I Was Forcing a Relationship in Islam & Didn't Even Know It
Mindful Muslimah Speaks
Mindful Muslimah Speaks
4.8 • 855 Ratings
🗓️ 2 June 2026
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Forcing a relationship in Islam is something so many Muslim women struggle with — and no one talks about it honestly. In this episode, I will share a deeply personal story about my own marriage: what happened when I tried to force things, why it failed, and how years later, it became one of the most beautiful love stories I could have imagined — Alhamdulillah.
If you are forcing a relationship right now and every door keeps closing, this episode is for you. Learn how to recognize the real signs from Allah, how to practice tawakkul in relationships, and why letting go might actually be the best Islamic marriage advice you ever receive.
🎙️ In this episode, we cover:
- What forcing a relationship in Islam really looks like
- How to read the signs when something is not meant to be
- The truth about istikhara and signs not working out
- How tawakkul (trust in Allah) can transform your love life
- A real Muslim marriage story of separation, growth, and reunion
- Islamic relationship advice for Muslim women navigating love, divorce, and remarriage
Whether you are a Muslim woman going through a difficult relationship, considering a second marriage, or just feeling like nothing is working out — this episode will give you hope, clarity, and a reminder that Allah's timing is always perfect.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 She Tried to Force It — And Everything Fell Apart
00:00:38 The Marriage That Almost Didn't Happen
00:02:44 Raised to Be Independent — But Was It Enough?
00:05:00 Two Totally Different Worlds Colliding
00:08:44 The Moment She Knew She Had to Walk Away
00:11:56 She Let Go — And That Changed Everything
00:13:58 What Allah's Timing Actually Looks Like
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| 0:00.0 | The more I forced it, the more it didn't work. |
| 0:03.0 | So we come from very different worlds, my husband and I. |
| 0:06.0 | We knew the signs were there. |
| 0:09.0 | All the doors were closing, and yet we tried to force it anyway. |
| 0:12.0 | If we had continued, like, to get married and move forward, |
| 0:17.0 | we probably would not stop be married today. |
| 0:19.0 | He said he used to drive up and pull up the van and stand outside at night. |
| 0:23.8 | And for a good six months after we decided to not go through with everything and just walk away from it. |
| 0:30.4 | Welcome to the Mindfulness Speaks podcast, a safe space to learn and grow into the best version of yourself that you're always meant to be. |
| 0:37.0 | I'm your host, MindfulMisma, a mom of five, big sister to the community and a licensed educator |
| 0:41.6 | with 25 plus years and supporting tens of thousands of Muslim women worldwide. |
| 0:46.2 | Now I'm excited to share a ton of solutions to your problems on love, relationships, life |
| 0:50.4 | balance, reconnecting with a less dependent with Aal, getting back on track and more. |
| 0:54.6 | So grab a cup of coffee and close out those tabs. |
| 0:57.2 | These next 20 to 30 minutes are all about you. |
| 0:59.9 | Let's get started. |
| 1:01.9 | I want to take the time today to tell you a story, |
| 1:06.5 | to do style that I normally don't do, to do things a little different today. |
| 1:10.4 | I share something |
| 1:11.0 | quite personal about my marriage. And I let you know that if you are struggling right now as a |
| 1:17.0 | person who feels like nothing is working out and you're almost like trying to force a situation |
| 1:21.8 | and force a relationship, stop because it's not meant to be. Maybe now, but it could very much be meant to be later if you only knew. Now, you might have already seen a podcast that I did with my husband right here. And you can go back and see it. It's our love story. But what a lot of people don't know is in between that situation, something actually happened that's related to the topic of when you really want something to happen and you try to force it |
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