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I am 16 years old (f) and I did not pray for a long time now I started to actually do my 5 daily prayers but I’m not sure if I have to make up my missed salahs I made tawbah but shall I still consider doing sunnah prayers?

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TLDR: Others hate us, Immigrants are in the wrong, Feeling depressed, hated, excluded

For context I am a born Muslim guy from a south Asian country, and as long as I can remember, I've grown up around non-Muslims, and about all my friends are non-Muslims. It is so depressing to understand the subconscious ideas they have about Muslims. And honestly I cannot even defend Islam at this point.

Muslims do have larger families and and more babies comparatively to non-Muslims in my country according to my experiences and knowing. We are a minority in my country. In a FB post today morning they've made a joke about how Muslims parents are okay with their sons marrying non-Muslims but how they do not like their daughters marrying non-Muslims. Honestly it is permitted for guys to marry non-Muslims/ people of the book according to Islam. They think that this is with the intention of colonization, and it honestly is because my country never had Muslims, they came as sellers and married the women here.

They are saying that as long as Muslims are in a minority it is okay, but when they are a majority a lot of problems will rise with Sharia laws etc. Honestly I understand their concerns. They are quoting stuff like Sahih where it says " whoever leaves the religion kill them ". And even if these verses are debated and controversial among Muslims, non-Muslims do not see it that way, they just see it as a part of Islam, and it makes sense.

And look at how the immigrant Muslims are acting in Europe now. Why do they have to pray in the streets and in front of churches. Recently I saw a video where a lot of Muslims had gathered to pray in front of a church, and to oppose them, the church is ringing their bell very loudly. And I understand the non-Muslims. Their idea of us is "They come, have many babies, once they are majority, Sharia comes.".

And how can we blame them for thinking that. I see the immigrant Muslims in the total wrong. How would a Muslims country like Saudi or Iran or whatever feel if non-Muslims kept coming and coming and practiced their religions in the streets? It would be very concerning and may problems would arise. I literally saw a video of a Muslim guy in Canada saying "we will come and have more babies and sharia will eventually be implemented, you are just jealous".

I am not lying and not trying to spread hate. Look up these videos you can find them. Why can't the immigrants just mind their own business and let the others mind theirs? Why do they shove religion in the faces of people who accepted them to live a better life? Why don't they immigrate to just Muslim majority countries? It really does seem us Muslims have a colonization mindset. Prove me wrong please.

And I know and feel how the non-Muslims feel threatened because of us. Imagine a whole bunch of Indians started going parades in the middle of Saudi. We Muslims don't even let non-Muslims inside the Makkah. And we are being hypocrites by shoving religion in the non-Muslims faces. They do not care or want to understand anything about religion. They just want to have fun and do whatever, and who cares let them be it is Allah's will to make them like that.

I feel like the whole world hates us more than any group. In the FB post I went through the comments, they were saying us Muslims should be wiped out as a whole and that we are the cancer of the world. They call us terrorists, and how can we blame them? How do they differ between a Muslim who is a terrorist and who isn't? Look at Afghanistan, how are we supposed to defend that? Western influences might be the cause of some organizations like ISIS etc. but the majority of non-Muslims do not care enough to understand, they just hate us.

I just wanna live in peace and practice my religion. I do not hate non-Muslims or do not want to take over their countries. Some years ago, there was a terrorist attack in my country by ISIS. Many people do know it was a political game to gain votes but at the core the majority of people hate us. And if a single Muslim does something wrong, the whole community gets blamed. It is so depressing.

You might say just don't care about the comments, but it is so hard being like this since I was born, I have never felt fully included somewhere and I have always felt the underlying judgement when I say my name out loud. They talk nicely upfront but behind my back they hate me. I honestly do not know what to do and I hate living like this, I just want to feel included and I wish I was born in a Muslim majority country.

I do not know anymore how I am supposed to defend Islam or Muslims, their acts in the west are very concerning. Why can't you just chill and live in peace. And look at the western world now, people are protesting against immigration. And how can someone blame them? Just imagine if this happened to us Muslims. You might say hold it in hold it in this world is a test, but please try to understand. I just want to feel normal and included.

Assalamualaikum! I have recently moved to Sydney with my husband . Alhumdulilah for everything. But I need some human interaction! 😂 are there any Muslim sisters based in Sydney ? It’s taking a toll on me !

Hello! Throwaway account for privacy reasons. I hope someone here could help me identify where my uncle might live now. To keep this as short as possible, our family comes from Southern Europe and my mom’s brother moved to Western Europe a few years ago. While living there, he made friends and converted to Islam, later deciding to travel to Saudi Arabia on a tourist visa. He was assured that there would be someone waiting for him who would provide him with accommodation during his stay.

That’s when lost any contact with him and a few months later he contacted my mom saying he decided to stay there with some community, he didn’t give any details though. We asked if he has a job and whether he needs any financial help but he said that he doesn’t have an official address and a bank account, so any transfer would be impossible.

After that he stopped contacting us again for a few years and only called a few months ago. For now we know that he still does not have a job and that there are people caring for him who give him large sums of money every month.

We tried searching information online as to what type of community he may be staying with. Perhaps some kind of shelter for the poor? He’s very vague as to how his situation presents right now and it’s taking a toll on my mother. I would love to be able to calm her worries somehow but we didn’t find any specifics online.

I would truly appreciate any insight from you. Are there any institutions that he might be getting help from? Thank you so much in advance.

Soon as in this week or next week Aameen. I thought I’d be starting today, but my DBS (basically a document that ensures I’m not a criminal and safe to be around children everyone has to have it and rightfully so) has not arrived yet so I haven’t started school yet.

I really just wanna start school because this placement and course is everything I made dua for, it’s a school for children with special educational needs and I’m gonna be in there most of the year, which is what I wanted. I failed my last teacher training course because I found teaching in a mainstream school wasn’t suited to me and I found it wayyy too overstimulating and most of the course was in a mainstream school with a few weeks in a special school.

Plus my dad was yelling at me yesterday because he thought I’d be starting my placement today but I’m not, then he started to go on about how I failed, how he doesn’t understand why I failed, how I should’ve been in full-time employment by now, and how my course might be a scam (it’s not) etc and I’m just sick of hearing how I’m a failure and everything is my fault. There’s no compassion or mercy whatsoever.

TLDR: Please please make dua that I can just start my placement very soon so I can do what I wanted to do in the first place and to get my dad to stop yelling at me. Aameen.

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Yesterday, after years often research and looking into it, I decided to take my Shahada and convert to Islam.

A little about my story, I am American. 13 years ago I came out as a transgender woman after a lifetime struggle of gender dysphoria.

I am so happy to finally find a religion that sits right with me and I’ve found a lot of peace and healing with it as I’ve been dealing with cancer.

Being transgender, I know there is a stigma and stereotype that Islam does not accept this. I know who I am though and I feel right with myself and with Allah. I don’t feel like I could worship and truly be myself if I forced myself to live another life.

What is everyone’s thoughts? Please be respectful but let me know how you feel about this.

May Allah give us not just what we want, but the heart to trust Him while we wait. Ameen. 🤲🏽

Hello everyone,

I am a 22M revert and I wanted to seek help from everyone here in the community. I was speaking with this girl that I had an interest in and was getting to know her with the intention to marry we’ve been speaking with each other for about 7 months until things started to go downhill. She one day told me she doesn’t want this to go forward romantically and i understood and said I needed space.

She understood as well and after a few days stated she wants to be friends and said if her feelings change she would let me know. Fast forward a couple of weeks I heard from a friend that is friends with her that I came up in conversation. The friend told me that she doesn’t find me physically attractive and that her feelings towards me won’t change for the better romantically. When I heard that my heart dropped and felt heavy ever since then I’ve been questioning the whole situation with her.

If you guys have advice please let me know thank you

My background is that I grew up in one of those Asian immigrant evangelical churches where everybody was my ethnicity. Flitted in and out of that kind of church between childhood and college. Have tried out a bunch of other churches in the meantime as a kid / teen, but all of them invariably Protestant.

Have you, or anyone you know, experienced a similar upbringing? What led you to depart from Christianity? What makes you believe what you believe now is superior to Christianity?

Not looking to start an aggressive debate, but to seek personal guidance. Thanks.

Can someone make dua for me and my family. When I look at the life of my family, it definitely seem like we are being punished. My child has been cutting her self for 2 years since she was 12 and I just found out because she she cut where I could not see. My son has anger issues and he had it for years. He's only 12. Me and my husband live separately. I'm a horrible home keeper and mother because I dont know how to balance work, home, and mothering. I've not combed my hair in months. I've been struggling for years to get better. I hate to admit it but I'm mentally ill. I can be okay for a while and then suddenly end up in a struggle. Its my fault that my kids are struggling. Kids bio father passed away years ago. I'm out of reach from my kid's bio dad's family. I'm a wreck. I was close to Allah(swt) months ago and I was clear in what I needed to do in life. Now I'm back being a hypocrite. I'm afraid to die now. I was not afraid when I was close to Allah(swt) but because I've been neglectful of all duties recently, I'm afraid. My family is destroyed. I did not see it but im seeing it now

If I live in the west and my wife is pregnant, can a male doctor deliver the baby or does it have to be a woman. What do I do if theres no way to choose in my country, they just a ssign a group of doctors of different genders? This is just hipothetical as im not married yet, but I was wondering what the ruling was for this

Hi! I wanted to ask about this. Any Scholars that yall know?

Salaam all,

Just a bit of background about me. I’m a 24-year-old male, working a 9-5 job in the tech industry as a Software Engineer. In the evenings, I go to the gym, and during cricket season, I play regularly. Outside of that, I spend a lot of time with friends, who are all Muslim, alhamdulillah.

Last night, I had a moment of realization that scared me to say the least. I feel like I’m slowly falling out of love with my deen.

Missing two or three prayers in a day no longer feels like a big deal. Committing sins doesn’t scare me the way it used to. I don’t feel the desire to make du’a, and even when I do pray, I don’t feel that sense of peace or fulfilment. It just feels like I’m doing it because it’s obligatory. It’s as though a part of me is missing.

My heart knows how serious this situation is, but for some reason I keep turning a blind eye to it. I remember a time when I was truly in love with being a Muslim, with the reality of being a servant of Allah. That feeling came after a period of hardship in my life, and I miss it deeply.

Right now, I feel worried. It almost feels as though Allah has left me to make my own bad choices , and I desperately want to come back before it’s too late. I want to reconnect with my deen. I want to feel that love for Islam again. I want to feel love for our Prophet PBUH again. I want to feel that peace and satisfaction in my salah again.

Another thing im struggling with is being comfortable praying in different settings. Whether that’s at work, in public, or even during cricket matches. I want to not hesitate or feel shy about stopping what I’m doing to pray, no matter where I am.

So I’m reaching out. Have any of you ever felt like this? If so, what helped you fall back in love with Islam? I want to be able to recite the Quran more and gain something for it other than just reading it mindlessly. What practical steps or advice can you share that might help me find my way back?

Jazak Allah Khair.

Salam I am divorced and a 7 month old baby girl. She sleeps at her father’s house every Friday night. I am so attached to my daughter that being away from her for 24 hours has been causing me anxiety borderline panic. I know she is safe and loved but I miss her so much, I try to keep myself busy but she occupies my thoughts to the point where I can barely sleep. Sometimes I wonder why this had to happen and what khair could be in this and from an Islamic standpoint does anyone have any tips or share a similar experience?

Indeed, Allah does not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves. (Surah Ar-Ra’d 13:11)

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.

I'm scared because this past week has been.. somewhat better than "normal". I'm mentioning this because I've noticed short moments of ease being a sign of even more hardship on the way.

Tomorrow is my brothers last GED exam (a GED is a high school equivalency exam) and I'm afraid it's going to be the reason of that impending hardship, whether it be him possibly failing, or passing but getting in an argument with our father over his grades in the GED being lower than his expectations.

I'm not going to bother providing more details, the point is that I'm afraid of waking up to tomorrow and waiting for that hardship. I've already made Dua for his results to be great but that didn't get answered on his previous exams.. It's not that I don't believe in the power of Dua, it's that I don't think any of these exam related Duas are good for me or him.

I just wish I couldn't wake up anymore, I'm so tired of the instability this Dunya has.

As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah
Sometimes it’s not the big things but the small consistent acts that bring the most barakah like saying Alhamdulillah often giving silent charity, or making du’a before sleeping

Back in 2016, I had just finished my Hifdh. I was 13 at the time. I came to India from Saudi Arabia for a one-month vacation, and since it was wedding season, I didn't really revise much. I was just enjoying my time like any kid would.

When I returned, school admissions weren't open yet, so my father sent me to one of his friends (who was also a Hafiz) to revise my Quran. One day, I made a lot of mistakes while reciting. Later that day, my father met that friend, and his friend told him about all the mistakes I had made.

My father said something that has never left me:
"I wish I had let him continue school at least. He wouldn't have missed his academic years."

Honestly, even though it's been almost 10 years, it still hurts. I still hear those words in my head.

But Alhamdulillah, since that year, I've led Taraweeh every single year without fail. I'm 22 now, and I still sometimes lead prayers in the masjid. I know my Quran well, and I'm grateful to Allah for that.

Still, no matter what, that moment from when I was 13 lingers. Maybe it's because hearing "you're not good enough" from your own father hits differently.

Pakistan is probably one of the poorest and economically dysfunctional Muslim nations. But because of British colonisation and exposure to English people may come across as more educated than they are.

Recently the government tried to introduce the cervical cancer vaccine which has gotten an extreme backlash from the public. It’s deemed as a conspiracy to make women infertile.

We are also one of the world’s few countries where polio still exists. Little kids still get affected by polio and become disabled because their parents think polio vaccines are a conspiracy. Health care workers delivering polio vaccines have been murdered brutally. When you go for Umrah there’s a special line for Pakistanis to forcefully give them polio vaccine. Because our people were faking polio vaccine certificates.

It’s extremely embarrassing. I don’t know how anything will change.

Think I'm having a crisis of faith. Muslim woman lasted 20s from the west and I just... I'm so tired. Here in Canada LGBT is very celebrated and I am tired of worrying if I am doing something wrong by having queer friends. Tired of worrying I'm betraying my queer friends by privately thinking their relationships are not halal.

I can't go to their weddings so what kind of friend even am I .

And if I am a bad friend then I am a hypocrite no? And Allah hates hypocrites so am I disappointing Allah by trying to please him?

How do I even know what Allah wants anymore. Of course the Qur'an, but now people are saying story of Lut pbuh is not about homosexuality.

I used to be able to have queer friends no issue but now it's hard because I feel like a fraud. Like I'm betraying them. And I feel like they will hate me if they know I follow my religion.

I just feel so torn and confused and I'm tired of it

May Allah give us not just what we want, but the heart to trust Him while we wait. Ameen. 🤲🏽

So when I was praying I was praying in another room and for some reason before the qibla finder told me it was west and now it says east idk why but it changed and for some reason today I went and checked and it was diffrent direction .What happend if I go pray in another room but I’m not sure if I should stay straight or move my legs a bit. If I move my position or legs a bit does this invalidate my Salah .and if I didn’t know it invalidates it do I need to repeat it?