Dear Fatima

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endless worries and doubts make praying miserable for me

dear fatima, i’m a 19 yo female who used to never pray often, but in the last few months due to sudden guilt and anxiety i began praying five times a day. ideally this wouldn’t be too difficult for me, after all it should only take up 20-30 minutes of my day total, but ever ... Read More

Marital Rights

Dear Fatima, I have a concern regarding the boundaries between parents, in-laws, and spouse as they relate to rights of marriage. I know that one of the number one reasons for divorce is the interference of in-laws, aside from financial and emotional/physical concerns of the couple. When basic rights are not being met in the ... Read More

Daughter Seeing Sikh Boy

This is regarding my 24 year daughter we r from Pakistan she is born here in Canada she has been a stubborn child and doesn’t talk much she was close to islam before but since she entered university she has become distant from everything stopped praying no fasting she was seeing a Muslim boy who ... Read More

I’m a Bad Muslim Looking for Guidance

Today is the day of Arafah for me and I met up with a boy and we kissed a lot and did things of that sort. I did not fast today, and I sinned very badly knowing today was the day of Arafah where your sins are erased for the past year and the next ... Read More

Bisexuality

I am struggling with my teenage son. He has always been such a smart child. He’s always been against anything that goes against our religion. But last year I faced a nightmare when I discovered that my boy is having conversations with friends telling them that he’s bisexual (he’s never had sexual relationships). His dad ... Read More

Anxiety, Depression

I have been married for the past 5 years, moved in with my husband 4 years ago. We have been living with his parents since the beginning. I was very young when I got married and wanted to do everything to make my husband happy. I still want to do that but I am struggling ... Read More

How to move on from sexual assault experienced during childhood

This is something difficult to talk about but I need to get it off my chest. I’ll get straight to it; about a year ago I came to the full realization and had accepted that I might have been sexually assaulted during my childhood. It still doesn’t exactly make sense to me because you would ... Read More

How to live as a Muslim Teenager

Dear Fatima, Assalamu alaikum. I’m a muslim teenager who suffers with serious anxiety. Recently I’ve been going through anxiety about death and have been asking dua for me to live a long life in which i can worship Allah(swt) and die a Muslim. However, the more rewards i try to gain by constant Zikr and rememberance ... Read More

I need Du’a from my fellow Muslim brothers and sisters

Dear Fatima, Salam Alaykum, I massively need Du’a from my fellow brothers and sisters. I’ve been trying to abstain from porn for almost a year now but I always find myself falling back. I pray my five daily prayers and I always seek Allah’s help. The longest streak I was able to achieve was 21 ... Read More

Really struggling with Salat and wudu, think i have ocd.

Salam. so I’m a 19 year old girl and am in my first year of university. I haven’t prayed consistently since I was about 16 or 17 years.old and I am shamed. When I was around 16 ish I somehow developed ocd like symptoms regarding wudu. I would constantly repeat it over and over thinking ... Read More

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