Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Since childhood, I’ve had bags under my eyes and on my droopy eyelid due to a genetic condition. However, recently it has been getting darker such that when I’m fresh and awake, I look exhausted. My husband researched and told me there is something called blepharoplasty, which can minimize […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m a newly married woman, blessed with a good man, but he doesn’t have a deep knowledge of the rights of a wife, like separate accommodation. We moved to his house in another country. After some months, his parents came to visit, but it turned out to be a […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have been struggling with this since I pray at the mosque. Moreover, I am Shafi’i, while almost all other people are praying the Hanafi way or Salafi way. I don’t know whom to ask. How do I perform tashahhud, for example, if I miss the first rak`a of […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am a single parent and live in my parent’s house. I get income from the rent, which I survive on. I have a fixed deposit account and a savings account. I use inheritance money to pay my kids’ fees and extra expenses. I have gold, but I don’t […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question If a woman is past her childbearing years and has never been married, what is the permissibility of marrying a non-Muslim man? I have tried to marry a Muslim man for fifteen years and have been mistreated or unappealing to them. Now I’ve finally met someone who would like […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I habitually fast on my current free day, Thursday. I started extra strength training to improve my amateur Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu performance as well, but this requires a diet regime and forfeiting my fasting. This is my coach’s advice. Some of the Salaf preferred not to fast for their voluntary […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have been making dua to Allah to show me signs about my future that are really important to me, and I have gotten some. My mom, on the other hand, says that jinns and perhaps the Shaytan are interfering in my duas to Allah and giving me signs […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I read this hadith in a SeekersGuidance answer about angering parents: “If any Muslim obeys Allah regarding his parents, Allah will open two gates of the Garden for him. If there is only one parent, then one gate will be opened. If one of them is angry, then Allah […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am a woman in my early twenties. I have a habit of constantly degrading myself and having minimal self-esteem. On days when I’m low, do you think I should try to love and accept myself, as my therapist says? Or should I entirely and only rely on Allah […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My husband is abusive, rude, impatient & disrespectful to me. He gets mad at the slightest things, even those out of my control. I feel like I can never make him happy. When angry, he uses demeaning & harmful words to curse me. Recently, he got violent. He threw […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Is it permissible to raise the hands as you say the Takbir (when starting the prayer), or do your hands need to be raised before it? I have come across both opinions; are they from different madhhabs? Answer It says in the Reliance of the Traveller, according to the […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have been in a relationship with a boy for five and a half years. Recently he has started behaving so roughly with me. He said he would marry me at the end of this year. But nowadays, his behavior seems like he doesn’t even want to get married. […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I understand that any dua can be said aloud or in one’s heart. Does this apply to hearing the adhan & when hearing the Prophet’s name (Allah bless him and give him peace)? After I hear his name, can I say “Salla Allahu Alayhi Wa Sallam” in my heart, […]

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Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My husband and I were friends before we got married. He is financially less well off than my parents. I married him because I was scared I wouldn’t find anyone with the same understanding. I keep having doubts about whether I made a mistake because now my life is […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question If I am in a relationship with a boy and we promise to marry each other, but he has not told his parents about it because he wants his elder brother to marry first, should I continue being patient? Answer Thank you for your question. No, you should not […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Last year, I met a guy and got to know him until he spoke with my dad. He still had one year left at university, whereas I was in a study abroad program and had already graduated. After a couple of months, my family started questioning his intentions. He […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am currently engaged to a wonderful man. We met via an app with my parent’s knowledge. We had parental involvement and met in person two weeks later. He seems the perfect person for me; our values, morals, and beliefs line up, we have similar interests, we can talk […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I was the only source of income in my family. I was praying for a good spouse, and last Ramdan, I got married. Before marriage, I asked him if he would allow me to work. The whole year things didn’t work out. He tells me I am not pretty, […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have been in a relationship with a boy for five and a half years. Recently he has started behaving so roughly with me. He said he would marry me at the end of this year. But nowadays, his behavior seems like he doesn’t even want to get married. […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m 18 years old and don’t love my mother. She has been beating me since I was 12 for silly reasons. I always had excellent grades at school, but she never cared. Now, I’m her maid because my four brothers won’t help. One time, a houseguest even thought that […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have been married for 4 years and have always wanted to start a family. My husband said he wanted to wait a few years, so I waited for him. Recently, he has decided he no longer wants any children and is adamant he’ll never change his mind. He […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Can the name Eiliyah can be an acceptable variant of the name Aaleyah? Are the names Alaya, Elaiyah, Zahaira Arabic and Islamic?  I named my daughter Zayrah but would like to change the name to Zahyrah. Can I still pronounce her name Zayrah with this new spelling? Does the […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “A tent (in Paradise) is like a hollow pearl which is thirty miles in height and on every corner of the tent the believer will have a family that cannot be seen by the others.” I have heard that […]