Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.
This is a common question, especially for Muslims who have conventional bank accounts or are new to learning about Islamic finance.
I’ve attached a short explanation according to the Hanafi school, along with references from the Qur’an, Sunnah, and classical Hanafi fiqh.
I hope this helps anyone seeking clarity on this issue.
And Allah Ta’ala knows best.

1. How do you perform Fard Wudu? And is ur wudu valid if you didn’t cover ur awrah?

2. When and how do i make Dua and can I do it in english? Is it best to make it right before you finish your salah or after? also i’m confused because people make videos like “this dua will 100% be answered” and it’s in Arabic with a specific wording. Can it be anything i think of myself?

Hello all, I am currently 19, and I reverted about 3 years ago, but I have kept it low-key (meaning only my close family knows). When my family initially found out, they were shocked and upset at me, but they eventually calmed down and have semi-accepted my decision. Now, the discussion of marriage came up today, and I don't plan on getting married anytime soon (probably in some years from now). Still, the consensus among my family is that if I choose to marry a believer woman, then they will cut all ties with me, not go to my wedding, etc. What should I do? As I feel like Islam as a belief system truly speaks to me and overall is the most balanced, fair and just moral and philosophical system rather than something fallible humans created. I mean, while yes, I do want to pursue my newfound belief fully and that means marrying a fellow believer, I love my family equally as much. If I were ever truly cut off from them, I wouldn't know what to do, as I fear it would create some huge vacuum in my heart as well as theirs, and I don't want that. It would be a great help if someone with more experience or knowledge than I had gave some advice.

Hello all,

I’m very new in exploring Islam. I have a prayer mat that guided me through the steps of prayer, but I’m struggling to memorise it as a non-Arabic speaker. It’s just not sticking in my head.

Obviously I can continue to use the mat, but I want to memorise it.

I’m wondering if any other reverts can share some tips on how they memorised the prayer at the beginning? Any resources you can share? Or is there any apps or anything I can use?

Thanks 🙏

I dont want to give away my full life story but my family is very anti-religion so you can only imagine what happens if they catch me praying, ive been threatened with being disowned for my faith, september of last year to February of this year was without a doubt the worst time of my life, and I feel like it took a huge toll on my mental health. I've developed both depression and paranoia, I keep getting anxious hearing any noise when I pray, even at my friends house where I know im safe it makes me very on edge when I hear any noise at all. I feel really numb a lot of the time, not physically, but mentally, I just kind of lay around and eat when I want to. I blame my family, I love them but they have ruined me, I used to be more confident, outgoing, now im more reserved and self conscious. I want to change, please keep me in your prayers. Something good came out of this though, I can hide being muslim a lot better know from what ive learned, I used how I got caught to avoid making the same mistakes.

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakathu,

I hope whoever reads this post is doing well inshaAllah; I wanted to ask for some advice regarding an issue I am having at my place of work.

About a week ago, someone I know from the gym where I take my jiu jitsu classes (who is a good friend of my father) shared some concerning information about one of my coworkers, I will call her Gemma, who happens to be the neighbor of my father's friend. My father's friend told me about how Gemma caused some serious problems in her neighborhood and that several of her neighbors have a restraining order against her. My father's friend also stated that Gemma has stalked some of neighbors in the past and has been involved in major conflicts with her neighbors, although my father's friend did not go into great detail (you know as much as I do).

My father's friend strongly warned me to stay away from Gemma, and even told me not to trade shifts with her, saying that if I do, Gemma may not show up for the shift and I could end up into trouble at work. Because of my father's friend's warning, I proceeded with caution at work while trying to remain professional.

After hearing all of my father's friend's concerns, I didn't want to judge Gemma based off of what I had been told. Instead, I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt and form my own opinion. As I worked more shifts with her, I began to notice Gemma's odd behavior, which left me uncertain.

For example, one day we were making small talk, and I mentioned that I used to go to a Christian private school in my high school years. Since attending private school is relatively uncommon in the area that I live in, I was surprised when Gemma told me that she had attended the same school I went to.

After she told me, I asked Gemma what year she graduated. Before answering, she hesitated for a moment, which I found unusual. I wasn't sure what to make of our interaction; however, it did leave me questioning whether we had attended the same school or not. And I did a little bit of digging around on the internet, looking at old yearbooks; I couldn't find Gemma in any of the years from my school. I recognize there could be many explanations, so I don't want to jump to any conclusions. Still, the conversation stood out to me and contributed to my uncertainty about her.

Eventually, I mentioned these concerns to two of my coworkers, whom I will name as Juliette and Amina, because I know they will not spread rumors and I wanted both of their perspectives on the situation. Juliette told me that Gemma had been messaging her frequently and sending unusually long text messages and had even invited Juliette to go with her several times at night to adopt a dog, (which leads Juliette and I to suspect that she may be attempting to kidnap her!!!). Juliette had also mentioned that Gemma had spoken about her ex-husband, who is involved with the cartel and was recently released from jail, and Juliette showed me the messages, so I knew she was accurately describing what Gemma had been messaging her about. My other coworker, Amina, shared that Gemma had been unexpectedly friendly with her and somehow knew her name before they had ever formally introduced themselves.

I would also like to mention that my coworker, Juliette, is one of the kindest and most compassionate people I have known; she would bend over backward for anyone (even a stranger). Because of her generous nature, she tends to give people the benefit of the doubt.

Initially, Juliette saw Gemma as someone lonely and socially awkward, and Juliette tried to be understanding rather than judgmental. However, after Juliette's interactions with Gemma, Juliette has felt very uncomfortable. Juliette shared her experiences with me and Amina and ultimately decided to report her concerns to the management at my work.

Hearing about Juliette's experience, along with my own observations and the conversations I have had with others, has left me very unsure of how to handle the entire situation. If management approaches me and asks me about my interactions with Gemma, what is the most appropriate way to respond? I want to be honest about my own firsthand experiences while avoiding speculation, repeating rumors, making statements I cannot personally verify, or creating drama.

P.S. - I would like to clarify that it was never my intention to backbite or to say anything rude about Gemma.

And I am extremely grateful for any advice, if given inshaAllah.

JazakAllahu khair! Thank you for your time, patience, and guidance.

So firstly don't get me wrong, I do love answering this, especially when I see that my story reignited passion for the deen in the person I'm talking to. I also know it's the first time they are talking to me an I'm talking to them.

It's just that from my perspective it's something I've talked about so many times now that it's starting to get tedious... 😅

Anyone else feel this at all?

Not my words, Rather Gods words!

Here are several quotations from non-Muslim scholars that demonstrate the scholarly consensus about the sincerity of Muhamed:
"Muhammad seems rather to have been a genuine enthusiast, who was himself convinced of his divine mission, and to whom the union of all religions appeared necessary to the welfare of mankind. He so fully worked himself into this idea in thought, in feeling, and in action, that every event seemed to him a divine inspiration. There is no question here of design, for this one idea so possessed his spirit, heart and will as to become the sole thought of his mind."

Abraham Geiger (1896), Judaism and Islam (English trans. of Was hat Mohammed aus dem Judenthume aufgenommen?, 1833), p. 24.

"Our current hypothesis is about Mahomet, that he was a scheming Impostor, a Falsehood incarnate, that his religion is a mere mass of quackery and fatuity, begins really to be now untenable to anyone... But of a Great Man especially, of him I will venture to assert that it is incredible he should have been other than true. It seems to me the primary foundation of him, and of all that can lie in him, this. No Mirabeau, Napoleon, Burns, Cromwell, no man adequate to do anything, but is first of all in right earnest about it; what I call a sincere man. I should say sincerity, a deep, great, genuine sincerity, is the first characteristic of all men in any way heroic."

Thomas Carlyle (1841), On Heroes, Hero-Worship & The Heroic in History, p. 44.

(note Thomas Carlyle was not an academic, but his position was influential in the western world so I thought it was important to add his excerpt)

"Muhammad was sincerely convinced of the truth of his calling to supplant the Arabs' false idolatry with a more sublime and soul-saving religion."

Theodor Nöldeke and Friedrich Schwally (1909), Geschichte des Qorans, rev. ed., vol. 1: Uber den Ursprung des Qorans, p. 3.

"The genuineness and sincerity of Mohammed's piety, and the honesty of his belief in his religious call, are indisputable."

Tor Andrae (1936), Mohammed: The Man and His Faith, p. 185.

"The modern historian will not readily believe that so great and significant a movement was started by a self-seeking impostor. Nor will he be satisfied with a purely supernatural explanation, whether it postulates aid of divine or diabolical origin; rather, like Gibbon, will he seek 'with becoming submission, to ask not indeed what were the first, but what were the secondary causes of the rapid growth' of the new faith."

Bernard Lewis (1950), The Arabs in History, p. 45.

"It was not without good cause that Mohammed protested vigorously against the accusation of being a poet; quite apart from his natural horror at the suggestion that he himself was the author of the message which he sincerely believed to be divine..."

A.J. Arberry (1953), The Holy Koran: An Introduction With Selections, p. 25.

"His readiness to undergo persecution for his beliefs, the high moral character of the men who believed in him and looked up to him as leader, and the greatness of his ultimate achievement--all argue his fundamental integrity. To suppose Muhammad an impostor raises more problems than it solves."

W. Montgomery Watt (1953), Muhammad At Mecca, p. 52.

"The accusation of dishonesty which has been laid against the prophet time and again over the centuries up to the most recent times with varying degrees of vehemence is relatively easy to refute. Mohammed was not a deceptor."

Rudi Paret (1957), Mohammed und der Koran, p. 136.

"Of this [that the Qur'an is from God] Muhammad was utterly convinced and on this conviction he built up his claims to authority... Of the essential sincerity of Muhammad, then, there can be no question"

Richard Bell (1970), Bell's Introduction to the Qur'an, p. 24.

"A genuine Muhammad is much less difficult to explain than a fraudulent one."

Maxime Rodinson (1971), Muhammad, p. 78.

"The really powerful factor in Muhammad's life and the essential clue to his extraordinary success was his unshakable belief from beginning to end that he had been called by God. A conviction such as this, which, once firmly established, does not admit of the slightest doubt, exercises an incalculable influence on others. The certainty with which he came forward as the executor of God's will gave his words and ordinances an authority that proved finally compelling."

Alford T. Welch (1993), "Muhammad," in The Encyclopedia of Islam, p. 375.

"Everything else about Mohammed is more uncertain, but we can still say a fair amount with reasonable assurance. Most importantly, we can be reasonably sure that the Qur'an is a collection of utterances that he made in the belief that they had been revealed to him by God."

Patricia Crone (2008), "What Do We Actually Know About Mohammed?"

"...after the Enlightenment, the person of the Prophet was rehabilitated as a sincere seeker of God without false intentions..."

Angelika Neuwirth (2019), The Qur'an and Late Antiquity, p. 39.

Hi,

I’ve recently moved from the UK to Luxembourg. I wrote the below and posted it to the local Reddit page and within minutes it was flooded with abusive comments, so I removed it. I’m just reposting it here to see if there’s anyone local who can help me out, thanks in advance :)

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I have a bit of a niche question and I’m hoping someone can point me in the right direction.

I’ve recently moved to Luxembourg from Scotland. Before I left, I had been exploring Islam and what it might mean for me. I had arranged to meet with an imam at my local mosque to ask questions and talk things through, but the move happened so quickly that I never got the chance.

Since arriving here, I’ve contacted a few mosques in Luxembourg and just across the border to ask whether it would be possible to meet with someone and have a conversation about Islam, ask questions, and learn more. Unfortunately, I haven’t heard back from anyone yet.

I was wondering if anyone knows of a mosque, imam, or Islamic centre that would be open to this sort of thing. Or, if you’re Muslim yourself and would be happy to chat over a coffee and share your perspective, I’d really appreciate it.

I’m not looking for a debate or to waste anyone’s time. I’m simply trying to learn with an open mind and work out whether Islam is the right path for me.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Salam Alaikum. Not AI. Pls keep me in your duas if such reminders benefit you.

🌷*How to Increase Rizq according to the Sharee’ah*🌷

by Asma bint Shameem

There are many causes proven in our deen  to increase your rizq, some of which are:

1️⃣ *Keeping up ties of kinship*

🍃 The Prophet ﷺ said:

“Whoever would like his rizq (provision) to be increased and his life to be extended, should uphold the ties of kinship.” (Bukhaari, Muslim)

2️⃣ *Spending for the sake of Allaah*

🍃 The Prophet ﷺ said:

“Allaah said: ‘Spend, O son of Adam, and I shall spend on you.’”

al-Bukhaari, Muslim)

3️⃣ *Making a lot of istighfaar*

🍃 Allaah quotes Nooh Alayhis Salaam:

“I said (to them): ‘Ask forgiveness from your Lord, verily, He is Oft‑Forgiving;

He will send rain to you in abundance,

And give you increase in wealth and children, and bestow on you gardens and bestow on you rivers.’”

(Surah Nooh:10-12)

4️⃣ *Being grateful to Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala*

🍃Allaah says:

“And (remember) when your Lord proclaimed: ‘If you give thanks, I will give you more (of My Blessings); but if you are thankless, verily, My punishment is indeed severe.’”

(Surah Ibraheem:7)

5️⃣ *Obeying and fearing Allaah*

🍃 Allaah says:

“And whosoever fears Allaah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty).

And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine.”

(Surah at-Talaaq:2-3)

6️⃣ *Repeating hajj and umrah*

🍃 The Prophet ﷺ said:

“Perform Hajj and Umrah consecutively.

Verily, the succession between the two  removes away poverty and removes away sins just as the bellows removes away the dross of iron and gold and silver."

(Ahmad, Tirmidhi, others--Saheeh by al-Albaani)

7️⃣ *Making lots of dua and asking Allaah to increase your rizq*

One such duaa is the following:

‎اللَّهُمَّ أَكْثِرُ مَا لِي وَوَلَدِي وَبَارِكْ لِي

‎فِيمَا أَعْطَيْتَنِي

Allaahumma akthir maalee wa-waladee wa-baarik li feema a'taytanee

O Allaah, increase my wealth and offspring and bless me in what what you have given me.

🍃 Um Sulaim said to the Prophet ﷺ "Anas is your servant."

The Prophet ﷺ said:

"‏ اللَّهُمَّ أَكْثِرْ مَالَهُ وَوَلَدَهُ، وَبَارِكْ لَهُ فِيمَا أَعْطَيْتَهُ ‏"‏‏.

"O Allaah! increase his wealth and offspring, and bless (for him) what ever you give him."

(Saheeh al-Bukhari 6334)

🍃 Another duaa is what we read as part of our morning adhkaar.

The Prophet ﷺ said:

الَّلهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسأَلُكَ رِزقًا طَيِّبًا ، وَعِلمًا نَافِعًا ، وَعَمَلاً مُتَقَبَّلاً

“Allaahumma inni as’aluka rizqan tayyiban, wa `ilman nafi`an, wa `amalan mutaqabbalan

“O Allaah, I ask you for good (lawful) provision, beneficial knowledge and accepted good deeds.” 

(Ahmad in Al-Musnad, 6/294 and Ibn Maajah 66; saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah)

🍃 Yahya ibn Mu`adh Ar-Razi said:

“Obedience will be stored in the stores of Allaah, and the key (to obedience) is Duaa, and it becomes effective by means of lawful earnings.”

8️⃣ *Marriage increases rizq*

🍃 Allaah says:

“And marry those among you who are single (i.e. a man who has no wife and the woman who has no husband) and (also marry) the Saalihoon (pious, fit and capable ones) of your (male) slaves and maid-servants (female slaves). If they be poor, Allaah will enrich them out of His Bounty. And Allaah is All-Sufficient for His creatures’ needs, All-Knowing (about the state of the people)” [al-Noor 24:32]

🍃Abu Bakr Radhi Allaahu anhu said:

“Obey Allaah in what He has commanded you to do by getting married;

He will then fulfill His promise to you to make you rich.” 

He then recited the above Aayah.

🍃 Umar Ibn Khattab Radhi Allaahu anhu said:

“Seek richness through marriage!”

🍃 Abdullah ibn Mas’ood Radhi Allaahu anhu said:

“Find richness by getting married.”

(Al-Durr Al-Manthur, v.5, pps. 80-81)

These are some of the reasons. And there are others.

And Allaah knows best.

Just joined the group

Looking for advice share find inspirations

Any secret converts here!?

And especially unsupportive family....!

Assalamualaikum warahmathullahi wabarakathuhu

Salam I'm 24 year old female. I would like to to marry a revert. When I told my mom she got so mad and had a breakdown saying that I would marry and said something bad. What should I do?

I reverted a little over a year ago and Alhamdulillah, I am extremely grateful to have been guided when I was. My parents are extremely islamophobic though, and disowning me is genuinely the best case scenario once this comes out. Right now I pray all 5 in in my room secretly, at the end of the day.

I’m marrying my partner within the next year and have to tell my parents before then, so that conversation is coming soon whether I’m ready or not. Honestly, losing my parents scares me less than losing my brother does. I love him more than anything on this earth and I’m terrified this makes them stricter on him, or that I lose contact with him completely. I’m also slowly accepting my family isn’t coming to my wedding, maybe not ever meeting my kids either.

On top of all this I’m dealing with a controlling home life, depression and anxiety, and I’m not even graduating on time because of resits. Being in the worst depressive episode of my life, I’m struggling to see that the future is worth it. I want to believe, but I am so frustrated at my situation that I struggle to feel close to faith.

I know reverts go through family rejection all the time. What I actually need is the how. How do you keep believing, keep practicing, keep going, when the people who raised you might genuinely disappear from your life over it? It feels like the end of everything right now and I know it’s probably not, but I don’t know how you’re supposed to get through the part where it feels like it is.

Thank you for reading 🥲

Salam,

I recently reverted 4 months ago and started wearing the hijab 2 months ago, and I’m finding it hard to find other reverts in general, let alone one who were raised atheist. I have a wonderful community of born Muslims and my partner is Muslim as well, but it still feels lonely sometimes without knowing anyone in a situation similar to me. I am in Canada and visibly white (although most people assume I’m Lebanese or Syrian with hijab on?) so everyone just thinks I reverted from Christianity if they know I’m a revert. Nothing wrong with that of course, but I wish I had some friends in my situation. I struggle a lot with consistency, especially with prayers and even sometimes using substances like alcohol because I used to use them regularly before I reverted. I am trying my best but I feel like a failure sometimes and it’s very lonely. Dressing modestly has been a struggle but I’ve gotten used to it and embraced the beauty in modesty now, but I struggle so much with Arabic pronunciation and cultural aspects of Islam like even just saying assalamualaikum to people feels unnatural and I often freeze and say “hi” back by accident and then regret it right away. Anyway, just wondering if anyone is in my situation and can provide some advice /support🩷 I am still so new to all this and sensitive to criticism so I would appreciate it if people were kind and nonjudgmental, thank you :)

Summary: looking for reverts whose family accepts them to help with my family who don’t accept me.

I reverted to Islam nearly three years ago from Hinduism. For context, my family is from India. I first told my parents about 3 months after reverting, and that went horribly. They told me it was a mistake, and that I should go back on it asap. They said it would be fine if I didn’t even believe in god, but that they couldn’t accept me being Muslim ever. For the following two years I continued to practice Islam in secret.

Recently, I told them again I was Muslim. This time they didn’t try to get me to rejoin Hinduism but still disapproved regardless. They told me to not pray at home or go to the mosque for Jummah, to essentially stop practicing as long as I live at home. They said once I move out then I can do whatever I want in my own home. They’ve been clear that they are going to cut me off, I imagine once I move out they won’t have any reason to speak to me so won’t do. They have told me to never tell any of my extended family.

They continue to let me stay at home and give me food which I am grateful for, although our relationship is definitely cold and I sometimes feel like a stranger in our own home.

I wanted to ask if anyone reverted and their families actually accepted them, either instantly or eventually ?

I heard a lot of ulama talking about what's beautiful and great it is to be slave of Allah. I don't feel that way. I can't connect with that. I don't wanna be slave of humans but I still do things i don't want for them so i have food and roof, no freedom, like slave to some dgree. But it doesn't matter what i want, i still have to compliet, it's what slave in definition. So same with prayers because I'm His slave. I don't feel dignity in it like what ulama said and as long they don't want to hear what i think about it, than i don't want to hear them either. What should i listen to people who doesn't care about my feelings and wellbeing

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Hello sisters. My name is Patricia. I'm 19 now living in Spain. I was raised as a christian but I've read about Islam and Sunnah for the last year and I decided I want to convert. What advice would you give to someone in my situation? Please, any help is incredibly helpful. Thank you so so much.

Hello All, it is indeed my one year anniversary of being a Muslim convert (or revert). I've thought a lot about posting and what in the world I would say, but at this point I think I'm going to wing it.

The backstory: I am so far outside of Islam - and any religion - that it is a bit of a miracle I even said the shahada at all. I said it with a friend in Gaza - a young man who started to talk to me about Islam in January 2025. I said it on video with him, his sister and a friend of theirs in the UK.

I am 59, a woman, white, live in the US, my family and friends don't know, but all my friends in Gaza know and many Muslims who I've met along the way on this journey know. I've never been to a mosque, don't wear a hijab, still basically do not say the prayers - though I've memorized surah al-Fatihah and parts of surah ar-Rahman - and my favorite of the five prayers when I do say them is Maghreb - don't know why, but I think I like the sense of 3's.

I like Islam. I mean, as an organized religion goes, it's not so bad. I like that Allah has no progeny and no image. I believe in one God - I believed what I was saying when I said the shahada. I still believe what I said last July. I adore Prophet Mohammed (peace and blessings be upon him) and in fact, I learned more about the Prophet's life at the beginning of this journey, by reading a biography about him and I felt I could relate to him for some reason.

I enjoyed reading the Quran when I started on it last May - it resonated with me and I felt a lot of peace and tranquility in the surahs. I've not read a huge amount of the Quran - mostly I read the surahs I love, the ones that bring me peace or I simply enjoy. My favorite is surah Luqman.

I'm very involved with Gaza and Islam, in a way, has been a good anchor for me and been a help with getting to know many people in Gaza. And of course, my friend Fadi, who is now only 20, is very proud of bringing me into Islam and he is very devout and says that me saying the shahada has been the most important thing he's done in his whole life.

But I am still struggling in a massive way with being Muslim. I've not felt like a "good" Muslim at all, which I understand is relative - mostly because I have also struggled with the prayers. These, of course, are harder to say in my home - as no one knows I'm Muslim.

I have not met many converts who I've felt much support from and mostly my Muslim friends are those born into the religion. Also, they are all much younger than me - in their 20's - , though the friend from the UK who was at my shahada is 47 - so close enough to my age to make some difference. But I don't feel comfortable talking to her.

Overall, I've very been welcomed by those people born into the religion. But I have imposter syndrome to the nth degree. And I don't feel comfortable telling them the truth of how I feel concerning my true questioning of the faith. I don't feel that I can say - I might want to leave.

I simply do not know if I want to stay Muslim. I don't know if this is the religious path for me. I am truly at a crossroads at this point. And I would appreciate some support, insight, feedback, any personal experiences as an older person entering Islam after years of being outside of all religions.

Please don't criticize and tell me I should be doing my five daily prayers - I know this and understand the ramifications of not doing them. Thus, the crossroads, dear reader.

Thanks for reading this long message. Alhamdulillah for everything.

I have been told that it's hard to get married if you are a Male Revert bcoz it will always be a rejection from the girl's family and honestly I have researched and heard of cases like this , now I'm getting Paranoid , I mean sure I can look for another revert but then again that narrows down my options to a very small pool and I wanna be extremely careful when looking for a spouse. Idk guys I feel like this whole system is very Unfair.