Question: Is it right for my husband to pressure me to have another child before I am ready? My birth with my first was a very traumatic emergency C-section. It has been a year, and he wants more. I do not feel ready physically or emotionally. He is older than me and wants to have […]

Question: I am a 23-year-old man, and I do not want to live with my parents. Moving out will force me to be independent, but my mom is obsessed with taking care of me and will not let me fend for myself. I think I will have an easier time getting married if I am […]

Question: I never had much of a relationship with my dad. He was physically and verbally abusive to my mom, and I spent my childhood hating him and being afraid of him. He is an alcoholic and seems mentally ill. He’s older now, and I do see and speak to him nicely a few times […]

Question: If I go to sleep late and wake up after the time for Fajr has ended, have I missed it with a valid excuse? If I sleep at 4 am and Fajr’s time is 5 am-6 am, and I missed it, have I missed it with a valid excuse? What if I sleep at […]

Question: If a boy has a wet dream, what should be the intention for ghusl? Does “I intend to lift major ritual impurity” suffice? Answer: Assalamu alaykum, Thank you for your question. I am very pleased to see that a young man like yourself is asking about how to make his worship valid. I pray […]

Question: I am 30 and decided not to have kids because of the abysmal state of my mental health. I do not have anything to offer and do not want them to become emotionally/spiritually void like me or suffer neglect. My husband is nice and primarily does all the work, but he is not an […]

Question:  I have been making my parents displeased with me since I was little. I used to be very rude. Was that a sin? I always seem to get on their nerves. I have tried to do things right, but I figured I will always get things wrong. I stopped making a concerted effort to […]

Question: Can I send a picture of myself without hijab to my suitor’s mom? Answer: Assalamu alaykum, Thank you for your question. Although it is permissible to send a picture of a girl without her hijab to a potential suitor’s mother or sister, nowadays, images can be leaked and shared even unintentionally.  Instead of wondering […]

Question: Is having non-Muslim friends or cousins halal? If so then can we invite them to Islam? Answer:Thank you for your question. It is perfectly permissible and natural to have non-Muslim friends or family members. This may occur through marriage, study, or work. One should always invite non-Muslims to Islam but with tact and wisdom. […]

Question: Recently, my wife and I have been doing very well, and we got our own apartment. We plan on inviting our friends and family for dinner, as our first guests. We spent much effort decorating it, but we are worried they may cast the evil eye on us because of how nice it looks. […]

Question:  I felt something in my private area. It felt a little ticklish with a sudden short twitching sensation. It is weaker than the ejaculation sensation, and I was not sexually aroused. But when I checked, there was a little transparent sticky fluid. I was pretty sure it has the physical characteristics of madhy. But […]

Question:  I do not get along with my brother-in-law. I have been trying for years to teach myself to be more tolerant. The problem is deeper because he does not get along with most people. On one account I asked his parents to get him a psychiatrist because I worry he will not be able […]

Question: My extended family has become estranged from one another. It is so bad that my younger cousin called and disrespected his aunt, my mother. His sister just gave birth, and I am torn between sending wishes and just ignoring her like a stranger. They have stopped talking to us and two years ago and […]

Question: I have been in cohabitation with three children, and I want to marry my partner. What is the Islamic ruling? Answer: Assalamu alaykum, Thank you for your question. I am delighted to see that you want to make your relationship permissible. I pray that Allah makes this easy and that you can be a […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad  Question As we know, all permissible wishes will be fulfilled in Jannah, so is it permissible to live only with my worldly wife without any Hur al-‘Ayn? I am not rejecting them as they are among the bounties of Jannah, I just want to live alone with my wife here […]

Question: I am a growing child, and I have never fallen in love with anybody, but as I am growing, teenage thoughts and desires keep coming into my head. I read ”Astaghfar” and continue to resist, but the thoughts and the desires are too strong. I have fallen in love with a Christian boy and […]

Question: About a year and a half ago, I realized I was doing my ghusl after menstruation too soon, before the sign that the period was over. Because of this, I am not sure my prayers would have been accepted. This was done over quite a few months, and I am not sure how many […]

Question: Is the common Muslim required to learn how to read the Quran? How much of the Quran is a common Muslim required to memorize? Answer: Assalamu alaykum, Thank you for your question. It is obligatory to learn enough of the Qur’an to pray. This would include Surah al-Fatiha and a few surahs to complete […]

Question: Should a Shafi’i repeat every takbir of the Imam loudly? Should he reply to the Imam’s ‘Sami` Allahu liman hamidah or just repeat it? Should he say the final Salam? Are there book recommendations about learning what to do as an imam and follower? Answer: Assalamu alaykum, Thank you for your question. You can […]

Question:  I have been feeling so anxious for the last 6-7 months that I start feeling guilty for a certain thing, and then I go into loops of it.  It escalated, and I cannot deconstruct it. I just feel like I have done something wrong. How do I get out of it? Answer: Assalamu alaykum, […]

Question: For the past 2 months I have experienced difficulty with purification. I have a lot of discharge, and it takes me about 30 minutes in the bathroom to wash and make wudu for each prayer. I am always 20-30 min late for salah because of this although I get up as soon as the […]

Question: I love a girl a lot, and she understands this but does not say anything. I want to marry her. Is it permissible to pray to God that I marry her? During sajdah, the servant is close to Allah. So is it possible to ask for anything in my Bengali language during the sajdah […]

Question: My new husband of a year forced himself on me a few times, and he has done other wrongs. We separated for a month. He has apologized but it is hard to forgive him for this and for his lying, defensiveness, and gaslighting. He now says he wants to change, but my heart is […]

Question: I am a first-generation immigrant woman from a very traditional culture. Alhamdulillah, I have been married for five years, but I have only lived with him for two and a half years. I am getting comments from my mother about having children and questions about having trouble getting pregnant. I already have mixed feelings […]