Warning Against Anxiety

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Allah detests two sounds: [the sound of] wailing at a catastrophe, and [the sound of] a flute in the time of prosperity.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Beware of anxiety, for it cuts off hope, weakens action, and brings sorrow. And know that the way out [of trouble] lies in two things: resourcefulness where a stratagem exists, and perseverance wherever stratagems fail.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Overcome anxiety with patience, for anxiety erases [Allahs] reward and augments the catastrophe.

Imam Ali (AS), upon hearing the weeping of women for the dead killed in the battle of Siffin, said, ‘Do your women prevail over you from what I can hear?! Can you not prohibit them from making this din?!

Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘The worst expression of grief is screaming and wailing with loud cries, beating ones face and chest, tearing out ones hair; and a man who takes up wailing is a man who has abandoned patience.

Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, ‘The catastrophe is but a single one for the patient man, and two for the anxious one.