Q: I suffer from depression. Im a religious person and offer prayers five times a day and even tahajjud and read Quran with translation, but when I am depressed, I leave all this, miss prayers, mostly esha, I lose interest in prayers and don’t offer most of them. What to do? There is nobody to ask me to offer prayer, what is the cure of this disease?
A: Force yourself to perform your namaaz whether you are depressed or not. May Allah Ta`ala cure you.
And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
Answered by:
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)