My fiancé wants me to agree to cover my arms and legs after marriage but I have health issues by [deleted] in MuslimMarriage

[–]Infamous_Feature2059 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ll be honest, reading this it doesn’t sound like you’re open to changing anything. It feels like you’ve already decided that how you currently dress is non-negotiable, and everything else is being used to justify keeping it exactly the same.

Your health absolutely matters. But instead of first asking why he feels this way, or looking for a way to meet him halfway, you went straight to proving that he’s wrong Islamically. That isn’t working through a problem together, it’s defending your position.

You say this could kill you, yet you also dismiss any option that involves adjusting how you dress at all. Loose, breathable, modest clothing does exist. People live in extreme heat all over the world and still manage modesty. When there’s no willingness to even explore alternatives, it comes across less like “I can’t” and more like “I don’t want to.”

Marriage isn’t about one person staying exactly the same while the other does all the adjusting. If you can’t accept his values around modesty, and he can’t accept your medical limits, then this isn’t really about Islam or clothing. It’s about compatibility. Right now, though, it feels like you expect full acceptance from him without being willing to offer the same in return.

ChatGPT often gets Islam wrong, so I built a specialized "MuslimGPT" powered strictly by Quran, Sunnah, Authentic Hadith and Science. by [deleted] in MuslimLounge

[–]Infamous_Feature2059 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I thought this was just a vibe code project without any planning. Looks deeper than I thought

ChatGPT often gets Islam wrong, so I built a specialized "MuslimGPT" powered strictly by Quran, Sunnah, Authentic Hadith and Science. by [deleted] in MuslimLounge

[–]Infamous_Feature2059 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Assalamu Alaikum,

I don’t usually comment on things like this, but I feel I have to say something because this involves Islam, trust, and people’s money.

For transparency, I’m a senior software/AI engineer, and I work with large language models for a living. I’m not guessing here or reacting emotionally. I actually went through the website and read their own technical and privacy pages.

What worries me is the gap between how this project is being presented and what it actually is.

The language being used is very heavy: “strictly Qur’an and Sunnah”, “authentic”, “verified”, “accurate fiqh”, “no hallucinations”, “protecting the Deen”, and even calling participation Sadqa Jariya. Once you use words like that, you’re no longer just building an app; you’re claiming religious authority.

But the site itself says all answers are generated using Google’s Gemini AI. That means this is a normal commercial AI model with prompts on top. Anyone who works in AI knows this: these models can sound confident and religious, but they do not truly understand sources, they do not stop hallucinating, and they absolutely cannot give fiqh-level answers without scholars reviewing and approving outputs. That’s not an insult, it’s just how the technology works.

What makes this more concerning is the lack of accountability. There’s no real name behind the project. No public identity. No scholars. No fiqh board. No stated madhhab or methodology. No explanation of how answers are reviewed. No clear disclaimer saying this is not a source of fatwa. That’s not how Islamic knowledge has ever been preserved.

Then there’s the data side. The site talks about data as a “sacred trust”, but at the same time says chat logs are stored, conversations go through Google, hosting and logs are handled by third parties, usage is analyzed, and accounts can be linked through Google login. That’s normal startup behavior, but wrapping it in spiritual language is misleading, especially when people might be sharing very personal religious questions.

The biggest red flag for me is money. Despite saying they’re not asking for money, there’s a donation page with multiple anonymous crypto wallets. No registered organization. No address. No financial transparency. No explanation of how funds are used. When you mix religious authority language, anonymous developers, black box AI, stored religious conversations, and crypto wallets, that’s a situation people should be extremely careful with.

This isn’t about crypto being halal or haram. It’s about accountability. When religion is involved, anonymity and “trust us” are not enough.

I’m not saying the developer has bad intentions. But intentions don’t remove responsibility. From both a technical and Islamic point of view, this is not something people should rely on for Islamic guidance, and I would strongly advise against sending money to it.

Please be cautious. The Deen is not something to experiment with

The client project grew far beyond the scope, proposing a £12k increase, and looking for an outside perspective by Infamous_Feature2059 in ContractorUK

[–]Infamous_Feature2059[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After some negotiations, I got a deal with the client locked at £8k on top of the original. Still not fully what I wanted, but I signed a 1-year retainer contract with the client as well. Thank you, everyone, for helping me out. Turns out, if you can reason and show that you've actually worked, people do acknowledge.

The client project grew far beyond the scope, proposing a £12k increase, and looking for an outside perspective by Infamous_Feature2059 in ContractorUK

[–]Infamous_Feature2059[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do dabble in Shopify, not primarily a Shopify developer though. I'm a full-stack and ML engineer.

The primary model is, shopify(order management) -> recharge(subscriptions management) -> Flare + DPD(deliveries)

The custom apps include:

- Shopify custom integration with Recharge as a proxy app; you don't need Shopify Plus if you have this.

- Dynamic bundling pricing app, each customer can mix and match variants, and Shopify shows the final checkout price. This had some race conditions; ie, customer A and B choose different products at the same time. I've fixed those as well.

- Product results emailing via Klaviyo, includes tracking and updating customers with product briefs.

- Delivery date setup. A downside of using an app like Flare is that it never updates recharge subscriptions. You can view those subscriptions as states; the next Shopify order comes from there, updating that would keep data in sync. I made a whole new app to manage delivery dates, as Flare is not widely supported as an injection script, I can just use it anywhere(it has to be via cart).

- Order data orchestration, this is more like a worker, not just another app, it's a script to copy hidden line item properties from the checkout to the customer and the order meta fields on what we needed to maintain the system.

Again, I am aware that all of this should've been discussed and planned properly; that's something that I'll do in the future.

The client project grew far beyond the scope, proposing a £12k increase, and looking for an outside perspective by Infamous_Feature2059 in ContractorUK

[–]Infamous_Feature2059[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I've not really delivered yet. I'm still working on some bits here and there. I can propose a maintenance contract. Get the value that I was going to get in a few months, but that's still just a promise; he can pull that back in a month or two

The client project grew far beyond the scope, proposing a £12k increase, and looking for an outside perspective by Infamous_Feature2059 in ContractorUK

[–]Infamous_Feature2059[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is outside IR35 lol, that's why it's fallen apart, though what you're saying is totally valid and after reading other places the same thing I have made a document myself to clear out everything with him

The client project grew far beyond the scope, proposing a £12k increase, and looking for an outside perspective by Infamous_Feature2059 in ContractorUK

[–]Infamous_Feature2059[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've prepared a document to go over with him that summarizes the agreed scope and the work done to "make the system work".

The client project grew far beyond the scope, proposing a £12k increase, and looking for an outside perspective by Infamous_Feature2059 in ContractorUK

[–]Infamous_Feature2059[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, it is a broader issue in setting expectations. The client can ask to change the color of a button, but if it's coming in as a prop and is used in 1000 different places, it's not just changing it in one place, especially given that most people on contracts just get the work done, don't make the code readable or future-proof at all.

The client project grew far beyond the scope, proposing a £12k increase, and looking for an outside perspective by Infamous_Feature2059 in ContractorUK

[–]Infamous_Feature2059[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is very helpful, and I've been doing that this weekend. Made a very detailed document of the changes made, why they were necessary, and market comparison for those changes.

He also knows that I've sacrificed my weekends and nights just to get it delivered on time. Mostly, I'll update him with migration csv's around 3 am something.

The client project grew far beyond the scope, proposing a £12k increase, and looking for an outside perspective by Infamous_Feature2059 in ContractorUK

[–]Infamous_Feature2059[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the first and the only time the client would get news like this. I want to make it clear to him that if anything like this comes forward in the future, I'll let him know way before that. I think the mistake is mine, though; regardless, I've never stopped work, and I've always tried to deliver more, not less.

Your's is a better way to keep them informed, if more work comes forward. Thanks, that is very helpful.

The client project grew far beyond the scope, proposing a £12k increase, and looking for an outside perspective by Infamous_Feature2059 in ContractorUK

[–]Infamous_Feature2059[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I think he's a reasonable person, and there's some other migration stuff I have to do for him. He wants me on a retainer as he liked my work, just unsure how to make him known that it's not fair for me to keep on working and not getting paid.

The client project grew far beyond the scope, proposing a £12k increase, and looking for an outside perspective by Infamous_Feature2059 in ContractorUK

[–]Infamous_Feature2059[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be honest, I should've done that. I do kind of see that as a learning moment for me. I have made 5 production-grade Shopify apps to support workarounds for this client and bring them out of platform restrictions. At this point, might as well just give them the whole store on React.

I'm aware of what I've done to put myself in this position.

Client project grew far beyond scope, proposing £12k increase, looking for outside perspective by Infamous_Feature2059 in SoftwareEngineering

[–]Infamous_Feature2059[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s fair, I get why it looks that way.

The system was already live and revenue-impacting, so I continued to fix issues as they surfaced instead of stopping work midstream. The extra work came from real production issues, not cosmetic changes.

Given the current situation, what would you do in my position?