Ustadha Shazia Ahmad

February 4, 2024 4 mins

What Should I Do After My Husband Cheated and Still Talks to the Other Girl?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My husband cheated on me this August while my 3-year-old son and I were away. I forgave him, considering his behavior with me for the last 5 years. However, I asked him to stop contact with the girl, and he has not been able to do it completely. They […]
February 4, 2024 4 mins

Is It Considered Backbiting If I Use the Example of Others to Make a Point?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I want to get married to a person I like who is from an upper-middle-class family. We want to get married as soon as I finish my degree, and we are the same age. My mother knows that we like each other. But she wants a guy for me […]
February 1, 2024 3 mins

Is Islam Homophobic?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question In Islam, being part of LGBTQ+ is a major sin, and the whole nation of Prophet Lut was punished for that. So, is Islam homophobic? Some people say it is. I had a friend who later told me that she’s from lgbt, so I cut off contact with her, […]
February 1, 2024 3 mins

How Can I Forgive My In-Laws for Their Terrible Treatment of Me?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question During my two pregnancies, I was mistreated by my in-laws. I had very tough pregnancies along with the regular symptoms of vomiting, etc. I was put on moderate bed rest for most of it because of an incompetent cervix. My in-laws did not understand what I was going through […]
January 30, 2024 3 mins

Can You Guide Me as a Secret 12-Year-Old Convert to Islam?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m a 12-year-old girl whose family disapproves of Islam. Can I get some guidance on where to start, I’ve already learnt some of the basics from one of my sisters who became Muslim. I’ve asked her for help, and she said that would help me learn to become a […]
January 27, 2024 2 mins

Can You Advise Me about My Wife Who Is Shameless in the Bedroom?

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad Question I recently moved into an apartment with my wife. She wears hijab and rarely goes out without an abaya but strangely isn’t modest at all. A week after we moved in together, I came home from work and she was just in one of my t-shirts with no pants. […]
January 27, 2024 2 mins

Does a Travelling Husband Have a Right to Ask for Explicit Photos of His Wife?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question If a man travels frequently and is away from home for 2 or 3 months at a time, is it his right to ask for explicit material from his wife in the form of pictures and videos, and is she obligated to comply, even if she dislikes such and […]
January 26, 2024 1 min

Can I Name My Daughter Maryam If My Other Daughter Is Maria?

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad Question I was blessed with a beautiful daughter recently. I have another daughter whose name is Maria. Can I keep my newborn girl’s name Maryam as we like the name due to its importance in the Holy Quran? Are Maria and Maryam the same names and have the same meaning? […]
January 25, 2024 3 mins

How Can I Marry My Beloved Cousin If Our Families Are in a Big Dispute?

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad Question For the past five years, I’ve been dealing with a seemingly impossible situation due to family issues. I want to marry someone, but there is a dispute involving my father’s brother. The issue doesn’t directly concern us, and both parties share responsibility for it. However, my family, especially my […]
January 25, 2024 3 mins

How to Convince My Husband to Move Us out of His Parent’s House?

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad Question I have been living with my husband’s family for 11 years during which my life has been a big mess. My in-laws have interfered in our marriage which has caused me and my husband to argue and have paranoia toward each other. My father-in-law is a very strict man […]
January 22, 2024 2 mins

Is It Haram for Me to Buy Crop Tops as I Don’t Wear Hijab Yet?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I do not wear a hijab yet but I want to buy crop tops and shirts (which expose the arms) and I’m going to wear them in public since I’m not a hijabi yet and my parents don’t allow me to wear the hijab. My question now is: Is […]
January 22, 2024 3 mins

How Can I Serve My Parents without Feeling Overwhelmed?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am the eldest daughter in the family, a full-time college student and have several siblings to look after. My parents are often busy and I often find myself doing household tasks such as cleaning, cooking, and caring for my parents, alongside my schoolwork. At times I feel overwhelmed […]
January 18, 2024 3 mins

Should I Reject the Perfect Suitor Because of His Height?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I met somebody on a matrimonial website and after talking for a bit, he made it clear he wanted to marry me. He involved his family and started the process, soon after. He is exactly the kind of practicing Muslim man I have always wanted to marry. He is […]
January 13, 2024 2 mins

How Do I Make Peace with My Husband Changing My Daughter’s Name?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My husband and I named our daughter, but my sister and father-in-law didn’t like the name and changed it. I couldn’t bring myself to call my daughter by that name as I’ve been calling her by the name we chose since the 8th month of pregnancy. My husband sided […]
January 13, 2024 3 mins

Should I Marry a Suitor When I Am Not Fond of His Stature?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am 26 years old and have felt ready for marriage for a year or two. I have been talking to a potential spouse for a few months. I am very desperate because I feel that our ideas of the future (Islamic and worldly) and our characters match, but […]
January 7, 2024 3 mins

Can You Advise on Navigating My Feelings with a Toxic Family?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m navigating family challenges with a narcissistic brother and strained relationships, especially with my sister. Despite my brother’s promised change after a police incident, distance remains. My mom dismisses my efforts to share Islamic values due to cultural beliefs. The family dynamic feels toxic, and my dad’s self-centeredness, despite […]
January 7, 2024 3 mins

Is It Sinful to Tell Christian Man That I Love Him?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Recently, I met someone who is non-Muslim. This man is quite attractive and I like him. Can I confess to him that I like him? I don’t talk to him and I keep a physical distance always. Am I sinful that I like a non-Muslim man? Do you think […]
January 6, 2024 2 mins

Can I Intend to Purify from Menses and Janaba with One Bath?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Before menses, I was junub, so I did ghusl. I believe I committed kufr in the ghusl because of a misunderstanding, so my ghusl was invalid. I decided to do a ghusl again, and then I looked close and found a few drops of yellow, and it smelled like […]
January 5, 2024 2 mins

Is It My Fault for Introducing My Friend to a Sinful Lifestyle?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I used to be friends with people who support LGBT. I also submitted and committed the acts. I got my ex-partner involved in this haram, even though she was the one who reminded me of Allah. One day, Allah removed everything from my heart, and I told her that […]
January 5, 2024 2 mins

Can I Go Out with Friends Who Don’t Wear Hijab?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I observe my hijab properly, but my friends from school are Muslims who don’t wear the hijab properly or don’t wear it at all. This is common in the West but of course haram. I go out with them but only once in a while just to catch up […]
January 5, 2024 4 mins

How Should I Deal with My Mother Who Restricts My Time at the Mosque?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I want to go to the mosque and start seeking knowledge of deen there alongside my worldly studies (I am in AL first year), but my parents’ ideas, especially my mother’s, are extremely twisted. She says these maulvis will brainwash me, that agency agents are roaming around, teachers beat […]
January 4, 2024 3 mins

How Should I Respond to Parents Who Refuse Marriage for Me Until I Am a Doctor?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am a 24-year-old sister. After a few years of medical school, where we shadowed doctors as students, I realized that medicine causes me great mental distress and decreases my iman. I never wanted to be a doctor, and I hated the idea of it for myself. My parents […]
January 4, 2024 4 mins

Should I Pray That I Marry My Beloved Who Left Me?

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad Question The man I had intentions of marrying has fully cut me off. We kept it halal for the sake of our marriage to be blessed. He recently has been suffering through his battles which he didn’t want to talk to me about. Rather he just cut me out of […]
January 3, 2024 1 min

How Can I Invite a Christian Friend to Islam?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am a boy, and I have a female friend that I went to school with for a while. Ever since we graduated, we have been talking a lot, and I have come to care so much about her. Often I am very scared that she may not go […]
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