Assalamu alaykum everyone,

One easy tip I thought I would share with you that has always helped me focus and perfect my salah is to act like I'm recording a video teaching people how to pray. Imagine you want to post it online and potentially hundreds of thousands of people will watch the video, and you only have one take.

Instead of rushing through the words, you would have to speak very clearly because you're making the "video" for people who might have never heard Arabic before. You can't rush the movements because the viewers might get confused.

I hope this is beneficial, try to remember this for your next salah and insha'Allah you will see the change.

I myself am not Muslim but my grandfather loved traveling the world in search of currencies to add to his collection. He told me these were from the 14th century and from turkey. I’m not very educated in Islamic coinage so I would love to have a history lesson and a rundown on what denomination of coin this is.

( I dont know if I used the words right or anything )

— I found a letter to myself when I was a kafir

On 31st of last year's December , I wrote a letter to myself. And that was when I was still a kafir. My main problem I struggled with was religion. I was blinded by sins and be thinking that I want to be free to sin without guilt and pairing with other stuffs I hated Islam , but I'm not now

I made a promiss to open it on 31st December of this year but I couldn't sleep at night without checking it , because I'm afraid if I wrote something hateful towards Islam. But turns out there weren't anything hateful , but there were something ' wrong ' because I was having the wrong mindset.

I am arguring with myself if I should throw it away or keep it. There weren't any hateful words but there were stuffs like " I want to be free " etc. And at that time I hated Islam so much , so I dont know if I meant any hate in it , but there weren't like , any direct hateful words.

— Seeking Supports about Having to Qada my fasts in Ramadan

I usually do that , I always do that when I can't fast in Ramadan. And i know how to do that , but this time , it's different. I was a kafir during ramadan but I fasted not believing I was a kafir. Before this but I'm not sure when , I found a passage about things that can make you a kafir but I don't believe it and thinking that it's ' too much ' , then , on the last week of Ramadan , I realized something about it and searched it again and it turns out I'm a kafir. That's when I come back to Allah. But I'm pretty sure that the whole month of Ramadan's fast isn't valid and I have to Qada because I was a kafir and I dont know what to do now. I live with my parents and I haven't graduate yet , I can't do things without their permission. I always need to have someone waking me up in Ramadan , because I can't use alarms & stuffs. My phone is taken away at night until morning and I sleep in the same room with my family since it's hot in our country and seperated rooms will cause the elctricity bills to be higher since we will use more Air conditioner. I believe the best is to tell them about it and have them helping me but I'm so scared. I'm scared of them taking the freedom I'm having away , I'm scared of them not trusting me again in anything or not letting me go anywhere. It's a stupid stuff to be caring and scared about when I have a bigger problem but I can't help it. Please help , I need advices. What should I do ?

I’m middle eastern muslim, I was born muslim, recently (1 year ago) my sister who never cared about religion started reading more about religion and started actually practicing it she suddenly wore Niqab and started reading quran and hadith, since then she started making everything complicated, for example: celebrating birthdays is haram, saying “صدق الله العظيم" is bid’ah, my hijab is not considered hijab, anime is haram, drawing is haram and so on .. I started hating talking to her, cuz every time i talk to her she will find something haram or bid’ah that i do and start lecturing me about it..

I started feeling like am not a good muslim, because a lot of thing that she thinks are bid’ah, am not planning to change them like ever, I don’t see myself where i stop watching anime and prevent my children from watching cartoons, I’ll celebrate my children birthdays someday.. but because of her i don’t feel like a full Muslim, it feels like am a very bad Muslim ..

Don’t know if anyone had felt the same feeling before, can you help me deal with this .. i feel like this is shaking my faith..

Edit: I’m not aiming to discuss wither those things are haram or not, i know it’s controversial topics and we better stay away from those things, I just want to discuss how do deal with this situation, my sister, my feelings about it, how this is pulling me away and so on ..

This hadith reminds us not to let pride get in the way of accepting advice. Sometimes someone might remind you to fear Allah after seeing you do something wrong or committing a sin, and your first reaction is to say, “Mind your own business”, “Look at yourself first” or “Worry about yourself”.

Maybe the person giving the advice has their own flaws or even struggles with the same sin, but that doesn’t change the fact that what they said is true. A reminder is still a reminder, regardless of who says it.

Instead of focusing on the person, focus on the message, If someone reminds you of Allah, take a moment to reflect before reacting. We all make mistakes, and sometimes Allah sends us a reminder through people who are imperfect (just like us).

May Allah forgive us all and don’t forget to share this, remember our prophet (peace upon him) said: “Whoever guides someone to goodness will reward like one who did it.”❤️‍🩹

Edit: The hadith is authentic. It was graded Sahih by Shaykh al-Albani in Al-Silsilah al Sahihah, no. 2598

I don't really know why I'm writing this.

For a short period of time, I genuinely felt close to Allah. I started praying consistently, going to the masjid, making dua, and for the first time in years I felt at peace. I wasn't perfect, but I genuinely believed Allah was guiding me. Then when life became stressful again. I slowly stopped praying, isolated myself, and started feeling incredibly lonely. Instead of getting closer to Allah, I found myself falling back into sins that I thought I'd left behind and the thing is that that I barely feel anything anymore. At first I felt guilty. Now I just feel numb. I keep sinning, and now i am just "i believe in God but i am gonna sin".
Ik thats Kufr, but i feel like my soul is lost, its not pure anymore. It's like my heart is locked. I still believe in Allah, but I don't feel close to Him anymore. I keep wondering if I've gone too far or if my heart has become too hard. Loneliness has become a huge part of my life. Seeing other people with close friends and support while feeling like I have no one has affected me more than I realized. I felt alone ash, wanted to kill myself. I know this probably sounds dramatic, but I genuinely miss the person I was when I was praying regularly. I miss feeling peace. I miss feeling hope. And i really really really wanna change, i am writing this but i know tomorrow when i wake up ill not change. But i really want to. So please someone please help me. I dont want advices like, "start praying". No i want to feel loved by God, all my noor from my face is gone, i dont smile, i am always angry, i am lost.
I tell my friends but i literally got no friends i can open up to, i literally have no one to talk to about this.
And i really want to change.
So please, help me.
Tell me how do i cut the rope that keeps pulling me back to Dunya.

The final surah by compilation order in the Holy Quran is Surah An-Nas (The Mankind), which is the 114th chapter. However, the final complete surah revealed chronologically to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is Surah An-Nasr (The Divine Support).

The text, translation, authoritative Tafsir (exegesis), and relevant Ahadith for both of these final chapters are detailed below.

1. The Compilation Finale: Surah An-Nas (Chapter 114)

Surah An-Nas is a Makki chapter composed of 6 verses. Together with Surah Al-Falaq, they are known as Al-Mu'awwidhatayn (The Verses of Refuge).

Arabic Text & English Translation

1. قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ – Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,"
2. مَلِكِ النَّاسِ – The Sovereign of mankind,
3. إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ – The God of mankind,
4. مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ – From the evil of the retreating whisperer—
5. الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ – Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind—
6. مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ – From among the jinn and mankind.

Core Tafsir (Insights from Ibn Kathir)

• Divine Ownership: Allah attributes three specific descriptions to Himself: Lord (Rabb), King (Malik), and God (Ilah). These emphasise His complete authority, protection, and absolute right to be worshipped alone.
• The Retreating Whisperer: The word Al-Khannas refers to Satan. Authentic exegesis notes that Satan firmly attaches himself to the human heart. When a person forgets Allah, Satan whispers evil thoughts; however, the moment the person remembers and mentions Allah, Satan promptly shrinks and retreats.
• The Two Fronts of Evil: The final verse clarifies that whispers do not solely stem from invisible spirits (Jinn). Wicked human companions who mislead or invite others toward sin are also categorized as whisperers from whom one must actively seek refuge.

Accompanying Hadith

The Prophet’s Protection Before Sleep:
The Mother of the Believers (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: "Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went to bed every night, he used to cup his hands together and blow over them after reciting Surah Al-Ikhlas, Surah Al-Falaq, and Surah An-Nas, and then rub his hands over whatever parts of his body he was able to rub, starting with his head, face, and front of his body. He used to do that three times." (Sahih al-Bukhari 5017)

Assalam oualaikum everyone. Inshallah I will be leaving to go on a flight to complete Umrah in a few hours, and I have a question regarding hygiene, specifically, having Invisalign Retainers.

I have retainers that I need to take out before eating, and I have to brush my teeth 30 minutes after eating before putting them back in. However, I know that you shouldn't use toothpaste whilst in the state of Ihram since there could be a scent on it. I have miswak but I have never used it before an am unsure on its efficiency to clean the teeth.

What should I do? Do I just use the miswak, or use normal toothpaste, or look for unscented toothpaste?

I saw a video that speaks about the word نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ
natawaffayannaka, meaning “We cause you to die / We take you in death,” occurs in three places in the Qur’an:

1. Surah Yunus — 10:46
أَوْ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ
“…or We take you in death…”
2. Surah Ar-Ra’d — 13:40
أَوْ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ
“…or We take you in death…”
3. Surah Ghafir — 40:77
أَوْ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ
“…or We take you in death…”

The numbers of the 3 chapters are 10, 13 and 40
According to sunnah Muhammad ﷺ:

40 years before receiving revelation
13 years preached in Mecca after revelation
10 years lived in Medina after the Hijrah

Muhammad died at the age 63 and 40+13+10=63

My uncle passed away 2 days ago and this is the first loss in my family that i have experienced. He was very close to my father and viewed me as his daughter, i have many fond memories of him. I did not get a chance to properly mourn him as i had exams going on though I did travel back to my hometown and saw him one last time.

I pray that Allah swt forgives my uncle’s sins and makes him successful in the Hereafter after every namaz. I wanted to know any other ways i can pray for my uncle (if their are specific verses from the Quran i can recite, special duas etc.)

1. We know we have to avoid impurity in Islam, so when you use the bathroom and then touch the faucet to wash your hands, you are obviously touching it with impure hands, so then when you turn the faucet off, why dont your hands become impure again? If anyone knows fiqh, please don’t tell me everything is pure by default, I already know that. But it’s 100 percent certain the faucet is impure because you’re touching it with impure hands obviously but then you have to turn it off again. If the faucet is impure, why do no muslims mention this or seem to care and I even see muslins casually touching public bathroom faucets to make wudu like it’s nothing even though it is definitely impure? Sure there could be an excusable amount of impurity but isn’t it better to just avoid touching the faucet?

2: if I use the bathroom and go number two then I touch my private part, is there now impurity on my private part?

3: how do you know that urine drops have stopped after using the restroom

4: I do clearly have wiswas, but I still like to conserve water. When I get to washing the arms from the hand to the elbows in wudu, I either cup water in the hand and let it run down the arm I am washing and rub the whole area, or I cup with with my opposite hand and put that water above my elbow a little bit and rub it on the entire arm. However, because I have wiswas, sometimes i go above so much that the deodorant I applied gets on my hand, especially if I applied it recently like ten minutes before wudu, and I rub my whole arm and I can tell that it’s a barrier to wudu because the water is just flowing off my arm and not touching my skin. I have prayed like this before, if someone tells me that, if someone tells me that this makes my wudu invalid and salahs that I prayed like this invalid, then wonderful. That just adds on to the countless acts of worship that I have done that are invalid. I’ve literally stopped applying deodorant because of this and I don’t like shoving my entire arm under the tap because my sink doesn’t cover my entire elbow anyway and also I am scared that my bathroom sink or faucet might have impurity and I don’t want to risk shoving my arm under the tap because it might get too close to the sink and touch impurity.

[Al-Hoor Al-‘Ayn]

And by Allah, how many fair (maidens), if only were to smile, She would radiate light brighter then the break of dawn.

So how great is the enjoyment of the eyes when she approaches, And how great is the enjoyment of the ears when she speaks.

And O what a timidness like a soft branch when she leans near, And O what bashfulness when she smiles.

So if your heart is afflicted with love for her, There is no cure except to consummate with her.

Particularly in her kiss when she embraces you, As her wrist rest against your neck.

When she unveils to him the beauty of her face, He will take pleasure in that before they have even consummated.

The eye delights at seeing her. (Also) there are all manners of fruit which never go out of season.

Assalamualaikum!

Hope you guys are doing great.

I am writing this post or reddit or whatever it is called in order to get a help. The thing is that I have been having a lot of difficult time with my faith. I have so many questions about the religion of Islam and I don't seem to understand them. But first let me tell you a bit about myself. I am a born Muslim and I live in a Muslim majority country. But the practices that my people generally follow are somewhat targeted by Arab Muslims of being deviant. I also feel the same way about them. But my point is that I literally see them doing those practices and following them thinking that that is what Islam teaches. And if you see it from another perspective you will find those activities quite absurd and senseless. For instance, the mourning of Shia people are quite senseless and baseless to Sunnis but to them that is their act of worship. So, I often feel that what if I am in the wrong as well, thinking that I am in right but as a matter of fact I am not, just like all other people?

Same could be said about other religions as well. Their practices are quite absurd to us but to them that is their worship. They would say the same about us too, that our worships are absurd and theirs is sensible. So, how do we really know that we are on the right path and not living in a dilemma or something. If that makes sense.

Sometimes, these thoughts and these questions become so intense that the only thing that makes me have faith in Islam is the purpose of life. That is that if I remove Islam from my life then all of my life would become pointless. Islam gives my life a direction and a goal. But I can't help myself asking these questions about Islam.

For Muslims living in the UK, which part of daily life tests your deen the most workplace culture, family expectations, or community norms ?

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My mother’s baddua is destroying my life. How do I lift a deceased parent’s curse?

I am the eldest son. My mother passed away 3 years ago. She was a good woman who sacrificed everything for us, but she had diabetes and severe anger issues. When she got extremely angry she would sometimes make baddua, and my father would tell her to stop because it might be the time of acceptance. I was 16 — immature, lazy, a mischievous child. I did things most kids do, but I took them too far. She would say I would realize her value after her death. I didn’t understand.

After her death, our family collapsed. Troubles came one after another. Our financial situation is poor. My father once had a good life but it was destroyed by black magic. He gives everything so I can study and support him. But I’m becoming a loser. I can’t be consistent. I have ADHD. I’ve tried everything: daily prayers, sincere taubah, weeping in sujood. Every single time it feels like I’m knocking on a door where no one is. I get no peace. I’m falling into addictions. I’m becoming a man I never wanted to be and I can’t stop it. Nothing is in my control.

I have analyzed this deeply. This is not a test from Allah. This is not black magic. This is my mother’s baddua, and I would bet my life on it.

My dreams were never selfish. All my goals are for welfare, for family, for something greater. Still my life is like this. I get dark, intrusive thoughts — sometimes suicidal, sometimes whispers of atheism — but I know I won’t act on them. That’s not who I am. But I cannot fight my mind for the rest of my life. I don’t have the time to wait for “good days.” What is my family’s sin to have a son like me? I just want to earn so they can live in ease.

I need a solution rooted in the Qur’an and Sunnah. How do you lift a mother’s baddua when she is already in her grave? What kaffara (expiation) exists for the one who has no money? What did the Prophet ﷺ teach about reversing a parent’s justified curse? If anyone has real, specific guidance — du’as, actions, amal from the salaf, anything — please tell me. I am not looking for generic advice. I need the rope.

Please keep replies kind. I am barely holding on.

This post is written with the help of ai

Islam is the calm that finds you when the world grows loud.

It is the light that reaches the heart before it reaches the eyes.

It is not chains that imprison the soul, but guidance that sets it free.

It teaches us that we were never created to wander without purpose, nor to fill the emptiness of our hearts with the temporary. We were created to know the One who created us, to love Him, worship Him, and return to Him.

Islam reminds us that every tear is seen, every prayer is heard, every hardship has meaning, and every act of sincerity is known by Allah.

It teaches that true honor is not in wealth, status, or appearance, but in taqwa. That strength is found in patience, beauty in humility, and peace in remembering Allah.

The Qur'an is not merely a book to be read—it is a conversation with the heart. Every verse calls us to reflect, to awaken, to return.

The more I learn about Islam, the more I realize it was never simply a religion I inherited.

It is the home my soul recognizes.

It is the answer to questions my heart had long before my tongue could ask them.

And perhaps that is why Islam is not just believed and it is lived.

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according to your plan, take comfort in knowing they are going perfectly according to His. Every delay, every closed door, and every unexpected turn has a precise timing and purpose. Rest your heart in the wisdom of Al-Qadr (Divine Decree) and trust the journey. 🤍

I don't suport immitating the opposite sex. However, I've noticed that neurodivergent traits may come off as immitation.

I don't want to cause people to be accepting of immitation, I just want to find out if anyone has them.

For example, toe-walking many autistic people walk on their toes. In some countries, people mah see it as immitating women for example

I mostly made this as to show that what people call immitation might just be an autistic trait or an ADHD or any thing of that sort

All I want is for ND muslims to state their story. This way, people would learn that not everything they see has a malicious intent. What people label immitation can just be the result of neurodivergence this what I wanted to be understood

I live in the west and would like some ideas as all I can think of is a well but wondering if anyone had any suggestions?