Ustadha Shazia Ahmad

January 3, 2024 1 min

Is It Sinful to Wear Niqab for Reasons of Insecurity?

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad Question Is wearing a niqab because I’m insecure about my looks and because I’m embarrassed by how I was as a person, sinful? Is it allowed to wear niqab for feelings of insecurity? Answer Thank you for your question. No, what you describe is not sinful. You may wear a […]
January 2, 2024 1 min

Can I Memorize a Sura by Doing It Verse by Verse?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question If I want to learn the Quran verse by verse, can I then stop at signs like the Lam-Alif? For example, I want to learn Sura ‘Adiyat. But at the end of each of the first five verses, there is a Lam-Alif. Can I stop after each aya, memorize […]
January 1, 2024 3 mins

 Should I Not Worry about the Haram Until I Finish 10th Grade?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am currently studying in 9th grade. Next year will be a turning point because I will have to focus on my studies. My problem is that I’m unable to balance Islam and school. I always have doubts about Islam and low iman. I obeyed my parents when they […]
December 29, 2023 4 mins

Can My Husband Refuse to Pick Up the Kids from School?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My husband doesn’t help with the kids. He thinks his only job is to earn. He works from home and still refuses to pick up our kid from school. He yells at me and forces me to go out and pick her up. I’m currently pregnant and waking up […]
December 29, 2023 2 mins

How Can I Convince My Husband to Get off YouTube?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My husband is starting to make videos on YouTube with his mosque about religious questions, their Quran classes, and so on. Now I am a very private person and I thought he would be too. He never told me that he wanted to do YouTube, and I don’t like […]
December 29, 2023 4 mins

Can You Tell Me How to Pray Since I Am Chronically Ill?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have a long-term illness and have been struggling. I have been unwell recently causing me to be fatigued most of the time, have difficulty breathing, and suspected irregular heartbeat that causes frequent dizziness. Alhamdulillah it is not the sickness that is causing me difficulty but rather not knowing […]
December 29, 2023 3 mins

Can I Cut Off a Friend Who Shows Me Sinful Things, Lies and Touches Me Wrongly?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m trying to cut a guy out of my life. He is Muslim but showed me pornography for fun, and I didn’t like that. All my life, I’ve tried to stay away from it, and he does inappropriate actions like touching me in haram places. I’ve forgiven him for […]
December 24, 2023 2 mins

Shall I Ignore Feelings of Arousal and Pray without Making Wudu?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question At school and work, a dentistry student has to wear hospital scrubs. She chooses the biggest size and tries her best to hide her body, with the shirt long enough to cover her until the upper or mid-thigh. the pants are kind of loose, but they cling to the […]
December 24, 2023 4 mins

How Can I Overcome My Current Situation of Low Spirituality and Productivity?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question When I was a teenager, I was good with my prayers except for Fajr. I am 23 now, and since age 20, I have missed many prayers due to laziness and several reasons. Last year, my number of qadas was high. Until about two years ago, I was so […]
December 20, 2023 4 mins

Do I Need to Ask Forgiveness for Dry-Humping My Siter While She Was Sleeping?

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad Question When I was 12, I dry-humped my sister while she was sleeping. This went on for some time and she would occasionally move during this. I did not know this thing was wrong until I searched it up and found out how severe a sin this is, so I […]
December 3, 2023 3 mins

How Do We Fulfill the Need to Be Loved When It’s Absent?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question How do we fulfill the key human need of being loved when we feel it is missing? Answer Thank you for your question. I empathize with the pain of feeling unloved and I pray that you can fill that void with the presence of God in your life. A […]
December 1, 2023 3 mins

How Can I Guide My Family to the Straight Path?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I was born into a Muslim family, but I never found a Muslim environment in my family. Almost all of my family members are highly involved in major sins. I was also involved in these kinds of stuff, but recently, I was guided by Allah Most High. I now […]
November 30, 2023 3 mins

What Are My Parent’s Rights over Me as I Wish to Study Religion Abroad?

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad Question I am 19 and going to complete my hifz and Accountancy degree by May 2024 in sha Allah.  After graduating I would like to study the deen in a madrasa. Please advise the right of my parents over me. I am the only child. Alhamdulilah we are a wealthy […]
November 30, 2023 2 mins

Should I Incessantly Apologize to People When They Ignore Me?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I always feel very guilty. Whenever someone ignores me or starts acting differently, I wonder if I hurt them unintentionally, even though I know I haven’t done anything wrong. I keep saying sorry many times to them, and often, people start talking easily with me and start ignoring me. […]
November 29, 2023 3 mins

How Can I Make My Parents Help Me Get Married?

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad Question I am a 23-year-old female, my parents delayed my marriage and asked me to study and work further. They said after two years, we will think about marriage. But when I go out, I get jealous by seeing couples and my married friends. And my parents did not consider […]
November 28, 2023 3 mins

Should a Man Become a Professional When It Takes Too Many Years to Study?

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad Question I want to know what the ruling is about going to school as a woman. I go to university by bus which takes a little more than an hour but with the car, it takes about half an hour. I don’t have male friends, and I mainly speak to […]
November 27, 2023 2 mins

Is It Permissible to Promise Marriage to a Girl I Love as a Young Muslim?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am a young Muslim who started to like a girl when we started talking. As we moved forward, I started loving her for her religious commitment and for Allah. She loves me too. Although we don’t talk anymore due to it being not permissible as non-mahram. Could you […]
November 25, 2023 2 mins

Should We Raise Our Hands in the Shafi’i School during the Imam’s Dua for Pa...

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question During salah, when the Imam makes dua, for example, during the witr or during recent duas for Palestine, should we raise our hands as well, or should we leave them hanging on the sides? Answer Thank you for your question. What you describe is actually dua qunut, which is […]
November 24, 2023 1 min

How Can I Get Blessings after My Parents Have Passed Away?

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad.  Question My parents used to bless us a lot when they were alive but now they have passed away. What can be done to remain blessed and continue getting their blessings now? Answer Thank you for your question. Parents’ passing The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), “When […]
November 21, 2023 1 min

Is It Permissible to Use Explicit Sexual Emojis When Texting One’s Spouse?

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad Question Is it permissible to use explicit sexual emojis when texting one’s spouse? Answer Thank you for your question.  These emojis are not potentially sinful to use, as they fall into the realm of obscenity and indecency. One could use words with one’s spouse instead. I advise avoiding the emojis, […]
November 21, 2023 3 mins

Is It True That Women Can’t Have True Friendships with Other Women?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Following the rise of gender-based discourse in social media, a new rhetoric has come out that female friendships are not true or real. There have even been some Muslim brothers who believe that women are inherently hostile to other women and that we cannot have real female friendships. I […]
November 19, 2023 3 mins

How to Deal with a Wife Who Is Too Modest at Home?

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad Question It has been a month since I got married and we live in our own place. But I only saw my wife’s hair on our wedding night. My wife thinks that it is a higher level of modesty to cover herself all the time, so she covers her head […]
November 19, 2023 2 mins

How Should I Behave with a Friend When I’m with the Ladies of My Family?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question When I am with a mahram lady, like my sister, mother, daughter, aunt, or wife, and a male friend of mine passes us by, how should I behave in this situation? Should I introduce them, or should I greet my friend and allow them to decide whether or not […]
November 19, 2023 2 mins

What Should We Do When All of a Sudden My Relatives Are Acting Distant from Me?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question How should we act if we have family members who were close to us but suddenly distanced themselves? Before, we used to do everything together, birthdays, and share all our joys, but recently, they have been celebrating themselves without us, which has been quite shocking. We have always been […]
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