Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question My niece is 25 years old. She is engaged to be married. Her father is not around, and her brothers don’t know anything about Islam, the marriage dowry, etc. Her maternal uncle and mother have tried to facilitate the dowry conversation. Still, the mother of the bride-to-be was told […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I want to know that my sadness is okay when my husband keeps telling me that he loves me only for the sake of Allah. It feels like he is doing a duty only and not actually loving me. It feels like he is taking care only because it’s […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I heard that in Islam, spouses don’t have to share the same bedroom. However, if the husband wants them to share a room then it becomes obligatory. If the wife wants to share a room, does it also become obligatory on the husband? What if this means something to […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I’m having misgivings regarding marriage. I have read that marriage can occur over text message with a proposal being sent as a text message, but can it occur with acceptance being sent as a text message first? My misgiving is that what if someone is talking over text to […]