ANSWER:

This is your failure to balance your life.

A muslim excels in all what he does as he knows that this is something Allah loves and people will look up to him as a role model.

If you are unable to do well in medicine, don’t waste time and leave.

The other option is to excel in your studies while giving sometime to studying Islam little by little without compromising your medical studies.

QUESTION: I have a genuine concern. I’m a medical student and also try to share what I learn of deen. But I struggle academically, and this makes me question whether I should be a daa’i. I worry that people may think, “She’s so into religion, but doesn’t even do well in medicine,” and that I’m misrepresenting deen. How should I understand and deal with this?

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QUESTION: If Allah doesn’t burden a soul beyond its capacity, as stated in the Quran (2:286), why do people still struggle with depression, memory loss, schizophrenia other mental health issues after a trauma Or massive hair loss post trauma ? Why might someone in such a situation consider suicide?”