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brother, SubhanAllah may Allah swt keep you steadfast and may Allah make me as strong, ameen.

I can relate to your problems to a certain extent, I think it usually does come up with everyone who starts practicing while the rest of the family is not as practicing. The key is patience. I would suggest you involve your family in your practice too instead of locking yourself up in your room. You don't want to give an impression that you are becoming aloof due to your deen, it should be the opposite.

You mentioned you have cut down on your family time because you stopped watching TV etc, that is good but don't cut down on family time, just change the activity. For example, start reading hadith, taalim every evening and get all your family together. Set up a time and just start reading, inshaAllah your family will atleast try to listen and Allah swt might open up their hearts. Also, try not to lose patience, as that may make others think religiosity turns one into a "snob" (I don't know how else to explain it ). I know it's hard to keep sabr but that in itself is a test.

Also, invite your brother and dad to masjid when you go. Try to be more open with them, talk to them about their day etc. talk about what you heard in the lectures or what new learnt. It will be a while before they start accomodating deen in their lives, and that will only happen if they understand it. And they will only understand by seeing your amal, inshaAllah. So be patient and make dua for them.


May Allah swt guide us all, ameen.