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Can I become a good Muslim in this difficult situation? (8)

He told me that my children belong to his mother… I have threats coming from every side. Please help, I do not want to lose my boys.

My Muslim boyfriend is getting married and is abandoning me (8)

I started dating this muslim guy a while ago we’ve been together for over 8 months now we always had our up and down regarding of our differences. Now after our 8 months of dating he decided to end everything because his mother had chosen a bride for him and he had to go and get married in 6 months.

My mother got me married without my consent (13)

She agreed when I didn’t give my consent. He can’t go back as his visa will expire. I don’t want to stay in Pakistan and the way he is has made me hate him. My dad is not speaking to me. I no longer want to be in this marriage.

I fear my family will not agree with our relationship (7)

I’m worried about my family not accepting him because of his family affairs and education because my family is very educated.

Married but in love with my ex (10)

I’m not sure I am in love with him and the sex doesn’t satisfy me. The only way I reach climax is if I think of my ex. Is it haram to remain with him if I’m in love with my ex? I don’t want my marriage to fail.

I’m 15, had a relationship and feel dirty. How do I get my life back on track? (42)

I’m 15, when I was 13 I had a relationship and did some sexual things but not intercourse. Now after 2 years or 1 year, I feel as dead, poor, dirty, impure, waste and bad as nothing else.

Eid Mubarak! (64)

Eid Mubarak to all our readers!

Ya Allah, relieve the sadness of those who are suffering, and guide those who are wandering and lost.
Ya Allah, bring ease to our difficulties, and show us the way out of our problems.
Ya Allah, unite the Muslims to serve You and please You.

I have done Istikharah but he doesn’t seem to want me (8)

So i’ve done all these istikhara but he doesn’t seem to want me and my intention is both of us strengthen our faith together and i would love him for the sake of Allah not for my desired which may seem the case and also help his family to please Allah

Is my husband being ungrateful to Allah? (34)

I just want to know, If my husband is doing the right thing by thinking of marrying someone else, and is this being ungrateful to ALLAH???

Can I avoid returning my Mahr after the Khula, as my husband owes me money? (5)

Basically my husband is not providing for me and my kids, he is gambling all his earnings and taking drugs. He has stopped praying and going to the mosque. Does not speak to his parents or relatives or even his kids much. He has left now and said he will never come back after we had arguements regarding his unislamic behavoiur re drugs and gambling.

He’s born Muslim, but agnostic (2)

I’ve been a revert for over two years, and I was in a relationship with a man before I reverted. He’s someone who was born Muslim, but didn’t have a very strong upbringing in terms of religion, and so as a young adult he became an agnostic.

Practicing Islam secretly, parents caught me offering prayers (16)

I know I shouldn’t be embarrassed of Islam, but my fears came true. My mother reported this to my father, and now both of them ignore me. They don’t talk to me much. Their anti-Islamic behaviour makes me hate them more and more.

I learnt that secret marriage is haram, how do I wait until I am established? (14)

I have married secretly 2 years ago and since then we are living with our respective family other than living together because we live in two different states of my country. only recently we get to know that performing marriage without informing parents is haram, in the eyes of Islam.

Is it haram to have your hair styled, dyed or cut by a hermaphrodite? (11)

There are a lot of hermaphrodites here… would it be haram for me to get him to cut my hair?

Medical problem breaking wudhu… can I pray? Could it be the evil eye? (3)

Its going to be my 15th day tomorrow that I have not prayed as I have been having on/off bleeding… My family are saying I can pray and I know a sister who one day said I can pray and the next text said I can’t pray??? what do I do? … my mum had a sisters gathering in her house and I have not been myself since… could it be evil eye???

I did Zina with him almost everyday, but he does not love me now (15)

I am sunni girl 19 years old and my ex-bf 20 years old n is a shia. We had zina like almost everyday. I just want t get married to him but he doesn’t love me after four years. All his feelnigs died somehow… i just want him to become a good person n we both get married

Please help me in becoming a better Muslim (18)

I know i dont have complete knowledge of Islam , and also i feel like i am not standing in a position to tell them what to do since i do soooo many bad deeds along praying 5 times a day and reading Quran.
I want to be a good muslim and be pure of all these sins but in this modern society with music all around evrywhere you go, and backbiting, and laughing , looking at guys etc etc when evryone else does it around me , it is soo hard for me to avoid it .
PLease tell me what to do im so confused. I just want to follow Islam in a good way but it is so hard with evryone else around me doing the opposite .

Husband provides no financial support, but still wants intercourse (25)

if wife stay seperate and husband doesn’t give any shelter, money, spending money, but wants to visit sometimes and have intercourse with his wife, is it permissible for him to keep such a relation?

I keep falling into wrong path more and more each day! (25)

When I was kid I was forced to do masturbation, and after that I was forced to kiss a guy and I was a li’l kid after all of these i wasn’t able to sleep properly and didn’t complained anyone about these stuff.

After five years he left me, I feel life is over (15)

I was in a relationship with a man for years, and even got pregnant by him and had an abortion. He promised to marry me but suddenly he left me because his family will not accept for him to marry a Shi’ah woman. I want him back, why can’t I be happy and have him?