Dear Fatima

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Teen daughter ran away to be trans

Thank you for submitting your post to Stones to Bridges! We pray you will find the responses below beneficial. If you find these responses helpful, we’d love for you to share what you appreciated, and how you feel it might help you moving forward in the comments section below! Response from a “Fatima Counselor”: Assalamualaikum ... Read More

I paid OnlyFans and now I don’t know what to do

For years I have been struggling with pornography addiction, since I was 13 years old. I have tried so many times to quit and did not succeed any of the times, to the point that I feel so hopeless that any time I read advice about how to quit I feel “it doesn’t matter, this ... Read More

Stuck in haram behaviors and influences

I am 15, female, living in the united states, in a non-Muslim household. I reverted around 14, without my parents knowing, because they are Islamophobic. I don’t know what to do, I’m surrounded by haram influences, and feel that I am displeasing Allah. I’m in a haram relationship, have committed zina, and don’t see a ... Read More

Transgender daughter

Asalamualkum I have a daughter who says she is transgender I firmly believe she has rapid onset gender dysporia due to peer influence bc I swear as a child and early teen I saw nothing she loved dolls and her pink dresses and dressing up for eid but then I sent her to a feminist ... Read More

Fear of missing out on my naseeb

Today after Asr, my mom told me that she makes dua for me to meet my naseeb soon. But she was frustrated and said, “For the love of Allah, show up to your classes. Go to university, get to know people, mingle so they know who you are and whose daughter you are. Nobody even ... Read More

Afraid of not getting married

Assalamu alaikum I, 22F, have recently been experiencing a nudge within me to prepare myself for marriage, and for the first time ever, I truly feel as though my mind is fully aligned and I am committed to the journey of getting married. I have always wanted to marry. My biggest dream had been to ... Read More

Lost in disguise

“17 year old , girl, Pakistani, college student. am 17 year old, fighting through suicidal thoughts all the time. I have planned many suicide attempts since childhood but was never that serious and committed on doing it. Some days ago , I really gave up , wrote goodbye letters to my closest ones, offered salat ... Read More

How to deal with islamophobic parents?

I am a 15 year old American female, I reverted to Islam around a year ago, and I love it, but my parents don’t know. This will be my first Ramadan, and I don’t know what to do about it with my parents. I cannot wear hijab, or even dress as modestly as I want, ... Read More

PTSD and Faith

I am 37 years old, male dealing with PTSD, my story and my trials are closely related to religion. Response from your friends at Stones to Bridges: Assalamualaikum brother I can understand that PTSD is a difficult journey, but in Islam, every moment of patience is rewarded, and every struggle is known by Allah. That ... Read More

My mother committed Zina, and my father would like me to treat my mother the same despite this.

Salamu Alaikum. I’m a 15 year old Pakistani male living in the United States. My family is semi-religious, we dont pray as much as we should, but we’re very close to our Islamic values and adhere to almost all Islamic laws. We fast during Ramadan, we give zakaat and sadaqa, and we’ve gone for Umrah ... Read More

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