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Real questions about faith, marriage, family and money, answered plainly from the Quran and Sunnah.

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Faith3 October 20266 min readWhy do Muslim women wear hijab?Most women who wear it cannot fully answer this question. Here is the answer, in plain words.
Family2 October 20265 min readDo I have to obey my parents in everything?You never obey them in a sin. In everything else that is good, you listen to them.
Family1 October 20265 min readCan Muslims celebrate birthdays?Where scholars differ, what they all agree on, and how to decide for your family.
Money30 September 20264 min readWhy does my money never seem to last?You check your balance again and again, and it still runs out. Here is what Nabi ﷺ said is missing.
Daily Life29 September 20265 min readWhy can’t Muslims eat pork?Not because of worms, and not because of culture. Allah forbade it in plain words, and we trust Him.
Family28 September 20266 min readHow should I treat my siblings in Islam?Oldest, youngest or in the middle: what Islam asks of you with your brothers and sisters
Marriage27 September 20265 min readThe questions you are too shy to ask before marriageMoney, anger, where you will live. Nabi ﷺ was not shy about any of it.
Family27 September 20265 min readWhat do you owe your parents in Islam?It starts with the tone you use when your mother calls
Faith26 September 20264 min readIs the evil eye real?Nabi ﷺ said it is. He also said what to do about it, and hanging a blue bead for protection is not on that list.
Marriage25 September 20264 min readCan my husband stop me from working?Allah gave her the right to earn. He also told her to obey her husband. So what should she do?
Daily Life24 September 20265 min readHalal or Zabihah: what is the difference?The list of what is forbidden is short. Most of the confusion lives in the middle.
Faith23 September 20266 min readHow do you pray Istikhara?Istikhara is asking Allah to guide you to what is good. Here is how to pray it, and what to do before and after.
Marriage22 September 20263 min read“We cannot afford to get married yet”Look at what you are actually saving for. Almost none of it is the marriage.
Faith21 September 20264 min readDo I have to change who I am?There is a thought that shows up at two in the morning: maybe the problem is not what I did. Maybe it is me.
Faith20 September 20263 min readWhen culture and Allah disagreeEverybody in the room knows what the sister's share is. Nobody says it out loud. That is the whole problem.
Faith19 September 20264 min readWhy were all the prophets men?It was never about who is worth more. It was about who would carry the heaviest job there is.
Faith18 September 20264 min read“My sister does not wear hijab, but she is a good person”Someone can be strong in most things and weak in one. Hers is just the one everybody can see.
Marriage17 September 20266 min readHow to handle arguments in your marriageThe message still not answered. The thing they said at dinner. The money talk you keep avoiding. They are not the same size, so stop treating them like they are.
Faith16 September 20264 min readHow do I stop overthinking about the future?You keep thinking about everything that could go wrong. Here is what Nabi ﷺ told us to do instead.
Marriage15 September 20263 min readWhat is the best thing in this world?Nabi ﷺ named one thing as the best this world has to offer. It is not money, and it is not status.
Faith14 September 20264 min readWhy do we repeat al-⁠Fatiha in every rakah?It is not a warm-up before the prayer. It is a conversation, and Allah answers every line.
Faith13 September 20264 min readWhy is Allah testing me?Everyone is tested. Even Nabi ﷺ, the one Allah loved most, was tested more than anyone.
Faith12 September 20264 min readWho is truly strong in Islam?Being strong is not winning the argument. Nabi ﷺ said the strong one is the one who holds himself back.
Marriage11 September 20263 min readDid the Prophet ﷺ help at home?Maturity in a marriage comes down to one move. Before you complain about your spouse, ask what you did today.
Faith10 September 20264 min readWhen is dua accepted? 6 times from the hadithNabi ﷺ named the moments when Allah is closest to saying yes. Most of them come round every single day.
Marriage9 September 20264 min readYou stopped looking at herYou come home, you pick up the phone, you turn on the TV. She is still in the room. You just stopped seeing her.
Faith8 September 20263 min readWhat is written for you will reach youIf Allah has written something for you, the whole world together cannot keep it from you. And if He has not, nothing you do will bring it.
Faith7 September 20263 min readWorry about yourselfSomeone reminds you of Allah. You say this back. Nabi ﷺ said Allah hates this reply more than any other.
Marriage6 September 20265 min readMarriage has six stages. Most couples quit at three.The fighting stage is not the end of the marriage. It is the middle. Here is what comes after it.
Family5 September 20265 min readHow to stop shouting at your kidsThey forget what you said. They remember how it sounded.
Faith4 September 20263 min readWhat does haya really mean in Islam?Something comes up on your screen, and for half a second part of you says no. That feeling has a name.
Marriage30 August 20265 min read3 things a wife needs from her husbandThree things she needs, and none of them cost money
Marriage26 August 20265 min readWhen the wife earns more, whose money is it?She does not have to give him a penny. That is true, and it is not the whole answer.
Faith21 August 20265 min readHow to stay consistent in worshipYou do a lot for three days, then stop. Then you feel like a failure and wait for the next burst.
Marriage17 August 20265 min readHow to feel close to your spouse againYou have tried the date nights. Three things matter more, and are harder to give.
Marriage12 August 20265 min readWhat to check about his family before marriageA good family is not the same as a safe home
Marriage8 August 20265 min readHow to understand your spouse betterMost marriages do not run out of love. They stop understanding each other.
Marriage3 August 20265 min readWhat if my husband will not change?He is not going to. What you can change is how you ask.
Marriage25 July 20265 min readHow to fix a marriage after a hard yearMost marriages that recover were not saved by one big conversation
Faith21 July 20265 min readHow to stop missing salahThere is one prayer you keep missing. It is the same one every week, and that is telling you something.
Marriage16 July 20265 min readIs haya only about how women dress?He is strict about her clothes, and shouts at her at home. Both of those are the same word.
Marriage12 July 20265 min readDoes fighting in front of your kids hurt them?You waited until the door was shut. They knew anyway.
Daily Life7 July 20265 min readIs arguing online a sin in Islam?You would never say it to his face. You said it anyway.
Marriage3 July 20264 min readWhat is halal between husband and wife?Most of what couples feel guilty about is not haram, and the guilt is costing people years
Marriage28 June 20265 min readHow a husband shows love, and why she may not see itHe thinks he is saying it. She cannot hear it.
Faith24 June 20265 min readIs it too late to come back to Islam?You think you are too far gone. That belief is the only thing keeping you there.
Marriage19 June 20265 min readWhat never to say to your spouse in a fightHe will still remember the sentence in ten years. You will have forgotten the argument by Thursday.
Family15 June 20265 min readCan I cut ties with a relative in Islam?You are both waiting for the other one to go first
Marriage10 June 20265 min readWhat does obeying your husband mean in Islam?It gets used to end arguments it has nothing to do with
Faith1 June 20265 min readWhat to do when your iman is lowIt happens to everyone. Almost nobody says so out loud.
Marriage28 May 20265 min read5 quiet signs your marriage is in troubleFive signs. Nobody is shouting in any of them.
Money23 May 20265 min readHow to get out of debt as a MuslimYou know it is bad. You have not added it up.
Marriage19 May 20265 min readHow to stop focusing on your spouse’s faultsEveryone has them. The problem is what happens after you spot one.
Family10 May 20265 min readYour parents are getting olderWhen the same question comes for the fifth time
Marriage5 May 20265 min readIs it normal to lose the feeling in marriage?That worries a lot of people. It should not.
Marriage27 April 20265 min readShould I wait until I am settled to get married?Finish the degree. Get settled. Get the salary up. Then marry.
Marriage19 April 20265 min readIs praying enough when choosing a spouse?Good character is not a bonus on top of religion
Daily Life11 April 20265 min readHow to stop bringing anger home from workSomebody at work made you angry. Your family is about to pay for it.
Marriage3 April 20265 min readHow do you actually check someone's deen?Everyone says marry for deen. Nobody tells you what to look at.

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