Ali Dawah - May 19, 2024


MONEY KICKS NEARLY MISGUIDED BY BAD FRIENDS - INSPIRING STORY


Episode Stats

Length

10 minutes

Words per Minute

206.304

Word Count

2,149

Sentence Count

523

Hate Speech Sentences

29


Summary

In this podcast, we talk about the influence of your friends and the people around you on your life. Money Kicks talks about how he was influenced by his friends and how they influenced him to become the person he is today.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 Do you pray five times a day?
00:00:01.000 Of course. Every single prayer in time.
00:00:03.500 Alhamdulillah. Changed my life.
00:00:05.000 And what inspired you to actually start praying five times?
00:00:08.000 I tell people I was surrounded around people who don't pray before.
00:00:15.000 Just imagine the people back in the day when they would have to travel certain distances for months or even years.
00:00:20.000 What is one thing that they would carry with them?
00:00:22.000 The Qur'an. Why? Because they did not have it on their mobile devices or their gadgets.
00:00:27.000 Brothers and sisters. Imagine you have an app. The Qur'ani app.
00:00:31.000 Which not only shows you how much rewards you get.
00:00:34.000 But reminds you to read the Qur'an.
00:00:36.000 Gives you reminders.
00:00:37.000 Download the Qur'ani app now and let it testify for you on your Muqiyama.
00:00:41.000 That you read it wherever you was.
00:00:44.000 Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. Brothers and sisters and dear friends.
00:00:47.000 Today's video is going to be about money kicks.
00:00:49.000 And this is a brother that I have seen his videos.
00:00:52.000 A couple of his videos when he was young.
00:00:53.000 To him growing up. Becoming an adult.
00:00:55.000 And alhamdulillah as you guys know.
00:00:57.000 Once you reach a certain age of our own sisters. We are accountable.
00:00:59.000 And the scholars obviously differ to what that age is.
00:01:02.000 But obviously seeing him being with a specific crowd.
00:01:05.000 And as we're young. I know I come from a jahlia.
00:01:07.000 Before Islam. Before I came to Islam.
00:01:08.000 Eleven years ago.
00:01:10.000 That your crowd has a massive influence on you.
00:01:12.000 The people that you're around could influence you greatly.
00:01:14.000 Alhamdulillah I was kind of a strong headed individual.
00:01:16.000 Where I had friends who would sell drugs.
00:01:18.000 Like literally. When I'm talking about drugs.
00:01:19.000 I'm talking about class A drugs.
00:01:21.000 I never saw drugs.
00:01:22.000 I and my friends will smoke all kinds of drugs.
00:01:23.000 Drink alcohol.
00:01:24.000 I did not find the need to fit in in that manner.
00:01:26.000 But they did influence me in different ways.
00:01:27.000 Many people are not as strong minded.
00:01:29.000 As I was even in jahlia.
00:01:31.000 To not do certain things and have boundaries.
00:01:33.000 But many people fall into many things.
00:01:35.000 Because they're not strong.
00:01:36.000 And this is the reason why it's so profound.
00:01:38.000 Like this is.
00:01:39.000 We can just say just by these narrations.
00:01:41.000 That the prophet is a true prophet.
00:01:43.000 He gives an example of a bad friend to a good friend.
00:01:45.000 But before we get to that inshallah.
00:01:46.000 Let's watch some videos.
00:01:47.000 Where there's one on a podcast.
00:01:48.000 And one video that was sent to me.
00:01:50.000 Of how Money Kicks actually admits that.
00:01:52.000 At one point.
00:01:53.000 Because of his bad friends.
00:01:54.000 He was around that we're not praying.
00:01:55.000 He wasn't praying.
00:01:56.000 And he changed his ways.
00:01:57.000 And another video where he actually.
00:01:59.000 Talks about giving dower.
00:02:00.000 And a lot of people.
00:02:01.000 A lot of us have a perception about.
00:02:03.000 People who are rich.
00:02:04.000 Or come from a welfare background.
00:02:05.000 We have this hatred.
00:02:06.000 Or whatever it is.
00:02:07.000 And we think bad of them.
00:02:08.000 And you know.
00:02:09.000 They're probably all about money.
00:02:10.000 We should not judge people.
00:02:11.000 But anyways.
00:02:12.000 Here are the two videos inshallah.
00:02:13.000 Let's watch them for ourselves.
00:02:14.000 Every single prayer.
00:02:15.000 In time.
00:02:16.000 Alhamdulillah.
00:02:17.000 Changed my life.
00:02:18.000 Alhamdulillah.
00:02:19.000 MashaAllah.
00:02:20.000 Allahu Mubarak.
00:02:21.000 I never felt more happy in my life.
00:02:22.000 More secured.
00:02:23.000 More protected.
00:02:24.000 More stronger.
00:02:25.000 More mentally strong.
00:02:26.000 Like it changed my life.
00:02:27.000 And what inspired you to actually.
00:02:29.000 Start praying five times.
00:02:30.000 I tell people.
00:02:31.000 I was surrounded.
00:02:32.000 Around people who don't pray.
00:02:33.000 Before.
00:02:34.000 And I surrounded myself.
00:02:35.000 With people who pray.
00:02:37.000 And I became like them.
00:02:39.000 You know.
00:02:40.000 So.
00:02:41.000 It's the power of the prophet.
00:02:42.000 Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam.
00:02:43.000 Said.
00:02:44.000 If you chill with someone.
00:02:45.000 45 days.
00:02:46.000 You're gonna get their morals.
00:02:47.000 I think.
00:02:48.000 And I became like them.
00:02:49.000 And Alhamdulillah.
00:02:50.000 I never went back.
00:02:51.000 MashaAllah.
00:02:52.000 You took a lot of rappers to the mosque.
00:02:53.000 Yeah.
00:02:54.000 Yeah.
00:02:55.000 You took.
00:02:56.000 Who?
00:02:57.000 One of.
00:02:58.000 Anneli Choppa.
00:02:59.000 Aisha Speed.
00:03:00.000 Yeah.
00:03:01.000 So.
00:03:02.000 You know.
00:03:03.000 See.
00:03:04.000 Like.
00:03:05.000 We have a platform.
00:03:06.000 So.
00:03:07.000 Me.
00:03:08.000 You.
00:03:09.000 We're blessed.
00:03:10.000 You know.
00:03:11.000 If we have a voice.
00:03:12.000 To spread.
00:03:13.000 Islam.
00:03:14.000 And we inspire one person.
00:03:15.000 That's the ticket.
00:03:16.000 Yeah.
00:03:17.000 So.
00:03:18.000 We have that power.
00:03:19.000 You know.
00:03:20.000 So.
00:03:21.000 We have that power.
00:03:22.000 You know.
00:03:23.000 So.
00:03:24.000 We're the special ones.
00:03:25.000 Did anybody convert to Islam?
00:03:26.000 From you?
00:03:27.000 Like.
00:03:28.000 See.
00:03:29.000 I just show them the Islam.
00:03:30.000 You know.
00:03:31.000 In America.
00:03:32.000 They spread.
00:03:33.000 In the old days.
00:03:34.000 Like.
00:03:35.000 They spread bad stuff about Islam.
00:03:36.000 And.
00:03:37.000 They make us feel like.
00:03:38.000 We're the most bad.
00:03:39.000 The worst people on earth.
00:03:40.000 And it's all.
00:03:41.000 It's not even.
00:03:42.000 This is not the real Islam.
00:03:43.000 You know.
00:03:44.000 They brainwash people.
00:03:45.000 And it's written.
00:03:46.000 Our religion.
00:03:47.000 There will be a signs of judgment.
00:03:48.000 They will.
00:03:49.000 They will try to spoil the image of Islam.
00:03:50.000 Yes.
00:03:51.000 And.
00:03:52.000 They are doing that.
00:03:53.000 So.
00:03:54.000 Alhamdulillah.
00:03:55.000 Now.
00:03:56.000 Islam is getting stronger and stronger.
00:03:57.000 The agenda.
00:03:58.000 In other countries.
00:03:59.000 Yeah.
00:04:00.000 It's powerful.
00:04:01.000 You cannot.
00:04:02.000 You know.
00:04:03.000 It's the truth.
00:04:04.000 If you really read about it.
00:04:05.000 And this.
00:04:06.000 It's the truth.
00:04:07.000 You know.
00:04:08.000 Patrick.
00:04:09.000 But David.
00:04:10.000 No.
00:04:11.000 PBD podcast.
00:04:12.000 He interviews a lot of mafia people.
00:04:13.000 He interviewed the Tate brothers.
00:04:14.000 He interviewed a lot of people.
00:04:15.000 PPA.
00:04:16.000 Iranian.
00:04:17.000 Yeah.
00:04:18.000 Yeah.
00:04:19.000 Like proper.
00:04:20.000 Yeah.
00:04:21.000 Not Catholic.
00:04:22.000 The other one.
00:04:23.000 Orthodox.
00:04:24.000 Orthodox.
00:04:25.000 Yeah.
00:04:26.000 He's really.
00:04:27.000 With his religion.
00:04:28.000 A few days ago.
00:04:29.000 I used to like Patrick.
00:04:30.000 But David.
00:04:31.000 Until a few days ago.
00:04:32.000 He showed.
00:04:33.000 Videos.
00:04:34.000 Of how Islam.
00:04:35.000 Might actually conquer the world.
00:04:36.000 Yeah.
00:04:37.000 And.
00:04:38.000 He was so against it.
00:04:39.000 He was like.
00:04:40.000 Look at you Christians.
00:04:41.000 You're not doing anything to stop me.
00:04:42.000 Why is it a bad thing?
00:04:43.000 I mean.
00:04:44.000 Okay.
00:04:45.000 I understand.
00:04:46.000 He's also talking about it.
00:04:48.000 Yeah.
00:04:49.000 People are scared.
00:04:50.000 So guys.
00:04:51.000 What you saw there.
00:04:52.000 SubhanAllah.
00:04:53.000 As you can see.
00:04:54.000 The first one.
00:04:55.000 Really touched me.
00:04:56.000 SubhanAllah.
00:04:57.000 Like.
00:04:58.000 To know that his story.
00:04:59.000 Of going from.
00:05:00.000 Not praying salah.
00:05:01.000 You know.
00:05:02.000 Which could happen to any of us.
00:05:03.000 Repenting.
00:05:04.000 Changing his ways.
00:05:05.000 The Prophet peace be upon him.
00:05:06.000 Told us.
00:05:07.000 Something so beautiful.
00:05:08.000 The comparison.
00:05:09.000 The example he gives.
00:05:10.000 It's so amazing.
00:05:11.000 He said.
00:05:12.000 Somebody who sells atar.
00:05:13.000 Somebody is a musk salah.
00:05:14.000 Okay.
00:05:15.000 And sometimes.
00:05:16.000 When I'm around him.
00:05:17.000 Etc.
00:05:18.000 Even.
00:05:19.000 And there's many beneficial things.
00:05:20.000 That I take from him.
00:05:21.000 But even if he was not to say.
00:05:22.000 Anything.
00:05:23.000 Beneficial.
00:05:24.000 Or harmful.
00:05:25.000 The fact that you're around him.
00:05:26.000 You will leave smelling good.
00:05:27.000 And the Prophet peace be upon him.
00:05:28.000 Said.
00:05:29.000 A bad friend.
00:05:30.000 Is like a blacksmith.
00:05:31.000 Even if he says.
00:05:32.000 Nothing evil.
00:05:33.000 Or calls you to evil.
00:05:34.000 Being around him.
00:05:35.000 Will be.
00:05:36.000 Will cause you to be in smoke.
00:05:37.000 And dirt.
00:05:38.000 Or for those kind of things.
00:05:39.000 The Prophet peace be upon him.
00:05:40.000 Also told us.
00:05:41.000 That.
00:05:42.000 A person.
00:05:43.000 Is amongst the religion of his friend.
00:05:44.000 The reason why.
00:05:45.000 Allah tells us in the Quran.
00:05:46.000 To not take the Christians and the Jews.
00:05:47.000 As intimate friends.
00:05:48.000 They can be friends.
00:05:49.000 But not intimate.
00:05:50.000 Now.
00:05:51.000 There's such a powerful verse.
00:05:52.000 And this video might be.
00:05:53.000 Maybe watched by money kicks.
00:05:54.000 But.
00:05:55.000 I just wanted to share this.
00:05:56.000 With the audience.
00:05:57.000 And yourself.
00:05:58.000 If you're watching this.
00:05:59.000 SubhanAllah.
00:06:00.000 It is so powerful.
00:06:01.000 And it's in the Quran.
00:06:02.000 In Surah As-Fat.
00:06:03.000 Okay.
00:06:04.000 So Allah says in Surah 50.
00:06:05.000 I'll read from 50.
00:06:06.000 Yes.
00:06:07.000 It's so powerful.
00:06:08.000 And this shows you.
00:06:09.000 Who is talking.
00:06:10.000 Allah is talking in the future sense.
00:06:11.000 Yeah.
00:06:12.000 Then they will turn to each other.
00:06:13.000 Asking questions mutually.
00:06:14.000 A speaker from them will say.
00:06:16.000 I had a companion.
00:06:17.000 In the worldly life.
00:06:19.000 Who used to say to me.
00:06:20.000 Are you one of those who believe.
00:06:22.000 Is it when we have died.
00:06:24.000 And become dust and bones.
00:06:26.000 Is it true that we are going to be recompensed.
00:06:29.000 For our good deeds.
00:06:30.000 He the speaker will say to other people in paradise.
00:06:32.000 Would you like to.
00:06:34.000 Have a look at Jahannam.
00:06:35.000 This is so powerful.
00:06:36.000 Allah is telling us.
00:06:37.000 They are in Jannah.
00:06:39.000 And they are talking about.
00:06:40.000 An event that's occurring.
00:06:41.000 Would you like to have a look at Jahannam.
00:06:44.000 To find out what happened to that companion of yours.
00:06:47.000 Companion of mine.
00:06:48.000 So he will look.
00:06:49.000 And will see him in the middle of Jahannam.
00:06:51.000 He the speaker will say to his companion.
00:06:53.000 This is so powerful.
00:06:54.000 Seen in Jahannam.
00:06:55.000 Just put yourself in that situation.
00:06:56.000 SubhanAllah.
00:06:57.000 Allah is even giving us a warning in the future.
00:06:59.000 Not the past nations.
00:07:00.000 Allah is telling you a situation of a individual.
00:07:03.000 Who is going to be.
00:07:04.000 Who is in Jannah.
00:07:05.000 Yes.
00:07:06.000 Telling us.
00:07:07.000 SubhanAllah of his bad friend.
00:07:08.000 And you know what he is going to say.
00:07:09.000 By Allah.
00:07:10.000 You were going to almost ruin me.
00:07:12.000 Can you imagine.
00:07:13.000 That you have this bad friend.
00:07:15.000 Who is calling you to evil.
00:07:16.000 Not to pray salah.
00:07:17.000 Not to do this.
00:07:18.000 Party.
00:07:19.000 Clubbing.
00:07:20.000 Girls.
00:07:21.000 Zina.
00:07:22.000 All this kind of stuff.
00:07:23.000 And you manage to.
00:07:24.000 With the permission of Allah.
00:07:25.000 And say Alhamdulillah.
00:07:26.000 You manage to escape that.
00:07:27.000 And then you see the consequences.
00:07:29.000 Or the rewards of that.
00:07:30.000 He sees the consequences.
00:07:31.000 If he carries on.
00:07:32.000 And you only see it in Jannah.
00:07:33.000 Like this man did.
00:07:34.000 And he says.
00:07:35.000 By Allah.
00:07:36.000 You were going to almost ruin me.
00:07:38.000 But for the favour of my Lord.
00:07:40.000 I would have been among those produced for punishment.
00:07:43.000 Just like him.
00:07:44.000 Then the speaker will address the other people of paradise.
00:07:46.000 In delight and wonder.
00:07:47.000 Saying.
00:07:48.000 Are we not then to die anymore.
00:07:50.000 Beyond our first death.
00:07:51.000 Nor are we going to be punished.
00:07:53.000 This is indeed a great achievement.
00:07:55.000 For this kind of achievement.
00:07:56.000 All workers must work.
00:07:58.000 This is a direct.
00:07:59.000 Look.
00:08:00.000 Allah sometimes mentions previous nations.
00:08:01.000 Don't fall into.
00:08:02.000 Learn from your lessons.
00:08:03.000 Okay.
00:08:04.000 Like they say.
00:08:05.000 The one that forgets his past.
00:08:06.000 Will not know their future.
00:08:07.000 Not just previous nations.
00:08:08.000 Allah is telling you in the future.
00:08:10.000 Telling you in the future.
00:08:11.000 SubhanAllah.
00:08:12.000 Of a man in Jannah.
00:08:13.000 Warning you.
00:08:14.000 Against those.
00:08:15.000 This is talking about.
00:08:16.000 Obviously a person.
00:08:17.000 Mushrik.
00:08:18.000 Who didn't believe in the hair after.
00:08:19.000 Etc.
00:08:20.000 Who is in the middle of Jahannam.
00:08:21.000 And this man.
00:08:22.000 With the permission of Allah.
00:08:23.000 With Allah's favour.
00:08:24.000 That escaped him.
00:08:25.000 And now saw his companion.
00:08:26.000 His friend.
00:08:27.000 His friend.
00:08:28.000 Wallahi.
00:08:29.000 Let me tell you.
00:08:30.000 This friends that you call friends.
00:08:31.000 On your Maqiyama.
00:08:32.000 They will throw you.
00:08:33.000 And they will throw hundreds of you.
00:08:34.000 Into the hellfire instead of them.
00:08:35.000 So friendship.
00:08:36.000 Like we say.
00:08:37.000 And we talk about this.
00:08:38.000 We say.
00:08:39.000 Blood is thicker than water.
00:08:40.000 Meaning kinship.
00:08:41.000 We say.
00:08:42.000 Iman is thicker than blood.
00:08:43.000 Brothers and sisters.
00:08:44.000 Your true friends.
00:08:45.000 Your true sisters.
00:08:46.000 Is nothing but those who believe.
00:08:48.000 In the battle of Badr.
00:08:49.000 Family members were fighting each other.
00:08:50.000 On opposite sides.
00:08:51.000 You look at.
00:08:52.000 The story of Surah.
00:08:53.000 In the Quran.
00:08:54.000 Nuh.
00:08:55.000 When he said.
00:08:56.000 Made a dua to Allah.
00:08:57.000 And said.
00:08:58.000 Oh Allah.
00:08:59.000 Save my family.
00:09:00.000 When his son refused to come on the boat.
00:09:01.000 And he said.
00:09:02.000 I'm going to go to a higher mountain.
00:09:03.000 Etc.
00:09:04.000 Yes.
00:09:05.000 To be saved.
00:09:06.000 SubhanAllah.
00:09:07.000 Again destroyed himself.
00:09:08.000 Thinking if he goes to a higher mountain.
00:09:09.000 He's not going to die.
00:09:10.000 Yeah.
00:09:11.000 And then.
00:09:12.000 When he was drowned.
00:09:13.000 The family.
00:09:14.000 And Allah.
00:09:15.000 And says.
00:09:16.000 Your family is who?
00:09:17.000 The believers.
00:09:18.000 Understand this concept very well.
00:09:20.000 Your family.
00:09:21.000 Your true family.
00:09:22.000 Your true friend.
00:09:23.000 Your true companion.
00:09:24.000 Is the believers.
00:09:25.000 Nobody else.
00:09:26.000 So brothers and sisters.
00:09:27.000 If you have bad friends.
00:09:28.000 Like money kicks.
00:09:29.000 Like he admits he did.
00:09:30.000 First I want to say.
00:09:31.000 May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
00:09:32.000 Keep him firm.
00:09:33.000 Keep him steadfast.
00:09:34.000 May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
00:09:35.000 Use him.
00:09:36.000 And the means that he has.
00:09:37.000 For Islam.
00:09:38.000 And to make Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
00:09:39.000 The highest.
00:09:40.000 He gets rappers.
00:09:41.000 He invites rappers.
00:09:42.000 Talks to them.
00:09:43.000 Etc.
00:09:44.000 And he takes them to the massage.
00:09:45.000 And gives them Quran.
00:09:46.000 His name should be called.
00:09:47.000 Money dawah.
00:09:48.000 How about that?
00:09:49.000 Does that work?
00:09:50.000 Money kicks money dawah.
00:09:51.000 I don't know.
00:09:52.000 Alhamdulillah.
00:09:53.000 He is a man of dawah.
00:09:54.000 Why?
00:09:55.000 Because the Prophet peace be upon him said.
00:09:56.000 Convey from me.
00:09:57.000 Even if it's an ayah.
00:09:58.000 And may Allah bless and preserve him.
00:09:59.000 For giving dawah.
00:10:00.000 Correctifying his mistakes.
00:10:01.000 Alhamdulillah.
00:10:02.000 And coming back to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
00:10:03.000 And finding true peace.
00:10:04.000 Because indeed Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says.
00:10:05.000 Indeed in the remembrance of hearts.
00:10:07.000 Do hearts find peace.
00:10:08.000 And if you forget my remembrance.
00:10:09.000 You will have a depressed life.
00:10:11.000 And I as a Muslim.
00:10:12.000 Who came to Islam.
00:10:13.000 11 years ago.
00:10:14.000 There is nothing in this world.
00:10:15.000 That can replace Islam.
00:10:16.000 So I invite you guys.
00:10:17.000 Who are not Muslims to Islam.
00:10:18.000 And I ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
00:10:19.000 To keep money cakes.
00:10:20.000 Or she will say money dawah.
00:10:21.000 On the dawah.
00:10:22.000 Till next time.
00:10:23.000 Assalamualaikum.
00:10:24.000 Wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.