Wa `alaykum as-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.

 

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

 

All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.

 

If your mother is in ICU, you ought to spend as much time as you can to care for her – even if it has adverse effect on your studies.

 

Taking care of your mother is a greater priority in this case; the academic study can be put off or compromised and can be resumed later.

It is a priority for you if you are the only person closest to her who can do it.

 

Otherwise, you can divide your time and plan it in such a way that you don’t need to suspend or postpone your studies altogether. If you do it seeking the pleasure of Allah and the blessings of your mother, Allah will open doors for you in such a way that you will be able to complete your studies later. Allah promises us that if you forego something solely for the pleasure of Allah, He will never disappoint you; instead He will give you better substitute.

 

If on the other hand you are not the only person who can do it, and you have other closest relatives such as sister or aunts who can care for her, then you need to divide your time. If you have the best of intentions to balance your duties to your mother with your study and pray to Allah, he will make it easy for you. Thus, once again, you will not be compelled to sacrifice your studies altogether.

 

If however you were to ignore your mother altogether and focus solely on your studies you will be depriving the blessings of Allah and your mother, thus ending up as a loser in both worlds. I will never advise you to end up in this category

 

Allah Almighty knows best.