Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question In my past, I have done some shameless things such as sexting/sending pictures amongst other lustful sins. I have stopped these particular sins yet I am in constant fear that I will be exposed and/or punished in this life or next for who I actually was and that my […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My parents forced me into a marriage I did not want with my first cousin. Despite me explaining a million times why I don’t want to get married to him, they were good at emotionally blackmailing me, telling me I would be single. At last, I made up my […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have one daughter who is married to a Sikh and the other daughter is involved in fornication with dating and alcohol. Whenever I tried to talk to them, they told me I am conservative and they misbehave with me. They verbally abuse me and use bad words. I […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’ve been talking to a guy online for some time. He’s very polite and educated and has helped me overcome a lot of my life struggles. I often feel extremely suffocated and depressed as I live in a very toxic household where I am made to feel like an […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have wanted to take off my hijab about a year after I started wearing it at age 10. Now I’m 18 years old. For years and years of burying this feeling in fear of my parents’ reaction and in Allah hating me for it, it has started to […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Recently, my mother has undergone a significant increase in her spirituality and religiousness. She now wears the niqab and is in constant dhikr, prayer, and recites Quran all day. She has also begun to not speak much anymore and does not answer mundane questions that we ask her if […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My brother has autism and it’s really weighing down on my life because he screams, insults, and calls me a terrorist, a nigger until he gets a reaction out of me and I end up hitting him or insulting him. My mom won’t do a thing to defend me […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am a 30-year-old only child and my dad won’t allow my mom to travel abroad to see her siblings. She hasn’t been in nine years and they really miss each other. His reasoning is that I can’t be left alone in the house when he’s at work in […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question It is from the sunnah to treat one’s wife with love, kindness, and respect. However, how does one know that one is doing this for the sake of Allah Most High and not exclusively out of love for one’s wife? I love my wife very much and I feel […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I met someone at university and was instantly drawn towards him. We were friends and we started becoming closer and he insisted that we become physical. Even though he didn’t force me, he really pushed me into it. This happened a couple of months after we were just friends. […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My wife and I are blessed with a 6-year-old and a 2-year-old. Since having children, much of my time is focused on them. I feel like it’s difficult for me to make time to focus on my faith, and with the years flying by, I feel like I’m not […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I married a Muslim at 24 years old. I wasn’t highly religious then but thought we could grow in faith together. Throughout the marriage, I was consistently trying to show him the right path which he didn’t want to follow. He often got angry, ate non-halal meat, didn’t pray, […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am male, 36 years old. I was divorced recently and was also COVID positive, due to which I suffered a heart attack. Alhamdulillah, I am fine now, and the tests also confirmed my health to be fine. Now my family is insisting on marriage. While looking for proposals, […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m currently a student at university, and I plan on studying sacred knowledge after I graduate, in sha Allah. My parents support me in my decision, but they’d rather see me study a more ‘practical’ graduate course. I’m afraid that if I stay with them they’ll pressure me into […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am 27 years old now and I am struggling with marriage. My parents have very few friends, and the only girls that they suggested were not religious (not praying, etc). I always refused but now, I am not sure it was the best decision. Should one refuse to […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I had an argument with my mother-in-law. She told me I should visit my parents every other weekend & I told her that it’s not enough for me. She said that girls don’t visit their parents often after marriage. I wanted to avoid arguing with her so I said […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Is there a difference in the time when to stop eating for fard and voluntary fasts? Can we finish eating what we started while the adhan is going on? Answer Thank you for your question. Suhur (Pre-dawn Meal) It is mandatory to stop eating before dawn (before the adhan) […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My cousin is so close to me and we grew up as siblings as it is the culture here. But I recently got to know that cousins are not mahram. So I was wondering whether it is permissible to speak about things that are not essential (like school, vacation, […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Do I have to pay a fidya (expiation) for the days I broke my fast in Ramadan because of masturbation? Answer Thank you for your question. No, you must repent and make up each fast that you invalidated in this way. Please see the details here in the Shafi’i […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’ve been struggling with a same-sex crush for two years now. I’ve tried reading more Quran, learning more about Islam, fasting, cutting contact with her, etc but nothing’s working and the feelings aren’t going away. I’m reaching a breaking point and I just want to tell her how I […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Since I was five years old, my cousin and I were very close and we became sweethearts. Regrettably, we did act on those feelings from time to time, but we always had to hide how we felt about each other because of our family. Fast forward to 15 years […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question How can I stop being disrespectful to my parents? I hate being disrespectful towards them and I know it’s a great sin but I can’t help it or control myself from talking back and annoying them. Is there a dua that I can read or something I can do […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I used to dress immodestly and I made the mistake of rushing into intimacy. I’ve been praying and asking Allah for forgiveness and repenting as much as I can. My mother hasn’t trusted me since. I understand that, but she has been physically abusive and not willing to trust […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have been talking to a man who seems to be very righteous and is known in my community. We decided to get to know each other for the sake of marriage and we want my parents’ blessings quickly to make it happen. However, my parents refuse due to […]