Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I recently got a proposal for marriage from someone, and my heart and mind isn’t ready to get married to him. My istikhara was negative, and I still get a feeling not to move forward with the proposal. They are planning to come and see and talk to me, […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Me and my partner wanted to avoid haram and get married, but his mum was against it. She blames me for his suicide attempt last year when I knew nothing about it. She believes I was the cause even though no one apart from me knew what he was […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question If shampoo contains alcohol that is derived from wheat, would that be OK to use, or would it be haram and impure? Also, if food items or products for use contain alcohol or if ingredients are extracted with alcohol, if machines are cleaned with alcohol that is derived from […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I live in the UK, and my wife-to-be lives in Morocco. I am getting my nikah ceremony conducted by a Hanafi scholar in the UK. She will be in Morocco. We are both previously divorced. Can a family member get permission from her and represent her in the nikah? […]