20 Popular Questions Asked by Teens

Your parents say one thing. Your friends say another. But what does Islam say regarding relationships, crushes and other issues facing teens today?

Many people write to us with questions that perhaps they wouldn’t be too comfy asking mom, the sheikh or even their bestie.

We’ve compiled a list of questions we get asked on the regular. Maybe a question that you’ve been wondering about is on here.


 

1. Why Can’t I Be Just Friends with the Opposite Gender?

What is the harm in hanging around in a mixed group of guys and girls?

20 Popular Questions Asked by Teens

2Smiling Decently at Opposite Gender to Avoid Rudeness OK?

If I don’t smile I seem rude.

 

3. Moving to University & Dealing with Opposite Gender… Tips for Easy Transition

Leaving home for college has its challenges both on a spiritual, emotional and social level.

 

4. How Much Can I Socialize with Opposite Gender Without Sinning?

Dr. Yasir Qadhi breaks it down with a 1-minute answer.

20 Popular Questions Asked by Teens - About Islam

5. Physical Contact Between Friends of Opposite Sex: Why Not?

My friend doesn’t see a problem with having friends that are girls.

 

6. Physical Contact Between Friends of Opposite Sex: Why Not?

A popular question with an answer that might surprise you.

 

7. Why Can’t a Muslim Girl Have a Boyfriend?

I don’t see the harm of being in love and in a relationship.

 

8. 6 Tips to Move on From a Crush

Practical tips to get over the heart-fluttering feeling of a crush.

 

9. How to Stop My Haram Relationship?

I have already wasted my time over a guy, and now I want to focus on my career.

20 Popular Questions Asked by Teens - About Islam

10. I Feel Suicidal for Hugging My Boyfriend

We both were fasting but we hugged each other. My boyfriend had an orgasm.

 

11. A High School Student: I Want to Marry My Teacher

My teacher is 13 years older than me but she said she’d be open for marriage.

 

12. Muslims Visiting Chat Rooms: Any Advice?

11 tips to remember when in chat rooms.

 

13. Dancing: What Is Allowed and What Is Not?

Dancing with other women, dancing alone, dancing for your spouse. What’s allowed?.

 

14. 10 Useful Strategies That Help You Quit Porn

Watching porn is a common problem for men and women. It can become addicting.

 

15. Will Porn Addiction Affect My Future Marriage?

The more porn you watch, the harder it is to be aroused by a real woman.

 

20 Popular Questions Asked by Teens - About Islam

16. Arranged Marriage: Out of Date or Best Option?

Nina found the perfect man to marry, her parents weren’t having it.

 

17. Why Can’t a Muslim Woman Marry a Non-Muslim Man?

A Muslim man can marry a Muslim, Christian or Jewish woman but a Muslim woman can only marry a Muslim man, why?

 

18. A Muslim Man and a Non-Muslim Woman: What to Do?

Ahmad fell in love with a Christian woman. But he’s not sure he is ready for marriage. What steps should he take?

 

19. I Talked to a Guy, so My Parents Refuse His Proposal

He is pious, a good son and an awesome human. But I talked to him before talking to my parents and they are mad.

 

20. What to Do When Parents Reject Your Choice of Spouse

My father thinks she is a bad girl because of the town she lives in.


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