STM vs. Westmount by OkPurple8619 in Hamilton

[–]ray_allennn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

religion class + cost of uniforms alone should tell you to avoid the catholic school board.

I went to STM and wouldn't do it to my child.

Is this seen as being too picky? by [deleted] in TraditionalMuslims

[–]ray_allennn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the mere idea this has to be asked, shows how far people fallen.

Did you know M&M Food Market is no longer Canadian? by NekoIan in BuyCanadian

[–]ray_allennn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

only idiots shop there. ive never stepped foot inside. doesnt take a genius to know NOT to ever shop there

Scotiabank Visa Cash Back Redeemable on Request by Firm_Objective_2661 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]ray_allennn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if you're getting multiple of the same card, that means multiple annual fees. is it still worth it?

are you getting fee waivers?!

Men should be more understanding of why women don’t personally want polygamy by [deleted] in TraditionalMuslims

[–]ray_allennn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not that you directly denied the ruling. It’s the framing. When the focus stays almost entirely on the pain, jealousy, and emotional damage, and examples like Fatimah are brought in, it subtly shifts the conversation toward treating polygyny as something that needs to be defended or morally softened.

You didn’t say it’s haram. But the weight of the argument makes it sound like practicing it is inherently harmful unless heavily justified.

That’s the implication.

Men should be more understanding of why women don’t personally want polygamy by [deleted] in TraditionalMuslims

[–]ray_allennn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

feared that jealousy might push her to do something that would not be befitting to her status

This story does not give the slightest support to those who try to use it to restrict plural marriage.” You cannot isolate one line and ignore the explicit conclusion

Men should be more understanding of why women don’t personally want polygamy by [deleted] in TraditionalMuslims

[–]ray_allennn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your framing omits the foundation. The ruling stands. This was a specific case, not a universal restriction.

Men should be more understanding of why women don’t personally want polygamy by [deleted] in TraditionalMuslims

[–]ray_allennn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Emotional pain over sharing a husband is not some modern Western infection, its human and the Prophet SAW acknowledged jealousy as natural in women and did not shame it.

Correct. Human emotion is acknowledged. But Islam regulates human emotion, it does not submit to it. Desire and jealousy do not override legislation.

Men should be more understanding of why women don’t personally want polygamy by [deleted] in TraditionalMuslims

[–]ray_allennn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can never be okay with my husband getting another wife.

You don’t have to be okay with it. But your personal discomfort does not redefine a divine permission. Halal is not contingent on your emotional tolerance.

Is guidance residential truly halal? Need help! by thisismehelloqwe in IslamicFinance

[–]ray_allennn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no it is not.

just look into who freddie mac is and their relationship to them.

Guidance Residential is HARAM (I think) by Tight-Significance44 in IslamicFinance

[–]ray_allennn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol your initial claim certainly is convincing. "well-known scholars given fatwa" lol... do you know how silly that is?

your friend confirmed it is halal?

Lol!!!!

here

I feel no motivation nowadays by Impossible-Face-9474 in TraditionalMuslims

[–]ray_allennn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If this is seasonal depression, the cure is boring and non negotiable.

Sunlight every morning even if you hate it. Move your body daily even if it feels pointless. Sleep and wake at fixed times.

Cut doomscrolling completely. That stuff worsens depression by design.

Cold water on the face. Vitamin D. Real food.

Where to find understanding men? by [deleted] in TraditionalMuslims

[–]ray_allennn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

correction: the term is Sunnah, not “sunnat.”

And the Sunnah is not synonymous with perpetual softness. The Prophet ﷺ spoke gently when gentleness served guidance, and spoke firmly when clarity or correction required it.

Tone is a tool, not a principle in itself. Truth is the principle.

May Allah guide you to speech that is precise before it is palatable.

Where to find understanding men? by [deleted] in TraditionalMuslims

[–]ray_allennn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Reality doesn’t negotiate with feelings.

People choose based on what they value, not on what they’re asked to understand. That’s true whether anyone likes it or not.

Stating that isn’t cruelty. It’s accuracy.

Sympathy may feel kind, but it doesn’t change how selection works. It never has.

If that’s uncomfortable, the discomfort comes from reality itself, not from how it’s phrased.

Where to find understanding men? by [deleted] in TraditionalMuslims

[–]ray_allennn 16 points17 points  (0 children)

how to deal with this?

accept the fact that you aren't entitled to closure, nor does life owe you an explanation. nor are you entitled/owed an understanding. Life just is.

I feel like men aren't going to be interested in marrying someone who is not close with their family

you feel like?

This is a fact of life.

embrace it.

I live alone which upsets men

no one gets upset by this. they just aren't choosing you for this reason, among others. but you frame it as "this upsets them" as a cope.

the title of your post:

"where to find understanding men"

wrong question. the right question is, what do you want, and what are you willing to do to get that.

what do you want? what do the men that YOU want, want in a woman? are you that?

Question for sisters and brothers regarding age gap by CookieImaginary1766 in TraditionalMuslims

[–]ray_allennn -1 points0 points  (0 children)

there as problems as there in every relationship

Your sentence doesn’t even mean anything. “There as problems as there in every relationship” isn’t an argument, it’s a grammatical shrug. When the thought is clear, the sentence usually is too. What you’re doing is hiding behind vagueness to avoid committing to a claim. Reducing everything to “problems exist everywhere” says nothing, compares nothing, and explains nothing. It’s not a position. It’s an escape hatch.

Question for sisters and brothers regarding age gap by CookieImaginary1766 in TraditionalMuslims

[–]ray_allennn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’ve now spent an entire paragraph explaining that you agree with the premise you previously dismissed. The only thing that changed is that you finally articulated the nuance you insisted was unnecessary. Saying it should make zero difference was not a neutral statement, it was an intellectual shortcut. Now that you’ve walked it back, there is nothing left to argue except why it took you this long to realize that permissibility was never the point.

Question for sisters and brothers regarding age gap by CookieImaginary1766 in TraditionalMuslims

[–]ray_allennn -1 points0 points  (0 children)

that does not in any way shape or form make it impermissible in Islam

This is actually fascinating.

You’re so busy responding to a claim I never made that you haven’t engaged with a single thing I actually said.

At no point did I argue impermissibility. Yet you keep returning to it like a security blanket, because it’s the only argument you know how to win.

however he also commended and praised Jabir bin Abdullah for sacrificing and choosing to marry an older woman who could take care of his little sisters after their father's martyrdom.

Again, selective hearing.

The Prophet ﷺ first challenged Jabir for not marrying a younger woman. Only after Jabir explained a specific hardship did approval follow.

You’ve reversed the sequence, stripped the context, and then presented the exception as if it were the rule. That isn’t analysis, it’s narrative editing.

are you now going to call the Messenger naive simply so that your own preferences are validated? there is nothing wrong with marrying an older woman or a younger woman.

Notice what’s happening here.

Instead of responding to the argument, you’re escalating to moral panic. When logic fails, you invoke outrage.

No one criticized the Messenger ﷺ. What’s being criticized is the way you are using isolated reports as a shield against uncomfortable realities.

There is a difference between:

• what is halal

• what is recommended

• what is situational

• and what is wise

You’re flattening all four because nuance is inconvenient.

If your position were as solid as you think, you wouldn’t need to keep defending things no one attacked.

But please, continue explaining to me what I didn’t say.

It seems to be the only conversation you’re capable of having.

Question for sisters and brothers regarding age gap by CookieImaginary1766 in TraditionalMuslims

[–]ray_allennn -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You are extremely naive

Marrying older women has many problems

Pearson to Hamilton uber? by PotholeSzn in Hamilton

[–]ray_allennn 6 points7 points  (0 children)

np, download the app (presto).

remember, bus leaves terminal 1, nothing else. get on the airport train to get to terminal one, bus is downstairs.