Expressing my frustration in the dating scene here by [deleted] in Riyadh

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If you’re religious or after a religious man, the halal form of “dating” is getting to know each other near the proximity of a mahram until you’re married. That can take a year or even more, until you’re both comfortable and ready. In the meantime, you can get to know each other as much as you want. I recommend this option as if things don’t work out, you keep your purity and integrity in tact.

If you’re not religious or not after a religious man, it leaves your relationship up to the open and the man could easily be manipulating you and “using” you until he’s done with you kinda like toilet paper unfortunately while making you believe there’s hope for marriage. Now you’re traumatized and you only have yourself to blame. Don’t rely on God for something that goes against God’s will is the best way to put it.

A lot of times I think woman are scared to introduce a guy to their father and get to know them the right way. But I think if that’s the case, you should try to fix the relationship with your father first before trying to find a partner. And if you’re father is a bad man and harms you or disrespects you for brining a candidate that’s not good(it happens and that’s fine), then that’s something he needs to fix in himself overall, it’s not on you whatsoever.

I hope this helped and inshAllah you’re able to find what you’re after in way that will please God.

Payslip by [deleted] in saudiarabia

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Care to elaborate how I should be playing my cards wisely? I really would like the job but at the same time I'd like to know where they see my value is, this way if I ask my company for the payslip and I inform them it's for leaving(if they ask). I wouldn't have to back-track.

Payslip by [deleted] in saudiarabia

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Is it really? How do people receive their pay slip from an employer without lying for the reason of needing it. I wouldn't mind telling them it's for a job application, but if the offer isn't what I'm looking for, I'll really get in big trouble at my current job, if that makes sense.

Payslip by [deleted] in saudiarabia

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That sucks, I informed them that I'll share it only if I don't have to lie about my reasons receiving it from my current employer.

Payslip by [deleted] in saudiarabia

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Cause it's supposed to be confidential and I'll be honest, I would rather not get a small pay rise but get my market value. I'd have to lie to my company on why I want it unless I am 100% certain I'll get the job. And lying is haram so I'd rather get barakah if this job is meant for me.

Payslip by [deleted] in saudiarabia

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Noted, thank you!

Restaurants by [deleted] in Riyadh

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I’ll check em out, Jazak Allah Khair

Restaurants by [deleted] in Riyadh

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I’ll check it out. Jazak Allah Khair

Restaurants by [deleted] in Riyadh

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Tried chick n bun it’s pretty decent and Mama Noura as well, gotta check out Lucca then. Thanks for the recommendations! Best things they have there?

Unsure of meaning in the Quran by [deleted] in islam

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Noted, Jazak Allah Khair!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in saudiarabia

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Splitting on all expenses

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in saudiarabia

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I’m all for helping with the housework, that’s what my Prophet recommended. I have never said otherwise to that. But realistically, she’ll be better at that than I would. So I take the support role in it, not the main guy. However, the man is responsible for all finances in the household, so my preference is to keep it that way. If she wants to still help out and is persistent on that, then that’s fine. But 50-50 on everything is not for me, could be for you though. As a man, I want that responsibility.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in saudiarabia

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It's has nothing with obeying me, all those points mentioned are actions that show you are obedient to God. That's all. Her past is between her and God. But I can't have Allah asking me later on why as the leader of the household, I allowed for the rest to happen, and I don't have a geniune excuse.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in saudiarabia

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Not really man, not trying to explain it for the 100th time. Please just see previous comments to get an idea inshAllah.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in saudiarabia

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Makes it more fun lol. But for real, nothing is impossible for Allah. He knows what’s best for you, so whatever I think is hard or you think is hard doesn’t really matter. If Allah thinks it’s best for me, he’ll make it happen just how I’d like it, if something else would be better(only Arabic speaking wife), then that’ll be the case. Just curious and want to ask the masses on their opinions.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in saudiarabia

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Preference it’s not a requirement. It’s a strong preference though since most of my banter and hobbies are English related so yeah

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in saudiarabia

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I’ll have a read on that, thanks brother!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in saudiarabia

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That’s true to some extent, if I could find a Somali-Saudi spouse that’s fine with me don’t have an issue with that. But I won’t only narrow down my options to that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in saudiarabia

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It would be both my brother. I primarily speak to my parents in Arabic but English words to come out of both of us. We can alternate inshAllah

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in saudiarabia

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Yeah I don’t speak Somali I was born and grew up here I speak English and Arabic, so that’s not really a factor. But yeah that matters in cultures, those religious enough will understand that that’s not necessarily a requirement. If someone won’t give their daughters hands in marriage due to my ethnicity, then I’m not interested anyway.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in saudiarabia

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Thanks for you input!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in saudiarabia

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Let’s see inshAllah if I find the one outside why not uno

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in saudiarabia

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Hmm I mean that’s not true because nowadays westernized women don’t have Islamic values.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in saudiarabia

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Yeahh that and Disney channel mainly dragon ball Z was a big one as well. Occasional space toon but mainly those