So it’s kind of ironic.

For those of you that know me and also know (or your husband’s know, etc.) my husband, most know that I’m generally a really good salafi and my husband’s a really bad salafi [mostly because I'm generally harsh and strict and my husband's softer - in fact, he's probably the one that keeps me from being too much of a hardcore salafi].

But now in a strange twist, [dun dun dun] my husband’s the one studying at the university of salafiness [aka Madinah] while I’m the one studying the “other side”. Strange isn’t it? But inshaaAllah what it will do is end up making both of us balanced in our deen and strict on the things we need to be strict on and understanding differences of opinion where differences are acceptable.

By the way, I thought as a clarification I should mention this in order for people to think i’ve changed my ‘aqeedah or something. No. I’m simply researching, studying, and in the end inshaaAllah benefiting from those around me who hold different beliefs than the salafi beliefs I have always learned and believed. In fact, as I’ve mentioned before, I really don’t attach myself to any personality or scholar exclusively because I have a difficult time trusting 99% of what people say, and I’m constantly evaluating people and seeing what their background is to see where they’re coming from in what they’re saying, because I believe 100% that we should be careful who we take our deen from.

Anyways, irony. May Allah ta’ala guide us all to the haqq and keep us on the straight path, ameen.