Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m quite confused about what I should teach my 5-year-old daughter regarding the Seerah, memorizing surahs, and like what should they know about the salah. Could you please help me out with what I have to start from and all the areas I’ll have to cover up when I’m […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I used to fantasize that this boy would say something nice to me on Valentine’s Day. I knew that this fantasy was wrong to daydream about, but I don’t think I exactly knew that the day was a celebration of Non-Muslims, after all, the day has its origins from […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am about to graduate college. Recently, my parents disowned me and kicked me out of the house because I want to pursue a Christian girl. My mother told me I am not her son, nor a Muslim because I am seeing this girl. My father said that they […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question In the past I have taken ghusl from hayd as soon as I saw a very pale yellow discharge on my 8th or 9th day thinking that this is the end of my period. There would be no discolored discharge after this. Was that valid?  If not, how do […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am 26 years old and knew a Muslim guy from work who lives and works in Canada. I was not interested in a haram relationship, so within a few days, his parents asked for my hand. Initially, his parents needed time to think, but finally, we got engaged. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]