000

Is it the duty of a husband to help his wife if she has an addiction?

By: Productive Muslim Customer Support

Productive Muslim Customer Support — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 07:34:40 +0000

In reply to Miles59.

@Miles59 – Wa alaikumussalaam warahmatullah,

Thanks for reaching out.

I’d strongly recommend these articles for you:
Better Habit-Making Series: https://productivemuslim.com/tag/habit-making/
Productive Thinking Series: https://productivemuslim.com/tag/productive-thinking-series/

They would really help you learn how to develop the right mindset and determination to change habits that have become so strongly ingrained in us that they’re akin to addictions.

I hope this helps!

By: Miles59

Miles59 — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 03:55:59 +0000

salamalaikoum I have a problem of addiction I don not stop to check my facebook all the time you have advice

By: Mohamed

Mohamed — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:24:02 +0000

In reply to nomadone.

@nomadone, Salam bro,

Have you tried to substitute coffee with Yerba Mate ?
Yerba Mate has a caffeine like substance that give you the energy and the cognitive concentration but with so side effects. In fact studies have shows that it relaxes your body and improves your REM sleep cycle. Unlike coffee, Yerba Mate does is not a diuretic and is very alkaline to your body, and it also speeds up your metabolism.
Good luck bro.
Salam

By: Musamohdahmed

Musamohdahmed — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:44:00 +0000

ProductiveMuslim! I really appreciate your article regarding addiction in all its ramifications. Infact I can vertually say you are talking to me on the above caption. I will gain a lot from your suggestion and try as much as I can to change and get addicted to more positive things are are beneficial to me and all. Thank you.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:07:00 +0000

In reply to aaroseha.

JazakAllah Khair for an excellent question. Couple of points:

1. Moderation is quite a subjective matter; for someone, reading 3 juz’ of Quran each night is considered extreme, but for another who is used to read 7-10 juz’ each night, that might be moderate. Most of the hadeeths that talk about moderation are – as you mentioned – focussed on not going beyond someone’s capacity or overburdening ourselves.

2. The article above wanted to give a new perspective to falling in love with good deeds. Many people find good deeds a chore, and that they require hard work, but what if we said that you can actually enjoy the good deeds, and in fact you’ll enjoy them so much that the moment you stop doing them, you’ll get withdrawal symptoms! It’s a different perspective and one that I hope would encourage people to look at good deeds from a new light.

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,
Abu Productive

By: aaroseha

aaroseha — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:47:00 +0000

If I may, how does one reconcile being addicted to good deeds with the Prophetic advice of moderation, of doing deeds consistently even if they are in small amounts (as I recall in a Hadith I read but cannot remember verbatim)? Granted, there are countless of bad addictions that I should be pinpointing to before talking about good addictions for that matter, but…

If Allah does not burden a person more than what he can bear, then surely, being addicted to good deeds is kind of like…burdening ourselves with more than what we can bear? I mean, there must be a reason why Rasulullah advised us about moderation.

By: Grace

Grace — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:42:00 +0000

so true…yes…our actions are motivated by the attainment of pleasure and the removal of pain (even if its for a short while)

By: Black Abaya Girl

Black Abaya Girl — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 03:45:00 +0000

Jazakallah. What I like about these articles is that they give you a new perspective for something you already do. Developing an “addiction” to worship would mean getting emotionally attached and treating it as your “pick me up” so that you get withdrawal symptoms when you don’t get regular doses of it. Come to think of it, we DO experience withdrawal symptoms (negative feelings, sadness or worthlessness) when we’re lazy regarding worship, because even if we don’t feel it consciously, our spirit cries out for nutrition.