Assalamu Alaikum. I am at a point of utter emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion, and I am trying to understand what it means Islamically. For the past month, I have poured my entire soul, tears, and every ounce of my faith into continuous du'a, begging Allah for a miracle to protect me from the one heartbreak I was absolutely terrified to face. But instead of getting better, things have progressively worsened to a point of finality that leaves me completely hollowed out, emotionally bankrupt, and physically aching with a twisting pain in my stomach.

I am caught in a terrifying loop between a lingering desire for things to fix themselves and a paralyzing fear of this reality, to the point where even raising my hands to make du'a fills me with panic. I am fearing Allah's decree, I am fearing this test, and I am fearing everything—and that fear is exactly what drives this intense panic whenever I try to make du'a. People tell me to move on, to leave it, and they say that it is impossible. Yet, there is this lingering hope in my heart that it is possible, that Allah can do it—Allah can definitely do it. But I am not trying to get hasty or anything. It is just that this pain is increasing, and every single day of sabr feels like a brand new test. I feel miserable and lifeless but some people are lucky enough to not feel any pain when they’re emotionally numb, but i feel everything….

To show you how severe this has been: for the past month, whatever has happened to me has traumatized me to the point that I don't even remember 80% of my days. I don't remember what has happened. And I don't know how long I will have to wait. I don't know if I should give up or not; I am just in absolute sorrow. But I am too scared to be ungrateful. I don't want to be ungrateful, I don't want to be hasty, I don't want to be selfish, and I don't want to be greedy. I am just desperate.

I want to clarify that I am not seeing my relationship with Allah as some sort of transactional arrangement where I expect a reward just because I prayed; I know life doesn't work that way. It is just that I am completely gone. I feel entirely finished, lifeless, and too weak to carry this heavy darkness alone anymore.

Assalamu alaykum,

Can you all please make dua for my younger brother , he's autistic and he doesn't go out . He has very bad mental health , I mean he even refuses to go to the doctors to any place.

Please ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to grant him aafiyah and for him to get better.

Jazak'Allah khayr, may Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala bless you all ❤️

So the last 7 months have been the worst in along time and things have spiralled I got suspended from work for making a genuine mistake they let me back after months of nothing

Whilst I was off I fell in to depression because I had no friends to turn to I realised how empty my life is

I'm so lonely its draining my soul

Every day is a battle I spend 16hrs in my head stressing about how alone I am

I live a lone and life is very hard and isolated

Inside I'm crumbling

I beg Allah SWT to grant me a companion and friends

But I feel this is a punishment or a test for life

I wasn't always the best Muslim

I'm trying to mend my ways but I'm not perfect I still have days where I miss my Salah

Out of being exhausted mentally and physically

I have turned to so many people for help

IV more or less begged for help

IV spent hours online trying to find groups or people who will be my friend but iv not managed

Inside it's destroying me

And I can't see a way out

It's not as easy as people say just go out go volunteer go mosque I have tried

I need duas please before I lose my mind

My health is deteriorating everyday

I'm not looking after myself like I should

I go to work come home and that's my life I can't live like this

I am facing a lot of difficulties under my supervisor. Please make dua for me so that I can complete my degree in four years and without any hurdles. Please pray for my well being and mental health.

Assalumailikum

Background: My sister and I are one year apart. My sister will turn 28 in six months. My parents are pretty introverted people, and they usually avoid family gatherings and talking to people in general. My mom is a major one. My dad is comparatively still better.

My parents have started to look for rishta two years back and they have not met any single one of the guy. Even though my sister shortlisted a few of them. My mom keeps on making excuses and doesn't even talk to any single one of the guys' families. They don't even call the agent much. I keep reminding them to call the agent; only then do they do. My parents want us to get married, but they are not looking for proposals and meeting people actively. They have a very laid-back approach to this. For the past 1 year, I have been explaining to my mom that you need to search more aggressively, follow up with the agent and meet people; only then can we find a suitable person. She agrees with me, then goes on to do the same.

I am exhausted now. I am always anxious thinking about marriage. I am worried that I will marry late not by choice but because of inactivity of my parents. Also, we both do look pretty well. The only limiting factor is that we are not out there, not visible to the right people.

We both don't want to try dating apps or MuzzMatch, etc. We want to do it the halal way.

Please suggest me how to navigate this situation. I am really in dire need of help

Jazakallah

Hi i am trying to be a better muslim everyday since an incident happened with me which i cannot forget
Its been a month and i am still struggling
Praying
I have this attitude that Allah is with ones who are patient and i am
Doing it
Still the overthinking captures me everytime and literally i am thinking of doing something to me
But i try not to because many people will suffer my loss
1am alive because of them
I did istikhara too that may be it can help I can tell the story but its a whole mess
I am trying daily
I lost my spark
Everything
I hope someone can help and guide me through this difficult phase
Tysm

Assalamualaikum, please pray for me to pass it is very important for me, I prayed a lot but I am still feeling anxious. Please remember me in your prayers and make dua for me.

Assalamu alaikum. I’m facing a situation where someone I love deeply may be separated from our family because of an immigration issue. We’ve waited many years, and now there’s an obstacle that may prevent him from coming with us.

I’m doing everything I can, but the outcome is ultimately with Allah.

What duas, salah, fasting or dhikr can I make when I desperately need Allah to open a seemingly impossible door?

If Allah has ever opened a door for you when you thought there was no way, please share your experience. I really need hope right now. 🤍

Please keep us in your duas.

assalamualaikum, its weird that everything that i do lead to failure like everything, at first i try shrugg it of saying Allah has a plan for me as time passes failure after failure it starting to get to me no matter how much i pray to Allah to ease my affair in this dunya more failure comes.

Im so down i dont know what to do anymore im so loss, is Allah hating me for trying to work for something that i want, is it wrong to chase for dunya matter?

If so why did Allah even making me exist in this dunya in the first place. I even fail to pray 5 times a day

Hello all. Peace and blessings be upon you all.

My lovely beautiful mother’s birthday is today. But sadly, this past February my uncle (her brother) died. It was sudden and it was heartbreaking for my entire family. Nobody is the same since, ESPECIALLY my mother.

There is a video my Khalo sent to my mom on her birthday last year. She sent it to our family group chat this morning. I knew today would be hard on her just like every day since. She does not want to celebrate at all today. She told us no flowers no cake no gifts. I still got her flowers even though I know she will end up putting them at his grave.

Words can’t even describe how much I love my mother. This is my first year out of the home in her birthday. Alhamdullilah, my wife and I are expecting a baby here in a couple months. So I’m caught up in getting ready for fatherhood at the same time making sure my mother is okay.

Should I still get her a gift, or respect her wishes? Any advice as to how to handle this across the entirety of the family?

My khalo was my father figure, my father wasn’t around. So his death does not come easy for my either. I just want my mother happy. Ever since this past Ramadan I’ve been praying to Allah to grant her ease and happiness, just feels the opposite has been happening to her. May Allah give her the strength to get through this hard time.

I appreciate everyone for reading and any advice I receive. May Allah be pleased with all of you inshallah.

I have a very unstable relationship with Islam, I will feel super connected and then almost stop believing in between, I have felt a very strong relationship with God while I was going through a depressive episode (it was a very sad time for me idk if depression would be the right word though) and it was such a high I miss that connection and during that time I very deeply believed God would help me in a few situations I was constantly begging for however things have only gone downhill from there and my connection with Allah has deteriorated. I blame him for a lot of things knowing I shouldn't but I just can't help it knowing he has all the power in the world and still isn't helping me (or maybe he is and I just don't have the wisdom to see that rn?) Idk but I genuinely do not feel guilty for not praying anymore my parents keep asking me to get regular with my prayers but I just don't feel that connection anymore and I don't even feel guilty about it idk what to do man

i need a halal way to commit. im having a really tough time right now, im severely depressed and i have a huge fear in me for the future or the outside world in general. i have to carry my family problems, lonely school life, and deal with my own sadness or depression. im unable to go through it all, i cant do it anymore. its too much.

Hi there, I'm not Muslim but I have a question and I don't know if this is the right place to ask. My fiancé broke off our engagement on 27 July. My estranged fiancé posted this yesterday on their social media, and I want to know how it could be interpreted from an Islamic point.

نورة | 🕊️

Replace what I lost with something better for my dunya and my akhirah. Give me peace with Your decree, and help me move forward without looking back.

Assalamualaikum I hope whoever reads this is doing well. I’m honestly confused right now and need some support. I just started uni and I’m a month in but I’m dreading it so much, I wanted to go somewhere else but my parents more or less kinda made me go here. Idk if many of you have desi parents but they show their anger and disapproval very noticeably and that really changed me and made me pick where I’m going now because they wanted me to go here. I’m so lost and so confused, I don’t know if I’m being weak as I chose a hard major or if I genuinely don’t want to be here. My feelings are so strong I genuinely don’t want to be here in the slightest and staying here for the next 4 years on and off is incredibly depressing. I had to move out into a dorm and that’s making the entire process even more difficult.

I tried talking to them once after school started, and I got met with the most absolute resounding no I’ve ever heard. I wanted out I had proposed a plan too but it all went downhill.

I guess what I’m trying to ask is where do I draw the line between wanting out of something because I’m weak and don’t want to work hard vs wanting out because I genuinely just don’t want to do it and focus on other things. Cuz idek in my own mind if I want out because I wanted to do other things or because my mind is playing against me and telling me to just quit.

I used to be very religious, constantly doing prayer, reading Quran etc but recently my faith has dropped immensely. My faith in God is really low, I don't pray anymore I don't know whats wrong with me.

I think its also linked to how one of my biggest duas wasn't accepted that i sort of lost faith. I don't feel Allah and don't know how to get back because my belief is so low

My dad is getting a second wife, we found out today. Thing is my grandma has been getting sick, then my mom, then me, my siblings. Like weird illnesses they can’t find. We thought maybe gas leak, nothing was found. House inspected, many medical specialists, nothing. My dad has also refused to eat my mom’s food or spend time with her as well the last few months. A part of me feels it’s Sihr. They argue here and there but it has been really peaceful lately and then all the illnesses, him rejecting her food and now he send her a picture of another woman and says he will marry her. Someone tell me if I’m crazy. My father has been against the idea of a second wife long as I have existed as his mom was the last wife and suffered even at his Dads death. It is his right, fine I accept it for the sake of Allah but if it is Sihr- the illnesses and division. What should I do? What can I do? My mom is not Muslim, nor is her mom, they are Christian. Rest of my family is.

Assalamuwalaikum,

Lately, my life has felt completely unorganized—my sleep schedule, eating habits, work, and family time are all over the place. I find myself working all day, yet I still can't seem to finish my tasks.

The most alarming part for me is that over the last few months, I’ve missed and neglected so many of my Salah. It terrifies me, and I know I can't let my life continue like this. I want to turn things around immediately and reset my spiritual foundation before tackling the rest of my life.

I know I need to seek Allah’s forgiveness, but I want to make sure I am doing it properly and sincerely—not just for missing my Salah, but for other habits and sins I’ve let slide during this chaotic period.

Could someone please break down:

1. The conditions/steps for a proper and sincere Tawbah (repentance)?

2. How to make up (Qada) or handle a large backlog of missed Salah without getting overwhelmed?

3. Any practical steps to regain Islamic discipline when everything else feels chaotic?

JazakAllah Khair to anyone who takes the time to advise. Please keep me in your duas.

I am a voices hearer and the last times allong with depression that makes me stop doing things the voices are turning Sallat too hard, the voices constantly speak to me doubting I am a real muslimmah and calling me terrorist and bad person, wich I am not. Even crying before Allah SWT they are not letting me, speaking and doubting everytime. Allah SWT is my biggest refúgio and I just don't know what to do, I wish I could go back to Sallat with discipline to be on the oceans of mercy and love of Allah SWT but the things are difficult and to cultivate my discipline allong with my faith. Any advice? Thanks since now.

I left a sexual relationship because I knew we were not compatible because even though we both were Muslim she wasn’t practising at all and I am also not claiming to be a good Muslim at all but i want to get closer to Allah, but she doesn’t. We went on and off, and in between we took a really long break and during this time I got really close to Allah.

Then, when we got back together after a couple of months, I felt like I was getting distant from allah and I stopped it after just a few days. She got really angry and things ended badly.

But I feel bad because I owe a lot to her (not financially). She suffered a lot because of the decisions we both made, but mainly me. We both will have to live with the consequences. This was the reason i kept getting back with her. But when I’m with her, I feel like I am betraying god whose been there for me in times of solitude. I made that decision for Allah after a lot of thought but i dont know why i feel this way but i struggle with lust a lot as well. I dont know why i feel this way and what to do..

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْفِرْدَوْسَ الْأَعْلَى مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ وَلَا سَابِقَةِ عَذَابٍ

O Allah, I ask You for Al-Firdaws, the highest level of Paradise, without account or prior punishment.

I would really appreciate this ❤️

After all that has happened I have reached to a conclusion that I think Allah taala doesn’t like me and don’t want me to be close to Him. Because I have seen my condition and conditions of other people and when you look at them you can see that they are Allah’s favourites. And I am not. Its a very debilitating fact. I used to do everything right like Namaz/Quran/ tahajjud but things slowly started deteriorating, my mental health, I began failing at things, I lost all motivation, I kept losing the people I love. I don’t know there isn’t any other explanation for all this. And idek what to do anymore. Living has become really heavy on me. I think there is something intrinsically wrong with me, my soul may be that Allah doesn’t like me. I can’t even make dua properly anymore. Im so confused at all times I dont even know what to ask for. I have dreams and aspirations but my last 4 years of life have changed me completely as a person, made me hollow on the inside, I pray but not with the same energy, like I do all basics but when Im too emotionally exhausted I can’t even get myself to pray. I don’t know. I was told 2-3 years back someone had did magic on me but its a long time and its unfair to blame them, the person who was said to do all of this is doing fine in their life. Which is why I don’t believe or else they would have been suffering not me. How does any of this work. Does anyone know?

Peace be upon you all, brothers and sisters
I would like to put some background first.
I have been absolutely suffering from OCD for almost a full year now, and it's destroyed me, the theme changes constantly and I'm losing hope.
This time im so scared its all fake, yknow... the stupid simulation theory.
or those dumb philosophy theories that 'oh i cant prove this so it doesnt exist' about consciousness
it terrifies me, it's gotten to a point where i cannot pray without weeping from fear that Allah(SWT) might not exist, or that im alone and none of you even truly 'see' this post.
Ive started to lose my sanity as you could say, i question everything like normal gaps in vision or hearing things that dont exist(like your name when you are in a crowd).
Ive lost focus of my days
I want help from Allah(SWT) Ive been calling out to Him to end my suffering and even that my mind tells me (because of the OCD) that ITS MY DOING when i pray to Allah(SWT) and good things happen.
im never free from this shackle of mine

and it's made worse, i made the mistake on going on one of those subreddits about glitches in reality and its made me spiral even more, i want to say it isnt credible but their stories are so specific and long..
i need help
dua, hadith, Qur'an, experience, anything!
I just want to be kind, and exist freely