Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My husband and I have been married for thirteen difficult years. He tells me he has no respect for me, does not trust me, and has no desire for me. But he doesn’t want a divorce because I am not a bad wife and mother, we have a good […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad  Question There is this belief in the place I live that everything we talk about is considered to be dua, such that if I mention the things I want, the angels write them down and mention them to Allah, Most High. Is this view valid in any way? Answer Assalamu […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad  Question Is There Any Way That Allah Will Accept the Supplication of a Person Who Earns Unlawfully? Answer Assalamu alaykum, Thank you for your question. May Allah reward you for your God-fearingness, and may He facilitate that you change your condition. Unlawful income Please see this link about supplication not […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have been married for a number of years and have noticed that my wife enjoys getting attention from strange men, sometimes in my presence as well. I noticed this recently. What worries me is that she appears to enjoy it. I’m not sure how to approach it or […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad  Question Does the use of salah videos from YouTube to perform salah count? My husband converted to Islam over four years ago but still has not made it a priority to learn how to pray on his own or to memorize the short surahs. He uses videos from YouTube to […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m a 21-year-old woman whose parents got divorced when I was 6 years old. I’ve always lived with my father because he treats me with respect, which was not the case with my mom. When I was younger, she would abuse me physically, verbally, and psychologically. She is now […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am the only Muslim in my Christian family, and they do not know that I have converted. I struggle with depression and cutting and want to sew my mouth shut. Fire pleases and relaxes me. My mother always yells at me. She yells at me if I cry […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m almost an adult and I drive my parents crazy. I’ve got a horrid memory with chores, can’t follow instructions, and have a hard time with hygiene and I accidentally offend them. I’m more immature than my peers, and my parents resort to asking my younger sister to do […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I found someone and we both want to get married. His father did istikhara and the Syed said that this marriage is not gonna work. This scared us both because we love each other and want to get married in a halal way. I did Zina (fornication) and I […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’ve been in a haram relationship in my past where things did not end well. We both did some things that hurt each other, and so it was better for us to stay away from each other. So today after asking Allah for forgiveness for the sins I committed […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I met a girl online who became Muslim. We started discussing marriage after realizing we strayed. I said no due to differences in goals and expectations. I was also going through extreme waswasa along with troubles from a jinn. At the time I made a lot of promises due […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I currently feel hopeless with my life and weighed down by my sins which I find myself unable to correct, to the extent that I don’t even know if living is a good choice. So, I make the supplication in this hadith:  “None of you should long for death […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My husband only wants to have protected sex, as he no longer wants any more children. He wants to use only a condom. We have two children, alhamdulillah. We are both healthy and we are relatively young. I do not find protected sex pleasurable. I have asked that he […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad  Question: If we ask for forgiveness for a sin, it is wiped, but if someone asks if I did this particular sin and I say no because I repented, does this count as lying, or should I acknowledge that I did it? What if they knew that I sinned? Could […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question: I have a co-worker who is formerly Catholic and grew interested in me. He knows I can’t marry a non-Muslim, so he converted after he researched Islam. He tells me that I am the reason that he converted and that he also agrees with the values of Islam. Sometimes […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Polyglottery is the use and study of multiple languages. This often involves in-depth immersion overseas; by being surrounded by native speakers. This environment, however, can today be replicated using online means. What are some guidelines for believers who tend towards polyglottery? Should certain forms of online immersion be avoided […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I was in a long-distance relationship with a girl who lives far away. We are both Muslims and we don’t talk anymore after we realized what we were doing was haram. I still love her, but we cut off all contact with each other. I always make dua that […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I feel life is not worth living because of the hardships that are surrounding me. I get suicidal thoughts but I don’t do it because it’s a sin and can affect my akhira badly. Can you please guide me on what to do? Allah promised us that after every […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m dealing with emotional, financial, and verbal abuse from my parents. I try to communicate well and exercise forgiveness frequently, but I’m becoming burned out. What are the roles of the father and mother with respect to the children? Children with respect to parents? How can we maintain healthy […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My young daughter is having haram relations She won’t listen to me. Is there any Quranic dua that I can pray so relations break? Answer Thank you for your question. I empathize with your frustration and stress but I encourage you to respond with action and not just words. […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have committed quite a bad sin as a Muslim woman and I’m worried that the person might say something that could ruin my reputation, as he has a few mutual friends with me. I have repented but I have bad anxiety about it and I’m worried that my […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I had a female friend of 3-4 years whom I liked. She knew that I liked her but she did not feel the same way for me. Recently, she said that I can send a marriage proposal to her parents. Meanwhile, she told me that they are strong believers […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have met a man and I have been hesitant about marrying him. He is very nice, but not as religious, smart nor does he make the salary that I do. I made dua asking for a sign and it just so happened that shortly after I was reading […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My non-Muslim childhood best friend of over 15 years, recently disclosed to me that they want to start using a new name because they feel it is gender-neutral and they like that better. They also want to use they/them pronouns. It was a quick comment, and I haven’t spoken […]