r/TrueDeen

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

Before I can give you what you need to think about, I need to share some information.

Every day, the human body and the soul within it perform more than 10,000 actions, and the precise total number of actions can never truly be counted. I decided to pick 65 actions that are done every day for my example.

There is also a hadith that narrates the story of a man who worshipped Allah for 500 years. On the Day of Judgment, he asked Allah to judge him by his actions. When Allah compared 500 years’ worth of his good deeds to just one of his eyes, the eye weighed more than the 500 years of good deeds. Allah then commanded the angels to send him to Hell, but he asked Allah to forgive him and send him to Jannah, and Allah entered him into Jannah.

So that one blessing that Allah gave him was greater than all the good deeds he had ever done.

If we compare ourselves to this man, we do not live nearly as long as him, and we cannot do as many good deeds as he did. That means we cannot expect our good deeds alone to allow us to enter Jannah.

Only Allah’s mercy can.

So if that is the case, then do our lives reflect the life of someone who is striving to earn Allah’s mercy?

P.S.: Good deeds still matter

65 Actions I chose:

• Breathing (continuous, thousands of cycles per day)
• Blinking
• Eye focusing (adjusting lens for distance)
• Eye saccades (rapid eye movements while scanning)
• Maintaining posture (micro muscle corrections)
• Shifting body position (small adjustments while sitting/standing)
• Heart beating (automatic but constant action)
• Swallowing saliva
• Digesting food (continuous internal process)
• Regulating body temperature (sweating/shivering internally)
• Hormone release and regulation
• Neural firing (brain signaling)
• Subconscious pattern recognition
• Filtering sensory input (ignoring irrelevant stimuli)
• Hearing background sounds
• Visual processing of environment
• Internal self-talk (thinking in words)
• Emotional micro-reactions (small shifts in feeling)
• Decision making (even tiny ones like where to look)
• Habit execution (automatic routines)
• Memory recall (small references throughout the day)
• Predicting immediate future (what happens next)
• Hand/finger micro-movements
• Adjusting grip strength
• Walking steps (if active during the day)
• Balancing body while moving
• Coordinating limbs
• Facial micro-expressions
• Reading (if applicable, scanning words constantly)
• Listening and interpreting speech
• Speaking (forming words, adjusting tone)
• Pausing during speech
• Typing or tapping (phone/computer use)
• Scrolling (phone behavior—very high repetition today)
• Checking environment for safety
• Social awareness (reading others’ reactions)
• Micro-stress responses (tiny spikes of tension)
• Relaxation responses (small releases of tension)
• Urge suppression (not acting on impulses)
• Attention shifting (changing focus constantly)
• Task switching
• Planning next action (even unconsciously)
• Evaluating outcomes (“was that good or bad”)
• Reinforcing habits (repeating behaviors automatically)
• Learning through repetition (small adjustments)
• Energy regulation (feeling tired/alert shifts)
• Hunger signaling
• Thirst signaling
• Scratching or touching body
• Adjusting clothing
• Checking time or progress
• Reacting to notifications
• Micro-rewards seeking (dopamine-driven behaviors)
• Comparing current state to expectations
• Correcting errors (small fixes in actions)
• Orienting body toward stimuli (turning head, eyes)
• Internal visualization (imagining scenarios)
• Language processing (understanding meaning)
• Self-monitoring (“what am I doing right now?”)
• Habitual phone checking
• Repositioning hands/arms
• Breathing pattern shifts (faster/slower subconsciously)
• Muscle tension adjustments
• Eye blinking rate changes based on focus
• Subconscious memory encoding (storing experiences)

is it true that the maternal grandfather and uncle for the maternal side cant act as walis and if her father relatives are dead who can act as wali in this case. I also heard that one of the four imams said a women cant marry without a wali is that true

‘Awf ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said,

“Verily, before the Hour will be years of deception in which liars are believed and the truthful are belied, the treacherous are trusted and the trustworthy are accused, and during such the disgraceful will comment.” It was said, “O Messenger of Allah, who are the disgraceful?” The Prophet said, “The trivial man speaking about the public affairs.”

Source: Musnad al-Bazzār 2740

Grade: Lahu shawahid (corroborated) according to Al-Albani

How have we become the version of ourselves people respect, while remaining a version of ourselves Allah is not pleased with? A lot of what we call change isn’t really about change; it’s more about being seen changing. We don’t desire to improve ourselves, but rather to be known as someone who has improved.

It’s easier to act differently when people are watching, being able to choose your words carefully, to show restraint, to carry yourself in a way that looks like you have it all put together, but when you’re alone, where does that version of you go? When the same prayer is performed differently depending on who’s around, as when others are present, there’s more stillness, more attention in every movement, but when you’re alone, it becomes something to get over with quickly, so you can get back to whatever it is you were doing before. So, in both situations, who was that prayer really for?

The person you want to be when you think about your ideal version isn’t built in the moments where you’re being seen by others; it’s built in the moments no one will ever know about. It’s easy to say you love Allah, easy to speak about Him, to remind others of His greatness, to feel something when His name is mentioned, but we forget that love is never in what is said, but in what is done. How can someone claim to love Allah so deeply, while neglecting what He loves?

I suppose that idea feels so heavy: to live a life where no one sees your change, yet still continue. For your growth to be silent in the eyes of this dunya, and still be praiseworthy in the eyes of Allah.

Because a day will come where even the good will wish they had done more, and in that moment, the opinions you cared about, none of it will matter, because if it’s people, you will always need them to see you, So maybe that’s what real change looks like; Not becoming someone the world recognizes, but becoming someone Allah does.

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh,

Quran 5:21 claims that Palestine is ard al muladasa(holy land), and also in some Hadiths it mentions of Levant being Allah’s chosen land for the Day of Resurrection, and that there are three places where Antichrist won’t reach: the Dome of Rock, Makkah and Madinah.

Ibn Taymiyyah on the other hand says that only Makkah, Madinah and the Dome of Rock are the only holy sites.

So based on the Hadiths and the verse, I’m confused.

Salam, i have a question... i’ve heard of people who refer to themselves as salafi, and i won’t lie, i’m kind of interested in understanding it more. I used to avoid seeing anything related before cause it was talked about scary way with my inner circle 😭 i think it just has a bad rep sometimes, but honestly from what i’ve seen here, it’s not what i expected.

i’ll be honest, from the outside it can seem a bit intense, but when i actually read posts here, you guys are very straightforward and honest, which i respect. A lot of what’s said here actually aligns with me, so that’s why i’m asking

i’m just a regular woman in my early 20s, not a student of knowledge, and my family isn’t really focused on seeking knowledge like that, so i feel like i’m figuring this out on my own.

Lately i’ve been thinking more seriously about my deen, my future, and what i actually want long-term, and i feel this pull to get closer to islam, even though it’s a bit scary. i just don’t want to go into it blindly or end up misinformed.

i’m also someone who’s very creative and expressive, and i’ve been feeling confused about that side of myself. i have things like posters, figurines, and art-related items, and i didn’t even realize some of these might not be okay, so now i don’t know what to do with what i already have

same with movies. I enjoy analyzing films, i collect blu-rays, and now i’ll hear that movies are just straight up not allowed, so i’m confused on whether that depends on the content or if it’s all of it. it’s just hard because i already spent money on these things.

In terms of modesty, i do wear hijab and loose clothing, and i try my best to cover properly, but i’m still figuring out what the actual standard is. Right now i just balance it in daily life by dressing very oversized, sometimes even men’s clothing, just to stay comfortable and covered. Overall i just feel like a beginner who wants to improve in a way that’s steady and proper.

i’d really appreciate any guidance on how to start learning properly and understanding things clearly

Jazakum allahu khayran 🤍

edit: most of what i currently know from is a Quran translation, stories of the prophets (peace be upon them), and islamic hadith books. As for madhhabs, i honestly don’t know which one i follow. I think my family is probably shafi’i, I'm guessing based on location but i don’t really understand the differences or how to choose, so i’m basically starting from scratch.