Ustadha Shazia Ahmad

November 8, 2023 4 mins

Am I Destined for the Hellfire Because I Hit My Father Making Him Bleed?

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad   Question   I am a 20-year-old student living with my mom and dad. I still rely on my dad for everything. But my dad is a short-tempered person. Today he got angry for no reason and started misbehaving with me and my mom. Eventually, my mom blamed me that […]
November 8, 2023 3 mins

I’m Not Attracted to the Women around Me. What Should Be Done?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m not attracted to the women around me for marriage and I don’t have an ability to leave the location and I can’t help myself avoiding fornication. What should be done? Answer Thank you for your question. I empathize with your frustration. A young unmarried man must deal with […]
November 7, 2023 3 mins

How to Deal with an Emotionally Immature Parent?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question How to Deal with an Emotionally Immature Parent? Answer Thank you for your question. I empathize with your suffering and frustration, as dealing with emotionally immature parents is quite the opposite of being supportive, loving, and understanding which is what we all hope for from our parents. Emotional Immaturity […]
November 7, 2023 3 mins

Is It Sinful to Do Something That One’s Mother Prefers One Not to Do?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question If a mother tells a kid to avoid something, but doing it sometimes is okay, and she says this is because she thinks the act is haram, but the child follows the opinion that it’s halal, and there isn’t any harm to the child, then if the child disobeys […]
November 7, 2023 4 mins

What Is the Best Way to Repent for Sexually Harassing Someone?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I committed sexual harassment in the past when I was 15 years old. I am now 22 and have repented from doing this sin, but I have not yet asked forgiveness from the people that I have abused in the past because I do not know who they are […]
November 7, 2023 4 mins

Can You Recommend Methods of Relaxation So I Don’t Get Burnt Out by Worship?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Please give me examples of fun things which I can do to relax. I would like it if you could give me a list of halal movies, animes, cartoons, cartoon movies, fiction stories, books, and music (not nasheeds). I need music because my family plays haram music in the […]
November 6, 2023 2 mins

When Should I Recite the Dua for Protection from the Dajjal in the Fard Prayer?

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad   Question Should I recite the du`a for protection against the Dajjal in every obligatory salah after the tashahhud but before the Salah Ibrahimiyya? Or after the Salah Ibrahimiyya before the Taslim (final salams)?   Answer Thank you for your question. May Allah reward you for reminding us all about […]
November 6, 2023 3 mins

Will Allah Not Accept My Du’a Unless I Am Perfect in My Obedience?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Is it true that Allah will not accept my dua if I sin? There is a verse in the Quran saying, “[He did] this because God would never change a favor He had conferred on a people unless they changed what was within themselves. God is All-hearing, All-knowing.” [Quran, […]
November 6, 2023 4 mins

How Should I Deal with My Mother’s Insults and Abuse?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My mother tends to insult the way I look very often. She became more aggressive and vulgar with her attacks. I’m by no means unattractive. I’m well above average. The reason she insults me is because I look like my father. My parents divorced when I was a child. […]
November 5, 2023 2 mins

How Do I Repent for My Sin as a Young Teenager?

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad   Question When I was 14 years old, I touched my cousin in a bad way while she was sleeping. She is not aware of what I did, but now I regret this because I started to become a good Muslim and I suddenly realized that I committed a very […]
November 5, 2023 5 mins

What Is the Opposite of Husn Al-Dhann?

Answered by Usatada Shazia Ahmad   Question According to the Shafi`i madhhab I would like to know how the principle of Husn Al-Dhann is applied and the term used for having a bad opinion or giving a bad opinion on unproven elements or on a simple imagination. Do these detractors have the right to doubt […]
November 5, 2023 2 mins

Do I Need to Inform a Prospective Spouse about My unIslamic Thoughts?

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad   Question I have some degree of sexual thoughts and some physical attraction for individuals I don’t want to. Included in this, are people of any age (young kids included), same gender, mahram, and non-mahram. I have thoughts and degrees of physical attraction that I wish I didn’t. Generally, it’s […]
November 5, 2023 3 mins

How to Balance between Caring for Your Parents and Your Husband?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am the eldest of 2 daughters, we are both professionals, and I was brought up in a family where my mother was abused for years for our sake. My husband lives 4 hours away, and my sister is to be married soon. My husband has many siblings and […]
November 5, 2023 2 mins

How Do I Balance between My Sick Mother and Husband?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am struggling to balance my responsibilities as a wife and daughter. My mother has long-term health conditions. She is often unwell, and I have always ensured I have been there to assist her. My mother has never asked me to help her, but I would not feel right […]
November 5, 2023 3 mins

How Should I Deal with My Abusive Parents Who Accused Me of Stealing?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My parents were abusive to my siblings and me as children; now, as adults, none of my siblings speak to them, and when I argued with them, they stopped talking to me as well. They live with one of my brothers, who does not speak to them in his […]
November 5, 2023 3 mins

Can You Advise How to Get Along with Religious People When They Are So Cold and ...

Answered by Ustada Shazia Ahmad   Question I was told to hang out with religious friends because they will help me get close to the deen, and to stay away from bad friends who fight, smoke, and drink. Whenever I hang out with these religious friends, they make me feel left out, and shun me […]
November 5, 2023 3 mins

What Does Islam Say about a Man Who Games All Day While His Wife Works?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My husband of one month is jobless. I’m working and earning. I am financially supporting myself, him, and his family. He often plays games on his phone, and watches and laughs at funny videos. He only comes to me to fulfill his physical needs, otherwise, he doesn’t come to […]
November 4, 2023 3 mins

How Can I Maintain a Halal Relationship with the Girl I Love?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I love a girl. She also loves me. But we are not old enough to marry. We talk online. Now she wants to keep it halal. How can I stay halal and love her? I can’t stop talking with her. It breaks me not talking with her. Answer Thank […]
November 4, 2023 2 mins

Am I Sinning If My Father Doesn’t Attend My Nikah Celebration?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Seven months ago, I had my nikah with my husband, and we are planning on doing the celebration in a month. My dad kept insisting that we get married at the council. However, my husband and I are still weighing the pros and cons, and we didn’t book any […]
November 4, 2023 3 mins

Am I Accountable for My Evil Thoughts (Misgivings) about Islam?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I can’t sleep because I get blasphemous thoughts about Allah, Muhammad, the Quran, the Kaba Sharif and Islam. I love these all and started praying in Ramadan and then I started getting these thoughts that I can’t even repeat. I feel like I fell out the fold of Islam […]
November 3, 2023 2 mins

Do I Have to Obey My Father When He Tells Me to Sleep Early?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m an adult woman, and my father wants me to go to sleep at 10 p.m., which is way too early for me. His reasoning is that it is beneficial to my health. He often tells me how to live my life when it comes to health, and it […]
November 3, 2023 3 mins

How Should I Engage Relatives Who Claim They Don’t Need to Be Practicing?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question How do I respond to family members who do not want to pray or practice Islam, wear hijab, or openly declare their faith? They say that people who pray and practice are the worst because they sin and are hypocrites. They also say having good character and having belief […]
November 2, 2023 2 mins

Should I Repeat My Prayers If I Had Madhy on Clothes?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am Shafi‘i, and learning about Islam and I learned about the vaginal discharges lately. I used to pray with madhy on my underwear because I didn’t know it was najis. Please note that I don’t remember which Salahs I offered with madhy on my pants and which I […]
November 2, 2023 2 mins

How Should I Dispose of My Cat after It Dies?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My cat is quite ill, and we are unsure about its remaining days. When it dies, how should we get rid of it? How do we dispose of it after it dies? Shall we also bury it in a white cloth? Some people burn their cat and put the […]
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