In this counseling answer: • Everyone makes a mistake, but the ones who are the best are the ones who accept it and seek forgiveness. • We must be clear about our feelings.  What made you chat with him? • If your mother understands your desperation to overcome the past, she will try to mediate the …

In this counseling answer: While not wearing a hijab is not in alignment with what Muslim women are supposed to follow, it is certainly not an indication of her being a bad Muslim. Get to know her and her family in a halal way to determine her character first. Examine your motives regarding her wearing …

In this counseling answer: • Set aside time to speak with him about these issues, but don’t approach the topics in a demanding or blaming way. • Consider pre-marital counseling. • Ultimately, if he refuses to compromise on these issues, then this is a red flag for you concerning the future. • Pray istikhara and don’t be …

In this counseling answer: • In psychology, a western scholar stated that a man and a woman could not be “friends” without thinking further ahead of their lives together. This is an innate feeling of men and women. • Marriage is a Sunnah of Prophet Mohammed SAW. However, this certainly does not mean that we need …

In this counseling answer: • Maybe he fears Allah in being in such close contact with you. • Meet him in the presence of others. Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullah wa barakatu, In this situation, there could be any number of reasons why he takes such a long time to reply. Perhaps, he doesn’t want to …

Short answer: You should try to be a good friend to everyone, but realize that friendships have boundaries.  A friendship between a boy and a girl must stay within the boundaries of what is permissible.  You can be friends only for the sake of Allah –to help one another in staying on the Straight Way …

In this counseling answer: “As she already expressed that she is not interested in marrying you, instead of focusing on her, start to engage more socially, meet new brothers at your Masjid and go out for enjoyable times along for worship. In time, these activities will take your mind off of her and in sha’ Allah, Allah (swt) …

In this counseling answer: “I personally think that the individual who you had been seeing for quite while never considered you to be “the one”. If he had, he would have mentioned it to you. Therefore, ask Allah (swt) to help you forget this brother. You should trust Allah (swt) and leave all your affairs to …