Reasons for Hardships and Calamities by Abu Iyaad

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An excerpt from the above lecture
Ibn al Qayyim Rahimahullah explaining the causes of anxiety and feeling down and grief and depression said, Indeed all of this, like grief and anxiety and so on and so forth, these are from two angles. The first thing that causes this anxiety and depression and grief is aspiring for the world, and being zealous for it and secondly it is the deficiency in performing the deeds of righteousness and obedience.
So here is the source of your anxiety and depression. Pursuing the dunya and neglecting increasing your Eeman. If you increased your Emaan and reflected upon the Quran and reflected upon Allāh's names and attributes, then that knowledge would allow you to understand what happens from Allāh's Qadha wal Qadr in the right way and so therefore you would not be a victim to depression and anxiety, by being a victim to your own thoughts and feelings, which are not rooted in knowledge. Right? And likewise, your neglect of doing deeds of righteousness. Here are two causes of anxiety and depression.
So when calamities and difficulties come, you do not have the tools, there are no tools with you, where are the weapons? Where are the weapons that will allow you to deal with hardships?
[Slightly Paraphrased]
Treating fear and Anxiety caused by the lockdown
Ustadh Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafiq