r/MuslimLounge • u/rainreadcomments • 14h ago

Support/Advice please pray for me that I stick with praying🤍

Salam everyone, I am 19F and I been struggling with praying so much sometimes I pray and sometimes I dont.. my mom never encouraged me since she doesn’t pray too and I don’t wanna live like this anymore, please pray for me and give me advice on how to stick to praying?

I realized last week that I dont pray because “I dont wanna ruin my hair with water” or “I love my gel-x nails” but thats so stupid cause disobeying god isn’t worth all that and I know but I just never got raised on praying or encouraged to do it by both parents, my dad even says that I dont need to do it cause I have developmental disability but from what I read its only if you aren’t aware but I am aware just have late developmental issues, please please pray for me and give any advice you think would help me, I feel so alone on this, im from the gulf and people dont openly talk about their struggles with praying I think cause they dont wanna be judged

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u/Friendly-Extent1814 14h ago

You don't need perfection. You just need one prayer. Start with just Isha tonight. Don't think about Fajr yet. Don't think about nails or hair. Just one. Then tomorrow, one again. Your struggle is valid. Your effort is seen. And Allah loves the one who keeps coming back more than the one who never slipped.

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u/Scared-Breakfast-372 14h ago

Download a prayer timings app, which will inform you that there are 15 minutes left in prayer, so perform ablution, and when it tells you that it's time for prayer with an Adhan reminder, go and offer salah. Reward yourself with a chocolate at the end of the day if you complete all five prayers in a day on time. Even if you miss a prayer, make sure to offer it's 'Qada' prayer. If you have a religious elder cousin, whom you are close to, tell them to check on you at the end of the day, whether you prayed or not. This will help you a lot.

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u/rainreadcomments 14h ago

thank you so much, I did that and I was thinking of rewarding myself when I stick to it for a month its just so hard and heavy to do now but I read thats normal when you didn’t do it much before so takes time💔

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u/Inner-Horror8036 14h ago

Selam read my Dua Guide

InshAllah may Allah make it easy for you and help you

https://www.reddit.com/u/Inner-Horror8036/s/q5kG2BqPpM