The FiveBeforeFive.com is a website originally focused on healthy living, meant to offer support and mental health resources to Muslims and anyone interested in Islam or learning about mental health from an Islamic perspective. Our purpose is to encourage people to be proactive in taking care of themselves mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. The hope is that people strengthen themselves emotionally and spiritually to better cope with some of the difficulties that Allah allows to enter into our lives, AND to better recognize when you need help and how to get when you find yourself in the middle of some hardship that is overwhelming. On the site you can find information about many issues affecting everyday Muslims in their everyday lives. You can find discussions, readings, videos, and tips on issues important to you or someone close to you. Our goal is to make people feel like they have access to discussions and information that they do not have access to at home or in their social circles. We want to be real and true to the kinds of conversations that we all know we need to be having and to the real issues that we go through as a Muslim community but have not found a way to talk about in a better, more productive and honest way.
Recently, we have expanded our mission to include mental health advocacy for communities of color, especially people of all faiths in communities of color, and all underserved groups. Our goal is to increase access to mental health services to the poor, uninsured and underinsured, communities that face proximity barriers to accessing mental health counseling, and those looking for therapists who reflect their backgrounds and lived experiences. This particularly the mission of our Psychology In Color initiative. Find out more at psychologyincolor.com
On the authority of Ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Take advantage of five before five: your youth before your old age, your health before your illness, your riches before your poverty, your free time before your work, and your life before your death.”
Al-Albani graded as Sahih.
عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اغْتَنِمْ خَمْسًا قَبْلَ خَمْسٍ شَبَابَكَ قَبْلَ هَرَمِكَ وَصِحَّتَكَ قَبْلَ سَقَمِكَ وَغِنَاكَ قَبْلَ فَقْرِكَ وَفَرَاغَكَ قَبْلَ شُغُلِكَ وَحَيَاتَكَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِكَ
9575 شعب الإيمان للبيهقي الحادي والسبعون من شعب الإيمان
1077 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح الجامع