Islamic marriage advice and family advice

How can I make my father understand? and why do I have no say in my future? (0)

I am a 30 year old Pakistani girl and have been with someone for two years we have met several times face to face and over the 2 years are feeling for each other are getting stronger. He lives in another country and I live in the UK. The problem is that I mentioned to my family a year ago that I wanted to get married to this man (he’s an Arab) but they can not come over the cultural differences and how the community would perceive them. I have asked my father many occasions to speak to him and he’s refused, he wants nothing to do with it.

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Children»

I Need Help To Become A Good Muslim Girl Again (4)

I’m a 12 year old Muslim female. I am really badly behaved, I am rude to my parents and I’m having doubts about whether Islam is ‘right’. I hate myself for this and I don’t want to be like this anymore. I need major help.

Converting to Islam»

I want to marry a Hindu convert to Islam but my parents will not allow it (9)

Assalamu-alaikum, I belong to a Muslim family and I am 24 yrs old. My parents are looking for a guy to get me married. I have a friend whom I’ve known since my college days which is for around 4 years. He is a non Muslim.

Culture Clash»

If a woman does not wear a burqa, is she bad? (5)

In my family, most of the women wear the burqa. When I was a teenager, they suddenly started forcing me to wear the burqa. They went to everyone’s house and said that I haven’t started wearing so I’m bad. I did not want to be forced into anything, I wished to accept it with my heart.

Dating»

I ruined my life by committing zinaa and I think I was molested as a child (2)

Both of my parents are full time working. My dad has to spend most of his time out of station and mom in the hospital, I would be left with my aunt and cousins. One day, a man came to my house when I was about 5 or 6yrs old, he came to marry my another aunt who can not speak or hear. I don’t know why I remember this, I don’t know if im hallucinating or imaginning it…but I remember it like yesterday.

Divorce»

Don’t want to divorce my Muslim Husband but he degrades me (4)

I asked him if he was sure he wanted to marry a non Muslim female and he kept telling me yes, he loves and wants me; but since we got married he insults and degrades me, calls me stupid constantly. He avoids me for days. He says women are emotional and irrational. And me loving him is my stupid fault.

Forgiveness»

I feel like ending my life! What should I do? (10)

I never wanted to have sex before my marriage……!!!!!! I wanted to keep this as a gift of God for my husband!!! Now I don’t have anything to give and share!!! I hate myself!!! HOW COULD I DO SUCH MISTAKES!!! I HATE MYSELF!!! I want to die!!!

Islamic Answers 2010»

Family politics are confusing my marriage decision (4)

I have a problem that’s been a problem for a while. Ok so there’s a guy that’s asking for my hand in marriage. I prayed salat al istakharah a lot and I had a dream that I said yes to him and I was so happy and his face looked like it was lighting. I always have a strong feeling that I should say yes. They also say that one of the signs that Allah gives you to show you the right way is people around you either want or don’t want two people to join into marriage.

Istikhara»

I really want this proposal to work out, I deserve it (5)

I had a good proposal and I want it to work because I deserve it as I am religious. But his parents will not give me any response. I really want this proposal to work out and I am constantly praying to Allah that this proposal works out for me because I feel that I deserve this good alliance as I am a very religious girl. Never had boyfriends in my life and a God fearing girl.

Jealousy and Suspicion»

Caught husband talking to non-Muslim ex, now my marriage is in trouble (15)

This is the last resort for me I don’t know who else to turn to and I can’t talk to any of my family about this I am all alone. The problem is that I have recently discovered that my husband is in contact with his non-Muslim ex. I have been married to him for 4 years and given him 2 kids and I don’t understand how he can do this to me.

Mahr or Dowry»

Married, pregnant and abandoned by my husband (10)

I know suicide is haram but what should I do, I have this SNAKE baby. I can’t sleep, eat, am a dead body walking around. I dont want to keep this baby, for it has same blood as him. I need answers. Why did this happen, after all we did for him. His name is S.S. from Brooklyn New York. Why did he do this to me? Why did he use me? Ya Allah why? Why? I can’t move on. I can’t.

Marriage to non-Muslims»

can he propose marriage to me, and then convert later? (5)

I’m a 21 year old Arab muslim girl and I’ve led a life free of any major sins but I still do repent to Allah and seek forgiveness. I’m in a relationship with a Romanian guy and we are serious about marriage. He’s Christian Orthodox but he’s completely understanding to Islam’s way of life. He respects me and does not demand anything that I can’t give.

Parents Behavior Problems»

Son unable to approach Mother about Marriage with Non-Muslim Friend (6)

I am a Pakistani Muslim who is living in the United States. I met a Christian girl from Colombia whom I’ve become friends with (we are not dating) In the last year, we have become very close and my mother has no problem with us being friends, because I have explained to my friend about my religion and its restrictions.

Secret Marriages»

Converted Muslim girl in relationship with Saudi man but he hasn’t told his family about us (6)

I am an American and converted to Islam about one year ago. I’m a divorced mom and met my “husband” about 6 months ago. We are in a mut’ah marriage which only his brother who lives here and some of his friends here know about.

Sexual Issues»

In on-line intimacy permissible within a marriage? (15)

My husband is away and I miss him. I have spoken to him over the net using video call and done intimate things including self pleasure. Please tell me is it forbidden or not?

Sihr (Magic)»

He feels like he is being followed (4)

I am writing as someone I know seems to have a problem. For sometime now he has felt like he is being followed and when he turns around no one is there. Over the weekend we took some pictures of his car. When he uploaded them on to the PC and looked over them it seems like there is someone sitting in the car.

Sunni vs. Shia»

I’m a Sunni and I want to marry a Shia girl (4)

I am a 22 years old Sunni Muslim and she is a 20 years old Shia girl and we both are doing bachelors together. I am in love with her and within a year, we created a very strong bond of love within ourselves (nothing physical).

Teenagers Issues»

The past keeps coming back to haunt her (5)

I have to ask about my friend…who had been a very very very bad girl since she was 13 and is now 16 but now she has changed ALOT since last year because of this guy who came like an angel in her life as a friend and showed her how wrong she was because he was in love with her but didn’t know about her pathetic past.

Urfi Marriage»

he married me urfi and now he hardly comes to see me or call me (5)

salam i am a new muslim and i need advice. i married for 7 months now but its just an urfi marriage coz my husband’s parents did not accept me when my husband told them about me. but still i married him coz i love him so much.

the problem is before we married he made a condition with me that he must to go back to his previous wife. he said it’s for the sake of his son and he told me that he cannot stay with me after that happens, and becoz i love him so much i accepted everything coz he promised me too that he will never change on me. but this not what happening now coz for 2 months now he is showing me that he don’t care anymore about me. i feel it coz he did not come to me he just came after 1 or 2 weeks and he cant even give me a call, he just call me after 4 days or sometimes 1 week.

Violence/Physical Abuse»

I dont want to divorce my husband but I am also scared of giving him another chance (17)

I had a nikkah over the phone and had only met my husband after I had the nikkah since he lived in pakistan and I live in the UK. This was an arranged marriage. I had seen his picture and had spoken to him over the phone. Since my parents knew the family so well and my in laws seemed so nice I thought my parents made the right decision

Zinaa»

Still in love with wife who has been cheating on me for 10 years (4)

I need your advice please I am feeling very lonely and hurt and don’t know what to do. I am a male age 38 and was married for 10yrs to my wife who had two previous kids in her last marriage when I met her and she told me she had 2 girls aged 6 and 9.

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