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April 1, 2022

Advice to One Who Feels Irredeemable After Major Sins

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01April

The Context As the title suggests, a sister posted to our sub about the guilt and shame she felt from her previous life before being guided. She was despairing, leaving off Salah, and becoming increasingly suicidal. A perfect target for Shaiytaan. May Allah make things easy for her and grant her good. Ameen. The Advice ﷽ Did you know, sister? The Muslim is not allowed to despair in the mercy of...

March 31, 2022

Forgiveness in al-Islam

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31March

Does Allah Forgive Everything? I’ve read that Allah forgives everything when you ask Correct. From Qur’an “But whosoever repents after his crime and does righteous good deeds (by obeying Allah), then verily, Allah will pardon him (accept his repentance). Verily, Allah is Oft Forgiving, Most Merciful” —Qur’an (al-Ma’idah) 5:39 “And He it is Who accepts...

March 30, 2022

Powerful Reminder

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30March

I transcribed the video because I loved it so much and I think some might have missed the last paragraph or so because it comes in after the tiktok "credits". Some sisters did some internet sleuthing and discovered the speaker is Shaykh Ali al-Maqhim. Translation A hundred years from now—and we are in 2020—the date will be 2120. We will be, bi’ithnillah, with our relatives and...

February 6, 2022

Sahih Muslim 1480

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06February

Fatima bint Qays (radhiAllah anha) said: "I told him (i.e., the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)) that Mu’awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan and Abu Jahm had both proposed marriage to me, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘As for Abu Jahm, his stick never leaves his shoulder [meaning that he hits women]; as for Mu’awiyah, he is destitute and has no wealth. Marry Usamah ibn Zayd.’ But I...

February 5, 2022

Marriage in the Time of Liberalism

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05February

Some time ago, we had a post asking what was stopping Muslim women from getting married. In the course of that thread, I was kindly asked to expound on some of what I stated regarding the differences in how marriage is perceived when one is younger vs. older and more mature. This post is the response to that request, inshallah. I’d like to apologize upfront if the post rambles a bit too...

January 30, 2022

Sahih al-Bukhari 7405

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30January

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah says: ‘I am just as My slave thinks I am, (i.e. I am able to do for him what he thinks I can do for him) and I am with him if He remembers Me. If he remembers Me in himself, I too, remember him in Myself; and if he remembers Me in a group of people, I remember him in a group that is better than they; and if he comes one span nearer to...

January 25, 2022

Advice for One Trying to Return to the Deen

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25January

The Context A sister had posted to our sub about wanting to come back to the Deen, but feeling a little overwhelmed and also guilty for her past. Most of the rest can be gleaned from my response, in sha’ Allah. I broke it down into steps to denote priority, so that she (and any others) can know how to distribute their energies, by the permission of Allah. The Advice ﷽ #1 Take Your Shahada...

January 25, 2022

Sahih al-Bukhari 324, Sahih Muslim 890

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It was nnarrated that Umm ‘Atiyyah (radhiAllah anha) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded us to bring out on al-Fitr and al-Adha the girls who had reached puberty, menstruating women and women in seclusion. The menstruating women were to keep away from the prayer but to witness goodness and the du’aa’ of the Muslims. I said: O Messenger of Allah, one of us may not have a jilbaab. He...

January 24, 2022

Advice to One Who Struggles to Pray

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24January

The Context A sister posted in our sub about struggling to pray on time. She mentioned having prayer notifications and alarms on her phone, and that not helping much at all. The Advice ﷽ I’ve struggled through the same problem as you (and probably worse), so this is my sincere advice to you: learn your religion and learn who Allah is. No amount of support groups or alarms will do for you...

January 22, 2022

Jami’ at-Tirmidhi 2414

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22January

A’ishah (radhiAllah anha) reported, "I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: Whoever seeks the pleasure of Allah by the displeasure of people, Allah will suffice him against the people. Whoever seeks the pleasure of people by the displeasure of Allah, Allah will leave him to the patronage of people."

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travelingprincess

Urban hermit. Kitchenwali. Low-key rishta auntie. I write about culture, marriage, lifestyle, religion, etc. and how all of these are improved with Islam.

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