Ustadha Shazia Ahmad

September 29, 2023 1 min

Is It Permissible to Use Hashtags for My Business?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I want to start an account about knitting and Islamic reminders with no music, face reveals, or speaking. I was wondering if it’s halal to use hashtags in posts that are related to Islam and knitting. I’m not sure if it is permissible since hashtags can lead people to […]
September 29, 2023 3 mins

Can I Marry My Boyfriend and Later Tell My Parents That I Converted to Islam and...

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I come from a Christian family. My dad’s side is Christian, and he persuaded my Muslim mother to convert. I’ve been with a Christian boy for 5 years. We both converted to Islam recently, and we want to marry, but my parents see me as too young. Our families […]
September 29, 2023 3 mins

Do I Need to Wait for Thread-Like Discharge to Consider My Menses Over?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I remember hearing that there are two things a woman can look for when it comes to attaining her purity after her menses. Dryness (no color) or a white thread-like discharge. However, is possible for a woman to experience both? One happens sooner than the other. I feel like […]
September 29, 2023 3 mins

How Do I Deal with In-Laws Who Hide My Food While I’m Pregnant?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am pregnant and currently living with my in-laws. I have been facing a problem; they took it upon themselves to control my diet during pregnancy to the point that they will hide my food that they deem bad for my baby even if there is no proof that […]
September 29, 2023 1 min

Am I Sinful For Feeling Funny About Religion Being Mocked?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question If one sees something that mocks religion and detests it in the heart but one almost laughs but stops right away, are we still sinful? Answer Thank you for your question.  Your wording is a little confusing because if you saw something that mocked the religion, and detested it […]
September 29, 2023 2 mins

Is My Husband Possessed When He Gets Angry?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question How does one determine whether a shaytan is possessing someone when they are triggered with anger? Someone who is subdued in Ramadan, and at times of prayer and Quran, but who without cause will get angry at his wife when they think they are being challenged?  He appears to […]
September 29, 2023 2 mins

Does Forgetting Past Kufr Absolve You?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am suffering from OCD thoughts about kufr. I am very satisfied with the answer that kufr is an intentional and active choice and you cannot become kafir without knowing that a certain act means kufr or not.  I read on one website that if you didn’t remember that […]
September 28, 2023 3 mins

Am I Wrong For Moving Out?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question After my marriage, my sisters influenced my mother and they behaved badly with me and my wife and didn’t even care about my daughter. My mother always took the side of her daughter.  After arguing for a few months, I realized that we cannot live together in one home, […]
September 28, 2023 3 mins

Can I Take Off My Hijab as an 11-Year-Old?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am 11 years old, and I have worn the hijab for less than a month. I want to take it off, but I have no reason. My parents are not happy with me taking it off, but I am unhappy wearing it daily. Answer Thank you for your […]
September 28, 2023 1 min

Is It Permissible to Eat Steak Cooked Rare?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Does it matter how meat is cooked for it to be permissible to eat? I’m am asking regarding how long it is cooked and how hot, for instance for steaks they range between rare and well done. Of course this is under the assumption that the meat was slaughtered […]
September 28, 2023 3 mins

How Can I Get Married If I Can’t Get over My Ex-fiance?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I fell in love and got engaged to a good man but due to jealousy, the engagement broke off. I cut all contact with him over a year ago but I still feel he is the one. I am very lonely and I wish to be married. Loneliness is […]
September 27, 2023 1 min

Can I Marry Someone I Fornicated With?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question 1- If a Muslim fornicates with a disbeliever and then she converts and accepts Islam while this unlawful relationship is still going on and wants to marry the Muslim man who committed this sin with her, is it a valid Nikah? 2- If yes, is it not the case […]
September 26, 2023 4 mins

Should I Forego Marriage To Serve My Mother?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My mother has two daughters and I am the second one, 26 years old. My father and grandparents passed away and we don’t have brothers, and my mother doesn’t have any siblings. My mother needs someone to live with her. I am closer to her as she doesn’t get […]
September 26, 2023 2 mins

Does the Law of the Land Override Obedience to the Husband?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Must a wife obey her husband in matters which go against the law of the land, but do not violate the Shariah?  During the lockdown period, if the husband and wife are living in separate houses and the husband wants to visit her in her house but the law […]
September 26, 2023 2 mins

How Do I Understand My Irregular Bleeding?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question 1) On the sixth day after my period, I would be pure and pray, (after 5 days of bleeding.) When I started to take birth control pills and then stopped them,  my bleeding became irregular. I get purity on the fifth day or seventh or eighth or ninth day. […]
September 26, 2023 3 mins

How Do I Deal With My Estranged Husband?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’ve been married for four years and have a toddler. I live with my son in a different city from my husband because he does not want me to leave my job. He makes no attempt to keep us with him. He doesn’t give me any financial support as […]
September 26, 2023 2 mins

What Does Islam Say about Hate Crimes?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question What does Islam say about hate crimes? Does Islam promote hate crime in order to destroy other ethnic groups? If no, then what solutions Islam has to bring an end to this inhuman behavior? Can you provide some relevant references?  I have watched a horrible Facebook video (Hindus torturing […]
September 26, 2023 4 mins

Can I Pray Against My Abusive Ex-Husband?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have a teenage daughter and son. Their non-Muslim father is a very good manipulator and liar. It is sickening and he gets away with things in child custody court. We have therapists because we have been suffering for five years. One of my kids was suicidal but they […]
September 26, 2023 3 mins

What Should I Do If My Married Boyfriend Won’t Marry Me?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I live in Mumbai, and I’ve been in a relationship with a married man for the past ten years. He never told me that he is married and has a daughter and a son with her. In 2020, I found out. I tried to cut ties with him, but […]
September 26, 2023 4 mins

How To Deal With Parents Who Religiously Suppress Their Children?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I live with my in-laws and a brother-in-law. My husband and I used to live in a separate portion but my mother-in-law reclaimed it saying that she has a right to do what she wants in her son’s home. My in-laws own property from which they get rent and […]
September 26, 2023 2 mins

How To Determine the End of My Menstrual Period?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question The end of my period goes like this: On the fourth day, the blood stops for about an hour and then comes back lighter red. The same happens on my fifth day. When I wipe, I see blood. On the sixth day, the flow stops, and my underwear is […]
September 24, 2023 2 mins

Is It Permissible for Me to Eat More Food in Order to Gain Weight?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Is it permissible for me to eat more food in order to gain weight? Answer Thank you for your question. It is permissible for you to eat more food to gain weight. However, I would recommend the following steps. 1) Consult a doctor first to see whether you are […]
September 24, 2023 3 mins

May I Marry A Second Wife If My Wife is Barren?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have been married for a couple of years now. It happens that my wife is infertile. Her infertility existed before the marriage and it is probably due to an event that happened when she was a kid, she however told me she was never aware it could possibly […]
September 24, 2023 3 mins

Is It Sinful for Me as a Muslim Man to Move On and Not Marry?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am having a very difficult time trying to marry and I am about to give up. I have never dated or touched a girl. Allah blessed me with good looks but when I began looking, I was rejected over and over. I am now 35 and still, I […]