Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I got involved in an online text-based relationship with a girl. It was initially with the intent to get to know her and marry her soon, but we were unable to proceed. I regret my actions and inability to stop communicating with her. My parents were reluctant to accept […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m here with lots of hope. Please help me as my problem isn’t temporary; it will stay for the rest of my life, and I can’t live with that, so I want you to tell me if I can wish for death as I am already dead inside. I […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m 20 years old, and, I completed my A levels in Pakistan along with my male cousin who’s also 20. We both have been childhood best friends, and I’ve always treated him as my brother since I don’t have one. We both worked hard to make it to our […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am a practicing Muslim, and I have love for the same gender in my heart. I love her, kiss her, hug her, in short, we do everything that couples do except have intercourse. I want to know about the limitations of same-gender interaction. Can we wear immodest clothes […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I keep noticing that there seems to be a connection between hardships in my life, such as my parents fighting, and sins that happen. I understand that we have to avoid sins, but if we keep seeing every hard time in our life as a punishment from Allah, it […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have been married for a year. I have some mental and physical health issues. My husband’s family needs his support. The days he spends with his family, he spends countless hours, if I go with him, I get very tired because he comes back between 10 pm and […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question How do children correct, criticize, or even physically stop parents? I feel shame for even wanting to correct my parents, for all they have done for me. However, sometimes they cause harm to others, habitually sin in public, and go directly against what the Prophet (Allah bless him and […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I noticed lately, since learning about fiqh and other things; it has caused me distress because I cannot do all of them at once. This problem has taken a toll on me, should I take a break? Answer Thank you for your question. I empathize with your frustration over […]

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad   Question   I am a 20-year-old student living with my mom and dad. I still rely on my dad for everything. But my dad is a short-tempered person. Today he got angry for no reason and started misbehaving with me and my mom. Eventually, my mom blamed me that […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m not attracted to the women around me for marriage and I don’t have an ability to leave the location and I can’t help myself avoiding fornication. What should be done? Answer Thank you for your question. I empathize with your frustration. A young unmarried man must deal with […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question How to Deal with an Emotionally Immature Parent? Answer Thank you for your question. I empathize with your suffering and frustration, as dealing with emotionally immature parents is quite the opposite of being supportive, loving, and understanding which is what we all hope for from our parents. Emotional Immaturity […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question If a mother tells a kid to avoid something, but doing it sometimes is okay, and she says this is because she thinks the act is haram, but the child follows the opinion that it’s halal, and there isn’t any harm to the child, then if the child disobeys […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I committed sexual harassment in the past when I was 15 years old. I am now 22 and have repented from doing this sin, but I have not yet asked forgiveness from the people that I have abused in the past because I do not know who they are […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Please give me examples of fun things which I can do to relax. I would like it if you could give me a list of halal movies, animes, cartoons, cartoon movies, fiction stories, books, and music (not nasheeds). I need music because my family plays haram music in the […]

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad   Question Should I recite the du`a for protection against the Dajjal in every obligatory salah after the tashahhud but before the Salah Ibrahimiyya? Or after the Salah Ibrahimiyya before the Taslim (final salams)?   Answer Thank you for your question. May Allah reward you for reminding us all about […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Is it true that Allah will not accept my dua if I sin? There is a verse in the Quran saying, “[He did] this because God would never change a favor He had conferred on a people unless they changed what was within themselves. God is All-hearing, All-knowing.” [Quran, […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My mother tends to insult the way I look very often. She became more aggressive and vulgar with her attacks. I’m by no means unattractive. I’m well above average. The reason she insults me is because I look like my father. My parents divorced when I was a child. […]

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad   Question When I was 14 years old, I touched my cousin in a bad way while she was sleeping. She is not aware of what I did, but now I regret this because I started to become a good Muslim and I suddenly realized that I committed a very […]

Answered by Usatada Shazia Ahmad   Question According to the Shafi`i madhhab I would like to know how the principle of Husn Al-Dhann is applied and the term used for having a bad opinion or giving a bad opinion on unproven elements or on a simple imagination. Do these detractors have the right to doubt […]

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad   Question I have some degree of sexual thoughts and some physical attraction for individuals I don’t want to. Included in this, are people of any age (young kids included), same gender, mahram, and non-mahram. I have thoughts and degrees of physical attraction that I wish I didn’t. Generally, it’s […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am the eldest of 2 daughters, we are both professionals, and I was brought up in a family where my mother was abused for years for our sake. My husband lives 4 hours away, and my sister is to be married soon. My husband has many siblings and […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am struggling to balance my responsibilities as a wife and daughter. My mother has long-term health conditions. She is often unwell, and I have always ensured I have been there to assist her. My mother has never asked me to help her, but I would not feel right […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My parents were abusive to my siblings and me as children; now, as adults, none of my siblings speak to them, and when I argued with them, they stopped talking to me as well. They live with one of my brothers, who does not speak to them in his […]

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad   Question I was told to hang out with religious friends because they will help me get close to the deen, and to stay away from bad friends who fight, smoke, and drink. Whenever I hang out with these religious friends, they make me feel left out, and shun me […]