How do I deal with anxiety and worry as a Muslim?

"In such a case, there is no reason to grieve for the absence of grief. The author of "المَنَازِل" states that the elite are not in the station of grief, for grief is a loss, and the elite are people of experience. If he means they should not deliberately seek grief, he is correct. But if he means that grief does not occur to them, that is not the case, as grief is a natural necessity, though it is not a station."

"Its absence is a deficiency, so one grieves for the loss of grief, just as one weeps for the loss of weeping and fears the absence of fear. This is debatable, as grief for the loss of grief is only commendable when one is preoccupied with praiseworthy joy, which is the joy in اللّٰه's grace and mercy. In such a case, there is no reason to grieve for the absence of grief."

"himself the anxiety of others being exalted above him in it. Indeed, one seeks pleasures to dispel the worry of missing them, seeks knowledge to dispel the worry of ignorance, and is eager to hear news and converse with people to dispel the worry of isolation and being unaware of the world's conditions. He who ate, ate; and he who drank, drank; and he who married, married; and he who clothed himself, clothed himself; and he who played, played; and he who hoarded, hoarded; and he who rode, rode; and he who walked, walked; and he who took his ease, took his ease — only that they might drive away from themselves the opposites of these acts, and all other cares."

"from this world is not sound except after two correct reflections. The first is a reflection upon this world: how swiftly it passes, perishes, and dissolves; its deficiency and lowliness; the pain of jostling for it and craving it; the bitter draughts, vexations, and miseries it brings; and at the end of it all, departure and severance, followed by regret and sorrow. The one who seeks it is never free of anxiety before he attains it, anxiety while he holds it, and grief and sadness after it slips away. That is the first of the two reflections."

"to Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen with You — that You make the Qur'an the springtime of my heart, the light of my breast, the dispeller of my sorrow, and the departure of my anxiety and grief — but that God removes his anxiety and grief and puts joy in their place." They said: O Messenger of God, shall we not learn these words? He said: "Indeed; whoever hears them ought to learn them." This magnificent hadith comprises matters of divine knowledge, of Tawhid, and of servanthood."

"that You make the Qur'an the springtime of my heart, the light of my breast, the lifting of my sorrow, and the departure of my worry and grief. No one has ever said these words but that God removed his worry and grief and gave him relief in their place. They said: Shall we not learn them, O Messenger of God? He said: Indeed, whoever hears them ought to learn them."

"or calms it except the meeting with the beloved. This cannot be resisted by patience, as nothing can quell it except the presence of the one loved. Anxiety The Reality of Anxiety Chapter: Anxiety This longing may intensify and become devoid of patience, thus it is called anxiety. The author of "The Stations" referred to it as such and supported it with the verse of اللّٰه, as narrated about His interlocutor مُوسَى, peace be upon him: "And I hastened to You, my Lord, that You might be pleased." As اللّٰه says in سُورَة طه."

"The capacity for endurance cannot repel or resist it. And اللّٰه knows best. Third Degree of Anxiety: Anxiety that Shows No Mercy, Accepts No Limit, and Leaves No One The third degree is anxiety that shows no mercy ever, accepts no limit, and leaves no one. This anxiety has dominance and overpowering because it may arise from witnessing."

"a grave disease, or inevitably weaken its strength. This leads to the eight afflictions from which the prophet, peace be upon him, sought refuge. Anxiety and sorrow, incapacity and laziness, cowardice and miserliness, overpowering debt, and subjugation by men. Each pair of these afflictions is linked. Anxiety and sorrow are paired because when the heart anticipates its dislike from a future event, it generates anxiety, and when it reflects on a past event, it generates sorrow. Incapacity and laziness are linked. If a person's failure to pursue goodness and success is due to lack of ability, it is incapacity, and if it is due to lack of will,"

"It is said that those most concerned with the world are the most concerned in the Hereafter, and those least concerned with the world are the least concerned in the Hereafter. Faith in fate and contentment with it removes worry, grief, and sadness from the servant. It was mentioned in the presence of رَابِعَة about a friend of اللّٰه whose sustenance came from the garbage heaps. A man there said, "What harm would it be for him to ask اللّٰه to provide for him from other than this?" She replied, "Be silent, you idle one."