Dear Fatima

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Friendships with the other gender

21, male, comes from a Pakistani Muslim family in Canada My mom and older sister have told me that I have to cut ties with the people who I’m friends with that are girls but I can’t and I don’t know how to deal with this with them. The female friends I have mean a ... Read More

Guilt over loss of a cat

My cat died recently. I frequently prayed for him to recover, but sometimes I wondered as I was praying if it would be better if he died (cos he would stop suffering and we’d stop having to worry about him). I never ever prayed for him to die, but I’m scared that maybe when I ... Read More

I am bored

Assalamualaikum I am a 16 year old male teenager, I have recently learned many of the things I do throughout the day such as watching tv shows is haram. Now I get extremely bored and don’t have money friends to play with. How should I fill my day as a Muslim Response from a “Fatima ... Read More

I need advice

Assalam Alaykum, I’m not sure who to ask, but I’m young F18 and a brother asked my father for my hand 18 as well, to not fall into haram, and my father agreed and acknowledged that this brother would not be able to support me right away, and he is okay with supporting me until ... Read More

What should I do regarding my fast?

I am a 16yo male had a fantasy last night and masturbated(| mean I didn’t touch myself but it leaked) while was asleep after suhur is my fast valid? Response from a “Fatima Counselor”: As Salaam Alaikum, thank you for reaching out. AllahuAllam, may Allah forgive me for my shortcomings and misunderstandings, but it is ... Read More

Being in love with an agnostic

So i like a guy thinking he was muslim (he is born in a muslim family) and then realized he is not religious. He only revealed that when i asked him to marry me, and i was already in love. He is one of my close friends. But he promised me that our children will ... Read More

am i a disbeliever for my views on lgbt?

salamalaikum, i am a young woman who was raised in the us and adopted very liberal beliefs as i grew up, including supporting lgbt rights. i thought it didnt matter how nonmuslims lived since they are nonmuslim anyway, though of course i understand that muslims have to follow shariah and i don’t reject that. lately ... 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

Finding Love?

I am 21 and I’m a girl. The thing that I want most is to find love. To have a partner who I can just enjoy time with and laugh with and feel connected to. I want to do things the right way, the Islamic way, but I feel lost. I don’t know how to ... Read More

How to deal with an exhausting family member?

I am 17 female living with my parents and siblings. For basically my whole life my father has been mentally chipping away at me, calling me names, invalidating my mental health issues, he yells often, and he is stubborn in that he refuses to apologize or take any accountability for what he does. Recently I’ve ... Read More

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