Q: I suffer from a sever depersonalisation disorder. It prevents me from praying with reverence. I want to pray and I am now trying to memorize as much as I can of the holy Quran. I am so sad I want to pray but I can’t feel that while I am praying I am standing between in front of Allah Ta’ala. I have been struggling with it for 7 years and I always make dua’ and do everything I can to stop it from letting me live a normal life. I want to know what should I do? Am I being a bad Muslim because I keep skipping prayers?
A: Ensure that you perform all your Salaah on its prescribed time. Even if you do not find the desired level of devotion and concentration in your Salaah, then too you should still perform the Salaah on its time. Omitting Salaah is a major sin. You should sincerely repent to Allah Ta’ala for missing out your Salaah in the past and make a firm resolve that you will not repeat this in the future. Similarly you should make qadha of the missed Salaah.
And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
Answered by:
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & Approved:
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)