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Ustadha Shazia Ahmad

June 26, 2022 3 mins

How Can I Marry My Secret Boyfriend despite Us Both Being Young?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am 17 years old. When I was in 8th grade, I fell in love with a boy we started dating when I was 16 years old. We talk every day and I love him so much. After a year together, I don’t want to do anything haram but […]
June 26, 2022 3 mins

How Do I Convince My Parents That My Istikhara Was Positve?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I was approached by someone for marriage. I told my parents and they wanted istikhara to be done before the two families meet. They meant something different where one was talking about our stars not aligning for a happy marriage and the other one simply predicting that their istikhara […]
June 26, 2022 4 mins

How to Deal with the Rejection of a Marriage Proposal?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am a practicing Muslim, alhamdulillah, and have proposed to a practicing Muslima, however, her parents rejected me. To provide some background, her family mocks her for wearing the niqab. They believe in pirs (spiritual teachers) and do not practice the deen. They have tried to force her to […]
June 26, 2022 2 mins

How Can I Distinguish between My Discharges with My Addiction?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am 25 years old and badly addicted to pornography. I came to know about madhy and maniyy. I tried to understand my discharge fluid according to the definitions I found, but it seems mine wasn’t yellow. The consistency is either thick or thin, and the color is transparent […]
June 26, 2022 1 min

Did My Slap On My Forehead Invalidate My Prayer?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I got angry in my salah because I had forgotten which rak’a I was in and in doing so, I hit my forehead with my palm in a way that didn’t cause harm. Is my prayer valid or did the anger break it? The time for the prayer is […]
June 26, 2022 3 mins

Will We Be Able to Watch TV and Play Video Games in Paradise?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question This is serious, I’m curious and want to know. Can I watch anime in Heaven? Or play PlayStation/pc/Xbox in Heaven? Can I feel the pleasure from this world in Heaven like watching new movies? Can I access the internet? Thank you. Answer Thank you for your question. Of course, […]
June 26, 2022 2 mins

Can I Make Dua That Allah Restores My Physical Features?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Can I make dua that Allah gives me back the same exact skin and face I had a few years ago? It’s impossible but Allah can do anything. Answer Thank you for your question. Yes, what you ask is permissible. Supplication Of course, you can make dua for anything […]
June 25, 2022 1 min

What Do I Have to Know about Marriage to Be Ready for It?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have introduced a suitor to my parents for marriage. What do I have to know about marriage to be ready for it? Answer May Allah reward you for wanting to fulfill half of your religion and for wanting to learn about it before intertwining your life with someone […]
June 25, 2022 4 mins

I Am Not Happy In My Marriage. Am I Divorced?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I cry and feel sad all the time. I think about death. l am not as happy as the day of my wedding. I love my husband but I am not sure if we are still married and if he loves me.  He has said to me, “Why even […]
June 25, 2022 1 min

Should I Perform a Ritual Bath for Arousal Fluid?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am an unmarried woman but have sexual fantasies (no masturbation or porn, just my imagination) and I noticed some madhiy (arousal fluid) NOT maniy (orgasmic fluid). Should I perform a ghusl (ritual bath) or wudu? Answer In the Shafi’i school, you only need to wash the area, wash […]
June 24, 2022 2 mins

Is It Permissible to Stand Up for Non-Muslim Elders and Teachers?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I read a fatwa online stating that Muslims should not respect non-Muslims. Is this true? Is it permissible to stand up for non-Muslim elders and teachers? Answer Thank you for your question. This could not be further from the truth. All mankind has a right to be respected. Islam […]
June 24, 2022 4 mins

How Can I Go On With This Abusive Mother?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My mother’s backbiting and scandalizing my past is pushing me towards suicide. I have committed ill deeds in the past because of my parents which are impacting me greatly. I read that Allah covers one’s sins, but Allah never did for me. It has become extremely difficult for me […]
June 23, 2022 3 mins

How Can I Determine How Religious My Future Spouse Should Be?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I wanted to ask about choosing a future spouse. We know that his religiosity is the most important thing, but how religious should they be? How do I define how religious I am? How do I determine how religious he is if I don’t know him? Everyone has faults, […]
June 23, 2022 1 min

Should I Repeat My Prayer If I Wasn’t Focused?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question How unfocused does the performance of the prayer have to be before the need to repeat it? Answer Thank you for your question. May Allah reward you tremendously for striving to fulfill your duties to Him physically and spiritually. Please see your answer and some excellent tips below and […]
June 23, 2022 3 mins

Can You Advise Me on My Porn Addiction Knowing My Extremely Abusive Childhood?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I was 5 years old when a guy showed me porn. Other guys sexually harassed me as a homosexual during a great part of my childhood and I couldn’t differentiate what was right from wrong. Many of my relatives and others showed me and did heinous things with me. […]
June 23, 2022 3 mins

Can You Advise Me on My Porn Addiction Knowing My Extremely Abusive Childhood?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I was 5 years old or when a guy showed me porn. Other guys sexually harassed me as a homosexual during a great part of my childhood and I couldn’t differentiate what was right from wrong. Many of my relatives and others showed me and did heinous things with […]
June 23, 2022 3 mins

Can I Have Less Contact with My Sister Due to Lifetime of Emotional Abuse?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have a complicated relationship with my elder sister who has always jealous of me. My parents know this very well, they never pick sides. After they passed away, her attitude became worse. She, in general, is a negative person, and to make things worse she’s married to someone […]
June 23, 2022 2 mins

Do Mothers Who Give Birth through C-section Have a Lesser Reward?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have now been blessed with two healthy children alhamdulillah. Both children were born via an emergency c-section as they were both overdue and exhibited signs of distress during early labour, so I follow the doctor’s recommendation. Though I am grateful for my recovery and my children’s health and […]
June 23, 2022 1 min

What Should I Do if I Am Still Confused After Praying Istikhara for 7 Days?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question What Should One Do if One Is Still Confused After Praying Istikhara for Seven Days? Answer Thank you for your question. Be patient, you will come to incline a certain way, and that will be your answer, by the grace of Allah. Istikhara Please review the methods and reality […]
June 23, 2022 3 mins

Doesn’t the Niqab Remove Women from Society?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I was going through an article where it says niqab is mandatory in Shafi fiqh. I was quite confused because when we use them, it feels like we aren’t recognized as our faces need to be seen so that people can identify when there are issues. In our community, […]
June 22, 2022 2 mins

Is There an Extra Reward for Someone Who Never Marries?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question One of my friends has been trying to get married for a long while and still hasn’t been able to. She has settled for a single life if that is what Allah has willed for her. Does she have a special reward for this? She’s been devoted to staying […]
June 22, 2022 3 mins

Can I Stop Practicing Religion While Living with My Non-Muslim Family?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have a fatwa request. I am from a secular Muslim family, but have recently taken the shahada and started practicing. However, I live with my family, and if they knew, they would disapprove. Currently, I am finding it difficult to pray, eat halal, and fulfill other duties. Am […]
June 22, 2022 3 mins

How Can I Move On After a Broken Promise of Marriage?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am a doctor by profession, and I found a doctor online two years ago, who promised to marry me. In the meantime, many proposals came but I discarded those to keep my promise. I developed feelings for him & I’m committed to him. Our career planning was the […]
June 22, 2022 3 mins

Is Paradise a Place to Pleasure Males and Deprive Women?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Before you judge me please try to understand me. In hell, people are punished because they have sinned not because they are male or female. Let’s say we have two people whom each have got 100% so their mum rewards them exactly in the way they desire. If she […]