They've hurt me deeply. The proposal is decent alhamdullilah; the guy is a hafiz al-Quran. I just want to die; I have no one to turn to. I pray, but I am still so broken.
Please tell me what to do. I don't want to leave him at any cost. Please help me.
Answer
In this counseling answer:
• Have a serious and deep discussion with your parents about this issue.
• Ask them to listen to you and give you your time to talk about all your thoughts and feelings about this man and getting married to him. Tell them how hurt you feel.
• Ask them to discuss their points of view and why they have not been taking this issue seriously.
• Make istikhara about this marriage proposal so that if it is good for you, Allah will make it easy, and if it is not good for you, Allah will keep it away.
As-Salamu `Alaikum dear sister,
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As I understand from your words, you feel deeply hurt, broken, and suicidal as you are going through a difficult time and struggling with intense negative emotions. You feel that you are alone and don’t have anyone to turn to.
Those feelings you have now are very natural when a daughter feels that her parents, who should be the most supportive and should understand her feelings the most, don’t respect her emotions and take them as a joke.
You have all the right to express your emotions and your needs and to stand up for them when anyone (including your parents) does not respect them.
However, as much as it is important to be assertive and strong in expressing your thoughts and emotions, it is also very important that you choose a wise and decent way of doing this.
We also have to put in mind that parents’ love and care could never be compared to anyone on earth.
Of course, they are still humans who make mistakes and could handle things unwisely at times. But in all cases, their opinion should be put into consideration and given due attention and understanding.
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So, my advice to you would be to have a serious and deep discussion with your parents about this issue.
Discuss their point of view
Ask them to listen to you and give you your time to talk about all your thoughts and feelings about this man and getting married to him as well as your feelings of hurt.
Ask them to discuss with you their points of view and why they have not been taking this issue seriously.
To get the most out of this discussion, it is necessary to be wise in choosing the right timing when all three of you are in a good mood and not busy with other things.
Ask them to free themselves for an hour because you want the three of you to sit and talk together. It is also necessary to be calm and talk in a decent manner so that you can clearly convey what you want to say.
Make istikharah
Most important of all is to seek Allah’s support and guidance in this situation and to make things easy for you.
Don’t forget to make istikharah about this marriage proposal so that if it is good for you, Allah will make it easy, and if it is not good for you, Allah will keep it away and give you what is better for you instead.
Repeat the words of dhikr (remembrance of Allah) and istighfar (asking Allah for forgiveness) to calm your heart and ease your pain.
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