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, […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My younger sister is deviating from the path. She is really bad at taking advice and we have gotten into several arguments because I give unsolicited advice. She thinks I see myself as high and mighty because I am into religion more than her. She is partying, lying, and […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Recently I came across a fatwa saying there is no problem in piercing the nose for females. Can it be seen only by mahrams since face & arms are not included in awrah for some scholars, so is the nose ring considered as an adornment or not? Do I […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have a very tumultuous relationship with my parents. My mother is mentally ill but non-compliant with her treatment. My father enables her. Both are emotionally, verbally, and physically abusive towards me. Aside from this, my mother is a very immature, infantile, and hypocritical woman I have to parent. […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have met a woman, and we want to marry each other, but during that time, her family has tried to force her to marry someone else, which she has now declined. Her family will not accept me and have made her choose between marrying me and losing her […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have accidentally consumed alcohol as I mistook my friend’s drink for my own. I am wondering if I can still breastfeed my newborn child. Am I forbidden to do so as it is said the alcohol stays in the system for 40 days? Answer Thank you for your […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I live in the UK where many women are disbelievers, thus they do not dress with modesty, exposing the majority of their body parts. Due to necessity, I’m forced to work at a mixed workplace where I sometimes have to speak to them. I try to keep it formal, […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question What is the ruling on the head covering for someone leading the salat in the Shafi’i madhhab? Is it mandatory? How about in the prayer in general? Answer Thank you for your question. Proof My teacher Shaykh Amjad Rasheed answered this question many years ago: “What is the proof […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Some members of my relatives, such as uncles, aunts, and cousins have been seriously harmful to me and my family. They’ve tried to steal our property and wealth, threatened to kill us or get us imprisoned, sent thugs after us to harass us, and have been extremely rude and […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Is it permissible for a husband and wife to take intimate photographs or videos in private of each other in the bedroom? Answer Thank you for your question. May Allah reward you for wanting to keep your actions within the boundaries of Islam and for thinking before you act. […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Unfortunately, I’m going through some difficulties living with my husband’s family. He isn’t fulfilling his responsibilities towards me and his parents are controlling every aspect of our lives. This is having a hugely detrimental effect on our relationship and my mental health. I’m trying to seek advice on understanding […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My doctor and I decided that I should take birth control pills. I take it every day to suppress my period. I will get spotting in between periods though. Does that count as my period or istihada? Shall I stop praying when my time of the month comes, even […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I usually don’t get brownish discharge before my period, but I got it and I am confused about whether it invalidates my fast. Once, I saw it after maghrib, but when I insert white tissue, it appeared to be nothing. So should I make up the fast for it? […]