Advice for new Muslims

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Are you a new Muslim? Did you just enter into Islam? Even if you have been a Muslim for a long time this is a great show with some very important advice that everyone will be able to benefit from. Even if your considering Islam or you just want to learn more about Islam then please watch this show.

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The host of a series of advice gives speakers on the importance of learning one's religion and not rushing to finish it. They stress the importance of common sense and the use of the word Islam in religion, emphasizing the need to be aware of one's spiritual aspect and avoiding Yo Accounts. The importance of practicing one's religion and not rushing to finish it is emphasized, along with advice on setting priorities and avoiding confusion around names and cultural groups. The importance of hanging out with good people and friends in religion is emphasized, and support and counseling for new Muslims is advised. The segment ends with a mention of upcoming awards and a focus on pursuing Islam.

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			Bismillah Alhamdulillah wa Salaam Alaikum, peace be unto you. Welcome to another episode of the deen
show. In this show, we're gonna dedicate this to our new brothers and faith, people that have
acknowledged what's in their very nature that there is a creator and he's one and alone worthy of
worship. I'm not going to worship His creation.
		
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			And what entails his creation, a man, a woman, the sun, the moon, anything that was created ahead of
beginning is not the Creator, that's his creation, I'm not going to submit, I'm not going to worship
His creation, I'm going to worship the Creator. And I'm going to follow the example of his last and
final message sent to mankind, the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him the same way you would have
followed Jesus, Moses, Abraham, if you were living during their time, you declare that there's none
worthy of worship, except the Creator of the heavens and earth. And Eric, we say Allah, and Muhammad
peace be upon his his messenger. And now you're
		
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			our brother in faith, you're a Muslim. And we want to give some beautiful advice to you because
you've made the best decision in your life.
		
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			And we're going to come back with Dr. Shaikh will lead with Sunni so we can get some more examples
on how you can stand this way. Be firm on this way and die on this way. The same way of life is all
the message of God and then you can attain the best reward peace and happiness in this life and
paradise in the next we'll be right back
		
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			to you the level of care. Very good, very good for you very much for finding the time to be with us.
We know you're the Vice President of El motive, you're the mom of the clearlake Islamic Center very
busy very busy and I'm honored that you find the time to be with us here on the show on the honors
honor by being here and I really appreciate you inviting me into your show, Masha Allah, please send
salon who send salaams to your family is out there, and all the Muslims, and this is for the new
Muslims. And we started with the greeting of peace and why I emphasize this because if I'm wrong,
correct me This is a greeting of all the messages of God and all the messages of God were Muslim and
		
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			they did Islam so the people they got through all the false propaganda and all this you know baloney
that's attributed with Islam and they did was in their very nature they submitted to the one guy
they're doing Islam now they're Muslim. What advice do we have for them she
		
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			first of all praise to you to align His praise and blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad
sallahu wa sallam all the prophets and messengers and their followers.
		
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			Let me start by saying Congratulation, and May Allah Subhana Allah accept from you. So wonderful
thing it's such a great decision that you have made to accept a lot to be your God and basically the
only one that you submit yourself to and he chose Mohamed Salah Salaam to be your messenger I by
doing this, you just accepting all the messengers and all the prophets of Allah have sent before.
		
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			And as you just said, it's the just the greeting show you it is we are just the natural extension of
all these prophets, a messenger that Allah sent them to humanity through history.
		
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			For those brothers and sisters who became Muslim, I would like to say, first of all, all of us thank
Allah for this great blessings. Because this is the greatest blessing that I can give it to anyone.
This is the best name and the best blessing that he can bestowed upon anyone. So thank him, be
grateful to him, thank him all the time. Don't ever quit doing that. That that's that's one thing.
And the second thing I would say to those brothers and sisters, learn your religion. This religion
is based on knowledge. It's very interesting. It's just not an empty emotions. It's based on
knowledge and understanding. And this knowledge is not going to be acquired by anything by to
		
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			dedicate part of your time to learn the deep to learn that a legend
		
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			this this knowledge is not going to come by just feelings or just by dreams that you see in your in
your while sleeping and you became a spiritually motivated to this or that. No, it's legit. You need
to pray. How can I pray? I need to say certain things a prayer
		
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			What I'm going to say there is a there is a prayer that you do every day that is things you say when
you get into the house and you get out of that you need to learn so many things is based on
knowledge. And if this been said that leads me to the third advice, which is this religion is so
deep so white, the profits are seldom said no one can ever get any compete with this religion think
that in overnight, our world cover all aspects, I get everything in it. No. So he said for a little
bit if you're any, take it step by step graduate, and be easy, don't basically try to out to think
that I'm going to learn everything in one day or one month or one year, we are in a process of
		
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			learning. That's why this religion I always say, when it comes to offering good deeds to the worship
of Allah, there is no maximum, there is minimum, but there is no maximum that so make sure that you
know what are the minimum that is required from you as a Muslim. Let's say for example, you pray the
five time prayer on Ramadan comes you fast. And basically you know how to perform the Salah how you
perform the sia, there's a cat and the Hajj once in your lifetime, whenever you are capable of
making it, the five pillars, then these pillars when you have it, when you have it strong, when you
have a built, you build on it, otherwise, why it's pillar. It's not pillar just to be Have you ever
		
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			seen a building has five pillars. And that's it, it's a structure to build on it. So that's where
the other things comes, you build on it. Basically, other things that you you need to add to it
later on. So basically, one, be grateful, thankful to Allah to learn your D, three, take it
graduate, step by step, be easy, don't rush to do everything at once. And the last thing I would say
		
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			that basically this religion, guide us to the best of manners, this religion guide us to this very
important aspect of this religion, the spiritual aspect of it, and the concept of mannerism and
ethics.
		
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			Your Eman will not be complete without this aspect. When you are spiritually pure when you are and
this nothing can purify you like avoiding the indecent act, avoiding the sins and at the same time
to beautify yourself with this beautiful manners that Islam taught us. Be gentle be nice be and all
of us have the lights of common sense. It's common sense. So anything you see you hear about the
religion doesn't make any sense to use of common sense ask and basically inshallah it will be
explained to you. We before we go to break tell us right now, I mean, the person obviously when you
come to Islam, you know many people who come to Assam they appreciate Islam, more than people who
		
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			are even brought up in Muslim families. You know, so now you know, they come to the masjid and, and
they take that first step, the declaration of faith that there's no God, but the one guy Muhammad is
the messenger. And now they kind of get over what they're excited, they get the hugs and kisses. And
now they come home, everybody's giving them a book. And they got about 50 books and you know, this
person is telling them Look, do this, roll your pants up, this person telling them cut off with the
girlfriend has been put thrown a miswak in his mouth. And he's like, you know, excited, but kind of
overwhelmed. So when we get back, can you tell us how he can balance this out? So he don't break?
		
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			Absolutely. How's that? I'll be right back and answer this question here.
		
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			But you figure out that man has have a purpose. If you were to take away mosquitoes from the planet,
within a few months, everything dies, and just chip away the mosquito effect. It's a fact mosquitoes
mosquitoes. But if you take away mankind, nothing happens. So this whole ecosystem, this whole
wheel, this whole cycle does it needs you. So why don't you hear?
		
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			Back here on the D show with Dr. Shaikh. We'll leave asuni given some advice to the new Muslims, our
brothers and faith who have made a conscious decision to worship none other but the Creator of the
heavens and the earth Allah. So now they're kind of overwhelmed. All right, they're excited. They
meet all their brothers, they took the Shahada and now they got like 50 books everyone's telling
them do this do that they got you know, all the shakes in the machine. Now everybody out of the love
people have good intention. But sometimes, you know, people can overwhelm someone, give them too
much weight to push. We don't want the person that's too great. So what advice do you give any
		
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			situation? My advice is basically to set your priorities straight when it comes to learning the
religion and and practicing it. There is something called pillars. That is something of fundamental
principle of faith, the article of faith. These are
		
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			The one that you have to start with, and basically the the Pillars of Islam. These are the things
that you start with I shall have the Allah Anna said, if the first thing a lot of you know Quran,
don't drink, don't forget Kate and do this and do that no one will quit fornication, no one will
start with pride. But first thing was the reveal is to have that love for a last minute that is to
have that faith in Allah is to trust Allah is to fear Allah Spinetta is to think about the day of
judgment to know that you will be standing before Allah one day and he will ask you about your
deeds, about what you have done in this world, your life. The more you establish this foundation,
		
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			you put these thick layers in your heart, this belief that when you are ready to go to the next
step, to go into these details, and I said earlier, step by step, the most important thing the
Pillars of Islam, stick to it, do it when you stablish it when you have it basically down Mashallah
you are doing it very well go to the next level, which is the extra prayer the extra volunteers. And
here I want to tell you something, don't get confused. see someone who has knowledge, who knows of
His righteousness, and lead temps. Basically your mentor is somebody that he can help you break this
down to you, consultant. But if you start basically every person, a person Muslim, telling you
		
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			something, you might get confused. And you might also get wrong information. Because unfortunately,
a lot of Muslim, they don't differentiate between culture and religion. So the introduce maybe to
certain cultures, as if it's part of the religion. I know this guy, this brother in Colorado, he
Mashallah became Muslim. They took him downstairs, they took off his suit, and they said it's all
change your clothes. Now you have to wear Muslim clothes. And they put on him like a sorority or a
pants with a long shirt, you know, like this, which is usually dressed in certain countries. Yeah.
Krakow whatever they call it. Um, basically, they put socks on him, and shoes and everything was new
		
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			and everything different color
		
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			you can imagine and put a Koofi and put in his eyes. I'm serious. Like, he knows that. It's a
certain like, it's like a mascara kinda Yeah, you know, some people do that. It's cultural. It's a
cultural thing. And it may be the promises on do it, but also, it's part of his culture. So he went
back to his wife, he knocked on the door. And his wife when she saw him, she thought that this is
maybe a guy from Paula bond or something.
		
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			And she called the police. And he said, I mean, she opened the door. Imagine your husband went to
work with the suit and coming back with completely different clothes from a different culture. And
he said, What happened to you? And he said, I became Muslim. I said, What is that what Muslim Islam
is about is about the clause about just changing your your clause I think this is this just an
example of how sometimes our community behave in the wrong way with the new Muslims. I want them to
look like me or my culture to eat like me. You know what, something good about this religion, this
does not strip you from your culture. If you are Latinos, if you are African American, if you're a
		
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			white American, if you are, whatever Chinese whatever your culture coming from, Islam does not strip
you from culture, you stay with the culture, but the only difference Islam put guidelines to control
this culture. So if you cross the line and you do something wrong, stop the sculpture stop you you
cannot do it. You cannot being part of a cross does not justified but other than that, it's up to
you the way you dress the way you eat the way you live your life as long as you follow the
guidelines of the religion so you emphasize getting to really know the basics that's where it starts
the five pillars of Islam and slowly building from there Yes, and then we talked about the culture
		
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			anything that's good in the culture good food, maybe even good dress belongs is modest dress you
know you're not showing what is considered immodest in Islam you'd like the color of the dress that
can be different from one culture to another Yeah. Okay and becoming a new Muslim one was submitted
his will to the credit and you don't know like this situation have to put on a job and change your
name all of a sudden, but no, it's not because this is prevalent this happens a lot. Yeah, it has
been unfortunate but you don't need to do that at all. There is nothing called Islamic clause it
means a clause that cover your out cover the your private part that's if you're a male or female to
		
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			cover her body. That's what Islamic laws mean. This is not to wear this though but doesn't wear
poofy doesn't. It's not to do with that you can wear whatever clothes that you want, whatever food
that you want to drink, whatever language you use, whatever name that you have. The prophets are
solemn. So many people became Muslim. He never ordered them to change their names and some of their
names are
		
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			Not Arabic names. It could be, for example, Selman alafasy a Persian would not a Muslim country at
that time. A roomie So hi is Romans from from basically Europe he didn't ask him to change his name
because it's not an Muslim name there's no such things called Muslim name there's no such thing as
like a Muslim name no any any name which is has
		
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			a meaning or whatever yeah it's a Muslim name The only knock on a Slavic names if these names will
have a wrong meaning in Islam like somebody call himself god that's an Islamic not accepted or
somebody call himself the slave of so and so. So it has some pagan origins or something yes then you
will be changed if your name is Mike, if your name is Tom, you keep your name, you don't have to
change it and you can continue to dress in your suit and tie up You don't have to throw in the towel
or anything like that now at all, okay, I'm sure many Muslims are learning this is important for
them because, you know, they have this misconception this notion also, and also a lot of people
		
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			became Muslims, you know, new Muslims in the tumble the Prophet Mohammed sauce, Allah, they always
went back to the family, the arrows became part of their family and I noticed some of the numerous
from the moment they became Muslim, they have nothing to do with their family, with their people
with their basically their their the people from the same culture that they belong to. They feel
that Islam encourage you not to be any more have a relationship with your mom or your family or, you
know, that's absolutely wrong. That's wrong tone, absolutely. The stamp encourage you to be better,
basically son better daughter better husband better.
		
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			Basically, father and mother, and uncles and so forth. So you have something so beautiful, don't shy
away from people go to them. And basically share with them the advice that you The beautiful thing
that you have. If you think yourself under a pressure, if you go to maybe some family member, you're
afraid that this is well, maybe take you away from the dean, you cannot face these challenges. In
this case, you know what I would advise you to strengthen your Eman first, then go back to Jupiter.
Basically, to face these challenges the future. One more thing, which is make sure that you hang out
with good people, friends is a very important element. If you're surviving, actually, in this
		
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			religion, make sure that you surround yourself with good Muslims that people will educate you care
about you take you step by step, and they will not take it to an extreme path. Because this religion
has nothing to do with being extreme. Or they will make you just teach you certain cultures, which
is maybe it's not part of your own culture. Yeah, with that said, we're going to take a break and
get some more beautiful advice when we come back here on the show. So type one, God wished him
alone, do what he wants you to do put your desires this thing inside you that just wants this and
wants that and you just can't get enough. You know what you never get enough until the dirts in your
		
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			mouth. Don't let it come to that be sincere and honest as the one who created you to guide us the
first step put off chasing all the women and the good times and the parties and this and that
there's no one worthy of worship except Allah don't wait. You never know that would come today for
you.
		
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			Back here on the deen show, and we're giving some beautiful advice to the new Muslims. Now I
mentioned earlier before I go to my next question, I said Look, look, we're following the same way
of life is all the profit and I said that look, Jesus was a Muslim, Abraham was a Muslim. Am I lying
here? No. at all actually by by being Muslim you just in the same path of all these prophets and
messengers that were sent before Mohammed Salah? I mean, what do you think Abraham used to tell
people to do believe in one, one guy believe in one God and on his messenger? What do you think? No,
I was saying these people. What do you think? All these prophets were doing? The same thing that the
		
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			Prophet Muhammad was saying? worship Allah alone. And basically I'm his messenger. That's why the
Prophet said pulmoquin to be there. I mean, I'm not something new. I'm just similar to all these
prophets on messenger before me. And is Jesus also peace be upon him also did the same thing he
said, worship that the Creator of the heavens and earth on his messenger to you they never call
people to worship themselves. No idols icon saints statues, none of these things right? Nope. Okay.
This is a fact not fiction. You get in here on a daily show. Now our responsibility as a community,
when someone embraces the same way of life evolves, the messengers, Islam, how should we help these
		
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			people?
		
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			That's very good point, actually, for us as a Muslim community, especially in the
		
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			The West when we when we see somebody except Islam and declare his Shahada, the Minister, so many
times allow Akbar we give him a hug and that, and that's about it. And believe it or not those
brothers and sisters who became Muslims, they need a lot of support a lot of education to be
provided the profits are some of them after a part of the city have been accepted a snap, there is
about 200 people accepted Islam from it, the promises are assigned for each one of them, for each
one of them, someone to teach them the religion, to teach them the religion. So what you need to do
when somebody became Muslim, we make sure that we follow up with this brother, but the sister that
		
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			is someone in the community willing to take them step by step teach them how to pray out to make a
vote in the correct way, according to the Sunnah of the Prophet sallallahu wasallam, we must
		
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			provide also a lot of counseling for them. So many of the brothers and sisters who became Muslim,
they came from a lot of struggle or psychological maybe problems, financial problems, social
problems, and they found in Islam answers to these problems. But still, this is the theoretical part
of it. The practical part is upon us as Muslims to provide a practical solution for their problems
for the challenge that they're facing. We must provide these services to them, and not to neglect
their rights upon us as a Muslim community, it's enough to be happy to make dua for them to give him
a hug. And after that, what, who's going to basically help this brothers if he was kicked out of his
		
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			house or the sister if she was kicked out of her house, because she's Muslim, she put to the job,
who's going to help him if he couldn't have if you couldn't survive financially, because he just
became Muslims. I'm not suggesting that it is became a completely welfare kind of system. We provide
help, but we help them to stand on their feet to know that to our brothers and sisters and, and we
mean that, that we really we stand beside them and help them provide the advice, the companionship,
them and their family. So many, so many Muslim told me, Chef, I have no family anymore, no friends.
I'm just like, new. And I need to see that support from the community. And I agree with them. Also,
		
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			one other thing I noticed, sometimes new Muslim comes to us, we kind of have some of Muslim and I
think this is very rude. It is the stare at them. And one of them common complaint from New Muslims.
They said, a lot of time they stare like they look at us terrorists, smile to numerous brothers. Go
ahead and ask them how can I help you please, if you need any help, let me know. So my phone number,
that's what I do. Sometimes, you don't need to stare and look and not reacting. Even some people is
suspicious about those who became a new Muslim. This is shame This is really shame that to see
incident like this.
		
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			One of the things that also I hear a lot about from New Muslims, that when they come to Islam, they
said you know what? We left whatever religion we have, because the most interesting thing in this
religion is authenticity. That's its authentic religion.
		
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			Very clear sources, very reliable sources just on its own that preserved protected. So when we
became Muslim, we come across all these people, everybody give me an opinion me Give me this and we
go in to do this not to do that. I mean, please don't confuse them, provide for them. What is really
in the Quran and Sunnah. don't provide them what cultural you are familiar, or what you think is
good. I remember when this sister, she became Muslim. And she said, shala, I was giving a shot. So
this old lady came. And also then she came in front of everybody. And she gives a massage to her.
She said, Chris must have because you became Muslim. And the poor lady knew you Muslim. She got
		
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			scared. She kissed them. Was this a three times? Like, hold on it? What do you got this from?
There's nothing in the clients and customers. So some people, they are so excited maybe. And they
don't basically realize that I'm introducing something it's not under D know that this is the
process. And finally, also, we have to understand new Muslims, they make mistakes. They not get a
prayer, pray perfectly like you. You're not going to make with like, like one sister. She's a new
Muslim. She came and she is not wearing a long claws or proper cloth for the salaat. He can imagine
somebody pulled her out of the line
		
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			and said, Hey, you cannot pray like this. I'm sorry, I just became Muslim. Right before I saw prayer
and I didn't know what to do. So sometimes the Muslim community have to know you know what you have
any more than Arab country or in the subcontinent where you pray in your locality. And maybe you
never saw any Muslim before you living in a society.
		
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			handler everyday that is somebody accepting Islam. So open up for them be tolerant. Don't be mean,
you know, mistakes will happen. Finally, this guy was prank, the salaat. And he there his phone
ring. So he picked up the phone he said, Honey, I'll call you right back.
		
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			So cute, you know, that we told, you know you can do that in the UK? But don't be mad because he
doesn't know. Yeah, you know, just just relax, take it easy smile, give support, you know, and, and
then the end of the day, I'll tell those brothers who became Muslims even became Muslim for me, or
for my community or anybody's community. You only became Muslim, for him. For the Almighty Allah
subhanaw taala. That's it. If people want to get a hold of you, if they have some more questions,
they're new Muslims, and they need some more guidance. What website do you recommend that people can
visit for some of the questions that they might have? You can either go to a levelup forum, or if
		
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			you have a question related to religion, stuff like that, you go to an online shake. Thank you very
much for the uniform advice. My God Almighty Allah awards. Thank you, thank you. And some great
advice for our new Muslim brothers and sisters who accepted the way of all the messengers, Islam,
their complete and total submission to the one who created you. And that's how you get that peace.
And some great advice. Focus on the basics. The basis establish a direct connection like you have
with the Creator of the heavens and the earth. The prayer five times a day is a cat the five pillars
that he discussed, be around good people. And you can get some more information here at this number
		
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			one 800 662 assan, where we also have some people who are there to help guide you along the way.
It's been set up for those people who want to accept Islam and those people who have accepted Islam.
You can call us and we can hope and we'll help to get you along the way to continue the rest of your
journey. And continue to also tune into the deen show. We'll see you next time until then peace be
unto you.