Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am a Muslima homemaker. My husband works in a company and provides for us, and I do housework. On Sundays, he is free all day, but he doesn’t help me with housework. Is it my job to do housework only because he provides for us? Shouldn’t he help […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I met a suitor who is employed and can cover the bare minimum maintenance for a wife (basic shelter, basic food, etc.). His preference is I work and spend on any extras (furnishing house, car, extras for children) as I make more money than him. I have always lived […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am a married man with three children. I am 36 years old, and I have been married for eight years. Last year, I fell in love with a girl who is 25 years old and single. Initially, we knew each other as acquaintances, but slowly, we grew closer […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I try to dress modestly and I want to start wearing the hijab soon. I was planning on starting it slowly as lately I would go out wearing a hood over my head and pull the drawstrings so my hair and my neck are covered. Should I just start […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I own a marketing company and provide social media marketing to businesses. To gain credibility in my services, I also promote my own account. Recently, I’ve had a discussion with my wife, and she thinks it’s hypocritical of me to promote myself online while not allowing her to post […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am currently planning a wedding. We both would like a simple wedding with immediate family at the masjid, small and inexpensive. But he is under the impression that we will just go to the masjid at random and do a nikah. Whenever I bring up a wedding date, […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am a white British revert, and my husband has Muslim Kashmiri heritage. Although my family is not Muslim, I would like to acknowledge my children’s dual heritage through their names if it’s permissible and has the same baraka. I know the best names are ‘Abdullah, ‘Abdur-Rahman, then the […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am suffering from waswasa with music. This recently started and I know it is OCD. Whenever my family plays music, I would be fine and block it out, but now whenever I hear music, even in a video that I put on, I immediately listen to it while […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question A girl has been behaving like a boy naturally all her life, and she has a strong fear of Allah and a desire to live according to Islam. She tried to correct herself and did everything that girls do, but it didn’t make any difference, and she is still […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m a 16-year-old girl, and my father treats me like a stupid child and yells at me when I talk to him calmly. I’ve never cursed at him or yelled or wronged him, though he’s cursed at me, called us names, and threatened to kill my whole family. He […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question The first two years of my 11-year marriage, there was physical abuse, but I put a stop to it after my daughter was born. The marriage was still turbulent until he settled career-wise in 2019. He was finally becoming a wonderful husband. My in-laws visit us for two months […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahamd Question I’d like to ask you about a historical event that happened in the life of Prophet Muhammad which shocked me and caused doubts in my heart. It’s about the expedition of Khaled bin Walid in 630 to Dawmat Al Jandal to capture their prince Ukaydir who was a Christian […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My wife and I are happily married. We are both working and have been making decisions mutually. She has been sending money to her dad due to her own commitments with him. Recently, we started the process of purchasing a house (primarily for her own comfort). I want to […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I was wondering if one could wear hair accessories with hijab. This is not to be flashy or attractive, but just to make it easier for me and more enjoyable. It wouldn’t be anything dramatic just something simple and pretty for me. I was wondering what the ruling on […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My wedding is coming up soon. Initially, I had not realized all the impermissible customs we were going to perform. We have a mehndi event (henna party) where songs will play. How do I stop this now as it is difficult to convince my parents and extended family that […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Is it permissible to name a child Mohaimen (without Amatul)? Answer Thank you for your question. May Allah reward you for being concerned about the permissibility of your name. Imam Nawawi, in his commentary on the hadiths of Muslim, mentions that Muhaymin is one of the names that are […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m in a long-distance relationship with an atheist girl. Our goal is to marry when we can, and she said she’s most likely going to become Muslim before that. So I like to say this dua, “Ya Allah, if she’s bad for me (as in would do something bad/evil […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have a lot of worries, and I hope to find more clarity. Since I was small, the people around me have always told me that I am being afflicted with the evil eye. I often got fevers and still get sick very quickly throughout my life. When I […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahamd Question I have just found out that my bi-sexual 19-year-old daughter is in a relationship with a girl. I started taking the phone from her as she was on the phone until 3 a.m. and staying out till 4 a.m. She forgot to lock the phone, so I saw the […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am 27 years old, and my husband is 43. My husband has some severe obsession with his ex-wife, he also loves to engage with the opposite sex but can hardly look at me or even talk with me. He looks at inappropriate content to force intimacy with me […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I was praying a prayer for repentance, not a fard or sunna. My parents asked me why I was praying, and I didn’t answer them. I refused to tell them because I knew that if I told them, they would further ask questions like, “Repenting for what?” And I […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question A year ago when I was 16, there was a situation at school where I felt like another Muslim was taking advantage of me and bossing me around. This bothered me so much for many days, and I could not bear to live with it so I went up […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m a 16-year-old who recently started to care about my religion. But I genuinely do not know how to deal with differences in opinion among scholars. I’m particularly talking about the rulings on music and the niqab. I don’t know what to choose or how to choose. Everywhere I […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Did my father commit kufr by saying bad things about the niqab? He’s not very knowledgable about Islam so I doubt he knows niqab was the dress of the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessing of Allah be upon him). He might think it’s a cultural thing or […]