Ali Dawah - May 06, 2022


HAS SKEPTA ACCEPTED ISLAM？


Episode Stats

Length

7 minutes

Words per Minute

211.50984

Word Count

1,611

Sentence Count

291

Misogynist Sentences

8

Hate Speech Sentences

11


Summary

In this episode, we talk about the tragic death of a young girl named Bilisan, who was hit by a car in the early morning hours of her morning, and the reaction of rapper Skepta to the news.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 What are you doing?
00:00:02.000 You're doing it?
00:00:03.000 Come on, come on, come on.
00:00:05.000 Come on, come on.
00:00:06.000 Come on, come on.
00:00:08.000 Come on, come on.
00:00:10.000 Bilisan spent weeks in our intensive care unit,
00:00:14.000 and Alhamdulillah, she pulled through.
00:00:17.000 Bilisan is going to be a doctor when she grows up.
00:00:20.000 Is that right?
00:00:22.000 Is that right?
00:00:24.000 Thanks to your help and support,
00:00:26.000 Bilisan is back on her feet and able to walk once again.
00:00:31.000 This is the difference a donation of only £500 can make.
00:00:36.000 Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi barakatuh,
00:00:38.000 brothers and sisters and dear friends.
00:00:39.000 May Allah bless you guys, inshallah, and welcome back to my channel.
00:00:42.000 Brothers and sisters, Skepta.
00:00:43.000 Skepta is somebody that I used to listen to in my Jahiliya.
00:00:46.000 Like, there were some of his tracks that were actually quite nice,
00:00:49.000 and I really enjoyed listening to them.
00:00:51.000 He had one version specifically,
00:00:53.000 which was a popular Turkish singer called Tarkan.
00:00:56.000 It was called Kiss Kiss or something along those lines.
00:00:58.000 And he did his little remix version.
00:01:00.000 I mean, I used to listen to these kind of stuff, you know.
00:01:02.000 And, you know, back in the days, music played a massive role in my life.
00:01:04.000 Never did drugs, never did alcohol,
00:01:06.000 but music was that high that I would get.
00:01:08.000 So I was his fan, I can say.
00:01:10.000 You know, I was his ex-fan, you know.
00:01:12.000 But Skepta is somebody, obviously, who's in the music industry.
00:01:16.000 He's now, I think, in America.
00:01:18.000 I think, even done something with Drake along those lines.
00:01:20.000 But anyways, so he made a tweet.
00:01:22.000 Not tweet, he made an Instagram story, which was sent to me.
00:01:25.000 And by the way, guys,
00:01:26.000 Samaltajan is going to be bringing a brilliant video
00:01:28.000 on the same topic on a different angle.
00:01:30.000 Do not forget to watch that, inshallah.
00:01:31.000 I'm going to tag that, inshallah, as soon as he releases it.
00:01:33.000 So, this is what he said.
00:01:35.000 Here's the following.
00:01:36.000 So, I woke up this morning happy and full of joy.
00:01:39.000 Can't stop crying.
00:01:40.000 Kissing my teeth.
00:01:41.000 Lol.
00:01:42.000 Such a beautiful month.
00:01:43.000 Yeah?
00:01:44.000 Everything I searched for in psychedelics
00:01:47.000 I found by fasting.
00:01:48.000 One of the main things is, I used food to suppress my emotional stress and anger.
00:01:54.000 And anger.
00:01:55.000 Granted, I have learnt these bad traits from somewhere, but still.
00:02:02.000 It's my issue and I have to see my body about it.
00:02:05.000 And I have to see somebody about it, sorry.
00:02:07.000 I'm so thankful and will definitely be fasting again.
00:02:10.000 Even on the regular days.
00:02:12.000 Simply because it is so humbling.
00:02:14.000 Love to my brothers and sisters that are fasting for Ramadan.
00:02:16.000 Eid Mubarak.
00:02:17.000 Okay, that's very interesting.
00:02:18.000 Okay, this was very, very profound.
00:02:20.000 Let's dissect this one by one.
00:02:21.000 Now, it's very interesting.
00:02:22.000 Number one.
00:02:23.000 I woke up this morning happy and full of joy.
00:02:24.000 We like to hear that.
00:02:25.000 You know, it's about positivity.
00:02:26.000 Alhamdulillah.
00:02:27.000 And I want you guys to send this to Skepta, please.
00:02:29.000 Please send this to Skepta.
00:02:30.000 That we should always be optimistic and full of joy.
00:02:32.000 This is a part of us.
00:02:33.000 Like the Prophet peace be upon him said.
00:02:35.000 That Allah is to his servants how he thinks of him.
00:02:38.000 How you think of Allah is how you're going to find Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
00:02:41.000 Can't stop crying.
00:02:42.000 Now for a grown man who's in the rap.
00:02:44.000 Who is, you know, you can say maybe alpha male or whatever it may be.
00:02:47.000 For him to admit that he cries is a big thing.
00:02:50.000 It shows that he's in a place that he doesn't want to be in.
00:02:53.000 For a man to express this.
00:02:54.000 As you know, we have the stigma, etc.
00:02:56.000 We have to be men.
00:02:57.000 We can't cry.
00:02:58.000 That's the reason we have the highest rates for suicide with men.
00:03:01.000 So now, that's one thing.
00:03:03.000 Such a beautiful month.
00:03:04.000 Now what's very very interesting to me was the following.
00:03:06.000 He could have fasted any time.
00:03:08.000 There are a lot of non-Muslims that fast.
00:03:10.000 But he specifically chose Ramadan.
00:03:12.000 Why?
00:03:13.000 Which is very interesting.
00:03:14.000 Because fasting in Ramadan is not just something that we individually do.
00:03:18.000 It's a whole thing that's done around the world.
00:03:21.000 It's a movement.
00:03:22.000 It's something that is prescribed to us.
00:03:23.000 Like Allah says in the Quran.
00:03:24.000 That has been prescribed to the people before us.
00:03:26.000 And it's prescribed to us as well.
00:03:28.000 Fasting is not just what you abstain from food and muta.
00:03:31.000 Because the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said.
00:03:33.000 Allah is not in need of the one who fasts with his tongue.
00:03:35.000 I mean with the food and drink.
00:03:38.000 And he backbites.
00:03:39.000 He slanders.
00:03:40.000 He still does all kinds of other stuff.
00:03:42.000 We fast with our eyes.
00:03:43.000 With our ears.
00:03:44.000 With our tongue.
00:03:45.000 Not backbites on others, etc.
00:03:47.000 So it's very very interesting.
00:03:48.000 Because if I'm not mistaken.
00:03:49.000 He's around a group of people who are staunch Christians.
00:03:52.000 So for him to pick Ramadan is quite profound.
00:03:54.000 It might be that he found that connection.
00:03:56.000 And we ask Allah to guide him.
00:03:58.000 And we always say this.
00:03:59.000 If skeptic is watching this.
00:04:01.000 Only Allah says in the Quran.
00:04:04.000 Only in the remembrance of your Lord would you find peace.
00:04:07.000 And then in another verse Allah says.
00:04:09.000 And if you forget my remembrance you will have a depressed life.
00:04:12.000 Skepta.
00:04:13.000 This is the following.
00:04:14.000 We are programmed to find happiness.
00:04:17.000 Only with the remembrance of God.
00:04:18.000 No woman.
00:04:19.000 No car.
00:04:20.000 No house.
00:04:21.000 No money.
00:04:22.000 No land.
00:04:23.000 No holidays.
00:04:24.000 Nothing is going to replace that.
00:04:25.000 And every time we achieve these things.
00:04:27.000 Get the most beautiful woman in your life.
00:04:29.000 Whatever it may be.
00:04:30.000 And I'm sure there's a lot of girls around you.
00:04:32.000 Houses.
00:04:33.000 Cars.
00:04:34.000 Money.
00:04:35.000 Every time you reach the peak of that.
00:04:36.000 You still are looking.
00:04:37.000 You know what that is.
00:04:38.000 That is your heart seeking God Almighty.
00:04:39.000 And a connection with him.
00:04:40.000 And we think by replacing it with the money.
00:04:41.000 Cars.
00:04:42.000 Cars.
00:04:43.000 Or whatever it may be.
00:04:44.000 That that will happen.
00:04:45.000 No.
00:04:46.000 Because once you give that to the heart.
00:04:47.000 The heart rejects it.
00:04:48.000 Because it says I don't want that.
00:04:49.000 That is not my nourishment.
00:04:50.000 Just as if you have bad food.
00:04:51.000 Your body rejects it.
00:04:52.000 You vomit it out.
00:04:53.000 Because it's not.
00:04:54.000 The stomach is saying.
00:04:55.000 This is not good for me.
00:04:56.000 And that is the same way.
00:04:57.000 The heart is rejecting it.
00:04:58.000 And only in the happiness.
00:04:59.000 Only in the remembrance of your God.
00:05:01.000 Do you find happiness.
00:05:02.000 I know people.
00:05:03.000 That don't have money.
00:05:04.000 They don't have anything.
00:05:05.000 But let me tell you something.
00:05:06.000 They have this deep inner happiness in them.
00:05:08.000 You know why?
00:05:09.000 Because once you have that sweetness of faith.
00:05:12.000 Of worshipping the one true God.
00:05:14.000 And not associating partners with him.
00:05:15.000 And ascribing what he's done for you.
00:05:17.000 And giving the credit to Jesus.
00:05:18.000 Or Mohammed.
00:05:19.000 Or Moses.
00:05:20.000 Or Abraham.
00:05:21.000 Peace be upon all of them.
00:05:22.000 Associating no partners with him.
00:05:23.000 And directly worshipping him.
00:05:25.000 Because when you took part in the Ramadan fasting.
00:05:28.000 You know.
00:05:29.000 Hopefully what you've done.
00:05:30.000 Is that you are doing it.
00:05:32.000 Obviously for you.
00:05:33.000 It might be.
00:05:34.000 Not based on worship reasons.
00:05:36.000 But based on other reasons.
00:05:37.000 But what that shows you is that.
00:05:38.000 Even if that brought you joy.
00:05:40.000 Just imagine if you did that for the sake of God.
00:05:42.000 How powerful that would be.
00:05:44.000 So.
00:05:45.000 Sceptar.
00:05:46.000 Look.
00:05:47.000 Like I said before.
00:05:48.000 And even if you do.
00:05:49.000 I'll make it very clear.
00:05:50.000 I'm not here to be like.
00:05:51.000 Oh Sceptar reached out for me.
00:05:52.000 If you genuinely need some information.
00:05:53.000 Privately.
00:05:54.000 I can try my best to give any information.
00:05:56.000 I'm here.
00:05:57.000 I'm not here to clout.
00:05:58.000 Etc.
00:05:59.000 Oh Sceptar message me.
00:06:00.000 No.
00:06:01.000 If he's sincere.
00:06:02.000 Fairer than me.
00:06:03.000 In these kind of knowledges.
00:06:04.000 When it comes to Islam.
00:06:05.000 So that's all I wanted to say.
00:06:06.000 And another thing.
00:06:07.000 Just one to finish on.
00:06:08.000 Is that look.
00:06:09.000 He has access to.
00:06:10.000 Money.
00:06:11.000 He has access to all kind of girls.
00:06:12.000 They also probably throwing themselves at him.
00:06:15.000 House.
00:06:16.000 Money.
00:06:17.000 Tours.
00:06:18.000 Just imagine.
00:06:19.000 For him.
00:06:20.000 To say.
00:06:21.000 I'm going to fast.
00:06:22.000 That's deep bro.
00:06:23.000 That's deep.
00:06:24.000 That's telling you.
00:06:25.000 Telling us.
00:06:26.000 That none of these things.
00:06:27.000 Genuinely make him happy.
00:06:28.000 The fact of fasting.
00:06:29.000 And abstaining from them.
00:06:30.000 And saying no.
00:06:31.000 To fast.
00:06:32.000 Shows you something.
00:06:33.000 Very deep guys.
00:06:34.000 It shows you that.
00:06:35.000 As human beings.
00:06:36.000 We do not get more happy.
00:06:38.000 By having everything.
00:06:39.000 That we want.
00:06:40.000 Rather that cause us.
00:06:41.000 To be more unhappy.
00:06:42.000 And that.
00:06:43.000 That's the reason.
00:06:44.000 Why there are barriers.
00:06:45.000 And legislations.
00:06:46.000 God almighty.
00:06:47.000 Has put in place.
00:06:48.000 As these protocols.
00:06:49.000 That make us.
00:06:50.000 Be more appreciative.
00:06:51.000 To the things.
00:06:52.000 That we don't have.
00:06:53.000 Because in Ramadan.
00:06:54.000 We abstain from our wives.
00:06:55.000 And food.
00:06:56.000 And stuff that we can regularly have.
00:06:57.000 We can't do it.
00:06:58.000 It's just to appreciate.
00:06:59.000 And like they say.
00:07:00.000 And.
00:07:01.000 Inshallah.
00:07:02.000 If Skepta comes to Islam.
00:07:03.000 Bro.
00:07:04.000 You can seek those.
00:07:05.000 In rightful ways.
00:07:06.000 Be it the money.
00:07:07.000 In the rightful ways.
00:07:08.000 And even women.
00:07:09.000 You are allowed to marry after.
00:07:10.000 Four wives.
00:07:11.000 As a man of high influence.
00:07:12.000 High value man.
00:07:13.000 What you call it.
00:07:14.000 The limit is four of course.
00:07:15.000 But.
00:07:16.000 Those things can be done.
00:07:17.000 And practiced.
00:07:18.000 In the rightful ways.
00:07:19.000 By giving the rights of those women.
00:07:20.000 As well.
00:07:21.000 By marrying them.
00:07:22.000 Etc.
00:07:23.000 But.
00:07:24.000 That's all I wanted to say guys.
00:07:25.000 Hopefully you guys benefited.
00:07:26.000 Share this with Skepta.
00:07:27.000 If you watched.
00:07:28.000 If not.
00:07:29.000 Hope you guys benefited.
00:07:30.000 And do not forget to watch.
00:07:31.000 Smile the Jannahs.
00:07:32.000 Angle on this.
00:07:33.000 InshaAllah.
00:07:34.000 Which is very profound.
00:07:35.000 Till next time.
00:07:36.000 Bye.