"What does Islam say about burnout and exhaustion?"
Islam explicitly prohibits self-destruction: 'Do not throw yourselves into destruction' (2:195). The Prophet ﷺ modeled sustainable spiritual living, he rested, took breaks, slept, and told his companions: 'Your body has a right over you, your eyes have a right over you, and your wife has a right over you' (Bukhari). Burnout is often a sign of forgetting that you are a trustee of your body, not its owner.
The Prophet ﷺ worked hard, but he also rested. He took Qaylula (midday naps). He recommended: 'If one of you feels sleepy while praying, let him go sleep until the sleep has gone.' He told Salman Al-Farsi RA: 'Your Lord has a right over you, your body has a right over you, your family has a right over you, give each its right.' Balance is Sunnah.
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
La yukallifu Allahu nafsan illa wus'aha
Allah does not burden a soul beyond what it can bear, Quran 2:286
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