Why Everything is Going Wrong in My Life?
Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick
Question Summary
I have suffered from depression for many years. I feel like I’m under a lot of tension and that everything is going wrong. I do pray regularly and recite adhkar when I feel depressed. Why do I feel so much pressure and constantly overthink?
Question Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah guide us from the darkness into the light and gift us His love amin.
Dear questioner, you seem to be facing a very challenging test. Know that you are beloved to Allah and that He wants eternal goodness for you. The Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) said: “When Allah loves people, He tests them.” [Al-Tirmidhi]
We hope you have spoken to your doctor about your depression as it appears to be serious. While we all face challenging tests from time to time, we must do our level best to feel and express gratitude for those things that are going right. Among the favors we have right now is that we are alive, have faith, and are followers of the greatest Prophet of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace). Acknowledging the favors of Allah will lead to an increase in His blessings as Allah promises, “Remember when your Lord announced ‘Indeed if you are grateful, I will certainly increase you…’” [Qur’an 14:7]
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I pray this is of benefit and that Allah guides us all.
[Shaykh] Irshaad Sedick
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Shaykh Irshaad Sedick was raised in South Africa in a traditional Muslim family. He graduated from Dar al-Ulum al-Arabiyyah al-Islamiyyah in Strand, Western Cape, under the guidance of the late world-renowned scholar, Shaykh Taha Karaan.
Shaykh Irshaad received Ijaza from many luminaries of the Islamic world, including Shaykh Taha Karaan, Mawlana Yusuf Karaan, and Mawlana Abdul Hafeez Makki, among others.
He is the author of the text “The Musnad of Ahmad ibn Hanbal: A Hujjah or not?” He has served as the Director of the Discover Islam Centre and Al Jeem Foundation. For the last five years till present, he has served as the Khatib of Masjid Ar-Rashideen, Mowbray, Cape Town.
Shaykh Irshaad has thirteen years of teaching experience at some of the leading Islamic institutes in Cape Town). He is currently building an Islamic online learning and media platform called ‘Isnad Academy’ and pursuing his Master’s degree in the study of Islam at the University of Johannesburg. He has a keen interest in healthy living and fitness.
