Assalamu-a'laikum,
Once again, jazak-Allahu Khairan for your reply. I spoke to her and I said everything that
you mentioned in your reply. And it got her really thinking, that she was on the verge of crying. I spoke to her about worldy desires, the Akhirah, Allah's anger upon her. It seems to have made a bit of progress. I then asked her again whether this was serious, not just teenage (she's 18) love. And when she said it was serious, I said well, then your halal option is to do the nikah. Thats when the problem of parents maybe disagreeing came in, and the fact that she's got an older sister. I've told her to do the Istikhara prayer and see the outcome. I gave her this website http://www.islamicacademy.org/html/Dua/How_to_do_Istakhara.htm. Do you think I did the right thing. After this, I also want to send and tell her more about Islam to get her to practise. (Yes, unfortunately, she's not a practsing muslima)
She's going to do istikhara tonight inshallaah and we will see tomorrow
May Allah reward you immensely for all your help. You are in my duas.
Asalaamu Alaikum Wr Wb, you should continue to try and instill the fear of Allah inside of her heart and to make her realise that our time here is short and this life is only but a few hours in comparison with the hereafter. You should also make her realise that if she actually wants to have a future with this boy then she is certainly going to ruin that if she continues to have this haraam relationship with him. You should emphasise to her that she MUST get both families involved as soon as is possible because there is no point hiding behind the fact that his or her parents may not agree. The longer she leaves it then the worse it is going to get for her. She has to face this now and not waste a second more having this haraam relationship otherwise there will NEVER be any blessings or any possibility of a future for both of them.
So she must realise that she must do things the right way if she wants any hope of a future with this boy. That means that she must involve both families straight away and stop interactions with him. She needs top reaslise that she is being very naive and foolish in pursuing this when she knows it is wrong. She also needs to know that she will get very hurt if she does not do things the right way now. Now is her chance to try and do things the right way and if she refuses then she will have to pay the consequances later on.
She needs to sacrifice in order to put the wrongs she has done right. You must also tell her that once both families are in touch and she has stopped all interactions with him then she can make isthikhara a few times and make dua to Allah to do what is best. Then she should rely upon Allah and whatever is best for her will happen. She should realise that continuing to see him will endanger any hope of them being together in the future and will continue to anger Allah and what if she were to die in this state? What would become of her?
You must be firm with her in this and not be sympathetic because she must realise that she cannot continue this wrong that she is doing. She should also realise that you trying to stop her is a blessing from Allah for her because most girls and boys nowadays who are in relationships do not even have any positive influences in their lives to try and stop them from doing haraam.
Try your best to instill the fear of Allah into her heart and tell her not to waste her youth for worship ion ones youth is the best of all worship and once her youth is gone then she will regret it forever for wasting it on these haraam pursuits which will only give her pain and anguish.
Tell her Allah wants her close to him and that she should do things the right way immediatley and repent to Allah sincerely with the intention of never repeating such a grave sin . Ramadhan is coming so this is the best time for her to change her ways now and then dewvelop her imaan and deen throughout Ramadhan.
You must emphasise to her the importance of Salaah and that it is the purpose of our life. This thread will help her to understand the importance of Salaah and also suggest a Salaah plan that she can follow so she can eventually begin to pray Salaah at a steady pace:
Not praying Salaah 5 times a day? Here's the solution!
http://www.islamicboard.com/worship...raying-salaah-5-times-day-heres-solution.html
Here are also some very beneficial lectures on death and the hereafter which you should make her listen to, to increase her imaan and fear of Allah:
Angel of Death!!! - Sheikh Ahmed Ali
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUzRJXlB2uA
Imam Anwar al-Awlaki - Death (The Destroyer of Pleasures) [part 1/4]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieX7ZQtHl0s
Imam Anwar al-Awlaki - Death (The Destroyer of Pleasures) [part 2/4]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK_2sVGMW08
Imam Anwar al-Awlaki - Death (The Destroyer of Pleasures) [part 3/4]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpmzA2hk1Bo
Imam Anwar al-Awlaki - Death (The Destroyer of Pleasures) [part 4/4]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km39GfL62TQ
Imam Anwar al-Awlaki - The Journey of the Soul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAwHEXE3-n0
HARD HITTING Lecture on HELLFIRE & the Day of JUDGEMENT! يوم القيامة والجحيم
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O6L_fBk7VM
Sheikh Ahmad Ali - Hellfire Talk Part 1/3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWTehIeCOUU
Sheikh Ahmad Ali - Hellfire Talk Part 2/3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXTtk7rWx_U
Sheikh Ahmad Ali - Hellfire Talk Part 3/3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmiD86w9fBc
Islam - Punishment of the Grave by Sheikh Riyadh ul Haq
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWb-hYIm2WE
Death and the Grave by Murtaza Khan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r2nzJVecqo
How can we not appreciate what we have after watching this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkEBUC0APMg
and Allah knows best in all matters