Ali Dawah - February 24, 2022MESSAGE TO AKAFIALI - REACTION VIDEO
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Summary
In this episode, I talk about a Somali entertainer who is making music and dancing videos on TikTok, and some of the comments that have been made in the comments section about him. I also talk about the dangers of backbiting and slander, and why it is not befitting for the opposite gender to imitate each other.
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Before the video starts, please help me to reach my target of £30,000 for Afghanistan's emergency appeal, brothers and sisters, inshallah.
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How can we eat in peace, knowing that they are starving?
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As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, brothers and sisters and dear friends, hope you guys are well, inshallah.
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This is a Somali brother who is basically, does videos on TikTok, who's maybe an entertainer or whatever.
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I scrolled through some of his stuff, it's just mainly dancing and music, etc.
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But some comments that I was just scrolling through, I found it a little bit disturbing.
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Because I do know how some people, well a lot of people can be judgmental, you know.
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But I wanted to put a few things in the perspective here, because it's very important.
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Sometimes we don't realise and understand the damage that we can do to our own self, while we might dislike the actions of others.
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And then what happens is, you are the one that ends up losing, you know.
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So I just want to put a few things in the perspective here.
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Number one, that of course, that for example, it is not befitting for the opposite genders to be imitating the other.
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So that's one thing that's clear in our religion, you know.
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There's a hadith of the Prophet, peace be upon him, which makes that very clear.
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That, you know, somebody who, you know, wears the clothes of the opposite gender as well.
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But, for example, one thing that we need to bear in mind here is this.
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That, just because somebody acts a certain way.
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For us to label them, give them names, backbite them, slander them.
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Now, this is a matter of slander, because there are people in those comment section who are literally calling this person gay.
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You know, at the end of the day, in Islam, Islam takes slander very, very, you know, it's very heavy.
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Slander is specifically about, it's about a woman.
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Basically, one of the seven major sins that there's a hadith about the Prophet, peace be upon him, as mentioned.
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This is even in Surah Noor, in the Quran, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala talks about slander very, very harshly.
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You know, and there's a punishment of 80 lashes for anybody that slanders a chaste woman.
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Obviously, slandering a man could be, you know, there could be grave consequences as well.
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So, we need to bear in mind, just because someone acts in a certain way or behaves in a certain way,
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you in no way, shape or form are allowed to call that person a name or spread rumours about that person.
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Now, if you don't like that person, I think it's very silly if you're someone that believes
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that you are going to be backbiting someone you don't like
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because if you understood what the consequence of backbiting is, is that they will get your good deeds.
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Now, not only that, if you have no good deeds left, you'll be carrying their sins.
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So, if this person is committing sins by doing this, let's argue and say,
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you know, it's not permissible, you know, let's say the way he's conducting himself, etc.
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Let's suppose he's falling to sins and he's accumulating those sins.
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Well, hundreds or thousands of you guys that are calling him gay or calling him this or that, etc.
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Under their judgment, you might end up carrying all the sins that he's done.
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So, the point is, why would you go down that route?
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Now, when I see that, I'm not saying, like when I see this person, like he's a Muslim brother to me
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and at the end of the day, you know, believers have to be, you know, close with each other and love one another.
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Yes, this stuff he's doing, I don't approve it.
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Like, to me, it's like, I'm like, it's better if he didn't do it.
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And I'm not just talking about the whole music and dancing thing.
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Like, again, yeah, that is distasteful and it can be classed as haram.
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But, again, what I need to make clear is brothers and sisters.
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Sometimes a person might have personal issues that is going on in his life and they express it in different ways.
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What I'm just saying is sometimes we can just apply good assumptions.
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Applying good assumptions doesn't mean that the action itself is halal.
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But we can try to give good assumptions, etc. and advise.
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We have nothing but love for you, me personally.
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Now, coming to you, my dear brother, I just want to advise you, inshallah,
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because there was a video which went that I found a little bit very disturbing, you know.
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You know, just as a brotherly advice to you, you know.
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It's one that you're drinking something in Starbucks and you're, you know, the way you're, how can I say,
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your interaction with the straw was quite disturbing to me, you know.
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And now, you need to bear in mind that the Prophet, peace be upon him, once left walking with his wife.
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And he went to those companions and he said, just to let you guys know, this is my wife, you know.
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Just so there is no doubt, you know, people, there's no question mark.
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And they said, oh, message of Allah, how could, like, of course we know he's your wife.
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He said, shaitan runs in the blood of Adam, in the veins of Adam.
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This doesn't give an excuse for people to backbite you or slander you.
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But you need to understand, if there's certain things that you're doing,
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Because, like I said before, it's not permissible for anyone to slander or backbite you.
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But for you to go and do certain things, what it does is it leaves people a bit confused, you know.
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And when people are asked without, like, wanting to backbite you and say, look, you know,
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So, the point I'm trying to make here, bro, is that we need, the way we carry ourself,
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I can't be rolling around with a girl, you know, arguing with saying she wears a miniscule, etc.
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Sometimes we need to judge from what's apparent.
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And once again, this doesn't mean you backbite.
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The point is that I might be playing a role in what they're doing.
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You know, like, and I'll wrap up on this, inshallah.
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Like, if we insult somebody's mother in Islam, and if they insult my mother back,
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I carry the sin of him insult to my mom as well, because I caused it.
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So, what I'm just saying is, brother, please just be a bit careful.
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And, you know, may Allah bless you and your family, inshallah.
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I just thought I'd share this with you guys, inshallah.
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And maybe share these videos with him, inshallah.
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And you can see, that's all I wanted to share with you guys.