Wa alaykum assalam,
Primarily because it is Allah's right to be praised and worshiped regardless what is in it for us. Allah created man and jinn to worship Him. He is our Lord and none is worthy of worship except Allah.
When a muslim utters words against the rights of Allah, it causes repulsion and aversion in the hearts of those who love Him. But look at Allah's mercy with that person. He tells His slaves to be patient with them and deal with them justly. This is His mercy on you and us.
Example: When Allah sent Musa (as) to Pharaoh with the Message, He commanded Musa (as) to speak to him gently.
"And speak to him mildly, perhaps he may accept admonition or fear (Allah)." (Quran 20:44)
If Allah wanted He was able to destroy Pharaoh without warning and not sent His Prophet to him. Since Allah has knowledge of the unseen, He already knew Pharaoh's answer, but He is The Just, and Pharaoh was given a chance but wasted it. So on the Day of Judgment, he will not be able to claim he is in Hell because God did not sent him a guider. My question is, did Pharaoh's refusal to worship Allah diminish His Lordship in any way? Did it take away from His Might and Glory? Or did it bring destruction to himself, and made him an example for the world to come?
So today We will save you in body that you may be to those who succeed you a sign.
And indeed, many among the people, of Our signs, are heedless. [10:92]
Thus this is telling us that Allah has no need for us, or our worship. He is Self Sufficient and has made His right to be worshipped a means for us to attain Jannah by. To overcome our difficulties, to control our nafs and gain victory over the Shaytan whose deepest desire is to lead us all into Hellfire.
Brother/sister, imagine the greatness and mercy of just one blessing. Without water being available to us to quench our thirst, it would feel as if there are thorns stuck in our throat and sand in our mouth. We'd become disorientated, dehydrated and die. Yet Allah gives us water in abundance. So much that we do not even think how much of it we waste. Yet if you had to pay for water, the value for one single glass would be one hundred years of ibadah (hadith). Yet how we devour Allah's provisions and never stop to think of the value of that one morsel and one gulp of water that keeps us alive.
Allah my Lord, Who is never unfair, Who never tires or sleeps, and is in constant watch over His Creation. Who forgives our mountains of sins, Who loves us 70 times more than our own Mothers, and is always there to listen to us when we call Him, and so my heart wrenches in pain to think how anyone can not see the mercies and bounties of Allah subhana wa ta 'ala.
Just because you have a problem, it isn't okay to ignore it, but to fix it for your own good. I urge you to learn about Allah's Attributes and read the Quran (with translation if you need to). Get to know your Lord. Who is He? What do we attain from worship and what do we lose by its neglect.
The Prophet (salallahu alayhi wa sallam, taught us this dua for when our faith is afflicted. Make it repetitively throughout the day. By the mercy of Allah, He will remove whatever keeps your heart away from Him.
Invocations for if you are stricken by in your faith
(Say, I seek refuge in Allah. (Then you should desist from doing what you are in doubt about.)
Reference: Al-Bukhari, cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 6/336, Muslim 1/120.
'Aamantu billaahi wa Rusulihi.
(Say, I believe in Allah and His Messenger.
Reference: Muslim, 1/119-20.
Huwal-'Awwalu wal-'Aakhiru wadh-Dhaahiru wal-Baatinu, wa Huwa bikulli shay'in 'Aleem.
(Recite the Ayat) He is the First and the Last, the Most High and the Most Near. And He is the Knower of all things (in Arabic).
Reference: Al-Hadid 57:3, Abu Dawud 4/329. Al-Albani graded it good in SahihAbu Dawud, 3/962.
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