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Something to brighten your day 🫶🏻

Asalamualaikum,

I hope this message finds you well. Alhamdulillah, I have been blessed with the opportunity to perform Umrah and would like to share these blessings w… more

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A Du’a to brighten your day and Jummah Mubarak from Makkah🫶🏻

May Allah bless you all with every form of goodness. May Allah ease your hardships. May Allah increase your Rizq. May Allah grant you all with great health and happiness. May Allah bless our brothers and sisters in Palestine with freedom and ease. May Allah bless all those who are oppressed with freedom. May Allah bless all those who are sick with shifa. Ameen! 🤲🏻

✨Don’t forget the Sunnahs of Jummah🫶🏻✨

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Salaams all. Question - is it permissible to work for a banking client as a consultant given that banks make money from riba/interest and that is what probably gets used to pay salaries and deloitte f… more

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Salam all, is anyone in procurement here and would be kind enough to help me prep for an interview? I have been waiting for this opportunity for so long and wouldn’t want to mess it up. Quite nervous

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Do you ever have time to watch movies? What do you do in your spare downtime?

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AH I had the opportunity to complete Umrah. Praying for all those in need 🤲

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Have you ever lost anything in Makkah? We're you ever able to find it?

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Anyone applied and worked for a job in Saudi, UAE, Qatar? Share some insights on pay, quality of life, etc. I hear salaries are much higher over there plus no tax.

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I know this might not be the right place to talk about it, but some people call me ungrateful while others call me silly. I have a really great job with amazing benefits, but I still feel unhappy insi… more

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sick almost all year. I have to optimize my week to keep my job. It is exhausting. It’s meant turning down a lot of things that I want or need. Isolating me from friends who don’t get it (I can’t blam… more

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Jummah Mubarak and a Du’a to brighten your day 🫶🏻

✨Don’t forget the Sunnahs of Jummah🫶🏻✨

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Jummah Mubarak 🤲

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Does anyone feel like they’re in a quarter life crisis? How are you handling it?

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Salam all! Anybody made the switch from the U.S to the Middle East? How did you do it? I have 2 young’s kids. Tysm!

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Something to brighten your evening 🫶🏻

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Any educated perspectives on the Syria conflict? It seems like both sides are terrible…

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I am not ok with the politics in the jumma prayer. Today saw this person (uncle) on the first row. Now i know current president has been horrible but the other guy is not any better. its choosing between sh*t and pi$$. It was sad he was on the first row

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Hi, any good tips/recommendations for the Gmat Prep. I am starting from ground zero. TIA

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How do you guys ensure the stocks you invest are halal? I’m using Zoya app. One example is I have a few Amazon stocks (20+) and if I look it up on Zoya they say it’s questionable. And if I do a google… more

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Trying to stay positive. It’s hard being sad for so many years 🫂 maybe I just need to do more cardio

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Jummah Mubarak everyone! Let’s pray for those in need 🤲

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If you go out for dinner with extended family, how do you end up settling the bill? One of my cousins feels it’s not fair for one person to pay, but I know there are others who don’t mind and will pay… more

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Need some outside opinions on a conflict - my family is planning a party for the long weekend, but a close relative (who would have been in attendance) is sick and in the hospital. Some feel like the … more

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Salam,

Getting let go. Been doing work I don’t want to do the last couple years. I want something new. Have no idea how to transition. Tried doing it internally but it fell on deaf ears. How screwed am… more

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Salams, been talking to this girl for a few months. Initially the plan was to talk to her dad asap but he’s turned down the idea every time she’s brought it up. He’s concerned about our age gap (9 yea… more

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What have been your biggest realizations for this year?

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How often do you recite Istaghfar each day? Have you noticed any changes in your life since then?

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Are you supposed to reach out to people to ask for forgiveness before umrah?

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Salams, Jumma mubarak to all.

I have a question regarding MBB job applications. I've been diligently applying to the MBB firms for the post-MBA consultant role. However, I have not been getting any interview … more

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PSA - unless you have the appetite and / or surviour syndrome, don’t engage (for marriage) with women who have been on a ‘journey’ - especially ones who have been through many autumns…

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With day light savings and it practically getting dark right around 5……Literally feeling the seasonal depression hitting me hard.
Anyone have anything that has worked well for them to combat this?!

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How accommodating are your peers and your company in general about prayer? While mine allows for short breaks, I've noticed some colleagues and managers seem uncomfortable or uncertain when I break out for Namaz. Do I need to worry about making them understand and fostering inclusivity, or should I just continue doing what's important to me? I just worry too much about making them feel awkward or disrupting their workflow.

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I had phone s** with a girl I met on Salams and I feel guilty because we both made istikhara and I’ve been making dua to Allah SWT that we get married and prevent haram. Now I feel like He’ll take his… more

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For the BCG folks in NY, do y’all lock the doors behind you when you pray in the praying room? I’ve checked the place three times today and each time it’s been occupied. Maybe the janitor accidentally… more

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Anyone else struggling to meet the right partner? I feel like I’m a caring person with a lot to offer, and am very open to welcoming someone into my life and starting a family with them, but it’s just… more

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Something to brighten your day 🫶🏻

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Happy Veterans Day to our fellow Muslims that have served.

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