Mohamed Rima

15/12/2025

The Prophet ﷺ said: "I was only sent to perfect good character." (Musnad Ahmad)

Islam isn’t just about rituals. It’s about how those rituals transform your character. The clearest sign that your practice is sincere is not in your public persona, but in your private conduct. Not in how you speak on stage, but in how you speak at the dinner table.

Your spouse, children, and family deserve the best of your character, not the leftovers after you've impressed the world. They see the real you. They poke at your unhealed parts. And that’s not a flaw in them, it’s a mirror for you.

It’s easy to fake kindness outside. It’s harder to be kind when you're tired, triggered, angry, or challenged. But that’s where the work is. If your presence at home causes anxiety, if you're defensive, dismissive, abusive, or unempathetic, then it's not Islam you're practicing. It's ego dressed in religious language.

The Prophet ﷺ was most gentle with his family. He said: "The best of you are those who are best to their families, and I am the best among you to my family." (Tirmidhi)

He never made his family feel unsafe. He never used religion to justify cruelty. So if your Islam isn’t making you kinder, more patient, more emotionally mature, then it’s time to recalibrate.

Stop weaponising religion.
Start using it to heal, grow, and reflect.

14/12/2025

My heart and thoughts are with the Bondi Beach victims.

13/12/2025

Marriage in Islam is a completion of faith, not a cure for emptiness. You are already whole, already dignified, already honoured by Allah. A spouse is meant to honour that wholeness and walk beside you in growth. To say you need someone to ‘complete’ you suggests you are insufficient by default, but you are not. You are complete in your humanity; marriage is about companionship and growth, not hoping someone will come and 'fix' you. True partnership is built when two imperfect yet complete souls respect each other’s boundaries and evolution.

13/12/2025

This is what healing looks like for me.

Not the big fancy retreats. Not the podcasts. Not the perfectly curated Instagram quotes.
It’s this... a man and his child gutting fish on a hot day, laughing, rinsing, learning.
No filters. No performance. Just presence.

We chase big moments like addicts... promotions, accolades, positions.
But life doesn’t happen in the big.
It happens in the small.
In the mundane.
In the quiet, messy, ordinary seconds that don’t make the highlight reel.

This is where legacy lives.
Not in what material you build, but in what you pass down.
Not in what you say, but in how you show up.
Knife in hand. Hose in hand. Fish scales on your face. Side by side.

You want to be a good dad?
Be here.
Be consistent.
Be boring in the best way.
Because the child won’t remember the fish.
He’ll remember the feeling.
That he mattered.
That he was trusted.
That he belonged.

And one day, when you're gone and forgotten, when life guts him. When grief, betrayal, or burnout slice through his chest... he’ll remember this.
The smell of salt.
The sound of pelicans.
The way you looked at him like he was enough.

That’s the work.
That’s the healing.
That’s the damn point.

12/12/2025

I want to hear from you. Do you believe the adage 'it takes two to tango' is applicable in relationships involving narcissistic abuse?

10/12/2025

Can religion change a narcissist? Religion doesn't change a narcissist’s nature, it only changes the tactics they use to control. If Islam doesn’t make you humble, compassionate, and just, then what you’re practicing isn’t Islam.

01/12/2025

Survivors of abuse often ask "will it ever get better?" Abuse doesn't completely end when the relationship ends. However, reclaiming your autonomy, freedom, individuality, and agency that was taken away from you by the abuser is the healing.

30/11/2025

A new season invites a steadier pace. Set your intention not in urgency, but in presence. Let summer remind you to root into what matters most. 🌞🌿

26/11/2025

When chaos feels like survival, calm feels like danger. Healing is learning to welcome stillness even when it brings up discomfort, thoughts, and old beliefs. Peace isn’t boring, it’s freedom.

22/11/2025

21/11/2025

Do Victims of DV Allow the Abuse to Continue? No — Abuse Is a Choice.

Survivors didn’t ‘allow’ abuse — abusers chose it, designed it, and crafted control. Healing means shifting blame back where it belongs and honouring resilience.

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20/11/2025

7 reasons why someone might stay in a toxic relationship even when it's clearly harmful.

(I make videos whenever I get the chance. I don't care about perfect lighting and setting. The information is what's important 😊)

Disclaimer: Advising victims of domestic violence to “just leave” can be harmful. Leaving is often complicated by factors such as financial dependence, fear of retaliation, concern for children, social isolation, or cultural pressures. A more supportive approach is to respect their autonomy, offer understanding, and avoid shaming them.