Fariq Naik – Advice for the Youth
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Asalaamu Alaikum, my name is Abdullah Jibreel and
I am a student from Abuja, Nigeria.
My question is what are your views about
the youth of today and your advice to
the youth?
As far as the youth are concerned, they
are the future leaders of tomorrow.
The youth play a crucial role as far
as the Muslim Ummah is concerned.
We should see to that the youth are
involved in Islamic activities and the Ibadah that
is done by a young person is more
loved by Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala than
as compared to the Ibadah of an old
person.
And there is a Hadith of our beloved
Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him which mentions
regarding seven people who will be shaded under
the shade of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
on that day when there will be no
shade except for the shade of Allah subhanahu
wa ta'ala and one of these seven
categories of people is a person who is
a young person, a young person who engages
in the remembrance of Allah subhanahu wa ta
'ala.
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala loves the Ibadah
of a young person because when a person
is young he is full of energy and
there are several distractions and he has the
opportunity to waste his time to do several
other things but this young person chooses to
serve the Deen.
This young person chooses to worship Allah subhanahu
wa ta'ala.
This young person chooses to do Ibadah so
the Ibadah of a young person is loved
by Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
It is the duty of the elders that
they encourage the youth to be involved in
Islamic activities.
The youth should see to that they do
Da'wah that conveys the message of Islam
to non-Muslims to those who are unaware
of it and Islam should be presented to
the youth in a palatable manner.
The logical aspects of Islam should be presented
to the youth so that they will be
attracted towards Islam and the youth should be
taught that Islam is not an outdated religion
but Islam is a religion that is compatible
with all times and we should see to
that the youth they are involved in Islamic
activities.
For example, the youth can be taken to
camps and excursions wherein they can have edutainment,
entertainment as well as doing things that are
Islamic that will draw them closer towards Allah
subhanahu wa ta'ala.
For example, when the youth are taken to
in the camps and excursions, they can play
football, basketball and other sports as well and
along with this they can be short talks
and short lectures encouraging the youth to worship
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, to do Ibadah,
to do excessive Ibadah and to involve in
Islamic activities and at the same time during
these camps and excursions, the youth can be
given the opportunity to practically do Dawah, they
can be given the opportunity to do one
-to-one Dawah with the non-Muslims.
This will help them immensely and it will
encourage them.
The youth should be given responsibilities and they
should be given certain tasks in the society
so that they will realize their importance and
another important aspect is regarding the Masjid.
The Masjid, it should not be only restricted
to offering Salah.
Unfortunately, many of the Masajid today, they are
restricted only to offering Salah but the role
of a Masjid, it is very diverse and
various Islamic activities can be conducted in the
Masjid.
So, the youth should be attracted to the
Masjid, there should be Islamic Halaqat, there should
be courses that should be held in the
Masjid and at the same time there should
be Islamic quizzes for the youth, especially inviting
the youth to the Masjid and prizes and
gifts can be given to the youth as
well and in fact, there should be special
programs designed only for the youth, focusing on
the youth.
The youth are very important as far as
the Muslim Ummah is concerned and if the
youth dedicate their lives for serving the Deen,
it will benefit the Ummah, Muslim Ummah hugely.
Allah SWT says in the Glorious Quran, Surah
Al-An'am, Chapter 6, Verses 162 and
163, قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاٰتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَا يَوْمَ مَاتِي
لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ Say indeed, my prayer, my
sacrifice, my life and my death are all
for Allah, the Sustainer of the Worlds.
So, we should see to that we encourage
the youth to dedicate their lives for the
sake of Allah SWT and it is very
important the correct Tarbiyah and upbringing be given
to the youth.
From a young age, it is the duty
of the parents to see to that their
children have an Islamic environment.
There should be more of Islamic schools wherein
the environment is Islamic and Islam is taught
to the students.
The correct understanding of the Glorious Quran is
taught to the students and Arabic as a
language is taught to the students as well.
There should be more of Islamic universities and
I would request the youth, those who have
passed their twelfth grade, that to apply for
admission in one of the three universities in
Saudi Arabia.
That is Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University
in Riyadh, the Islamic University of Medina in
the city of Medina and the Ummul Quray
University in Mecca.
These three universities are one of the best
Islamic universities in the world and if you
cannot get admission in one of these universities,
you can even apply for admission in the
IIUM Islamic International University of Malaysia.
So Inshallah, it will benefit you immensely.
You will have better understanding of the Deen
and Inshallah, you can also learn Arabic as
a language which will help you immensely to
understand the Glorious Quran.
In order to have in-depth analysis of
the Glorious Quran, it is highly recommended and
preferable that a person learns Arabic as a
language so that it will aid an individual
to understand the Glorious Quran better.
If you want to have in-depth analysis
and understanding of the Glorious Quran, it is
highly recommended that you learn Arabic as a
language.
So therefore, the youth should see to that
they even try to learn Arabic as a
language.
So it is the duty of the people
in the community as well as the elders
and the parents that they encourage their youth
to come closer towards the religion of Islam
and if the logical aspects of Islam are
presented and shown to the youth, Inshallah, they
will be attracted towards Islam and once the
youth realize the importance of Islam, Inshallah, it
will benefit the Muslim Ummah largely and Inshallah,
the Muslim Ummah will benefit through the youth.
We pray to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
that may he keep the youth, the Muslim
youth on the Siratul Mustaqeem, on the straight
path and the youth, they are the future
leaders of tomorrow.
So therefore, the youth should realize their importance
and they should realize their presence in the
Muslim Ummah.
So I hope that answers your question.