Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have been married 14 years in a turbulent marriage, due to discovering my husband’s pornography tendency and clubbing. He always lies and is very controlling. I wear hijab and study sacred knowledge, but neither my husband or his family are religious. If I contact a shaykh about a […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Is the cap and gown one wears for a high school or college graduation haram? Many sources I’ve seen in the past have said it is imitating the disbelievers. Answer A little history The oldest existing, and continually operating educational institution in the world is the University of Karueein, […]

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad Question When I was 11 years old, I joked about Islam. However, I did it unknowingly, as I was still learning. I had already hit puberty. I didn’t know that I had joked about Islam & that my sin was so dire. When I found out, I told my mother […]

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad Question I am a Muslim girl and have been engaged for a while to the man I love. We talk and meet and our parents are okay with that but to us, it feels wrong because we cannot resist each other. We have been physical a few times and repented […]

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad Question My father has been mentally abusing my mother all along their married life. Since my childhood, I have witnessed frequent fights, foul language and everything un-Islamic that can take place in a household. He appears as a pious and practicing Muslim in front of others. When he comes home, […]

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad Question Does it count as khuff if you put on multiple socks? Answer Thank you for your question. Putting on multiple socks doesn’t count as adding up to the thickness required for a khuff (footgear meant to be wiped over). A khuff must independently fulfill the requirements of being a […]

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad Question Is Abdul-Nasser Correct to Keep as a Name? Answer Thank you for your question. This name is permissible to use, as Allah has mentioned Himself as Naseer (نصير) in the verse below and other verses.  Nasser/Nasir (ناصر), means supporter or helper and Ibn Katheer mentions in his tafseer that […]

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad Question How to talk to your partner during sexual intercourse? Is it allowed to insult and degrade your partner at his or her request if it is part of the game and both are aware that it is only that? This would only happen during sexual intercourse. Of course, the […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question How should one go about choosing a wife in Islam? Answer Thank you for your question. May Allah reward you for asking this very important question, and I pray that you find a pious wife who will fulfill the meaning of this hadith for you: The Messenger of Allah […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am a young Muslim, I pray and fast and go to the masjid. I feel like a bad Muslim because of my mental health. I have severe ADHD, which means I can’t really focus in school. I have bad grades, and my mother is really mad at me […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question What is the bare minimum in relation to being good to one’s parents? I have siblings who live out of town and visit only a handful of times a year. One sibling speaks to my father twice a year, if that. The parents did not abuse the children or […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I would like to convert to Islam and get married to this Muslim man, but his parents don’t allow him to be with me because I’m not Muslim and not from his country. I’m a Christian but I would like to be a Muslim, even though Islam allows him […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My mom asked me what I was doing, and when she asked if I was studying Arabic, I said no. Then I said I was learning about hidden effects (hadith science), she then asked whether it had to do with my school, and she told me to go back […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have hardship and baseless misgivings about my prayers.  I know the ruling that one with istihada has to clean herself, perform wudu, and pray.  My discharge isn’t continuous, so for example, if I cleaned myself, performed wudu, and prayed ‘Asr, and then when the time of Maghrib came […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I approached a girl for marriage during college, and we both spoke to our families to inform them that we wanted to move forward. However, my parents disagreed, citing I was too young and could not support a family. I informed her of this, and we stopped talking, but […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question What are the best ways for a teenager to spend her free time, and what are some recommended readings? Answer Thank you for your question. May Allah reward you for your sincerity and for wanting to use your precious time, health, and youth while you have it. Free Time […]

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad Question I am a female and I am trying to find peace with my emotional needs to be with a woman. I know this is a very controversial topic but this love is what led me to know God and to come back to Islam. I wish I was a […]

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad Question I had a relationship with a married man. We didn’t have sexual intercourse but we did talk, hug, kiss and touch. We decided polygamy was not for us and that he should stay with his good, innocent wife and child. He told his wife he discussed marriage with me. […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My husband is a bad person to me. He is narcissistic and lies to avoid doing the right thing for his family. I have tried to get help from religious scholars and his parents to intercede many times. I have finally, after years of trying and suffering and being […]

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad Question I have long lost the concept of wanting to marry a man, it is not in my personal desire or dream to get married. Yet whichever article I read condemns my unwillingness to get married. I want to focus on building my iman alone as I am fine with […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m dating a girl, and I’m deeply in love, but I don’t know if I can trust her. If I supplicate, “Ya Allah, you are the All-knowing, so if she’s bad for me but didn’t do anything bad yet, change her, make her good for me, and make her […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My husband and I have been together 5 years and lately we seem to be constantly arguing and it’s really putting a strain on our marriage. We fight over small insignificant things which get blown out of proportion. My husband would take offense to something I have said or […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am 20 years old and my parents are old-fashioned. My parents are trying to force me to marry someone I don’t like but I want to do my higher studies.  I told them that it is haram to force and I told them clearly that I am not […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I wanted to know that at what age should we make sure that our kids wear modest clothes? I have a 9-year-old daughter and most of her clothes are passed down from her cousin. Most of these clothes are sleeveless and short. When I object, my wife says that […]