Question No. 3273 31 August 2022 Official answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat) verified Content level: Intermediate

What can I do about anxiety over losing blessings?

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For some time now, whenever I feel happy to have a blessing and give thanks for it, I lose it after a while. Thoughts of that blessing come to mind on their own. This has happened so often that now, whenever a thought comes to mind, I recite Āyat al-Kursī and the two sūrahs of refuge, but the same thing still happens. This includes all kinds of things, such as my work and livelihood and material blessings. At present, I feel that I will lose anything in my life that brings me contentment and gratitude, and that my positive thoughts turn into bad events.

Before something bad happens, I see many insects in my dreams—though this is when I am in a state between sleep and wakefulness.

Subject category: Ethics and Spirituality Supplication and Litany Ethics and Spirituality

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To ease anxiety about losing blessings, it is recommended that you complete a recitation of the Ṣaḥīfa Sajjādiyya with full attentiveness and regularly recite Prayers 17 and 20. You should also perform the Night Prayer, including all its recommended acts, and ask people of piety to pray for your spiritual vigilance.

Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)

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Complete a recitation of the Ṣaḥīfa Sajjādiyya with full presence of heart.

Make a regular practice of reciting Supplications 17 and 20 of the Ṣaḥīfa Sajjādiyya.

Do not neglect the night prayer. Make the shafʿ and witr prayers longer, observing all their recommended practices.

Ask the God-fearing to pray for you as you maintain spiritual vigilance.

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What can I do about anxiety over losing blessings?

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Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)

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