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What is the ruling on a 19-year-old girl feeling alienated among her female relatives because she does not follow fashion, wear makeup, or dance, and because she feels distressed by listening to music and witnessing objectionable things, and due to her desire to marry when she sees others getting married? Also, does browsing sexual questions on your website arouse desire and constitute a sin?

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The Muslim, steadfast in obedience to Allah Almighty, is a stranger among people, and Islam will return as a stranger as it began. So blessed are the strangers. You must avoid attending events that include religious transgressions such as mixing of genders, music, and unlawful dress, even if they are devoid of men. There is no need for worry or sadness over delayed marriage, for it is a divine decree from Allah. And whoever is content with divine decree, Allah will fill their heart with contentment and happiness. I advise you to be content with Allah's decree, to have piety by lowering your gaze from non-mahram men, and to distance yourself from everything that incites lust. And to supplicate, whether generally or specifically, for Allah does not let the reward of the good-doers be lost and pays the patient their rewards without reckoning.

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