Tawfique Chowdhury – Can We Bring A Rock Band Into The Masjid

			Bismillah Alhamdulillah Salaam Alaikum peace be unto you. Today we're going to be talking with our
teacher, our shift, who's here to help us understand Islam, the way of all the prophets, that way of
submission and surrender, not to your desires not to a man, not to one, but the one who created man
and woman, the Creator of the heavens and earth. We're going to be trying to distinguish Islam
		

			from back home cultures. It's kind of got intertwine, you got some things, some confusion. So we
want to make sure that we have the blueprint, because we want to do things right. We want to do
things according to how the creator wants us to do things. We don't want to follow our desires and
get even more confused. So to help unravel the confusion when we come back Shaykh tofik chaudry here
on the deen show, we'll be right back. He
		

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			Why did that maybe maybe it's just a break the ice. A salaam aleikum, Shia, are you? How are you?
Very good. Thank you. Thank you very much for being with us. That's great. No problem. Have you
been? Very good. Thank you. I'm very excited that you're back with us here on the deen show. We're
very busy traveling, educating the people. I try to be Thank you dedicated your life to this
beautiful way of life Islam. Allah he, you know, I'm actually
		

			indebted, indebted to Allah subhanaw taala. To my families to my parents were actually being able to
do it, you know.
		

			And you were last time as we spoke, you were also pursuing your doctorate. degrees. Yeah, in
medicine? Yes. So I can call you Doctor choji. Now.
		

			I prefer you not to just call me brother. That's right. Okay, so the guy my shake our teacher, tell
us now, we need to understand a little better. Because people know that Islam is that way of life,
the way of life. Were the messengers that way of submitting yourself entirely to the Creator of the
heavens and earth. Yes. But now we have some things that are cultural practices. So there might be
some confusion to some of the lay people, because now there's some things that might have developed
over the years, and have gotten mixed up with Islam. So we want to talk about a basic blueprint. So
we don't get to mixing things up like a buffet. So what is culture? And what is accepted with the
		

			normal cultures of society? And what is clear, is snam. And what can mix and what can't mix? Let's
talk about this for a second, right? It's, I think, a really, really good question. Because
unfortunately, what's happened these days is that people have obviously been born into foster
families. And because of the the ultimate, the total lack of, of Islamic education. And the fact
that people don't even know the basics of their religion, sometimes, yes, people have forgotten the
difference between what is culture and what is Islam. So we find, for example, in Muslim countries
these days, people pray not because they really want to pray, because it's in the heart to pray. But
		

			really, it's because it's culture, you know, it's time to pray the dance coming, you know, what do
people generally do they just go to the mosque and pray. So we might as well do that. Yeah, for
people, for example, wear the hijab, not because it's, it's they actually doing it because they
really want to protect themselves from others, or to, or to really be covered for the sake of Allah
subhanaw taala Yeah, but they're doing it simply because it's part of the culture and the job is
just become a convenient way of dressing to, to cover up your, you know, yourself. And so, in
reality, we need to break that barrier. And to break that barrier. A lot of education needs to
		

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			that one needs to happen to people who do know the truth need to go out and actually say that to
people. And a lot of clarity needs to come into the whole picture of exactly what basic amount of
knowledge needs to be there in the minds of people so that you can make the difference. So that
really depends upon the society that we're talking about. We know that in Islam, a certain amount of
basic knowledge is obligatory upon every single person. So what is the basic amount of knowledge
that is obligatory in every person? Well, we know that we need to know the basics of I believe, we
need to know the basics of our actions, things that we need to do. We need to know the basics of any
		

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			They involved in like for example, before they do business they need to know bathrooms a business
before the deal in marriage and divorce need to know the rulings of marriage and divorce Yeah. So,
ultimately, every believer is required to know a certain set basic amount of belief,
		

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			certain basic amount of knowledge in belief and a certain basic amount of knowledge and action. And
when this is clear in people's minds, that the delineation between what is religion, what is culture
will become far more clear, because the problem is happening in that the most basic things people
are mixing up with their culture. So we know for example, these days, you know, female circumcision,
let me give you that example, female circumcision, which is practiced in the African countries, in a
way in which the whole clutters the whole female genital external * actually removed. This is
something which is totally against the principles of Islam. Because the goal they say, is to not let
		

			women have excessive desire, right? That's the understanding that is usually given. Yeah, although
in Islam, there is no basis for total removal of the of the genitalia at all to something culture
that is cultural, that is a practice in African practice that has come into Islam. Yeah. But come
into Muslims. And the practice, right? The same way. Like for example, you might say, in India.
		

			The example is that in India, we know the Hindus, when they used to marry their daughters off, they
had to give money to the husbands. Whereas in Islam the other way around in Islam, the men have to
give a dowry or a marriage gift to the to the women. It's not the opposite, not the opposite. And I
know, for example, even my own parents, they're Muslims, right? Yes. And when they got married, it
was almost like my parents, my mom had to give a gift to my dad, although my dad didn't accept it.
But the point was, it was almost expected as a cultural practice. And we have many, many similar
cultural practices, in many things, where there'd be times of death times of marriage, times of
		

			divorce, times of, you know, prayer and worship, you know, whether it be in our in our Hajj and
Umrah we have so many things, which actually cultural practices that will need to be routed out. And
the best way to do that is through education. Now, we put a little flavoring in our coffee, get a
latte, put a little caramel, if your steak needs a little bit of salt, you know, to amplify the
taste.
		

			What about with our way of life, this religion or you you want to sweeten up? You know, your tea,
put some extra sugar, right? But if someone arguing said, you know, we just trying to add some
flavor here, we're just trying to, you know, spice things up.
		

			Yeah, you know what, there are two problems here. The first problem is that you actually believe
that Islam is actually deficient, or the taste is actually not good enough for you, you actually
need to sweeten it up or something like that, right? That's actually claiming that the religion is
deficient. Would you agree that's actually claiming that the religion needs a version to or that we
need to improve certain things about the religion which is not just to our taste or something that
will be claiming that the prophecy does not give his message to us? The Quran is not complete, that
Allah subhanaw taala did not complete the religion, that would be a tremendous, tremendous thing to
		

			say, Would you agree? Yeah, this is why innovation is something that is new to the religion is so
disliked in our in our Deen, because not that we don't really want to want to do good for the
religion, what we're saying is, is that by actually adding something, you're actually claiming
something else, you're claiming that it's deficient? You're claiming that the that just like the
food is need salt, so the religion it needs something else? And you have the audacity to say that
you think the religion is not complete? Okay, that's the first problem. The second problem is that
you you're claiming that the religion doesn't have the sweetness, or the religion doesn't have the
		

			joy that you're looking for. And that's that's to say that, that Islam, you know, we hear this
sometimes people say that, you know, religion is all boring, and it's not, you know, we want some
fun in it. And this is no fun in Islam, what the reality is, you know, what, you haven't approached
Islam in the right way. You've looked at Islam as a set of rigid laws and guidelines, you haven't
looked beyond that. You haven't looked at the beauty of thinking what Allah even thought about the
sweetness of basking in the love of Allah. You haven't thought about? Like, for example, I remember
when she was, he was asked a question by a man and a man was a chef, I've been trying to get
		

			married. And you know, I can't get married and and I'm having this this tremendous difficulty. And
he gave a talk that Till now I remember. And he spoke about how a person whose heart is engrossed in
the remnants of Allah finds no need for physical pleasures. Yeah. Right. And but Elaine is someone
whose heart isn't in total bliss, thinking
		

			But Allah, the day that you will meet him the day, the day in which he will speak to him alone.
		

			And he is standing sitting in line thinking about God, and the creation of the heavens of the earth,
the one who pond is about the day, the first night in the grave, don't think about the second night,
the grave, just the first and the grave, the water pond is about it will lie he is filled with a
different sort of thought, in his mind, a different sort of attention span and he has a different
sort of Outlook towards his life. And he is he doesn't waste his time looking for distractions.
Because these things are sometimes mere mere distractions. We're not saying that it's time there's
no enjoyment. By the way, we're saying that there is tremendous enjoyment. Yeah, the profitsystem
		

			would, would have competitions with his wives, he would joke around with his wives. In one of the
narrations, we hear that the prophets of Salaam was sitting with one of his legs and one in the
house, one of his wives and other leg and the house another wife, and and then I shall do Lana, she
cooked a nice meal of something called ferried with which is meat cooked with bread in a curry. Yep.
And she brought that to the solar system. And the Prophet system ate a little bit, and then he
offered it to Sophia rhodiola was otherwise our solar system. And Sophia said, I'm sorry, I've
already eaten. And so I just said, No, you're definitely going to eat and she said, No, I'm sorry.
		

			I've eaten as I should took the food like this. A little bit of food.
		

			And she threw it at Sophia and landed on her nose.
		

			And it's true. It's an authentic hadith letter. And so what did the Prophet some did? And he also
took some food and he threw that I should
		

			be having fun having fun not have don't have a big foot food fight.
		

			Well, the thing is, is harmless fun. Yeah. harmless fun. Yep. Yeah. So tell us now, okay. You know,
we see other faiths, they do things to bring the people in. So if the mushrooms are empty, and you
got some people wanting to be creative, maybe we can bring a band in the masjid. What about this?
Things like of this nature?
		

			Yeah. You know, there are certain things in Islam. I mean, there's a difference between innovation
and public good. Yeah. So we know that when the Prophet says 11, passed away, and could and was in
different parts in different areas, could I wasn't collected in one go. So the person could say,
hey, the people put the Quran into one into one piece, and they were all different parts. Why Is
that allowed? And why can I try and do something which would be for the public, which would bring
more good to people, just like you said, bring more people back into the muscle, you know, start all
these competitions and all these other things that you're talking about? Could you see it? You know,
		

			you go one charity is competing with the next Oh, absolutely brings a rap band, the other one has a
hip hop ban, and then it's a competition? Absolutely. They're filling them up somehow to keep the
memberships coming in. So Muslims see this, and maybe they say we give some good, absolutely. So
what we're saying is, is that there's no problem with helping Islam, but as long as it is, as it is
within the realms of the guidelines of Islam. Yeah. Now we know that for example, of course, bands
and music and dancing and free mixing, etc. This is not something condoned by slap Yeah, but the
point is, what if someone said, Okay, let's just not do something openly harm. But what about doing
		

			something openly halaal? Like, for example, like the profits birthday, for example, let's celebrate
the profits birthday, even even though the profits didn't do that. Yeah. So and people will justify
that. But by saying that, hey, this is increasing the love for a solar system. We try and we look at
it objectively, we say, hey, there's a difference between public good and innovation in something
that that is done for the public good.
		

			It is, first of all condoned by Islam. Okay. Second of all, a public good is something which does
not increase the hardship upon us, if anything decreases hardship upon us. Thirdly, the public good
is something that that conforms to the goals and principles of the Sharia, on the other hand, and
innovation is something which increases hardship upon us. And innovation, the reason for its
existence, already would have existed in the total solar system with the prophecy didn't do so. So
therefore, for us to claim that we need to do something else to do more, right would be an
innovation because the cause for its existence already existed at the time. Yeah. So for example, we
		

			could say, you know, the need for mankind to level solar also existed far more at the time of the
solar cell. So why should we now celebrate the prophecies and read them when the person didn't do
so? Even though the need existed at that time? Do you understand I'm saying, so therefore, the point
is my friend that we can try and use 101 ideas to increase, you know, membership or Islam. We can
use 101 different ways and strategies to bring people back into the deen. As long as number one, it
doesn't go against our principles and our values. And number two, number two, as long as it's not
real clear innovation. Yeah. So now, just so the viewers will understand. What we're saying here is
		

			that knowledge is key.
		

			So whatever is in the blueprint, this is what we follow. And no one can bring something in that's
not sanctioned by the Creator and his last and final messenger, the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon
us. Absolutely. Because, you know, one of the things that that that's really important to understand
is that if a if a religion doesn't have any firm principles and basis and values, it's not a
religion at all. You see, the problem with Christianity these days is that they are redefining the
values straightaway, they are redefining the principles. Yeah. What we're saying is no, Islam has
set values and set principles and set guidelines. And then everything else can can can therefore be
		

			looked into about in adding adding certain certain strategies in order to bring people in, as long
as the values are right. As long as the principles are there. As long as these things are, are, are
clear and set. In stone, you have some say, yeah, so otherwise, you have no ideology. So it's okay.
Now, if somebody wants to invent a better way to communicate through some kind of Super Duty cell
phone, or someone wants to invent a car that goes faster, this is okay. Absolutely. This kind of
technology, this kind of development, innovation is okay. Absolutely. But in the matters of this
perfect way of life, Islam, the religion, me and you can spice it up a little bit, we can do
		

			anything that we think now we're doing better than the Creator. You know, what if if there was, you
know, we could just follow what we wanted to do. There will be no need to send a prophet, there'd be
no need to give us a book that would never change. Yeah, right. There'd be no need to give us a
snack or a chain of narration by which we know that our, our, our statements will assume, are
correct, yeah, there'd be no need for all of this. We could have just invented what we thought was
right, what we felt was right, what we knew was right. Okay. So we're starting to understand a
little better a few more points before we come to it. Because this is a very important issue,
		

			because you can see as other people of other faiths, just to get the congregation from leaving,
they'll do juggling tricks, magicians, bands, all sorts of things. And from one church to the next,
or one place to the next. Everything is different, but in Islam is the perfect way of life.
Everything is there. You just have to follow Submit. Yeah, you know, the ends don't justify the
means. Yes, ma'am. Right. The ends do not justify the means. And this is really, really important.
You know, Christianity, and all these other things we're seeing these days, sometimes they say, hey,
the ends will justify the means. Yeah. And they don't even think what the value is that they're
		

			losing out. Because of this, the principles or the overlooking because of this,
		

			you know, oh, these are values and principles set and set in stone. It's not only important to just
get there, it's important how we get there as well. Gotcha. So some closing comments and suggestions
for those who sincerely want to follow this way of life, how it has been ordained by the Creator of
the heavens and earth, and they don't want to get into things that have been added by man. give some
advice to that sincere, individual, those individuals, please. I think my sincere advice to those
people who really want to follow this follow the truth would be to realize that Islam is evidence
based, okay. In medicine, you know, when we practice medicine before we come to a patient, and we
		

			want to give them the right medicine, we don't just say, Hey, you know what, it's great to just give
him give him any medic medicine, but rather we give them the medicine. That is evidence based, that
is evidence behind it, we've trialed it on hundreds of patients and we know it to work vast majority
of the time 95% 99% of the time. So we know this is right, for example. So for example, you just
have a common cold, we're not going to give you antibiotics, because vast majority common cold 60%
of the time, it's viruses. Right? You know what I'm saying? Yeah, so in the same way, Islam is
evidence based the profits of solar kept on focusing on the Allah says in the Quran in jacobin Yeah,
		

			you let me know you believe if a untrustworthy person comes to you with information that verified we
know in Islam, for example, we don't just accept any Hadith, any narration, we accept the Hadith
that is authentic, because it has a chain of narration back to the sort of law. So what I'm saying
is, Islam is about knowledge. The first one word review to the solar system was Accra read. The
Quran comes from the word karma to read. So the ad and the greatest miracle of the Prophet system
was a book that is meant to be read. So our Deen is about knowledge. It's about evidence based at
our practice is evidence based. We don't just practice anything we practice it based on the evidence
		

			and from authentic sooner that has been proven directly to be authentic and from the Profit System.
What can give us more satisfaction and that knowing that we are following something that's evidence
based, in the same way when we help patients we know it's evidence based? We have we have certainty
in our heart, that you know what we're doing the best thing we can for the patient, and the same way
we should be with a religion. How can we follow a book how
		

			We follow a ruling that we don't know the evidence for. Right? And this is my advice to people.
Whenever you do things do evidence based Thank you very much. May God Almighty the creator of law
rewards you. with Eddie the pleasures online, I hope you got to benefit I surely did. This is
something that's very simple. If it's sanction by the Creator of the heavens and earth, if there's a
basis for it. The last and final mission are sent to mankind of Prophet Muhammad. He explained it to
us he taught it to us in matters of Deen religion, and we do it we submit to it. Otherwise we don't
need it. And with that said, we'll see you next time here on the deen show. A Salaam Alaikum peace
		

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			all to the way of your Lord with wisdom beautiful preaching and reason with them in ways that are
best and this is a great opportunity for you to take up the obligation take up the call as Allah has
told you to do and share this beautiful message with the world Islam submission to the One God let's
see what everyone's talking about. You find one contradiction it can't be from God.
		

			But the rational idea the rational explanation is you do your best enough worshiping God I will
never give up spreading hope that you take the necessary steps you don't know if you're gonna live
to tomorrow.
		

			So you got to find that urgency to do the right thing right now.
		

			If you say that you do not believe in Jesus you have stepped outside of Islam you cannot be a Muslim
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