Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am 17 years old, and my parents have been body-shaming and emotionally/physically abusing me for my obesity since I was a child. Obesity runs in our family, according to our doctor. But they refuse to recognize it. It’s gotten to the point where I’m thinking about going to […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I insisted that my parents look for someone I know who is practicing and of good character for me. He is from a different culture. Alhamdulillah everyone in my family (including my father) is happy to look into this proposal besides my mother, due to the cultural differences, which […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am a 19-year-old Muslim girl who lives with her parents and five brothers. I have a bad relationship with my father as he was abusive towards me as a child. My mother also leads me to negative thoughts. I have, on occasion, attempted suicide because of my family’s […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My issue is that my husband got into an argument with his parents over his sister who is living a haram life and having extramarital affairs. In the beginning, the parents opposed this, but now they let her do it and have pardoned her, and they want my husband […]