Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question How do I balance obedience to my parents while avoiding participation in a school event with prohibited activities? Answer Thank you for your question. Goodness to parents without contravening Islamic law is tricky but doable if you maintain adab and respect and ask Allah to guide you through it. […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am a recent revert to Islam, and my family is Christian and Islamophobic; they recently found out about me accepting Islam. A couple of months ago, when I was still new to everything and didn’t have much knowledge, a relative asked me to become the Christian godmother of […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Can a daughter permanently cut ties with a father who sexually abused her and caused severe trauma? Under what conditions is breaking ties with kinship permissible? Answer Thank you for your question. You can and should cut ties with your father for now, but please focus on your healing […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it permissible for a daughter to swear by Allah not to visit her father’s house? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. It is not permissible to swear an oath […]