Ali Dawah - MUSLIMS LED ME TO LEAVE ISLAM - JASMINE STORY

00:00:00.000 I give Salaam to my people in Bangladesh, Salaam to the people of Marrakech.

00:00:09.520 Okay, Asalaamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh, brothers and sisters and dear friends.

00:00:12.460 So we had a sister, I forgot your name, sister, what's your name?

00:00:16.940 Sister Jasmine, yeah?

00:00:17.860 Okay, Sister Jasmine came to the park, if I'm not mistaken, last year,

00:00:20.920 and we had a discussion about a doubt that you had.

00:00:23.360 So, she wanted to share a story that at one moment, I think,

00:00:28.020 you was doubting Islam, yeah?

00:00:30.180 So we just want to know, for example, because as the brothers in the Dawah,

00:00:34.160 we really want to know, for example, as youngsters, what you're going through,

00:00:37.500 what's causing you to have doubts, what's led to it, yeah?

00:00:40.860 So, inshaAllah, and Sister Jasmine, tell us a bit about your journey to Islam.

00:00:45.800 When did you start kind of practicing, or start practicing?

00:00:48.980 Just tell us a bit about it.

00:00:50.740 So, growing up, I didn't have as much knowledge.

00:00:56.460 I was more grown up on culture, basically.

00:00:59.380 Culture?

00:00:59.840 Yeah, more basically grown up on culture more.

00:01:02.440 So, I started looking at YouTube videos, yours, to be honest.

00:01:07.100 I started looking at yours, and then I started getting into it,

00:01:10.300 and then I decided to take Shahada again,

00:01:12.780 because I realized I wasn't taking it seriously, so I thought it was me.

00:01:15.600 It was around, like, it was kind of after me and you had that talk, kind of.

00:01:21.680 So, it was after me and you had that talk.

00:01:23.520 So, after me and you had that talk.

00:01:24.600 So, when you talked to me, you had doubts about Islam?

00:01:26.460 Yeah.

00:01:27.940 So, that happened, and then I started actually doing the research,

00:01:31.200 rather than be ignorant, because what I used to do here,

00:01:33.040 I used to look at the Christians, I used to think, 0.99

00:01:34.320 oh, you know what, they have a little bit of a point and stuff like that,

00:01:37.420 but then I realized it makes no logical sense, so I came to that conclusion.

00:01:41.120 So, I had a lot of doubts.

00:01:42.980 I used to see, like, obviously no names, but, like,

00:01:45.540 people backbiting here and there in the park,

00:01:48.080 and it made me think, okay, so, if backbiting is not allowed,

00:01:50.880 why are you able to do it yourself?

00:01:52.260 So, you saw an inner conflict within the park?

00:01:53.920 Yeah, and it made me think, so, if this is what Islam is about, 0.86

00:01:57.140 because the thing is, the Christians,

00:01:58.760 the reason why they don't confront each other is because

00:02:00.440 they all just don't care about the book.

00:02:03.840 The book is already, like, gone.

00:02:05.020 It's already written by so many people, they don't care.

00:02:07.240 But with us, we took it seriously, so.

00:02:09.780 When I saw the conflict, it made me want to leave Islam,

00:02:11.960 because it made me think, if this is what it's about, I don't want to be a part.

00:02:13.780 And the conflict you're talking about, are you talking about Muslims

00:02:16.580 sometimes fighting each other, or you're talking about

00:02:19.260 individuals who come to this park, like myself, Mohammed, Mohammed.

00:02:22.700 You know what, you know what, both, both.

00:02:24.840 Both, so both, yeah.

00:02:26.260 Because when I see both Muslims confronting each other, 1.00

00:02:29.380 whether, even if they're Shia or Sunni,

00:02:31.260 it's one thing to debate, but it's another thing to fight.

00:02:33.400 Like, you know, there was this one video,

00:02:34.960 I know it's been happening years ago.

00:02:36.820 What's his name? I don't want to say names.

00:02:39.240 The Shia got chased by so many Sunni boys.

00:02:41.900 When I saw that, it made me want to leave Islam, 1.00

00:02:43.540 because, like, how could you get chased because you're a different sect?

00:02:46.060 I know, okay, look.

00:02:47.460 I know some things might not be the best, like, views or whatnot,

00:02:51.220 but it's not good to do that, is what I'm trying to say.

00:02:54.940 When I saw that, it just made me think, don't want to be a part of it.

00:02:58.340 So, other stuff, for example, you mentioned something specific, yeah?

00:03:02.900 So, you said there were certain things that led to that.

00:03:05.420 So, you've seen Muslims fighting each other, etc.

00:03:07.520 And you mentioned a specific person, which I'm not going to name,

00:03:11.000 that you said his backbiting was something that, yeah?

00:03:15.880 Yeah, and we'll talk about this.

00:03:17.540 And remember, I gave you the example about Brother Isa,

00:03:19.980 may Allah have mercy on him, who died, yeah?

00:03:21.500 Who passed away.

00:03:22.660 And this is the very same brother that I was so, so enraged and angry about,

00:03:27.300 because Brother Isa, he was somebody who came to the park,

00:03:31.440 and he was someone who was a, I would say, the finest example.

00:03:35.100 You know Brother Isa?

00:03:36.180 Yeah.

00:03:36.980 Yeah.

00:03:37.400 His smile, his character, his behavior, his akhlaq, his adab,

00:03:41.400 in this park was unmatched.

00:03:43.320 And this park is not the same without him.

00:03:45.280 I'll be very honest with you.

00:03:46.080 It's not the same without him.

00:03:47.780 And, subhanAllah, this brother that you was talking about as well,

00:03:51.580 to backbite him, somebody who has passed away,

00:03:54.040 that really annoyed me, that really hurt me, yeah?

00:03:56.640 So, sometimes, like, I don't want that conflict to happen.

00:03:59.280 I'll be honest with you.

00:03:59.820 These conflicts, I don't want to happen.

00:04:01.460 That's why I never, ever, I avoided,

00:04:04.320 that brother had problems with us for a long time, yeah?

00:04:06.280 And I tried to avoid it.

00:04:07.240 You know why?

00:04:07.840 Because I don't want youngsters to be watching that

00:04:09.840 and be like, oh, look at these guys fighting each other.

00:04:11.280 because Yaqeen Institute in America 0.64

00:04:13.540 done a study, done a research,

00:04:15.160 and they found out that

00:04:15.940 one of the main reasons why a lot of Muslims leave Islam

00:04:18.960 is because inter-conflict, inner-conflict.

00:04:21.580 And that is a fine example.

00:04:22.680 When you came to me today and said,

00:04:24.100 Brother Ali, you know what?

00:04:25.880 So, those are the things I saw in the park

00:04:27.100 and you mentioned this brother,

00:04:28.300 which I said, don't mention his name.

00:04:30.420 That's sad because, let alone you as a Muslim, 1.00

00:04:33.740 Brother Isa's family,

00:04:34.720 they got in contact with me

00:04:36.440 and they were so angry.

00:04:38.300 Like, you didn't have nothing good to say

00:04:40.420 about Brother Isa.

00:04:41.440 Someone like Isa.

00:04:42.140 Look, if it was me,

00:04:43.140 I would say, you know what?

00:04:43.640 Sometimes I'm controversial.

00:04:44.800 Sometimes I do things that upset people.

00:04:46.500 But to come and pick on Brother Isa,

00:04:48.800 sorry about him,

00:04:49.780 people, someone like Brother Isa

00:04:51.440 and somebody who's just passed away,

00:04:53.540 for you to come and,

00:04:55.600 you know, make him look like he's someone bad,

00:04:57.960 oh, Allah mustang,

00:04:58.940 don't watch his video, etc.

00:05:00.740 How did you feel when you,

00:05:01.760 did you see that video, by the way?

00:05:02.680 How did you feel when you saw someone,

00:05:05.600 a believer, a Muslim,

00:05:07.840 justifying, backbiting a believer?

00:05:11.200 From the videos I saw,

00:05:13.140 I never saw a single thing he said that was wrong.

00:05:14.980 I never, my honest,

00:05:16.000 he didn't do it yourself.

00:05:16.880 Yeah, I never,

00:05:17.560 I didn't see anything wrong.

00:05:18.820 Like, if he,

00:05:20.020 if he was like a fight or something in the park,

00:05:22.100 I'd understand,

00:05:22.800 but he didn't do anything.

00:05:24.400 Like, obviously,

00:05:25.300 he had a sweet personality.

00:05:26.280 That's what I saw personally.

00:05:27.160 I feel like you have every right to feel,

00:05:29.320 the way you felt,

00:05:30.020 because I wouldn't say he was upset.

00:05:32.000 I would say he was upset,

00:05:33.160 because the thing is,

00:05:34.600 the thing is,

00:05:36.180 I'm thinking,

00:05:36.760 what did the guy do?

00:05:38.320 And we found out later,

00:05:40.060 which is,

00:05:40.400 Wallahi,

00:05:40.700 so profound,

00:05:41.860 Dawood had a interview with him,

00:05:43.980 before,

00:05:46.020 yeah,

00:05:46.780 and we found,

00:05:47.620 and subhanAllah,

00:05:48.000 it's as if he was speaking from the dead.

00:05:49.580 Wallahi,

00:05:49.900 it's as if,

00:05:50.560 this interview came out later.

00:05:51.900 It was recorded a long time ago,

00:05:53.440 but once he passed away,

00:05:54.720 Dawood told me about it.

00:05:55.600 May Allah bless him, yeah.

00:05:56.320 Dawood told me.

00:05:57.480 And in that video,

00:05:58.320 he left this group.

00:06:00.800 Yeah,

00:06:00.980 this group who comes here,

00:06:02.340 and everyone's in the park,

00:06:03.620 yeah,

00:06:04.180 Brother Mansour,

00:06:05.160 Brother Hashim,

00:06:06.000 Mohammed Hijab,

00:06:06.920 Adnan Rashid,

00:06:07.700 all of us in the park,

00:06:09.000 we go and eat together.

00:06:10.060 We talk together.

00:06:11.420 We move together,

00:06:12.460 and even if we say,

00:06:13.440 we're not going to talk to somebody,

00:06:14.460 we don't talk to that person together.

00:06:15.960 The only person that doesn't come and join us,

00:06:18.300 is this group,

00:06:18.880 in the park.

00:06:20.060 You'll even see them,

00:06:21.000 moving around in groups,

00:06:22.380 yeah.

00:06:23.320 And we're thinking,

00:06:23.980 subhanAllah,

00:06:24.280 Allah says in the Quran,

00:06:25.140 to be merciful to the Muslims.

00:06:27.580 And towards each other,

00:06:28.380 be merciful.

00:06:29.320 You move merciful towards the non-Muslims, 0.95

00:06:31.020 not going to be merciful.

00:06:31.360 Thank you.

00:06:31.900 Why?

00:06:32.520 But that's the thing is,

00:06:33.340 why?

00:06:33.680 Now let me tell you something,

00:06:34.320 sister, yeah?

00:06:34.920 Some people are going to come and say,

00:06:35.860 oh, you're planted.

00:06:37.580 Did I tell you to come here?

00:06:39.060 Did I tell you to come and approach me?

00:06:40.780 I approached you.

00:06:41.840 Okay,

00:06:42.060 taken off by Allah, 0.94

00:06:43.060 if this is,

00:06:43.740 because I know,

00:06:44.220 let me tell you something,

00:06:44.560 people are going to think,

00:06:45.400 that I probably staged this.

00:06:47.180 I swear upon Allah,

00:06:49.020 may Allah deal with me,

00:06:50.200 if I ask you to come.

00:06:50.960 Did I ask you to come?

00:06:52.360 Tell us what happened.

00:06:53.900 So I approached Ali,

00:06:55.360 wallahi I approached Ali,

00:06:56.420 because I mentioned,

00:06:57.660 I came here for the same reason,

00:06:59.060 that I just wanted to see what was going on,

00:07:00.460 but I saw a lot of things,

00:07:02.680 so I just wanted to ask Ali about it.

00:07:04.100 and I just told him that,

00:07:06.200 I felt really upset that,

00:07:07.340 there was a lot of conflict from this,

00:07:09.560 I'm not trying to be rude,

00:07:10.500 this couple of people,

00:07:11.860 so I wanted to adjust it,

00:07:13.240 and see why,

00:07:14.640 why?

00:07:15.180 Because I wanted to know,

00:07:16.460 whether it's from your sect,

00:07:17.320 or is it from your sect,

00:07:17.940 I don't even know the sects,

00:07:18.760 that you guys are on about,

00:07:20.240 so I just wanted to see which one it was.

00:07:21.500 Exactly,

00:07:22.120 exactly,

00:07:22.800 and that's why,

00:07:23.440 so the people who are watching this,

00:07:25.140 brothers and sisters,

00:07:26.280 wallahi sometimes,

00:07:27.440 when there's conflict with other Muslims,

00:07:28.940 we avoid it.

00:07:30.180 We try our best,

00:07:31.000 because you know why?

00:07:31.840 We know our youngsters who are watching this,

00:07:33.860 like this sister,

00:07:35.120 she was on the verge of leaving Islam,

00:07:37.100 yeah,

00:07:37.420 she was on the verge,

00:07:38.440 or she may have done that. 0.99

00:07:40.140 Why?

00:07:40.900 Because unnecessary conflict.

00:07:44.000 Oh, you don't take from my teacher.

00:07:45.800 Yeah, Aki,

00:07:46.120 what is wrong with you?

00:07:47.220 Who is his teacher?

00:07:48.400 Who is his teacher?

00:07:49.800 Someone,

00:07:50.560 yeah,

00:07:50.860 the point is this,

00:07:52.360 the issue is this,

00:07:54.160 that arrogance,

00:07:55.520 arrogance,

00:07:56.080 because shaitan's fall,

00:07:57.520 everybody talks about this,

00:07:58.480 yeah,

00:07:59.020 do you know shaitan was a worshipper of Allah?

00:08:01.540 He was,

00:08:02.300 and then he'd serve.

00:08:03.100 You know he was a very righteous.

00:08:04.640 So much so,

00:08:05.160 Allah says in the Quran,

00:08:05.980 when we ask the angels to prostrate,

00:08:07.720 all of them prostrate,

00:08:08.980 except Iblis.

00:08:09.600 Iblis is not an angel. 0.94

00:08:10.900 He was at the ranks of the angels.

00:08:13.460 Arrogance,

00:08:13.940 arrogance,

00:08:14.560 arrogance.

00:08:15.000 The way when we move,

00:08:15.880 if I move around,

00:08:16.700 like I'm an arrogant person,

00:08:18.380 self-righteous,

00:08:19.680 oh,

00:08:19.880 Aki,

00:08:20.140 this guy's misguided,

00:08:21.020 he's misguided,

00:08:21.620 he's misguided,

00:08:21.940 oh,

00:08:22.100 mashallah,

00:08:22.460 Allah made Jannah just for you. 0.99

00:08:24.040 Wow,

00:08:24.500 bravo.

00:08:25.140 So Allah made the whole Jannah 1.00

00:08:26.520 for you and your buddies

00:08:27.840 and your homies.

00:08:29.120 And the reason why I'm so angry

00:08:30.640 for the sake of Allah

00:08:31.560 is because we see,

00:08:32.980 you're the one,

00:08:33.460 you came with your own mouth here

00:08:34.560 off camera

00:08:35.180 and said, 0.97

00:08:36.160 certain Muslims caused me 1.00

00:08:37.500 to nearly leave Islam 0.99

00:08:38.480 or I left Islam.

00:08:40.020 And that's a burden upon us

00:08:41.780 when we fight with each other 0.93

00:08:43.620 for silly, 0.57

00:08:44.500 petty stuff. 0.76

00:08:45.520 Oh,

00:08:45.620 bravo,

00:08:45.820 you're not for my clique.

00:08:46.520 But ban you and your clique. 1.00

00:08:48.260 Ban you and your clique. 0.98

00:08:49.540 Who gives a damn about your clique? 0.91

00:08:50.940 Just because,

00:08:51.540 oh,

00:08:51.720 we're Salafi,

00:08:52.400 we're this,

00:08:52.780 we're that.

00:08:53.500 So many youth,

00:08:54.460 and this is evidence,

00:08:55.420 brothers and sisters,

00:08:56.200 Yaqeen Institute carried out a study

00:08:58.080 that shows Muslim youth

00:08:59.680 leave Islam 1.00

00:09:00.680 just like this sister.

00:09:01.840 Why?

00:09:02.400 Because inter-conflict.

00:09:04.260 Unnecessary conflict.

00:09:05.840 So we ask people

00:09:07.160 who are watching there,

00:09:07.940 inshaAllah,

00:09:08.680 and you're a Muslim now.

00:09:10.440 May Allah bless you,

00:09:10.980 sister.

00:09:11.180 Eid Mubarak,

00:09:11.780 inshaAllah,

00:09:12.220 I hope your Eid is going well.

00:09:13.320 We ask Allah to keep you firm,

00:09:14.980 yeah,

00:09:15.380 and wallahi,

00:09:16.120 this attitude of arrogance.

00:09:17.980 And one thing that as Muslims we do

00:09:19.400 is we look at someone's

00:09:20.540 outer appearance.

00:09:21.700 Oh,

00:09:21.900 I wear the hijab,

00:09:22.920 niqab,

00:09:23.360 look at his beard and foam.

00:09:24.700 Yaqeen,

00:09:25.000 okay,

00:09:25.340 good,

00:09:25.600 that's good,

00:09:25.960 don't get it twisted.

00:09:26.900 How many people

00:09:28.340 would look at this sister,

00:09:30.040 oh,

00:09:30.200 she doesn't wear a hijab,

00:09:31.440 oh,

00:09:31.760 Astaghfirullah.

00:09:32.700 Yaqeen,

00:09:33.700 yes,

00:09:34.100 the hijab,

00:09:34.620 you know,

00:09:34.920 it's fired on you,

00:09:35.460 yeah,

00:09:35.980 and you're working on it.

00:09:37.280 But to come and demonize her, 0.59

00:09:39.380 oh,

00:09:39.560 she's like this.

00:09:40.120 Yaqeen,

00:09:40.280 I'm so sorry.

00:09:41.180 I've seen a lot of hijabis 1.00

00:09:42.580 that do a lot of wrong stuff.

00:09:44.240 And I've seen a lot of sisters

00:09:45.280 who don't wear the hijab 0.99

00:09:46.000 but praise Salah.

00:09:47.120 The point is this,

00:09:48.840 Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala 0.81

00:09:49.680 says in the Quran

00:09:50.240 in Surah Baqarah,

00:09:50.900 Wallahi,

00:09:51.220 I love these verses.

00:09:52.560 Allah says,

00:09:53.960 when you slaughter an animal,

00:09:55.440 yeah,

00:09:55.800 we're in this Eid,

00:09:56.900 yeah, 0.83

00:09:57.560 when you slaughter an animal,

00:09:58.700 it's not the blood

00:09:59.400 or the flesh that reaches Allah,

00:10:00.820 but it is the taqwa.

00:10:02.380 So what's Allah trying to tell you?

00:10:03.520 Allah is telling you, 0.87

00:10:04.580 when you sacrifice an animal,

00:10:06.020 it is not the blood

00:10:07.420 nor the flesh

00:10:08.440 that reaches Allah.

00:10:09.520 It is the taqwa.

00:10:10.920 Allah says in the Quran

00:10:11.860 that He has given us garments,

00:10:13.700 clothing,

00:10:14.360 to hide our shame.

00:10:15.860 Allah says,

00:10:16.600 the taqwa,

00:10:17.440 the clothing of taqwa

00:10:18.800 is more beloved.

00:10:20.740 Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala 0.81

00:10:21.560 says in the Quran,

00:10:23.020 facing east or west

00:10:25.020 is not righteousness,

00:10:25.980 Baba.

00:10:26.900 Don't think,

00:10:27.480 oh,

00:10:27.640 I'll face the Kaaba. 0.81

00:10:28.860 So righteous.

00:10:30.160 Allah is saying,

00:10:31.000 facing the east or the west

00:10:32.620 is not righteousness.

00:10:34.420 And lastly,

00:10:35.280 I'll finish off this,

00:10:36.160 Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala 0.81

00:10:36.920 says,

00:10:37.640 when the Munafikun 0.98

00:10:38.440 were building a masjid,

00:10:40.340 yeah,

00:10:40.560 Masjid Diral,

00:10:41.460 when they were building

00:10:42.280 a masjid

00:10:42.940 to plot against the Muslims, 0.97

00:10:45.020 Allah says,

00:10:45.500 it is more deserving

00:10:46.660 that you worship

00:10:47.940 in the masjid of taqwa.

00:10:49.440 From the clothes

00:10:50.260 that you wear

00:10:50.780 to the animal

00:10:51.360 that you sacrifice,

00:10:52.260 to the direction

00:10:52.920 that you face

00:10:53.620 to the masjid

00:10:54.600 that you're in.

00:10:55.380 Taqwa,

00:10:55.800 taqwa,

00:10:56.200 taqwa,

00:10:56.580 taqwa.

00:10:57.020 But what do we do?

00:10:58.220 Oh,

00:10:58.420 that person,

00:10:59.020 he's got a beard.

00:10:59.700 He must be so righteous.

00:11:01.300 He's done a video

00:11:02.060 with 100 books behind him.

00:11:03.700 Allahu Akbar.

00:11:05.120 Subhanallah.

00:11:06.220 Brothers and sisters,

00:11:07.300 let's look at

00:11:07.880 the inner dynamics

00:11:08.700 of someone

00:11:09.200 and let's not judge people

00:11:10.760 and avoid these

00:11:12.060 petty conflicts

00:11:14.080 that cause

00:11:14.900 our youngsters,

00:11:15.700 our youth,

00:11:16.120 our sisters,

00:11:16.780 our brothers

00:11:17.340 to leave Islam. 0.85

00:11:19.060 Is there any last words

00:11:19.860 you would like to say?

00:11:20.460 Sorry,

00:11:20.740 I went on a bail.

00:11:21.200 I'm really passionate.

00:11:22.180 Is there anything

00:11:22.520 you would like to say?

00:11:23.080 I don't really have

00:11:25.140 anything to say.

00:11:25.920 Okay.

00:11:26.500 May Allah bless you,

00:11:27.100 sister,

00:11:27.340 inshallah.

00:11:27.640 If you have any doubts,

00:11:28.880 if there's anything

00:11:29.440 that you want to ask,

00:11:30.400 we're here as your brothers.

00:11:31.700 We're here,

00:11:32.080 inshallah,

00:11:32.380 to help you,

00:11:33.380 inshallah,

00:11:34.220 to make sure

00:11:34.860 we're not here to judge.

00:11:35.920 Wallahi,

00:11:36.200 I never,

00:11:36.620 I don't think

00:11:37.120 I'm better than you.

00:11:38.060 Wallahi,

00:11:38.280 you might be better than me

00:11:39.240 in Allah's eyes

00:11:39.880 100 times.

00:11:41.000 We ask Allah

00:11:41.540 subhanahu wa ta'ala

00:11:42.120 to make you firm,

00:11:43.280 inshallah.

00:11:44.080 And yeah,

00:11:44.900 may Allah bless you

00:11:45.380 for your time.

00:11:45.900 Assalamualaikum

00:11:46.420 wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

00:11:47.440 Thank you.

00:11:48.180 Brothers and sisters,

00:11:49.260 assalam corner,

00:11:50.240 our aim here

00:11:50.920 is to dialogue.

00:11:52.000 We're here to dialogue

00:11:52.620 with our youngsters.

00:11:53.960 We're not here

00:11:54.380 to judge people.

00:11:55.420 We want people

00:11:55.820 to come and open up to us,

00:11:56.980 talk to us.

00:11:57.740 Let's have a heart to heart,

00:11:59.040 inshallah.

00:11:59.700 And we invite anybody

00:12:00.900 around the world,

00:12:01.860 you come to Speakers Corner,

00:12:03.120 come visit us.

00:12:04.260 Inshallah,

00:12:04.620 assalam corner,

00:12:05.680 assalamualaikum

00:12:06.380 wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

00:12:09.440 Thank you,

00:12:09.960 sister.

00:12:10.240 May Allah bless you.

00:12:10.920 If you need anything,

00:12:11.860 we're here.

00:12:12.700 Thank you.

00:12:17.760 Yes,

00:12:19.160 we're going to 100.

Ali Dawah - August 03, 2020

MUSLIMS LED ME TO LEAVE ISLAM - JASMINE STORY

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