Navaid Aziz – Dealing with doubts in Islam for Muslim teenagers and University Students

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The importance of verifying sources of information and authenticating them is emphasized in the discussion of the Prophet sallati's actions and interactions with various women. The speakers provide resources for finding information and understanding the process, including websites and videos. The discussion also touches on the concept of culture and how it can be used to protect oneself. The importance of seeking practical examples and building a foundation for debate is emphasized. The use of "naught" in Islam is discussed as a way to protect oneself.

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My dear brothers and sisters are salaam aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh.
		
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			inshallah, and this week's episode or this week's session, we'll be speaking about how to deal with
doubts in Islam. And this is particularly for Muslims that are already in the faith and not so much
so for those that are exploring the faith. So now, is it normal for people to have doubts? Well, let
us see what the prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam says, and so a Muslim in Hadith number 134 the
Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam he says, Yeah, da da da da comb via coda man holla. Qaeda, Al
Qaeda had to cooler the whole manakala carob. back for either Bulava. Garlic, polyester in Billa.
When you enter he will try it and okra for local man to be law. So the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa
		
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			sallam as is reported in the hadith of warrior or the Allahu anhu. In Sahih Muslim, he says that
shaytaan will come to you, and we'll say who created this and who created that until he tells that
person who created your Lord. And when he comes with this, let him seek refuge in Allah and stop
such thoughts. And another version of the Hadith. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said at
that time say I meant to be I have believed in Allah subhanho wa Taala. So here we see that from the
plots of sheep and from the tricks of shape one is that he actually tries to planted doubts in the
mind of Bundy, Adam, and all of the children of other militia that shaitaan tries to find those
		
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			doubts. So what we learned from this hadith is that it is actually quite normal, from time to time
to have these thoughts that will appear like adults that will appear like adults. And that's that
time you say I was a Billahi min. Ash shaytani r rajim. Or as per the other narration you say I
meant to be love that I have, I believe in Allah subhanho wa Tada. Now I want to take it a step
further than this. And that is what if you're reading an article one day, what if you're listening
to a talk one day? Or what if you're even just in university or high school one day, and they start
talking about Islam, and you start hearing about things that you're not familiar with and make you
		
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			on comfortable? So for example, they will say that didn't your prophet muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa
sallam marry eyeshadow the Allahu anhu at such a young age? Or they may say, didn't he marry so many
women? So is your faith not misogynistic? Is your faith not oppressive towards women? How would you
deal towards this dealt? And what I want to lay out in this lecture today Bismillahi. Tada is a
format and a foundation on how to deal with such things as a format and a foundation on how to deal
with such things. So the first time you hear something and you come across something, your natural
reaction is, what is your source of this information. Anyone can make up information, anyone can
		
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			fabricate anything, we live in the day of an age of, you know, as they say, fake news. So fake news
is very, very easy to create. So particularly when it comes to our faith, we want this. So we want
to find either a verse from Koran, or we want to find the Hadith of the Prophet of Allah while he
was. Or we want to see it in the book of sirach book of something that is reliable. Now the second
thing is, once you find out the source, can that source be authenticated? Can that source be
authenticate? So if it's mentioned or odd, then obviously there's no depth in it with the Hadith of
the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam. Not every Hadith is actually authentic. Not every idea is
		
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			actually authentic. And I'm not going to go into the conditions of authenticity. But what I will say
is, you can go to a website like stirner.com su n h.com, and do a search for the header, Hadith. And
it will tell you where the Hadith is found, and possibly give you the grading of the Hadith as well.
If you're familiar with the Arabic language, then you can go to learn dotnet d o AR AR dotnet and
type in the Hadith in Arabic. And that is even more extensive, because it will tell you the chain of
narration and go into a lot more detail as well and also give you the ruling on the Hadith. So that
is how you verify the Hadith. As for everything else, you have to take it's to step number three.
		
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			And step number three is what is scholarly commentary on this point. What is scholarly commentary on
this point. So for example, let's talk about the point about Isola della Wonka being young when the
Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam married her and consummated the marriage with her. This is
something that is reported in Sahih al Bukhari and you had scholars take various approaches
		
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			You've had certain scholars that said, You know what, even though the Hadith, isn't it, this is one
of the Hadith that cannot be relied upon, just based upon, you know, does it go with the character
of the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasallam. And then they will point out an unknown Narrator And the
Hadith, according to them, obviously, that is not really true. Now, that is one approach. And I
don't really like this approach, because you change your standards of morality, from time to time
and place to place. Now our understanding of modern day morality and ethics. If it's not grounded in
our faith, then it's due to change. Whereas when it's objective and grounded in our faith, then our
		
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			Lord subhanho wa Taala either will not allow the prophets of Allah who it was set up to do anything
that would tarnish his faith, and he would have protected him from it, he would have protected him
from it. So what is another approach to this? Well, the scholars commented that, yes, this hadith
that is found in Sohail Bukhari actually is authentic. And yes, even though I shout out the Allah
who was young, there are other considerations to take into place. Number one, was that Abu Bakar, or
your loved one who her father was content with this marriage? Number two is is I shadowed your loved
one grew older, and she started narrating Hadith, she only confessed her love of the Prophet
		
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			salallahu alayhi wasallam she never confessed any hatred or animosity or dislike, and she never
showed any displeasure in the marriage to the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam that's number two.
Number three is that as we know, the Quraysh they were looking for any excuse to discredit the
Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam they were looking for any excuse to discredit the Prophet
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, yet they never raised this as an excuse against the Prophet sallallahu
alayhi wasallam. So when was this actually brought up to discredit the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa
sallam in a post enlightenment world. So meaning towards the latter part of the 18th century, early
		
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			part of 19th century that is where you start finding these criticisms against the character of the
Prophet sallallahu Sallam setup. Number four is that you will find multiple companions that talk
about the life span that the lives that he lived. So for example, you have Abdullah, even though I'm
not in the last rhodiola, who and who, who got married himself as a as a Sahabi, when he was around
11 years old, and he became a grandfather around the age of 23, and 24, around the age of 23, and
24. He mama Shafi rahimullah, he says that he traveled to the land of Yemen, and he saw grandparents
in their 20s and in their 30s. Now, according to our standards, that will be something very, very
		
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			abnormal. But according to the standards at that time, this is what people did, because life
expectancy was not that long at all. In fact, at that time, you can approximate that the average
person lived till about 40 years old, the average person lived till about 40 years old. So now if
you're becoming a parent, at a very young age, it's in relation to how long your lifespan actually
is. In our day and age, when we're living up to 7080 years old, it will be a lot later, you know,
most people now, in fact, are getting married much, much later, statistically, it's in their 30s
when the average person is getting married. So now it's older to put that aside. So understand that
		
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			if it is authentic, look at scholarly commentary and look at how they have approached this matter.
Now can something like this be done in our day and age? I would say no, this is not something that
should be done. In our day and age, we have laws and regulations that needs to be abided by. And we
need to abide by those laws and regulations. However, at the same time, we cannot criticize this
action, just due to the fact that our understanding of morality and ethics has changed. So, this is
what I was talking about as my third point, always look at scholarly commentary on these very
issues. Then the fourth step is understanding context. Context is very, very important. So for
		
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			example, when we look at the context of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam marrying his
multiple wives, what is the context of it? So one thing we know for sure, is that out of all the
wives of the Prophet sallallahu, it was said that only one of them was not previously married on the
one of them was not previously married, I shall read your loved one. All of the others were
previously married. We also know that several of the wives of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi
wasallam, were in fact older than him. And in fact, they were quite old in age, some of them so so
there are the Allahu Ana was quite old in age. If you look at the narrations that talk about Khadija
		
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			Allah Juana. So most of the narrations talk about Khadija rhodiola and her being 40 when the Prophet
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was 25
		
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			As a side note, there's actually a very valid scholarly opinion that actually states that Khadija
rajala Anna was 28 when the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam married her, and also understand
that this concept of polygamy, of marrying multiple women was the Sunnah of the Gambia, in fact, all
of the prophets, as far as we know, with the exception of a Salah, he said, they were married to
multiple women. So not all, I shouldn't say that that is factually incorrect. Please forgive me for
that. But a lot of the prophets of Allah subhanho wa Taala, were married to multiple women, we have
the story of Ibrahim Alayhi, salam, and many other prophets as well. So now, how do we understand
		
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			this again, for back then it was very, very common. And Islam came to limit oppression and limit
abuse. How did it do that? It said that if you want to marry a woman, you have to be financially
responsible for her, you have to provide for her her food, her clothing, or shelter, her housing,
and all of her necessity, and necessities and her needs. And also understand that at that time,
there was no other concept of another law dictating society. So at that time, the only law that
dictated the Muslims at that time, there was no citizenship law that needed to be abided by. It was
only Islamic law. And therefore it was, again, in their context, a valid thing to do. Now, is that
		
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			something that we will promote in our Canadian society, again, we as Canadians need to be abiding by
our citizen, ship, and abide by the laws in our country. And if there is anything that specifically
contradicts the Sharia, it is not up to us to just simply break the law, we lobby for it to protect
the rights of the Muslims and their faith, that is the proper way of doing things. So context is
also very, very important. So then why did the Prophet sallallahu I never see them marry these
women, a lot of the times it was just to keep ties of kinship with other tribes and other
individuals holding the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam cherished, and wanting to build those
		
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			relationships with. So understanding context is also very, very important. So that is the fourth
thing. So number one, that we find a source number to verify authenticity. Number three, look for
scholarly commentary, number four, understand context. And then number five, I would say, understand
societal norms, as well understand societal norms, as well. This is something that we briefly talked
about already. But I want to emphasize this that understand what we view as normal and acceptable
right now, has drastically changed from 20 years ago, and 20 years ago, was drastically different
from 100 years ago, up until you have a subjective, up and up and up. And until you have an
		
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			objective understanding of morality and ethics, that is not tied by tie that is not tied by time and
place, but in fact, is divinely revealed, you will always have a changing world ethics in terms of
what is viewed as good and bad. So also understand those things that, you know, societal norms are
very, very important. One of the things that I liked about the scholars of the past that when they
spoke about this, is that always look back at the criticisms of the Polish, that particularly when
you deal with criticism against the Koran, or criticism against the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa
sallam, look at the fact that the Quraysh mentioned these things, the Quraysh they were actively
		
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			looking at ways to discredit to the Quran and to describe the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam.
And if those things are not mentioned by the koresh specifically, then this is a good way at looking
at the validity of the criticism. At that time. Were Had it been a valid criticism, the first people
to have mentioned it would have been the Quraysh they would have been the koresh. So now, I want to
move on to a second point. And that is what can we do to reassure ourselves and keep ourselves
grounded in our faith and keep ourselves grounded in our faith? Number one, is to go back to your
faith in Allah subhanho wa Taala. What does that mean? We all know who Allah subhanho wa Taala is
		
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			hopefully, that Allah subhanho wa Taala is the Most Merciful, the most compassionate, the all
knowing the all just the all wise, these are names and attributes that we know of Allah subhanaw
taala and when you truly understand these things, and you truly believe in Allah behind the hearts
of Allah, then know for a surety that Allah subhanho wa Taala would not reveal anything that would
harm the oma. That wouldn't be
		
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			True, that would discredit the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, or discredited the Koran, or
would not be in the best interest of humanity. This is what is necessitated, when you believe in
Allah subhanho wa Taala that is all knowledgeable and all wise. And all just now let's look at a
practical example of this. I was watching a video in preparation for tonight's session. And we have
a non Muslim lady whose name I for God's plan of law right now. But she has quite a big following on
YouTube and quite a big following on Instagram. And she accepted Islam she accepted Islam
Alhamdulillah. And she was talking about her story and her journey on how when she accepted Islam,
		
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			she couldn't understand why. Why is it that a woman is not allowed to pray during her monthly cycle?
Why is that the case? Is it because they are impure? Or what is the reasoning behind it? What is the
reasoning behind it? Now you will find it when scholars comment on this issue, they'll mention that
it is her time of the month and that she shouldn't pray. And they leave it at that. So they're
totally stabbed with the the reasoning is saying that you know what, this is something that Allah
subhanaw taala revealed. And this is something that you just obey, you will find other scholars that
they'll go a bit further on this issue. And they will say that during that time, a woman goes
		
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			through pain, she goes through difficulty. She's going through
		
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			hardships. But let's have the other one to make this easy that during those days, she is not obliged
to pray, nor is she obliged to make up those prayers, nor to obliged to make up those prayers. So
this is just a concession for this is just a concession for her. And then this lady as she's
talking, she says that would comfort me in that at that point was knowing that Allah subhanaw taala
would not decrease something that is unjust, Allah subhanaw taala would not decrease something that
is unjust. So this is what I mean by going back your faith in Allah subhanho wa Taala that go back
to your faith and trust in Allah, that Allah subhanho wa Taala will never reveal anything unjust,
		
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			oppressive, contradictory, or doesn't make sense. There's always a way to approach it. Number two is
to make dua to Allah subhanaw taala make dua to Allah subhanaw taala so you find in the first that
we read today from Abu huraira the Allahu anhu. In one of the versions, the Prophet sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam said, file your call are meant to be law that let this person say I have believed
in Allah. So there's other things that a person can say is like ready to be here Robin Robin Islami
Dean and will be Mohammed and sallallahu wasallam are soon want to be that I am pleased with Allah
subhanho wa Taala as my Lord Islam as my faith and as Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam as my
		
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			prophet and my messenger, this is something that is good to repeat. Likewise making do I
specifically asking for sebat asking for steadfastness. So you find this in the Quran in surah,
Allah brohn Allah subhanaw taala teaches us to say rockburn Allah to zero Colburn about our data
data now, we have learned emila don't get off my neck until we have that Oh our Lord, do not let our
hearts deviate after You have guided them and bestow upon us Your mercy and bestow upon us Your
mercy indeed, you are the best steward of your heart. So that is one way that you can make another
die that you can make is yamaka label the Kolbe sub bit called Brd Nick, Oh Allah Turner of the
		
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			hearts, turn my heart towards your faith, turn my heart towards your faith. So these are good to do
is to make to Allah subhanaw taala appointed that I forgot to mention over here is that in the
Hadith when we were speaking about it, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said that when you
get such thoughts, then you should seize them off right away. So do not let these thoughts linger
and boil in your mind, but rather come up with an action plan in your head right away. And that is
that if it is a logical question that can be logically answered, then I will reach out to a scholar
and ask for a scholarly explanation. If it is not something that can be scholarly answered, and is
		
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			not a logical question, then I will just cease to ask that question right now. So for example, in
the Hadith itself, who created Allah subhanaw taala is not a logical question. Because as Muslims we
believe that Allah subhanho wa Taala has no beginning and has no ending he is not restricted by
time, but rather time is the creation of Allah. And when time is a creation of a lot of this
necessitates that Allah subhanaw taala has no beginning and has no ending another illogical question
that, you know, it's the final I remember
		
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			kids in elementary school in high school they would try to bring this up all the time is Can your
Lord create something so heavy that he cannot create? So this is a contradictory attribute that
would be attributed to Allah subhanho wa Taala. Allah subhana wa jal is creating something with
something so heavy that he cannot lift up. This is a contradictory and therefore, illogical question
that you know cannot be answered. So, at that point you just sees pondering over these questions,
and you say all day to be here Robin Robin Islam, Medina, Welby, Muhammad Sallallahu, Alayhi, Salam
ala suelen, when obeah then the third thing that we should all be doing, and I emphasize this all,
		
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			regardless of how old you are, is to seek knowledge the prophets of Allah Allah wa sallam makes it
very explicitly clear, he says, tolerable elmy for you, though tona adequately Muslim, one Muslim,
that the seeking of knowledge is incumbent, it is mandatory, it is necessary for every male and
female believer. So you have to be seeking knowledge that is the best way after your trust in Allah
and making dua to Allah subhanho wa Taala is to seek knowledge. Now, what are avenues that you have
for seeking knowledge, I want to share three resources with you within Lehi, tada, number one is
your clean Institute, your clean Institute. This today is run by chef Omar Soliman. And they have a
		
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			normal website that deals with a lot of the modern day issues that are deemed criticisms against
Islam, whether it be against Prophet salallahu alaihe, Salam against the Koran as the fifth in
general, for example, the preservation of the Koran, then this is something that they've spoken
about, they spoke about the concept of violence and attributing it to a slab, there's something that
is discussed the concept of domestic violence, this is something that they've discussed. So there's
a wide variety of issues that they have discussed in detail. And they continue to update their their
log or the catalogue of topics that we've discussed. So that's your clean, y a QE, Ed, your clean
		
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			Institute, just do a quick Google search. And you'll find their website. They have articles, they
have lectures, they have short videos, they have short infographics. It is an absolute great
website. So now this is for the average individual. Now what if you want something more detailed?
What if you want something more detailed? Then I would say your next step after this to seek
something more detailed, is Sapiens Institute Sapiens Institute. And this is run by Western Hamza
sources. You also find Mohammed hijab there, and some others there as well. And they've done a great
job in terms of helping Muslims build a foundation in debate, as well as answering some of the most
		
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			common questions as well as answering some of the most common questions. So in terms of how to deal
with modern day philosophies, like what does Islam say about feminism? What does Islam say about
democracy? What does Islam say about Neo liberalism, all these points in modern, all these things
you'll find at the Sapiens Institute. So again, just do a Google search. And you'll find videos,
lectures and articles by Hamza sources and Mohammed hijab. Allah subhanaw taala rewards them as
well. And then last, but not least, is more of a local initiative. And I mentioning this, just for
the fact that often, we don't share Canadian resources. And this is a Canadian resource I wanted to
		
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			share with you. It's called spiritual perception, spiritual perception, and something that's run by
Dr. Nasir Khan. He was in Winnipeg and came to Calgary spent a short, quick two years here. And now
he is back in the Toronto region back in the Toronto region. But this is a great local resource, a
tackles a variety of issues. One of my favorite articles on the website is the five commonly most
misquoted verses of the Koran and how they're meant to be understood. Then he also speak about the
psychology of doubt, the concept of shock, and how it works from a psychological and in Islamic
perspective. So those are two good pieces that I've seen on the website and he has a lot of other
		
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			good content, as well. So that is how you can increase yourself in knowledge. This is alongside with
watching other YouTube lectures by scholars that are trustworthy and have some sort of
accreditation, either an E jaza, or either
		
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			a degree from a recognized Islamic Institute, then these are the types of scores that you can follow
on YouTube inshallah, but don't just seek knowledge from anyone do do make sure that they are
accredited, make sure that they are recognized within the scholarly community as well. Now I want to
move on to the last portion of my discussion and that
		
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			is what actually causes people to doubt what actually causes people to doubt. The first thing I'll
mention is going to be actually quite shocking. Number one is parents. What does that actually mean?
How do our parents make us doubt, it's very interesting to see that psychologically, a child looks
up to the parents most the person that they cherish and value. And I don't like using the term
because it can be easily misunderstood. But it makes sense for a very young adolescent, I don't
idolize, they idolize their parents, they try to mimic and imitate everything that they do is their
parents. So now what happens if, number one, the parent is not practicing Islam, if the parent is
		
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			not practicing Islam, later on in life, the child will develop these weird pattern, these weird
habits. And this thought process of the very people that I used to look up to are not practicing
Islam. So therefore, maybe it's not when they should do and they'll actually become a psychological
hurdle for them. And then number two is the actual contradictory lifestyle. And what I mean by this
is usually parents will have a degree of practice and an element of practice, but they will do one
thing, and then they will tell their children to do something else. So a common example, is
something like smoking, you know, in the 70s, and 80s. It was very common for Middle Easterners to
		
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			smoke, and in fact, even North Americans,
		
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			so parents at that time they were smoking, and they used to tell their children not to smoke,
because it's a bad habit, and it wastes money. But then what are the parents doing it, or telling
the children to pray, but the parents perhaps themselves are not always praying on time, that
contradictory lifestyle will actually have a psychological effect on the child will actually have a
psychological effect on the child. Now, what's truly amazing is that Allah subhanaw taala, affirms
and establishes the exact opposite in the Koran. So in circle calf, we find that Allah subhanaw
taala, he talks about the two young boys who had a treasure preserved for them, how did these
		
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			righteous young boys have the treasure preserved for them? What does Allah subhanaw taala tell us
about their parents? What can abou
		
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			their father, what's the religious map, your father was a righteous man. So this shows us the impact
of righteousness of the parent, and its effect on the child itself. So parents should be trying
their best to practice Islam, and live in love, and then are very religious issues, make sure that
they never do anything contradictory, where their actions contradict what they're preaching to their
children with their actions contradict what they're preaching to their children. So it is very
important that we lead by example, as parents. Number two is the concept of culture Subhan, Allah,
how many misconceptions take place in our quote, unquote, Islamic lives, due to the presence of
		
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			culture. So the way women are treated often and the way they are portrayed? Islam has given them
freedom, and Islam has given them rights. But if you look at the way they are treated, in certain
cultures, it is very, very abusive, it is very, very abusive. And often, culture is mistaken for
religion, culture is mistaken for religion. So you want to make sure that what you see is actual
Islam, and is not conflated with or confused with culture is not conflated with or confused with
culture. And then the third and last thing I will mention over here is that there is an actual
		
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			I don't even know what I want to use over here, but a very active approach on the line, whether it
be on YouTube, whether it be on social media, to discredit Islam, and Muslims. And there's a very
active, you know, ongoing effort to present doubts to those that are on the fringes of Islam, just
barely holding on, and using those delts to get them to leave. And that's why there's such a huge ex
Muslim movement that is out there. Now, often, they would have experienced some sort of traumatic
experiences as well, either in their young age through their parents, or through the community or
through other than that or through other than that, so you want to make sure that the content you're
		
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			consuming is not a result of this Islamophobic industry, this industry of Islamophobia that is, have
ended, you know, I will say in 2015, around three $9 million, and it's, it's gone much, much higher
than that. This Islamophobic industry that creates misconceptions spreads. doubts about this is
actively out there. See
		
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			Want to make sure that the information that you consume is actually not there and is from credible
and valid sources from credible and valid sources. So let me summarize what we've quickly taken
today. The first part of the video we spoke about a process that people can take, and that is that
verify the source. After you have verified the source, verify the authenticity, look with number
three, look for scholarly commentary. Number four, look for context. And number five, look for
societal norms and make sure that you understand what societal norms were like back then and what
they are now then we spoke about three ways to protect yourself by your faith in Allah subhana wa
		
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			tada making to our to Allah subhana wa tada and seeking knowledge, then I shared some resources with
you as well, your clean Institute, Sapiens Institute, and as well as spiritual perception, these are
websites. And then lastly, we spoke about what actually causes delts, what actually causes adults.
And now just like we began today's lecture, with a narration of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa
sallam, I want to conclude with a statement of earlier or the Allahu anhu, I want to conclude with a
statement of Allah, Allah, the Allahu anhu, that is mentioned in many of the books of theology of
the predecessors. And this statement is something that is very profound and needs to be understood.
		
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			And there's a reason why I want to conclude with it, he said, that had our faith, purely being based
upon a logic, when we do must, upon our hosts, we would have wiped over the bottom instead of the
top instead of the top. Now, you may be lost, and you're gonna be wondering, what exactly am I
speaking about? And what is going on? Exactly. So let's talk about this in a little bit of detail.
Earlier on the Allahu anhu. He's talking about a very specific scenario in Voodoo, and that is that
once you've made widow, and you've put on your sock, and traditionally it used to be a leather sock,
that's why the horse is mentioned over here, that if it was purely based upon logic, once you've
		
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			worn the horse, you would wipe the bottom of the hole, or the bottom of the sock, as opposed to the
top. Whereas what we are taught that after we've made will do and we've put on our sock, the next
time we make it we'll do you wipe over the sock, the top of the sock, as opposed to the bottom. Why?
Because this is to indicate that it is not purely a logical approach that is taken. But it is a
combination between logic and faith. Meaning that the vast majority of things in Islam, you will
understand and you can seek an answer to. But there are certain things in this slump that are beyond
our comprehension that we should not question. So for example, when we're speaking about fixed
		
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			issues, please seek out answers to those questions. Speak to scholars, go to lectures, online, study
and research as much as you can, you should find why Islam legislated or things and the wisdom and
the benefit behind it. But there's certain matters of al Qaeda in particular that are beyond our
comprehension. So for example, the true understanding of codder we can understand what Qatar is, but
the secret details of this is what Allah subhana wa Tada. Why did Allah subhanho wa Taala create
angels without a desire? Why are they obliged to fulfill the command of Allah? subhanaw taala?
Right, these sort of questions are beyond our comprehension. And these are questions that we should
		
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			not pursue. And these are just things that you submit to that if we find it in the Quran, we find it
in the Sunnah of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, you can perhaps look for different
wisdoms, but to understand the exact reasoning behind it, then the know that you will not understand
it, that Allah subhanho wa Taala did not reveal it. And therefore you just have to submit that this
is what Allah Subhana Allah mentions in the Quran, that there are certain things in the Quran that
you just say, Samir and our partner, we hear and we obey, but for the vast majority of Islam, seek
to understand the wisdom, reasoning and benefit behind it. And this will only happen through that
		
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			three step process by your faith in Allah subhanho wa Taala by making dua for guidance and
steadfastness and then number three by seeking knowledge from the books, and particularly with the
scholars of Islam. So I wanted to give this point as well, that yes, you may seek answers for
everything, but it doesn't mean you're going to get an answer for everything. There are certain
things that you just have to submit to there are certain things that you just have to submit to me
Allah subhanaw taala granted tofield Allah subhanaw taala grant is a Daya May Allah subhana wa tada
greatest Tibet and Allah subhanho wa Taala protect us from the whispers of shaitaan and from doubts
		
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			Allah Hama, mean Allah huzzah Adam was sallallahu Sallam roboticle Vienna Muhammad while early he
		
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			wasabi, what's the chef Nigel Sokoloff here. So
		
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			our advice to the to the audience to always see, seek the knowledge and look for the reliable
sources, of course,
		
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			names in mind on top of your head like reliable sources and the net that people can actually go to
and look for their information. Yes, yes. So during the lecture, I mentioned three sources. Number
one was your clean Institute. Number two was Sapiens Institute. And then number three was spiritual
perception. I know the brothers behind these three organizations, and they are focused on these very
issues with, you know, doubts and challenges that are portrayed against this law. Okay, and what
about in Arabic? So because many people ask for a hadith. So do you have anything on top of your
mind in Arabic website. So
		
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			for Arabic, and particularly with Hadith at the beginning of the lecture, I mentioned this website
called a door or a.net, d o r AR dotnet.
		
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			I can't remember the ship's name, either we ship either we suck off, he's the one that looks after
the website. And he's done a great source in coming up with a mousou of Hadith that will do the
average of the Hadith. And we'll do a hook on the Hadith. And for most of the Hadith, you can even
find a shot of the Hadith as well. Okay, Chef Now, what's your advice to those who look for the
truth from the preacher? So they concentrate on the preacher instead of the truth? So means if this
sermon che says something, so they take it without a question without question it without analyze
it. And let's be honest, the chef, and the net out there, there's many speakers, and they only give
		
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			you half of the truth, or what they think it's true, but they don't give you the whole picture. So
should we look actually, for the truth itself a local look for the preacher, the one who deliver in
the show, this needs to be a session just by itself. SubhanAllah So does that a lot that we're
asking this question. There's a famous narration attributed to many of the companions of the Prophet
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, but I remember it from Abdullah bin Amara Jolla and Homer, where he
said, You will never know the truth by the way of people, but know the truth and you will know its
people. So what this teaches us that the the Huck is found in the Quran and the Sunnah of the
		
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			Prophet sallallahu it was set up, and it is based upon that criterion that we judge people, it is
never ever the situation that we judge the Quran and sooner based upon the people themselves. So
what we learned from this is yes, that we should take our knowledge, but we should also verify that
knowledge and weighed against the Quran and the Sunnah. And if it is found to be authentic, we
accept it. If it's not found to be authentic, then it should be rejected at that time. Just like a
law, however, may Allah bless you and keep you safe you and your family until we're too to have you
on and then this program setting we'd
		
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			come up with a low when it comes to law. What about a cat