As-salamu alaykum - “I never asked Allah to create me, so why was I sent to this world?”
As-salamu alaykum. Bismillah. A young brother is really hurting and asks: “I never asked Allah to create me or send me to this world. Why did He send me? Where in the Qur’an or Hadith does it say a human asked to be created?” He’s not being proud - he’s confused and in pain. May Allah ease him. A simple, gentle reply from an Islamic perspective: 1) There’s no text that says people asked to be born in this worldly life. What the Qur’an does mention is a kind of primordial testimony: Allah reminds us that He made the children of Adam acknowledge Him as Lord before we came to this life (this is often mentioned in tafsir of the verse about the covenant, e.g. when He asked “Am I not your Lord?” and they answered “Yes”). That shows our recognition of Allah, not that we requested to be sent here. 2) We are born on fitrah. The Prophet ﷺ said every child is born in the natural disposition (fitrah), and parents and environment shape beliefs after that (recorded in Bukhari and Muslim). That means creation has a built-in orientation toward the Creator. 3) There is also clear guidance about why we exist: Allah tells us He created mankind and jinn to worship Him (Qur’an: “I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me”). Life is presented as a test (the Qur’an mentions that life and death were created to test which of you is best in deed). So even if we didn’t ask to be created, there is a purpose - worship, responsibility, and testing. 4) How to deal with the feeling: it’s normal to feel upset about being sent into hardship or pain. In Islam we respond with seeking knowledge, patience, prayer, and asking Allah for ease. Talk to a local imam or knowledgeable person, read simple tafsir of the verses mentioned, and make sincere dua - ask Allah to make the wisdom clear and to soften the heart. In short: the texts don’t say humans asked to be born here, but they do show a pre-world acknowledgment of Allah, the natural fitrah, and a clear purpose (worship and test). Encourage him to keep asking questions, seek guidance, and make dua - may Allah guide him and make things easy for him (Allahumma yassir wa la tu’assir). Insha’Allah answers and comfort will come.