Yasir Qadhi – Think Positively About Others

Yasir Qadhi
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The speaker discusses the Prophet system's use of apologizing for wrongdoings during conversations about Islam, emphasizing the importance of not apologizing for a wrong excuse and being careful in giving advice to others. They stress the importance of being surgical and being careful in giving advice to anyone claims to be in the business. The conversation also touches on the importance of avoiding false accusations and being smart and justice in the face of a scandal or other issues.

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			Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah All praise is due to Allah subhanho wa Taala who raised the heavens and
created the creation He spread for the earth and beautified it with vegetation and he gave us the
cycle of the night and day in perfect alternation. It is his religion that unites all of mankind the
black and the white without discrimination. Allah azza wa jal has sent down the Quran, his speech
and Revelation, and he sent to us a prophet and whose belief is our salvation. So it is Allah and
Allah alone we worship and bow our heads to in frustration as to what follows realize that ALLAH
SubhanA wa Taala has reminded us to be conscious of him when he says in the Quran, you Hello Xena
		
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			I'm an otaku Allah ha ha Katya. Katya wala temotu illa or anti Muslim on dear Muslims, most of us
are aware in the beautiful incident of two book, three companions remained behind. And one of them
the story of Khabib in magic is well known to all of us Allah revealed Quran about him, that Allah
eventually forgave him. It is mentioned that when the caravan had exited Medina, the prophets Assam
looked around and he said, Where is Khabib in magic? I don't see him. One of the unsought said
sarcastically, ya rasool Allah, He is engrossed in his women and his gardens, meaning that this
dunya seduced him. And he didn't go for the expedition because of his love of this world. So he made
		
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			a passing comment. Immediately more either bingeable said bit some are quotes, what a bad thing that
you have said, for Wallah he, I have no nothing from God except good until now. He defended gab even
though ironically at that time the accusation had an element of truth later on, we find out but more
odd being the scholar that he is, our Prophet system said more odd is the leader of the scholars of
this ummah. And Mohammed is the most knowledgeable of halal and haram Malhotra, the Allah one being
who he is, and that's why he is who he is. He understood that one of the principles of our religion
is that we think the best thoughts of everybody. We don't read in the worst, we think the best and
		
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			I've just called Houston oven, or thinking the best having positive thoughts of our brothers and
sisters in Islam, and it is a fundamental core of our identity of Islamic o'clock. Sadly, with the
rise of the Internet and social media and Facebook, with WhatsApp groups and telephone calls, sadly,
the cultural norm in our times is that we always read in the worst, and we spread gossip about each
and every person in our society, in our circle of friends, frankly, there is hardly a gathering that
any of us attends, except that somebody is mentioned vague issues are brought up and then he is
mocked or she is made fun of because of something that we don't even know the reality of.
		
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			Unfortunately, assuming the worst, slandering has become the norm, and that should not be the case.
Have we not learned from the story of our mother, Aisha Radi Allahu anha, and the slander that
occurred in the lifetime of the Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam. When people assumed when she was
seen with another man, people assumed something they should not have assumed. And Allah subhanho wa
Taala revealed very harsh language in the Quran. Very strict language in the Quran. Allah says in
the Quran, why didn't the believers think the best thoughts in themselves? Why didn't they do that
wonderful movement of FCM Hira, they should have taught the best things. Why did they say the worst
		
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			things and they spread it like gossip? So Allah Subhana Allah Allah commanded us that our hearts
should be thinking pure thoughts of other people. Even if we see two people that should might not be
together, we see somebody exiting a store he should not have been in, we see things that might
outwardly look suspicious. Our religion says we read in the best we think the best and we do not
spread the faults of other people. Even if they are confirmed false, we don't spread them around for
no reason. Have we not learned from the Quran and the Sunnah, we all know of the incident in the
Sierra, when Osama the famous young man whom the Prophet sallallahu Sallam loved when who sama was
		
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			pursuing one of the people on the battle who was a pagan who was fighting against Islam. And right
at the last minute, the pagan turned around, and he shouted out a shadow Hola, ilaha illallah Wanda
Muhammad Rasool Allah on the battlefield. With no escape, he turns around and takes the shahada, and
who sama executed him. News came to the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and to sama was the
most beloved of the young men of all of Medina who sama had been born literally in the house of
Khadija raised up in the household of the prophets of Saddam, he was considered like a son or a
grandson. His father was the adopted son that Allah then abrogated adoption because of Osama bin
		
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			Zayed that Osama Osama was the most beloved he was called a Barnaby, the Beloved of the Prophet
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, when the Prophet saw some heard, he called him in public, his face was
bright red with anger. And he said, Is this true? What I have heard? Notice he verified notice he
verified, you always verify? Is this true? What I heard? Did you execute a man after he said the
Kalama and Osama being on the harsh end if you like he made the excuse ya rasool Allah or messenger
of Allah, he simply said it to save his life. He was on the battlefield, he's about to be killed. He
didn't really mean it.
		
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			And at that stage, what did the Prophet system say? Did you open up his chest and examine his knee?
Yeah. Did you know the reality? You have? No one. Even one person is about to be executed on the
battlefield, you still think the best thoughts SubhanAllah. If there's any a moment where you should
not have has not been, you would think it is right here on the battlefield. If there's any
opportunity where we should say we're not going to listen to this person, he's gonna lose his life.
But even then, our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was angry at Osama, and Osama famously
remarked that I was so embarrassed. I wished that I had embraced Islam on that morning so that at
		
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			least my excuse would be out of school. I didn't know any better, but because I am who I am. I
didn't have that excuse. The point being, the Sierra shows us from beginning to end, that the
default no matter what the circumstances, no matter what the situation, we think the best of our
brother and sister we do not read in we always assume and much less not just the assumption. We
never spread rumor mongering. We never say something about them. Even if it might be true. We do not
speak about it unless there is an actual dire need, which is not the case and 99% of our daily
affairs, dear brothers and sisters.
		
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			The reality of our social
		
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			Media and of our exposition, culture, and of our gossip mills that run is that we have forgotten the
norm of decency when it comes to interaction with other people, the norm of covering up the false
assuming the best and then covering up the worst This is our religion, we assume the best and even
if something has confirmed so and so did something with so and so so and so drank this so and so
took that What business is it of yours to go tell other people to go gossip? Do you not know what
our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, Whoever covers the faults of his brother or sister,
Allah will cover his false on the day of judgment. And whoever exposes the faults of his brothers
		
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			and sisters, Allah will expose and embarrass him, even if he is taking refuge in the sanctity of his
house. Do not follow the faults of other believers or Muslims do not make it your lifeline to find
out what is the laser latest gossip who said what who was seen with what who did what, it's not your
business, if news comes to you interpreted in the most positive manner, and if you must even then
comment on that which is just untrue and do not allow your animosity, your hatred to drag you beyond
what is truthful. Have we not learned in this era as well? There was a famous incident and the life
of the prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam that a man was known to be a drunkard there were
		
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			drunkards even in Medina at that time these sins are rampant in all of human society. He was also
hobby constantly getting drunk and constantly getting punished in public. One time one of the
companions got angry at this man and he said Have you no shame every time you are brought here where
you have to punish you may Allah's Lana be upon you.
		
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			The profits are some was quiet in the corner, he's being punished, he deserves to be punished. At
this the profits of some God angry not at the drunkard but at this senior companion who invoked
Allah's Lana upon this sinner. And he said to the senior companion, do not help shape on against
your brother meaning is already in a difficult situation. Why would you make it worse? Do not help
che THON against your brother, okay, he's a sinner, okay, he is being punished. It is his just
punishment. But do you have to go beyond this? Do you have to invoke Allah's curse? embarrass him
humiliate him, do not help shape on against your brother. And then notice and this is one of the
		
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			most powerful examples of having good pots of other people. Our Nabi sallallahu alayhi wa sallam the
Prophet of Allah in a society were hardly anybody drank in a society where yes, it occurred but who
amongst the scene, none of them drank. None of them drank. It is almost an unknown crime. What did
our profits are some say, in defense of this regular drunkard? He said, For Wallahi. I know that
this man has a love of Allah and His messenger as well. He has a good side as well. I know he's a
drunkard. I'm not defending the drinking. But did you have to invoke Allah's curse? Did you have to
humiliate him in public like this? Did you have to make the situation worse? Did you side with shape
		
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			on against your brother you should have been merciful, kind, compassionate embrace to make dua for
him. Instead, you invoke Allah's Lana on him. So the prophets have some God angry not at the
drunkard, but at the senior companion. And he said to him, why did you side with shaytaan against
your brother? And then he said, For I swear by Allah, I know that this man also loves Allah and His
Messenger along with his drinking. You know, when a person commits a sin, we are all sinners, don't
they also have a good side? Don't they also have some good that they're doing? But hamdulillah Al
Hamdulillah. Everybody who regularly prays and fast has some good deeds as well along with those
		
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			sins. So why don't we look at that as well, even when we must make a declaration, even when this
punishment is taking place. Don't make the situation worse, by embarrassing by exposing by rubbing a
tin. That's not the etiquettes of our religion, dear Muslims, had been sitting in the famous
student, Abu Huraira remarked and with this, I conclude my first thought but beautiful phrase, he
said, anytime something reaches you about any of your brothers, that you don't understand, find a
way out and have some explanation of why he did it. And in case you cannot have anything in your
mind, then assume maybe my brother has an explanation that hasn't occurred to my mind. Maybe I
		
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			haven't thought of the reason why he will be doing this. Always think the best thoughts of your
brother or sister and if you do so, dear Muslim, not only will your tongue be free on the day of
judgment from any sin, but also even in this world, you will live a more comfortable life you will
be at peace, my dear brothers and sisters having your heart full of animosity. You're hunting for
the faults of others. It's not good for your own psyche. have a pure heart. Have a good heart think
the best of other people
		
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			People and you yourself will live a beautiful life may Allah subhana wa Tada bless me and you with
the truth of the Quran and may make us of those whose verses they understand and applies halal and
haram throughout our lifespan. I ask Allah is forgiveness you as well ask him for you is the food
and the ramen
		
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			hamdulillah had wha heard that I had a summit Alladhina Miriad William you will add oil on your cool
local fauna Eduardo. Allah says in the Quran Oh you who believe ah then a boo Cathy ramen oven.
Avoid most evil thoughts most suspicion because some of it is in fact sinful. Notice Allah says most
and not all. And therefore in the second part of the hutzpah, I will quickly point out there are
caveats. Yes, we think the best thoughts of people, that is the default that is the norm, but we are
not fools. And the Prophet system told us to act wisely. And Allah says, Who do Hedra come take
precautions. And the prophets have said the believer is not stung from the same hole twice. The
		
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			default we think good everybody else. But we don't need to think good of convicted criminals that
are swindling us. We don't need to think good of those who have track records that are constantly
constantly doing evil things, and they're evil as well known. So who's Nirvana applies to the
default amongst our brothers and sisters. But when the context clearly indicates that we have run
out of any excuse, when the context is obvious that a person is swindling people one after the
other, or there's a predator that is abusing the trust of the community, or there's somebody who is
doing something that should not be done over and over and over again, then in this case, we do not
		
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			have any patience, and there is no personal one. And in particular, dear brothers and sisters, even
though this is a whole topic altogether, but it needs to be said here as well, that of those whom we
have run out of personal van for are those small group of scholars small group who have a reputation
of supporting tyrannical regimes constantly over and over again. They give fatwas that are conducive
to the power of the people that they are supporting and on whose paychecks they are. There is simply
no excuse no host, not one for a scholar that legitimizes legitimizes killing people in misogyny.
There is no excuse for scholars that are giving fatwas that support royal families and the interests
		
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			of royal families against the interests of the Ummah itself, there is no excuse for so called Urla
Ma, who are attempting to normalize relations with the apartheid Zionist regime of the Middle East.
Well, Allah He These are not people that we have not been for, there is no excuse for supporting the
interests of a royal family against the interests of the Ummah and track record speak volumes. And
when a score quote unquote scholar has consistently danced to the tune of his masters than with all
respect to other Allama we have to speak out, the scholars have to speak out against those other
scholars, and we say point blank, that any scholar who has sold his dignity and sold his will to the
		
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			highest bidder has betrayed the scholarly integrity and the ruling class that our Prophet sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam praised, and these rules are the minority. So don't extrapolate all over. But the
point is that first no one does not apply when the track records are clear. And when there is no
excuse anymore. At that point, Allah says in the Quran is tenable, cathedral men have been not all
at that point. This is of that we can say it is clear that this person has forgotten the interest of
the ummah. And that's something that goes on a case by case basis, we seek refuge in Allah from that
type of corrupt knowledge and that type of leadership, brothers and sisters, the whole but today was
		
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			very simple in your day to day life. If you hear something or you hear of a scandal or your family
or friends, something happens, think the best thoughts make an excuse. And our scholars give a very
quick point line first and foremost, if it's not your business, don't get involved, your thoughts on
your tongue avoided. Secondly, if it is your business, then ask directly go to the source like our
profits, as Sam said to Osama is this true? Is that what you did you go to the source so you hear
the perspective. Thirdly, when you find out then you don't have to spread to other people, you cover
it up. And fourthly, even if something needs to be said or done, you do so with wisdom and justice,
		
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			as demonstrated in the Hadith of the drunkard that you go as much as you need to. And don't go
beyond that. If we follow all of these protocols, these four points, protocols, brothers and
sisters, then in sha Allah Who to Allah will be living a better and pure life and we will be living
a cleaner life and our hearts will be pure, our minds will be pure and our societies will be pure.
We ask Allah azza wa jal for that purity, Allah how many there are in fact aminu? Allah Allah tells
you how to deal with them but Allah Wallah him
		
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			a rough man
		
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			walk I mean of one knee in about golf.
		
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			Essence one it just says one yell that'll go boom bow gone. You're
		
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			gonna laugh at him he forgot
		
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			what home law in law hats. Boom Bucha
		
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			hola hola como
		
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			semi hola Neiman hammy down
		
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			a lot along
		
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			Alhamdulillah here on being an amine
		
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			At all, it's on Deena and him laying in Melbourne behind him Why don't go often looking
		
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			for
		
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			know
		
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			what you're coming
		
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			in Corona, como de la here it's all come in.
		
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			Cody on arabo Amman olam Tumino Anakin Kuno Aslam na wala
		
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			warning a man or female * vehicle what is
		
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			that whole school mean? The bombshell in
		
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			her lawsuit
		
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			Aloha Kalam
		
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			send me Allahu naman Hamidah
		
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			along Muslim
		
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			Allahu Akbar them
		
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			I love them
		
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			along welcome
		
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			send out more
		
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			nine I
		
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			have the first time