Question: Is Valid My Prayer If I Repeat a Verse of the Fatiha Because I Mispronounce One Letter? Answer: Assalamu alaykum, Thank you for your question. The hadith that you refer to is the following: The Prophet, may Allah bless him and give him peace, said, “There is no Salat for the one who does […]

Question: Is it haram to go into a career in the beauty industry? This involves doing hair, makeup, waxing eyebrows, doing nails, and fake eyelashes. Answer: Thank you for your question. Details of your question are answered in the link below. The short answer is yes. A woman is allowed to beautify another woman to earn […]

Question: I suffer from extreme anxiety regarding missed prayers. If I ever miss a prayer, even a recent one, I get extreme anxiety about death and the hellfire. This has had a bad impact on my life. I struggle with prayer as it is, this just makes life harder. My heart gets palpitations like a […]

Question: I am currently in a relationship with a girl. I have never had lust or urges for fornication towards her. I know that I am in a haram relationship, but why does Allah make it last this long? Does this mean that He is blessing this relationship or that he wants me to end […]

Question: In the past, I have sat in semi-private and private gatherings with a well-known Sheikh. I recorded these meetings without notifying him. Have I done wrong here and should I delete these files? Answer: Assalamu alaykum, Thank you for your question. It is not permissible for you to record someone’s audio or video in a […]

Question: I wanted to know about the relevance of mawlid (birthday) of our beloved Rasoolullah (saw). What about the usage of words in manqoos mawlid such as “anta munjeena ghada” -“you are my saviour tomorrow” and “shafa`atuhu hab lana” – “bless us with the intercession”.  Answer: Assalamu alaykum brother, Thank you for your question. Manqoos mawlid […]

Question: We aren’t allowed to wear clothes that are similar to the clothes of the opposite sex. In that regard, is it allowed in the Shafi`i school to wear tight-fitting jeans and shirts at home or tight fitted dresses? Answer: Assalamu alaykum. Thank you for your question. What is obligatory to cover How a woman […]

Question: I made promises to Allah to stop doing some negative things, like not watching TV, not reading newspapers, and not reading novels. It has become somewhat difficult for me to keep up with these. So should I keep them? Or what should I do? Answer: Assalamu alaykum, Dear questioner, thank you for your question. Please […]

Question: I am married to a revert. He only prays on Fridays and fasts Ramadan when well. Is he haram for me because he doesn’t pray five times daily? He prays only Maghrib in Ramadan. He finds reading the Qur’an very heavy. Answer: Assalamu alaykum, Valid marriage Thank you for your question. It is valid […]

Question: I like a man who is 7 years older than me. I want to marry him because I don’t want to interact with him knowing my feelings for him. He also has an attachment towards me but he feels that it will not work out between us. Neither parent will accept him and he […]

Question: Can a father refuse to meet a potential suitor for his daughter? I am interested in marrying a woman who is of a very pious background. I asked her directly if she is interested in meeting me for marriage and she wishes to do so. However, after asking her father, he refused to meet […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Growing up, my father watching porn created fights between my parents. My mom despised it especially when we would find out. My father asked me to set some things up for the house via the Internet on his phone. In doing so, I saw several disturbing porn pages that […]

Question: 1. Is it true that if a couple talks during intimacy, their child will be born deaf or dumb? 2. Is it true that if a man looks at the private part of his wife during intercourse,  it will weaken the eyesight and memory of the husband? Or will the child have a vision […]

Question: What should I do if my husband prayed to Allah that my daughter and I die? Answer: Assalamu alaykum, Thank you for your question. I am very sorry that you are under such stress from your own husband. I pray that you can both resolve your issues and treat each other with kindness, protection […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question If Fajr ends at 7:45 a.m, and I begin praying at 7:43 and finish at 7:45, is my prayer valid? Answer Yes, your dawn (fajr) prayer is considered valid as for the current performance, according to the Shafi`i school, although you incurred the sin (haram) of praying it partially […]

Question: I’m 21 years old and my breasts sag and I think it’s because of my natural weight loss or not wearing the proper undergarment. They are a huge source of insecurity for me and they contribute to my lack of self-confidence and psychological distress for me. I’m not married yet but I worry that […]

Question: A guy proposed to me and I don’t like him because he has an anger issue. But my parents insisted, especially my mother. I was told to obey so I gave my consent and continued praying for khair. I did istikhara countlessly. He sent his father’s cousin and his boss to meet my dad, […]

Question: I have been married for three and a half years and have no children. My husband has committed zina behind my back for over 2 years. Now the woman has said that she is pregnant with his child. He is slightly doubtful as we don’t have children and are not using contraception. He has […]

Question: In hot weather being fully covered in abaya and scarf gets too hot. It is difficult to find thin material sometimes, and sometimes thin material may be thin but isn’t cool. So what can we Muslim sisters wear? Can we reveal forearms or dip our legs up to our calves at the beach and […]

Question: Would it be sinful for me to ask male relatives to interact with my non-hijabi or non-Muslim female friends? An example would be to ask them to drive my friend around to an event that’s not necessary (such as a party). They’d be in a situation of sin if they were to look at […]

Question: When we visit our parents we spend half the time at his parents and half the time at mine. That upsets his parents. They want us to spend the entire time at their place, and that I just visit my parents during the day. Can you please advise us? Answer: Assalamu alaykum, Thank you for […]

Question: I am a 24-year-old girl who was in a haram relationship with a boy for a year and then broke up with him. There is much guilt inside me, how can I move on? I know I wronged my future spouse. I want to break all attachment to this fellow because he is not […]

Question: I had a nikah recently and we have not moved in together because we are finishing school as we are both relatively young. When we first met, my husband was laid back, but with time, he became stricter and controlling. My clothing and hijab did need improvement and my husband forced me to change […]

Question: When I was about 7, I visited overseas on my yearly vacation, there my male cousin, showed me a video and told me to imitate it. After that, every summer, we ended up having oral and anal intercourse, not sex. This Ramadan my Lord guided me and I repented.  I thought I had committed […]