Islam Is a Religion of Ease, Not Hardship – Why Are You Making It So Difficult?
You think Islam is all seriousness and strictness? The Prophet ﷺ smiled SO much that his companions specifically mentioned it. Jarir ibn Abdullah رضي الله عنه said: “The Prophet ﷺ never refused to see me since I became Muslim, and never looked at me except with a smile.” Every time. Without fail. The Prophet ﷺ said: “Smiling in your brother’s face is charity.” He made worship easy, not burdensome. He said: “Religion is easy, and no one overburdens himself in his religion except that it will overcome him.” So if you’re drowning in strictness and joylessness – that’s not the Islam the Prophet ﷺ taught. Your Islam should bring peace, not anxiety. Joy, not misery.