Thoughts to be elaborated on later
Manhaj: It is extremely problematic that Muslims go to two extremes when it comes to refutations and warnings from the scholars against certain people:
a-those who completely ignore them because it suits them and refuse to abandon any speaker they love. Not realizing they are loving a created being over Allah and his messenger. How are you any different from ahlul kitaab and their fanaticism towards their priests and rabbis?
b-those who take the speech of scholars and go way too far. Quoting specific statements about specific people and applying them to the masses of the Muslims until they “bully”, for lack of a better term, to take their position. As opposed to returning the affair to the scholars, letting them speaking, and directing questions to them while KINDLY advising their brothers and sisters with proof for anything they have to say.
Aqeedah: It’s amazing to look at the beliefs of today’s so called “philosophers” and those praised as “intellectuals” disparage and insult our beliefs while they cannot even decide how many genders there are or if there is even such a thing as “male or female”. Yet we let THEM tell us what is logical? What is rational? The same people who change their moral and axiomatic beliefs every few generations or so. When will we wake up and realize they have nothing while we have the greatest blessing of all, so we need to arm ourselves with knowledge in order to fight their doubts and expose the flaws of their own thinking.
This is the Jihaad we are engaged in while the so called Muhajiroon of Shaytaan are busy humiliating themselves in deserts and being scattered like the roaches they are by the kuffar they keep claiming to have “victory” over.
Marriage: I am convinced now more than ever that, after the qadr of Allah, a marriage can only be happy if the parties involved are happy with themselves and their roles. Which would include being properly educated on said roles while being wise enough to make concessions when trying times come around.
Likewise I think it is irrational of people who say “looks shouldn’t matter”. Beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder, but there still must be some beauty. How does one lower his or her gaze if they are not attracted to the person they are married to. I think we still have a very childish view of marriage. Even those of us who may be married or previously married.