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I feel very heartbroken often when traditionally I've been told several times that men are greater than women in Islam just because they are PROVIDERS or BREADWINNERS. I understand that men work exceptionally hard to provide for the family & I truly respect that & that they are physically stronger than women but just because their position is questionable in Islam. she is a grown woman but can't leave the house without the permission of her husband (other than in exceptional cases), there is no discussion about sexual consent in marriage just that she has to sexually please her husband, women have to wear veil YET men can take off their shirt for matam, men can HIT women according to one ayah in Quran yet women can't hit them BACK, heritage is not equally distributed cause of brothers, men can marry non-Muslim women & women can't, men are not obligated to fulfill his duties if wife persists in sexual activities but women ARE. I am extremely disappointed due to these ~MiNoR~ things that make me feel like it's hidden patriarchy in Islam which is unjust. It's impacting my relationship with Allah. mentors I need your guidance because I don't want to ruin my relationship with Allah. jazakallah

So, I'd like to know how Shia women pray and how it differs from men.

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Asalamu Aalaikum, I hope as many Muslim women help spread this thread. Now I'm not going to ask about how to gain self confidence or the courage to ask a girl out or all the things a desperate guy needs to have to be able to find his one true love of his life. I already have those traits. I'm talking about asking conservative Muslim girls on dates since I'm 18. Now I know that I should perhaps wait until I'm 25 and get married. But that's seven years away. Do I really need to wait that much just to get a simple Muslim girlfriend were we can go on dates and just talk? I want to have some minor relationship before I get married. Perhaps I'm doing this because of peer pressure or since I want to show my friends that I can get a girl. I have seen many videos and tutorials from before of guys just asking out random girls on the street and getting their number with enough confidence and I got inspired by that. But those videos involve western countries with western women and men. How about when I ask Muslim girls out? I feel that I just want to have at least one relationship before I get married. So for all Muslim girls here, please give me some advice on to ask you out.

My mom always refers me as her bad son, because I like restaurant food more than home cooked meals.. Every night she calls me and ask me about my plans that where am I going to have lunch; home or restaurant... Is that an inappropriate thing to get your meal from restaurant/hotel?

I know I am making generalizations here but I have noticed something. Girls are better than boys in education, since on average in the UK statistics show that girls do better than boys in school. Girls mature quicker than boys Girls can take more pain And the reason why Islam has banned women from some professions (being a Judge) is because men lack some gender specific qualities that women have and this lacking is what makes them suitable, e.g. Men are not as caring as women and so a criminal cannot sway their hearts with tears and sad tales because the men simply don't care that much about tears and feelings but women are caring and more caring than men, which makes them better. The only feature in which men are better is physical strength, however this can't really be a strength today, Horses are physically stronger than men yet men ride horses. So physical strength is obsolete. Also nothing makes me cry worse then angry words from a women, some time ago I jokingly made fun of a certain woman's teapot and she did not even reply with bad words but it was the way she said it and the way she looked at me that nearly made me burst into tears. I can get beaten up but I won't cry but a women can make me cry just by looking at me and speaking in an intimidating way, and my cries at that point would not even be an angry one which causes retaliation, it would be one which causes me to crawl up and cry like a pathetic kid in a dark corner. So I have learned to not confront women or speak in any form whatsoever which would displease them.

This is from me, as a man I know men (generally) more than women: just to point out to sisters what men are like and how covering yourself helps: - as a guy I have realized and I have seen other people do this: - if a man sees a women who wearing Islamic clothing, they stay away, this is good for you because most guys who approach girls has the 'final act' in his mind. - wearing a hijab is like filtering the good from the bad, bad men approach girls who are revealing themselves because they are attracted to what their eyes see. good men, however, don't approach women to hit on them, they usually have something to say. - Not a single man will ever approach women with an honorable intention if he hasn't got some business. If you have parents then they are your gateway to marriage, only a good man will ask for your hand from your parents, and they are the ones you can usually trust, but only if he is proposing out his own choice. - It is satans habit to tempt people, thus an evil man is he who approaches you and tempts you to accept his request, he will first look to convince you and then ask for your parents permission. In this way he hopes to use you against your parents, if you accept and your parents refuse, can you see the damage done here? thus a good man is what you seek for marriage, the good man is he who will ask your parents first and then you. - this is because, a young girl can easily be deceived (So easy) even if they think they are smart, and cunning. parents however, especially the father, recognizes the mans worth and so he cannot be deceived. -also an honorable man will firstly go to the father in order to see if the parents like him and if he is 'husband material'. So protect your dignity by covering your body and hiding your figure, you don't need to show it because men (non-mahram) don't need to see it. - if you only knew what a man imagines when he stares at the flesh of young girls, when he sees their figure, how he yearns to jump on her then you would realize how filthy most men are and you would not walk among them out of disgust. - cover yourself and don't give them the pleasure of imaging sinful acts with you. - cover yourself and keep yourself clean from the lustful staring of men. - cover yourself and add value to yourself - cover yourself and show that you are more than just a piece of walking flesh for men. May Allah make you strong in your defense and know that satan lays ambush only on the straight path, all other paths are already his and he needs no effort to make stray those who are already lost, and those who are not on the straight path are an influence for satan against those on the right path.

Salam Alaykom! I have heard ,and I am pretty sure it is wrong but I would like to have the correct anwers, that the prayers becomes wajib for girls at the age of 9 and for boys at the age of 16. I understand that the girls get into puberty far earlier than the boys, but not at the age of 16?! So my question here is, when is it wajib for boys and girls to pray and fast? At what age and why? Thank you, and may Allah bless you all!