Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I would like to know the duties of a woman towards her husband’s parents. I live with my in-laws, and in my husband’s family, the wives are supposed to live a life how their mother-in-law wants. I would like to know the Shafi‘i school’s rulings regarding this. I have […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Is it permissible for a woman to recite the Quran aloud or read a translation of the Quran and study the tafsir while on her menses? Can she also enter the masjid and sit in the place of prayer? What is both the Hanafi and Shafi‘i viewpoint? Answer Thank […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Can a non-mahram live on rent in our house? Answer Thank you for your question. I assume you are talking about a family living in a house, and a non-mahram man would rent the basement or a bedroom. It is permissible for a non-mahram to rent a room in […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am a 15-year-old who recently fell in love with a Christian girl. She has good character and believes in God. I have talked to her a few times on social media but have since realized that it is immoral because things can go out of hand. My only […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My father died when I was eight years old, and now I am 14, and my mom is forcing me to go to cadet college, and I don’t want to. No one will be here to look after my family, and we will have to sell the house. I […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have a question that is making my daily life difficult. After ensuring no urine is left and doing the necessary steps that would ensure that no drops of urine are left (coughing, squeezing the private part, etc.), I pour water to perform istinja’. However, drops of water come […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m 23 years old, and my boyfriend and I have been dating for almost a year now. We just had a fight and broke up, and I love him so deeply, and I ask Allah to bring him back to my life again and love me more. Alhamdulillah, my […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Is doubting if one broke the fast breaks the fast? I sniffed mucus from my nose to bring it to my mouth to spit it out, but then I felt something in my throat. However, I am not sure if that was the mucus I sniffed. Since Ramadan began, […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m 24 years old with five siblings and live away from my family for education. My parents have created this toxic environment back home where they quarrel about everything. My siblings and I didn’t realize the effect they had on us. My father is all the time abusing my […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My friend is under 16 years old. He has recently started praying but always fasted even before that. He has had a foot fetish from a young age. When he got older, he used to watch “foot worship” videos a few times a week, but he stopped recently. He […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Can I defend my mother when my father abuses her? My mother is sick with many illnesses because of old age. When she rests, he says she’s lying about being sick or just plain lazy. I try to help her clean and cook, but she doesn’t like it because […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question How can a woman perform a spiritual retreat (I‘tikaf)? Answer A woman may perform I‘tikaf in her home, in a quiet place that she designates for worship (musalla). She should be able to perform I‘tikaf without neglecting her responsibilities and duties to her family. She should bide her time […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I recently got married. My husband is divorced, but he still pays the ex-wife’s bills like her medical aid, levies for her home, utilities, groceries, WiFi, dstv movies, etc. When I asked him why he is supporting her when she paid for nothing and yet insisted on taking the […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have past trauma, which has affected my mental health and even my prayers; I am now in therapy, but I think it will take a while to heal. I live alone due to my family situation, which has made me more depressed at times. Can a person, in […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am an introverted person. From a young age, I wanted marriage, but I pursued my education and stayed away from the haram with Allah’s blessing. I knew marriage was the only way to deal with desires, and I shouldn’t marry until I could provide. It wasn’t easy to […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am 20 years old, but before puberty, I didn’t pray properly, and 1) I would sit during prayers when I had no valid reason to and speed through them. 2) Sometimes, I prayed after doing the act of masturbating without performing a ghusl. To the best of my […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My 18-year-old son first decided to stop praying because he didn’t agree with Islam anymore and didn’t believe the stories told in the Qur’an. He was aware that this makes one an apostate. He would not change his mind, so we asked him not to tell his siblings and […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Is it true that a woman can give birth and then doesn’t have to take care of the children by shari’a? Meaning that she is not sinful if she doesn’t because the man is responsible for the children? If the mother wants the baby to have a shaykh, must […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I feel that Islam is making me lose my motivation in life. I understand that this life is a test, and our only goal is to one day reach Heaven, but because of that, I find it hard to find motivation for any worldly matters. What’s the point of […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am 20 years, and I met this man who is ready to marry me. I knew my parents wouldn’t let me marry before I completed school, so he agreed to wait a year until graduation. We rarely talk, but my sexual urges are high, and I try hard […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am friends with a girl, and we have never indulged in anything haram, and I like her in the purest of ways and see a future with her. She refrains from haram activities and is a very pure and pious person. We will move to London soon to […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m a 13-year-old girl whose parents disapprove of Islam, so I want to revert to Islam privately. Can I get some guidance on how to revert and get taught basic beliefs of the religion? I don’t have any Muslim friends and can’t go to a mosque, and while I […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question If we are a young couple and finance is an issue for now, do we need to provide each other with rings, or what is the ruling on that? Answer Thank you for your question. May Allah bless your union, fill it with goodness, and make it an example […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am a 21-year-old man who wants to get married to a 20-year-old girl. We are both currently studying and have no income at the moment. Is it permissible to get married and live separately with our parents until we start to earn? Then in sha’ Allah, she will […]