Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question As a way to be intimately playful with my wife in a private setting, if I ask my wife to wear a hijab but wear revealing clothing, to basically arouse and provoke desire, would that be considered mocking the hijab? Also, if I engage in sexual intimacy with my […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question: My husband got secretly married to another wife and a few months later told me about it. He wanted to divorce me as his new wife asked him to, so he sent me to my father’s house. Now he doesn’t want to divorce me and wants to have both […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question: There is a man who wants to marry me. He has good character and is a practicing Muslim, but he told me that he has an urge to sleep with different women. Even though he‘ll be married to me, he will still feel the urge to sleep with them […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question What does it mean to announce the marriage? Is it enough if only your friends and closest family relatives know about it? Answer Thank you for your question. Announcement Announcing the marriage, so that the public knows it is not fornication, can be done in a few ways. Options […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My husband’s elder sisters always tell him that since they are elder sisters they have the right to hit him or slap him. Is this true? Do they have the right to hit him? Answer Thank you for your question. No, his sisters have no right to hit him […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Women have cervical mucus/vaginal discharge. It comes out at any time either before or after menstruation and during ovulation. Is it true that they are given the choice if they want to wash it off, and perform ablution or perform ablution only. Answer Thank you for your question. In […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question A Christian girl at my school is very nice to me and was one of the first to treat me kindly when others had hated me when I came back to school. She likes me, and I give her gifts and treat her with the best behavior. But we […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I know a childless marriage is permissible on the condition that both parties consent to this. I recently met someone and we are trying to see if we are compatible. He says he isn’t interested in having biological kids, but in the future, he might want to adopt a […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m a counselor and work mostly with young Muslim women. I’ve been asked this question very often, hence would like to know the opinion of all four madhabs if possible? I understand that masturbation is haram but how should I advise young unmarried Muslim women? Answer Thank you for […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I just want to know if it‘s haram to do plastic surgery on my nose because I‘ve been depressed for 3 years now. I want to marry and I‘m scared of even looking for a guy because of my nose. Answer Thank you for your question. If you want […]

What Are the Obligations of a Woman Toward Her Ex-Husband Who Abducted Their Children? Question: What are the rights and responsibilities for a remarried woman toward her former husband that was physically abusive and abducted their children? The children, when abducted, were only 5 and 4 years old, and she hasn’t seen them nor was […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My fiance who was born and brought up as a Muslim, says he’s a Muslim, believes in the testifications of faith (shahada), but he has questions regarding the religion. He says questioning and challenging the religion is a normal way to understand it. He is a good human being […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question For the past month, I have been getting thoughts, and I feel like it has been affecting my heart; and I usually get scared and feel like I will fall out of Islam. I feel like I am losing my faith completely and am extremely scared to fall into […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question: I work in a store that sells high heels. I am required at times to stock and organize the boxes of high heels. Is this job permissible for me? Answer: Assalamu alaykum, Thank you for your question. Yes, it is permissible for you to do this work as high-heeled […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question: How would one go about practically maintaining ritual purity for longer periods of time when having vaginal discharge or istihada? As a virgin, it is painful to utilize the likes of dry tampons or cotton balls. Answer: Assalamu alaykum, Thank you for your question. Please don’t insert anything if […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My Muslim friend posts pictures of his wife on Instagram. Although she wears a hijab, she also wears make-up, and her hijab isn’t very modest. My friend has 90%+ male followers, so is this permissible? Aren’t men supposed to lower their gaze, and looking at her can cause fitna […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question: I live in the east of London and a girl I have met, with parental permission, sees a bright future with me, but she lives in the north of England. I do not want to move out, and neither does she, we have discussed meeting halfway, but I am […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question:  How do you deal with wanting your parents’ recognition of the good you do when they rarely recognize your efforts? They reprimand me when I make mistakes or forget something, and they don’t leave room for error. They are harsh to me as the eldest yet merciful to their […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question: Is It Permissible To Name a Child Ansarallah? Answer: Assalamu alaykum, Self-glorification (tazkiya) Thank you for your question. It is disliked to name a child by this name because ‘Helpers of Allah’ contains self-glorification. Please see those details here; https://seekersguidance.org/answers/birth/naming-our-daughter-emaan/ Singular My teacher recommends a singular name of the […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question: My husband of 13 years, with sweet lies about holidays, got me out of the house. At the airport, he said he couldn’t travel because of family issues and that he would join me in a week. The next day he cleared my name from all contracts and called […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question: I am worried about backbiting. Do I have to listen to both sides of the story during a family conflict? Answer: Assalamu alaykum, Thank you for your question. May Allah reward you for trying to advise your sisters-in-law, and I believe you are doing the right thing. Backbiting The […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question: Is It Permissible for My Wife To Breastfeed Openly in Front of Our Adult Son? Answer: Assalamu alaykum, Thank you for your question. Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam elucidates the permissibility of breastfeeding in front of her adult son from the details given below: “The Awra of a woman in […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question: My mother passed away a year ago, and my father lives alone in the house for now. The house is full of old stuff which he doesn’t use, and now, when I am here to give it away or toss it out, he doesn’t let me. The reason he […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I know there is a verse in the Qur’an telling women to wear the hijab. But there are many verses that apply only to the time of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace). How do we know that this is not one of the verses that […]