Salam everyone! My husband and I are discussing our Hajj/Umrah goals, and we’re at a crossroads… which one to do first?

Background

• Husband is Arab, and has done Umrah several times
• I am American, and haven’t been to Saudi before… I’ve wanted to do Umrah for the last 10-12 years but haven’t been able to

Details

Husband says he wants to do Hajj soon, but I’m concerned that I would be overwhelmed, given it’s my first time seeing the Ka’ba, so I would like to do an Umrah first, and then Hajj.

He mentioned that Hajj first, and seeing the Ka’ba etc, should be fine, but we wanted to put this post out and get your feedback!

Questions

Has anyone done Hajj first? And then Umrah later in life? How was that experiene?

Or, if you did Umrah first, and then Hajj, how did Umrah help you prepare for Hajj?

Salam Aleyküm!

Since, Isha prayer is very late and Tahajud is very early can I just pray Isha Witr and Tahajud and then go to sleep? Please let me know

Hi there, I would just like to ask about pet, cats, general vet bills, and euthanasia:

1. If someone saw a cat is sick, could not afford vet bills, cant fundraise money, is it ok to treat it using natural remedies?

2. If the cat is sick, I have heard about euthanasia is haram for animals, should we just leave the cat to suffer than put them down?

3. What is the purpose of having pets in islam? Why should we take care of them as pet, or is it better if we just feed stray cat and help them spay, instead of "owning" them?

4. why did Allah create cats? Esp domesticated cats, are we supposed to have pets if we are able to? If a person can no longer afford having pets, and unable to find someone else to take care of the cat, should we put them back in a safe place in street (train them to find food)?

5. Why do animals won't go to heaven? I have read somewhere that they will turn into dust? I'm sure they will go somewhere, they are sentient being.

Really appreciate answers to these questions as I am very curious and have not found my answer

Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. I have a question;

The prayer times where I live are now impossible for me to handle. Well, at least Fajr and Isha, which are both after 1:30am.

I have a very strict sleeping scehdule because of my mental health. If I do not follow it I’m afraid I will spiral, and can no longer do well in school and work etc. Usually I am asleep by 10pm but now because of Maghrib I stay a little bit longer awake. I also cannot wake up for Isha and go back to sleep, since I have to be medicated to even be able to sleep. This is the first time I encounter this problem since I haven’t had these kinds of problems before.

Does anyone have any tips or can tell me what I should do? Can I combine Maghrib and Isha for example? JazakAllahu khairun

I mean no disrespect & sorry if this is ignorant. If an average white male converts to Islam, what are the chances he would find a wife? It seems like one of the main attractions (at least historically) of religions like Mormonism for example is that the average [white] man would probably find a wife if he converted to the church & became a part of the community. Is that also a normal process for Islam? Are marriages arranged in Islam? How would a convert be arranged to marry if so? I’n also not implying any of this is bad, just curious. Thank you!

Does anyone else find it strange that there are many Christian Zionists that bow down to jews and israel even though in their belief they believe the jews killed jesus? Also jews in israel absolutely despise Christians and spit on them. How can someone call themself a “judeo Christian”? Makes zero sense

Can someone make this make sense for me? Us as muslims say esa was a messenger of allah so how are they against us but completely side with jews?

وَأَقۡسَمُواْ بِٱللَّهِ جَهۡدَ أَيۡمَٰنِهِمۡ لَئِن جَآءَهُمۡ نَذِيرٞ لَّيَكُونُنَّ أَهۡدَىٰ مِنۡ إِحۡدَى ٱلۡأُمَمِۖ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمۡ نَذِيرٞ مَّا زَادَهُمۡ إِلَّا نُفُورًا

ٱسۡتِكۡبَارٗا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَكۡرَ ٱلسَّيِّيِٕۚ وَلَا يَحِيقُ ٱلۡمَكۡرُ ٱلسَّيِّئُ إِلَّا بِأَهۡلِهِۦۚ فَهَلۡ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا سُنَّتَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَۚ فَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّتِ ٱللَّهِ تَبۡدِيلٗاۖ وَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّتِ ٱللَّهِ تَحۡوِيلًا

أَوَلَمۡ يَسِيرُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَيَنظُرُواْ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ وَكَانُوٓاْ أَشَدَّ مِنۡهُمۡ قُوَّةٗۚ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُعۡجِزَهُۥ مِن شَيۡءٖ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَلَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَلِيمٗا قَدِيرٗا

They swore by Allah their most solemn oaths that if a warner were to come to them, they would certainly be better guided than any other community. Yet when a warner did come to them, it only drove them farther away—

behaving arrogantly in the land and plotting evil. But evil plotting only backfires on those who plot. Are they awaiting anything but the fate of those ˹destroyed˺ before? You will find no change in the way of Allah, nor will you find it diverted ˹to someone else˺.

Have they not travelled throughout the land to see what was the end of those ˹destroyed˺ before them? They were far superior in might. But there is nothing that can escape Allah in the heavens or the earth. He is certainly All-Knowing, Most Capable.

I have had dreams of the dead and spoken to them. According to Islam, can dead people actually visit you in your dreams? Just want some clarity on this

Hi,

My semester is not going well at all and now I have finals coming up in like a week and I don’t feel prepared at all and I have barely prepared. I am just seeking duas to read to give me motivation to study, protect me from nazar, and help me surpass my expectations for my exam scores and do well. Pls lmk. Tysm

Hazrat Abu Musa Ash'ari (raa) relates: "The Holy Prophet (saw) said to me:

""May I lead you to one of the treasures of Paradise?""

I said: "Of course, O messenger of Allah!"

He (saw) said: "It is: La Haula wala Quw-wata il-la bil-lah."

(There is no strength nor power except in Allah)

(Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, Riyadh us saleheen number 1443).

Im a Christian and stumbled upon a post talking about Jesus and Islam, and I’m curious how Muslims view him. Do you believe he’s just a prophet? I know very little of Islamic beliefs.

Assalamualaikum everyone,

J recently found that I have been praying Jummah wrong the whole time, let me know if it is true or not

The way I pray:

Generally I pray 4 rakat sunna then wait for the kutbah then pray 2 rakat farz, then 4 rakat sunna and then 2 rakat sunna, so basically 10 rakat of duhr and 2 additional of Jummah, and my niyat is 2 rakat farz of jummah and same for sunna prayers like 4 rakat sunna of jummah.

Is this the correct way or not.

Assalamualaikum everyone,

I read some posts and saw some videos on YouTube on how to pray witr but I am still confused.

The way I pray witr:

Like magrib but at the third rakat before going to ruku, I say Allahu Akbar with raising my hands to my ears and grabbing my arms (idk what do we call this) and recite dua-e-qunoot then going to ruku, and then the rest is same.

But, now I heard that this is the wrong way of praying witr, and one should not sit in the first tasahhud and only in the second tasahhud if praying 3 rakats.

So, should I just do that and it will be fine or is there anything else that I should know. Please let me know. And if you are giving some different ways also give the reference.

Edit: I meant a person doesn’t have time to ask dua*. Not a person doesn’t have to ask dua. Its a typo mistake.

if any of you truly finish and read this may Allah bless you for taking your time out to try help me.

there is nothing that Allah SWT cannot make possible but i hear that you have to work towards your dua. I make dua that my family who are not muslim, for them to revert - especially my mother. She’s an amazing woman but has had many sad tales within her life: such as her parents dying so early in her life, all her siblings dying, even people she watched grow up as their elder - die before her. She has now faced a sickness recently of psychosis / schizophrenia. Suffers to really be in the moment and she hears voices.

During Ramadan last year i used to play videos and watch them - Islamic Talks. She would say she agrees and sometimes even talk about the shahada and how it has a good message. But now she is sick and i worry it’ll be harder to give her da’wah. I pray that she becomes muslim too. So at least in this life she found suffering, the next she does. But how do I work towards this dua.

But she still thinks in a Christian way. My father also used to be Muslim and left islam simply due to laziness.

I do have Muslim friends but we aren’t always together unless it’s during times at school. I tend to feel lonely, scared about my family. Anyone in the same predicament or know what I can do?

I’m a young ukhti (Pre-18) and sometimes feel sad I lack that type of sisterhood and feel disappointed in my life. I feel like a disgrace.

But I have found islam to be my only motivation.

Jazak Allahu Khayran

What is a powerful dua I can read for repentance?

Do Muslims believe Christians at that time to be heretics or not? Therefore, would Constantine be considered to be a Muslim?

There is surely a reason, a purpose, for the speech of the Prophets. God keeps them close to Him by speaking to them in remembrance. Should we not address our Lord in remembrance if He addresses us beggars through remembrance? If He is willing to look down at His Creation and Smile, surely we should smile back! Or will you only ever smile at worldly delight, frowning at God’s Absolute Dominion? Allah knows the believers from the nonbelievers best. This is utterly true!

Let us shine a light on our families and friends, which should be the same as our ummah. We’ll compose ourselves in all aspects of life so that our Lord is always near to us in remembrance. When death comes—and God has already appointed it—our mind will have no where or thought to panic to but God. That’s the low-hanging fruit! Don’t have to be a sage or anything! Allah is Most Merciful.

If that doesn’t sound awesome, imagine dying and not even believing in something greater than the organism of life and death! Your mind doesn’t even have an idea to run to for refuge! God calls you into His Presence, but your worldly deeds and habits are to pretend He’s not there. You won’t even know you’re about to be punished until Doom has been written on your soul. It is awesome to avoid the eternal torment, yes? Can I get an ameen? Or you can stone me— that’s fine too under today’s linguistic circumstances.

I love Muhammad’s tradition! May the Seal, the Prophets, and their Ummah-Family gracefully rest at the right foot of God! This is true favor, for it is the ultimate submission. Why? The right side of God is for those who choose to exist for Him and His glory. They are truly His slaves. This is the only time such a word is benevolent. Will we humans not see?

Exalted is He above all else: that is Allah! And I want you brothers and sisters to know that I too worship Him! Forgive my lack of respectful language. I haven’t met a Muslim yet to establish prayer and sunnah. I’m currently too anxious to go to a masjid, but this was like releasing that anxiety into a majin buu steam-cloud. Thank you for your God-given time.

As always, I’m the fool, and He is the Knowing. If I know something, my knowing is untrue, for it is He that knows. Truly, I am blind without my Lord; I’m like that kid playing with legos when the lights go out.

I don’t know if this breaks any rules, but how do I get certified to talk about God online? I tried once to post on another sub, but I was taken down. I’m only a twenty-five year old child without any experience in this world. That isn’t enough spiritual cred? Do I have to rewatch Dragon Ball a third time? ;) Surely this part of the story is dragging on!

Anyway, Allah always has the final say.

Hello, I’m an atheist but I was born into a muslim family n was a muslim until quite recently. My reasonings for being atheist are very unique compared to many others, so I don’t hold a bias hatred towards any religion as many atheists do. This question comes out of genuine curiosity.

As a historian, one thing I care a lot about are sources. Even while being a Muslim, I never took the Hadith’s serious, and I’m wondering why the average person does? Many of these writings came 200 years after Prophet Muhammad, and they derive from oral testimonies that were passed down for years upon years. It’s clear that alterations, false stories, and many other things would occur due to this. So why do people treat them as if they’re necessary to believe in? If anything, wouldn’t it be better to abandon the Hadith’s since tbh, many of the lines people say that portray Islam in a negative light come from the Hadith’s and not the Quran.

A non Muslim said this: The only common thing I have noticed so far is the pegasus. Pegasus is the winged horse in Greek myth There is a Winged horse that took Prophet (SAW) to the night journey also known as Barack. But some argue that it was not a horse but Gabriel himself who gave his purity to heaven

Can you guys explain please Jazakallah?

salam brothers and sisters. i was wondering if there is an app (preferably) or website that has the quran in arabic, direct english translation, english romanization, and also meaning in simpler modern english? thanks

Ok so basically I’m a new American Muslim revert and I do not speak Arabic. I want to pray correctly but I keep forgetting what to say in Arabic nor can i pronounce anything good, how can I fix this in the most best and most genuine way possible?

The main question is in the Title. I mean, I pretty much do everything but I don't do it by heart or with full faith. Mostly do it because I got annoyed when my friends, family etc started making nitpicking about me not knowing anything about Islam, so you can say I am kind of an actor

Please no judgement, just need honest opinions & answers. I am a recent convert to Islam. my boyfriend who i was with before i did my shahada was muslim and immediately after, he told me basically that we can not continue to have sexual relations unless we both agree that we are husband and wife and if we both agree then we will not be committing any sins. so we both agreed. but i’m curious about that because i’ve heard that it’s not valid unless you have two people to witness your agreement. also, sometimes when we’re talking he’ll refer to me as “his friend” and that i’m a single woman who has her whole life ahead of her. he says he loves me but other times he’ll say that he only told me that he loves me to make me feel better. i’m super confused about how this is going. Help!