Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My husband says our first child should be named by his mother (as she has named all firstborns). Naturally, as a mother, I would like to name our child. He says he would like to give his mother the right to name the child. Is this permitted? Unfortunately, this […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I recently became more religious, Alhamdulillah. My mom and sisters joke about me, my clothing and say I’m still young and should enjoy life. My sisters are influencers and they encourage Muslimas to dress up. I know that is wrong but stopped interfering in their business since they just […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My aunt is married to a man who reverted to Islam before the marriage, probably so our family would accept him, but Allah knows best. Her husband refused to pray at the ceremony because his family would see him praying, and they don’t know that he reverted at the […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My husband is abusive, rude, impatient & disrespectful to me. He gets mad at the slightest things, even those out of my control. I feel like I can never make him happy. When angry, he uses demeaning & harmful words to curse me. Recently, he got violent. He threw […]