Sheikh Hamza Yusuf: Creed Of Imam Al Tahawi p1

[TheKap1an]

0:21, there's noor coming from the shaykh's face, mashaAllah. One of the proofs of Islam for me is Hamza Yusuf himself. An embodiment of the spirit of Islam.

[CkimCharles]

Thanks a lot for the upload, ... Hamza Yusuf has done incredible things to support this ummah. And I'll take his old work anytime, that was more on the sunnah. Now he's no longer trustworthy, and he's more in one of the strange paths of the sufiya.

May ALLAAH guide him and his family alright, and forgive there sins. And let them end on the straight path. I really benefited a lot from him back in the day. Everybody has their evolution But still, may ALLAAH guide him, ameen. 12-03-2011 Sat

[Famalang]

A very enlightening interview. Thanks to Sheikh and Mr Aftab Malik for the enlightened insight into the Deen ul Haq. Sheikh Hamza is a blessing in that he could clearly articulate ideas and concepts in a very easy and simple language. Blessing to Mr Aftab Malik too for grabbing the chance of the Sheikh's presence to help drink from the treasure of wisdom. I once prayed by Mr. Aftab Malik in a mosque on St. Marks road in Bristol but fell short of telling him "thank you for the interview."

[Anomiman]

Please tell me where can I buy a hat like that

[sms54]

ahuren...looking beautiful is also sunnah. for a person of shaykh hamza's status, im sure if he grew patches on his face, it would not look nice nor would it help in his dawah efforts. check yourself before judging others.

[sadiaj100]

It is amazing how we can just ignore all that the Sheikh has to offer us .but point out to how he looks.Please, cherish what we have been gifted from Allah (swt) illam through this Sheikh .We are all humans and bound to make mistakes no one is perfect except the Creator Allah(swt) and as another member saidt this is not the Sheikh's choice but the way his hair grows .Please dont wait around looking for him to make mistakes but learn from what he has to offer.May Allah guide us all

[ahuren]

) "Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) ordered us to trim the moustache closely and spare the beard" says Ibn Umar.

- Muslim, Hadith no. 449

[ahuren]

why sheyh your having french bead?(4) Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) says: "Trim closely the moustache, and let the beard flow (Grow)."

- Narrated Ibn Umar (R.A.) in Muslim, Hadith no. 498

[tehtapemonkey]

Not that this should even have to be brought up, but Shaykh Hamza is incapable of growing hair on any other part of his face. He has a goatee because that is all he can grow.

[TehNetherlands]

Religion is for the closed-minded and gullible.

[ihsansville]

Ash'aris and Maturidis are the true defenders of Ahlu Sunnah. the Wahhabis want to get rid of the Ash'aris because the Ash'aris are the guardians of the Iman pillar of Islam in its intellectual formulation. the Wahhabis want to get rid of the Sufis because it is the guardian of Ihsan, the spiritual pillar of Islam. They want to be rid of the 4 Madahib because they are the Guardians of Islam's outward, or the pillar ISLAM. they hate the praise of the prophet (pbuh). Wake up, ppl. thy are cancer

[Maturidi333]

Bro u could have not said this any better!!!!!!!! agree with u 100%

[mohammadazami]

Please Dont talk to each other like this what would the prophet say if he about how you speak to each other?

Respect one another and if you disagree with them talk to them gently don't mock and scoff. Start with salam and end with salam.

[SowSistah]

What is the meaning of the red hats ?

[zakuk77]

Exposing the oft-repeated lies of the covert Jahmi Ash'airah:

asharis . com

All sources are fully referenced for your pursual.

[17shams]

Jazak Allah Khairan for the upload. Love Shaykh Hamza Yusuf! May Allah bless him and increase him in Imaan (Ameen)

[zakuk77]

I have spoken to sufis who care less about what the Quran and Sunnah say, they give more weight to their intellect and logic and believe they have a direct 'hot phone' to Allah! Lets not even get into their ideology of wahdatal wujood or heresies like fana and sama etc.

[palo4lyf]

lol u wahhabis r funny, Hamza yusuf exposes u, imam tahawi refutes u with his sayings mayb u should read the book u mujjasimah, and pray 2 ur sitting laughing god whom has 4 hands and 2 eyes and is in the sky, much similar 2 idol worship

[a2zproductionz]

Brother with all due respect i dont think you understand. Allah (SWT) does have hands -why do we say this, because, Allah says so in the Quran surah 5:64 and in surah 39:67. He (swt) also affirms for himself a Noble and Majestic face in The Quran in surah 55:27.

[a2zproductionz]

In other words when Allah says he has a face or a hand, we say yes Allah does have a Face and a hand because He (swt) said so, but we also say that this Face and this Hand are not the same Face and Hand we humans have, rather his Face and His Hand are in a manner that befits his Majesty and no one know how they look.

[bonnyhero1234]

@a2zproductionz And sorry brother a few spelling mistake i need to fix...

'So 'WHO' gave us authority to judge each other and make kufur to each other, if the prophet never done so'

'If Allah commanded us to 'TALK' to a christian and jew in respect. What about your muslim siblings.Its time to WAKEUP! '

[a2zproductionz]

@bonnyhero1234 asalamualaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu akhi, barakaulafeek for this reminder, May Allah reward you for your intentions akhi. I agree with you we should all unite upon the pure teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (salalahu alayhi wasalam).

[a2zproductionz]

And this is the belief of the salaf (the first three generations of Islam) regarding all the attributes of Allah that Allah says He has. Again this is how the Sahaba and the next 2 generations of Muslims understood the Attributes of Allah. That is also why you find that there is no one, and I challenge you to quote me someone from the first free generations of Islam that had the beliefs you have.

[a2zproductionz]

The understanding that you call to came about long after the first 3 generations. I advice you and myself to fear Allah. A good book to read about this topic is An introduction to the sciences of the Quran by Yasir Qadhi . Forgive me if i i come acros rude , look foward to your responce take care brother

[bonnyhero1234]

@a2zproductionz Salam(: Nothing wrong with what your saying.We all believe Allah hand is nothing like ours. But a challenge? Abdullah Bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him)his from the Salaf correct? And rasullah sallahuaalayhi wa salam made dua for him 'O Allah increase his knowledge in fiqh and taweel'. Abdullah Ibn Abbass says Allah hands is Allahs power, Allah laughs means Allah is please etc. This is from the Salaf.

[bonnyhero1234]

@a2zproductionz And also i dont understand why people are so into taweel. Its not good. People Should read surat imran verse 7. And all of it with tafseer. People should focus on there Ibadah and stop thinking about taweel. No one knows taweel except Allah. Its clear in the Quran. Wallah its enough to believe Allah is nothing like hes creatures. Laysa Kamfelihi Shay.Thats all and do like the sahabi and salaf read through it and accept. Thats it! Its sickening seeing the muslim split.

[bonnyhero1234]

@a2zproductionz Enough is enough. Allah says that there will be the ones focusing on the ayat mohkemat (unclear verses) for the purpose of fitna. And cant use see this fitnah amongst the muslim happening? you have wahabies and sufis and i dont know what else groups. Its a joke my brother. Everyone ask your self this question. If the Prophet Peace Be Upon Him came and seen us in this condition to an extent some brothers are making kufur to each other, Is HE (p.b.u.h) going to be proud of you?

[primomysterio]

@bonnyhero1234 a 'sufie" is nothing like a wahabie as sufies dont invent a new madhhab---they may belong to any of the 4 valid madhahib

[bonnyhero1234]

@a2zproductionz He knew who the hypocrites were and he didnt do nothing. And he only told one sahaba. So he gave us authority to judge each other and make kufur to each other, if the prophet never done so. And if you want to act like the salaf then bring me evidence that the salaf were acting the same way the muslims are acting these days? Bring me evidence were the salaf said his a kafur to a person that prays 5 times a day, fasts and performs all the farud? Wallah the salaf werent like this!

[bonnyhero1234]

@a2zproductionz And im sorry if you feel im coming out harsh. But its sickening!!! And im not having a go at you brother im advising my brothers and sisters in Islam. So forgive me akhi. But honestly this topic disgust me it honestly does. When brothers are making thikr in a group people want 1000 hadith but when it comes to ayat mohkamat (unclear verse) were scholars say dont think about it to much just read and accept and focus on your Ibadah,we let it divide us to a stage kofur is made?

[bonnyhero1234]

@a2zproductionz lahawla wala kowata ela billah... Its unbelievable. Its harom that were judging each other like this. Arnt use afraid of Allah. Every muslim believes in Allah and believe that Allah is nothing like his creation. So stop letting this beautiful ummah split so cheap!!! Dont use all think its time to become united again? Lets not fight a brother in islam. lets reunite. If Allah commanded us to took to a christian and jew in respect. What about your muslim siblings.Its time to WAKEUP!

[centenary2]

@palo4lyf

you said it. JazakAllah khair

[zakuk77]

what does hamza know about creed of anyone except his own twsited sufi/ashari leanings.

[MrHamidmehr]

wot do u know about creed ???? sheikh hamza yusuf is one of the most respected scholars in recent times and the scholars that he learned from are the most respected ulema in modern times. dont be a brainwashed wahabi , this man have contributed alot to the ummah , who the hell are u to slander him ??? estaghfurillah fear allah my friend !

[zakuk77]

respected? by whom? the kuffar and the ahlul kamal, wow that is some respect which every Muslim is in need of!

HY is a Sufi Ashari whose creed and manhaj go against the very foundations of early Muslim generation. If you want evidence of this, simply ask and ye shall receive :^)

[MrHamidmehr]

brother u have no idea wot u are talking about you are slandering a a good muslim and a great scholar walla if u fear allah then dont say things like this . some of the best scholars in history have been either sufis or supportive of sufism , u telling me that the likes of imam al-ghazali imam mawlud imam hanafi were kuffars ??? and there are many more scholars i can mention .

[zakuk77]

>> some of the best scholars in history have been either sufis or supportive of sufism

I hope you know the difference between the zahids of the past and todays hodge-podge of pantheist heretics who promote shirk and bid'ah under the banner of 'sufism'. Imams and scholars of the past you refer to were from the Ahlus Sunnah and not a different religion of what is now commonly known as Sufism and its various strands of tariqahs.

[MrHamidmehr]

what does sheikh hamza yusuf got to do with wahdatal wujood ?? and how does his teaching differ any from the ahlus sunnah ?? i know there are some sufi sheikhs how do bidaah but i am not talking bout them we r talking about hamza yusuf and why u r slandering him .

[harmonicamajor]

lol @ Sufis.

[MrHamidmehr]

lol @ wahabis

[primomysterio]

@zakuk77 you typed>>>I hope you know the difference between the zahids of the past and todays hodge-podge of pantheist heretics who promote shirk and bid'ah under the banner of 'sufism'.

you should better keep quiet about what you have no understanding of---if not you may wind up in deep trouble in your grave

[harmonicamajor]

i am a proud wahhabi. The horn of devil as you say, eh!

[MrHamidmehr]

are u a wahabi ??? did you not know that its haram not break into sects ??? i bet u did

[amir324]

bro every chain of hadith has an Ashari in the chain, like Anawawi, or ibn hajar, the majority of the ummah is on the ashari creed, tahawi creed and maturidi creed, like muhammad alfatih,whom the prophet spoke about, Also salahudin alayubi was ashari, who are you 1200 yrs later to say all of a sudden you have discovered the true creed of islam, this ummah will not agree on falsehood but the muslims are rejecting the wahabis all around the world

[zakuk77]

Who was "Ash'ari" before Abul Hasan?

The Asha'irah are nothing but mutazilah in the garb of Ahlus Sunnah.

Here is their theological whitewash explained in detail from their own sources:

asharis . com

[amir324]

the salaf

[amir324]

almost all the shafi3 scholars were ashari, almost all of sham yemen and africa are ashari,

[harmonicamajor]

maybe, if those scholars came after Abul Hassan ashari ... does not give credibility to your argument that Ashari's are the saved sect. Far from it.

[amir324]

the ashari school is not a sect, it is an explanation of the belief of the muslims in response to the Mu3tazyle and other theologys that were attacking the muslims at the time. and majority of scholars at the time reviewed and approved it even ahmad ibn hambal himself, so if our greatest scholars accept it, then why should i listen to you or anyone today that says that it is wrong, especially if you try to tell me that Allah swt has body parts and organs this goes against Ahle sunnah wa jama3

[harmonicamajor]

Salahuddin ayubi is no Prophet. He did good deeds. Does not mean I MUST follow his ashari creed. Many Mulhid do good deeds. Should I follow them?

Ahsari creed is rooted in kalam and kalam has no place in aqeedah.

[amir324]

muhamad al fateh was an ashari, and our prophet (saw) said about him that he is the best of leaders of his time the one who opened constantinople

[ahlulsunnahwaljammah]

watch?v=K9n7YWV8aI4

[anas126]

masha Allah..Sheikh Hamza is a great scholar, a great muslim...reading his life's journey for Islamic knowledge makes me very eager to become a scholar like him...may Allah bless him

[fakhrrazi]

Mashallah, he is amzaing...As Muslim we must be proud of him and be grateful to have scholars like him in the Umma of the Prophet peace be upon him. The Book is amazing and should be in every home.

[fredfelosofar]

i really like the way br. hamza explains things. it makes so much sense when he explains. shows how much knowledge he has.

[warwick274]

Also to concur with the Ustadh below - we need to show respect to our Teachers, all Teachers. Part of the secular ailment is that we "think" and believe all our opinions are the same. FYI - They are not on the same! Some are more Qualified than others

[warwick274]

Salaam'Alaykum - Dont you just get a realisation of the conditions of the Muslims when you look below. If the other faiths are described with the term "laysoo sawa" (They are not all the same) Why must we view our fellow brothers in faith as monolithic elements of polemic entities. In short we are thick!

[SONIAakaKING]

Hamza Yusuf is a Don of Islam n we as muslims need 2 stop criticizing a gr8 Sheikh like him.... we need 2 respect dem and appreciate wot they r tryna do 4 us and islam... jus look in2 urselves b4 u point at others!

[mutaqeen]

why have they both got red hats on lol

[blackbeltedninja]

I am a "Salafi" and I love Hamza Yusuf!

[wataG]

imam tahawi was a salafi scholar and proves in his works that u sufis r wrong and have corrupted the religion!

[PEACE1948]

You my friend are a 'neo' salafi or better yet 'pseudo' salafi.

[IbnUthmani]

Also you ignorant people should do your research then you would see that Ibn Abdulwahab did not bring anything new, he just said what Shaykh Al Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said before him, therefor for anyone to say the one who takes from Ibn Abdulwahab (RA)is a "Wahabi" or that a certain group of people follow Ibn Abdulwahab and no one else, this is ignorance and you need to go back to the books instead of depending on your dreams for knowledge, may Allah make clear for us truth from falsehood Amin!

[mrtics]

Ibn Tayymiyah was accused for Kufr and was improsined several times,because he differed from the Aqida of the Salaf-as-Solihin.He used Greek Philosophy like the Mu'atazilla did.He committed antropomorphism and said:"If Allah SWT wanted then He can move himself around sitting on a fly!"(Astaghfirullah)Or "Its better to be honest than being a Muslim".He wasnt even from the best 3 generations,but came 700 years after the Islam with his own book `Aqida al-Waasittiyah´.He eventually died in prison..

[istobustu]

Dear Brothers,

Instead of throwing stone each other, invest your time to learn Quran and Hadeesh yourself and Pray to Allah to be in the right path. Open your heart, surely Allah will guide you. Again don't throw stone. The persons who are mentioned here have done their best for Islam. If any of them was mistake, Allah is there for forgive them.

Salaams

[mrtics]

Ibn Abdulwahab picked up the teachings of Ibn Tayymiyah & used&spread his ideology with the help of Saud Family in the 18th century.Sticking Kufr/Mushrik on the heads of the Ulama,making it legitimate to kill all of them in e.g. Medina.Destroying the graves of the Salaf.Using the house of Aisha(RA)as stable etc.He said:"Islam was destroyed 600 years before my birth.Now Allah has given me the task to revive it".Ergo creating the Salafi(wahabi)Sect,which has nothing to do with Salaf-as-Solihin..

[mrtics]

The Salafiyya Sect(which they like to call themselfs)differs from the Aqida of at-Tahaawiyya and so also from the Salaf.Therefore the name Salafi is unjust&false.The Salaf-as-Solihin never used that name.The Salafi Syeikhs:'Al-Albani' goes against certain Hadith of Imam Bughari&Muslim.'Uthaymin'gives direction to Allah.Allah&the Holy Prophet may Peace and Blessings be upon him said that the Islam will be protected until the Qiamat.How can 'AbdulWahab'say(see previous post)!?Use your Brain!

[IbnUthmani]

First of all I apperciate you have an oppinion although I dont agree, secondly I have been through the books of Ibn Abdulwahab and Sheikh Al Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and I know exactly whats in them but most people speak about them without going through them, thirdly weather they was upon the Aqeedah of Imam Tahawi, well that is a matter of oppinon and explenations have been given by our scholers.

[IbnUthmani]

I would also like to say that in the past I have debated with people like you, I have friends that think like you and I find no benefit in debating, so hope you will appreciate that I dont really want to debate with you, secondly please dont tell me to "use my brain!" in that manner, I always use my brain and I find it rathr offensive that another Muslim would speak to me like that, BaraakAllahufeek wa asalaamu alaykm wr wb

[saffrazk]

I also agree that there are some people out there who call themselves scholars but aren't. We must be able to tell and many brothers and sisters cannot. If a person cannot quote the source of their knowledge going all the way back to the Rasool (saw), then that person's knowledge isn't sound at all.

[saffrazk]

Some people might think Shaykh Hamza is not a good scholar etc. This is wrong to think. Shaykh Hamza has studied with some of the most knowledgeable scholars who get their knowledge from a chain leading back to the Rasool. (saw) To saw he's ignorant is to speak poorly of him and those who were taught leading all the way back to the Shahabahs(RA) and the Nabi, (saw). Please stop this. We are the ignorant ones and its time we start respecting our scholars.

[SONIAakaKING]

:) :) :)

[saffrazk]

The prophet was the first and best of the sufi. The sufi isn't a sect of islam but the path one takes to become closer to Allah. Its a form of Ibadah. Some people get closer through fasting, reciting quran, others throw Zikr. That doesn't make them out of the fold of islam.

[SayHeIsOne]

Was the prophet a sufi?

[bambinici]

yes! he was the number one zahid of his time and his heart beats with the name of Allah....and his creed was "tanzih"...

[takewhole]

very knowledgeable

[letmesee74]

Stop fighting among ur selves muslims. Be united and fear Allah. Guide and accept others as they are. Peace.

[ElChemsitry]

may Allah guide him...

[erimayne]

wow, this guy is so intelligent

[MalteseFalcon786]

Hamza Yusuf is a true voice of restraint and moderation in a world gone mad. All success to him.

[Metsada007]

@MalteseFalcon786

Those who have "gone mad" are mostly to be found in the West.

[marcello09]

Fascinating! Is Part 2 available anywhere?

[aky3]

yes there is, just check the rest of my videos, its there

[SpreadItEverywhere]

@aky3 (Please dont copy my videos and put them on your on own account like "some" people.)

With all due respect what's wrong with that.? Isn't the purpose of this conference to be spread as much as possible? I mean i would say please do not edit this videos but pleaaaaase spread it everywhere as much as possible right?

[erimayne]

the interview is cool, but the interviewer is trying to tallk 2much...we want to the the sheik not parkinson

[aktal]

Hamza Yusuf rocks!

[bashirali1985]

Brothers and sisters dnt mke shykh hamza a idol. Theres other scholars out e.g Bilal phillips, Khaled yaseen, Anwar Al Awlaki, shykh feizz hu will provide authentic sources 4rm quran and sunnah Also read and study books of shyk ibn Abdul wahhab, dnt lisen to some priks out der hu says things againt him without any knowledge.

[qureshi552]

salaam brother, I think you need to wake up, Hamza Yusuf is a traditional scholar and has ijaza from true scholars of islam.

[PeaceUponYouAll]

First of all Idolizing is forbidden. Second of all scholars like Bilal philips do not follow or recognize the four madhabs.

[itsoutahere]

i dont want to read abdul wahab books man. why should I, who is he compare to imam tahawi and the true scholars...

[zangj]

ah, both these guys know/knew more than i do. I shall readeth both their books, InshAllah

[penkalli]

itsoutahere - have you read the book of Muhamed AbdulWahab "kitab etawhed" , its an aqida book and see if it differs with Tahawis book, if it wasnt for Muhamed bin AbdulWahab, the people of Saudi Arabia would be sufis who wear amulets and leave dates to greaves for blessings

[itsoutahere]

wahabi is a sect led by a man from najid. why would any muslim follow his idioligy, being a sufi is better then thinking that god has hands and feet and resemble his creation. (liesa ka methlihe shaye) which means nothing resembles him.

[IbnUthmani]

Akhi the reality is that words like "Wahabi" were made up by colonialists to cause dis-unity between the Muslims, in reality no one who reads from the books of the noble Sheikh Muhammed Ibn Abdulwahab actually calls themself a "Wahabi" secondly which Muslims is it that are given big venues like Wembly conference hall to deliver conferences? because it is not the people that you call "Wahabis" now the question we have to ask ourselves is why?

[mdrnoor]

They are call wahabis because they follow Ibn Abdul Wahabi, therefore wahabis. And yes, about the confrences hall and thousands of mosques, its because of saudi oil money. Do some research on fitna-wahabiyah

[IbnUthmani]

No actually akhi I was not talking about the so called "Wahabis" in reality it is not the brothers who you call "Wahabis" getting those big venues, it is the likes of Hamzah Yusuf and Abdulhakeem Murad Winters, they are the guys that are always asked by the non Muslims when it comes to Islamic issues, if there is a programme on TV about Islam then they are sure to be on it, why do you think this is? because they say what the non Muslims love to hear and not how it really is!

[hyaseen]

Use your brain bro, it is because they have a better understanding of Islam. Not and ideology created 2-300 years ago, get it????

[itsoutahere]

rabzzey people like you are ignorent, who iterprate the quran and islamic teachings litterly instead of going deep in the subject like shayk hamza does, are the deviant ones. read sura al umran verse(6). if you read arabic litteraly and not understand the oregins of its text and the style of metaphores and peotry in it you would not understand it.

[itsoutahere]

shyk hamzza is one of the great muslim scholers we have in the west. insha allah we have more like him, wallahe we well be in a better state instead of all the ignorance we are in.

[rabzzey]

Subhan'allah, why is everyone beating round the bush??, the truth of the matter is hamza yusuf is a deviant and is causing fitnah. He misquotes and misinterprates ayat and hadith. If you just took islam from quran and sunnah, leaving out ones own desires, then you will have something far different to his teachings. May Allah guide me, you and Hamza Yusuf.

[s225hi]

Watch the entire interview, Hamza Yusuf quotes a Hadith saying that "a shoe talked to some man" LOL isnt religion great, you go sufi lol

[booadam]

salam aftab! you are a mirror image of shaykh hamza - you talk like him and you've even dressed like him here!!! lol - but guess what? i look like him! so sisters, if you ever see a shaykh hamza look-alike in bristol,uk - go for it! lol.

[mutahri]

Brothers and sisters assalamualaikum some of the teachings and saying of hamza yusuf are misqouted I AM NOT SAYING THIS cause I hate him its just when someone is making mistakes you have to correct them and say what is the truth

[sekashi010]

it is always beneficial to overlook the faults of your fellow brother or sister. may allah (swt) guide us all.

[mutahri]

if you read the history of muhammed ibn abdul-wahab maghi then you would know he was influenced by ibn taymiyyah,the sunni scholars of his time agreed with him its only the sufis who went against him, obviously they would cause their aqeedah and tawheed was very peculiar and had deviated from the aqeedah and tawheed of the salaf as-salih,

[maghi85]

could you give us a few names of sunni scholars? lool

or is fabricating stories a hobby of Wahabis.

im sorry you're probably regurgitating that nonsense and lies that have been fed to you by your tyrannical scholars

[muskier]

How I wish people would speak English/Arabic properly. The interviewer can't say the 'H' (pharyngeal fricative) so Muhammad ('the extinguished') is the same way as 'muHammad' - The praiseworthy. Plus northerners can't say 'one' -it rhymes with 'fun'. wake up!

[maghi85]

every one knows he meant Mu7ammad and not Muhammad as your mind suggested to you...

the sicknesses,the thoughts, and the insinuations come from within and not from outside...

[muskier]

sorry mate, insinuations are whispered from without to within. see surah 114. I was talking about his faulty pronunciation: not his faulty thoughts. correct Arabic pronunciation is of singular importance. does your local maulana sahib speak Arabic ? if they can't, forget it. How cringing and writhingly egregious is their laHn in speech: do they talk about "ibadah" with and 'alif' or are they wise enough to say 3ibadah with an 3ayn? one means extermination the other means worship. alas!

[maghi85]

the problem with the ummah is not people who cant pronounce properly; rather its people like you who can't tolerate people with different tongues or with any other difference. God is not in the words that one articulates; He is in the meanings that run in the heart. Subhanllah said by the prophet pbuh or by a saint is definately not the same as the Subhanallah said by you no matter how strongly you pronounce your haح

[maghi85]

insides accede to the whisperings

anyone with the least bit of exposure or wisdom would know that he can't pronounce the word and would stop focusing on this deficiency. the thought would never occur to him again that 'ibaadah' here is meant extermination by the person. only someone who has been trained or rather diseased by his instructors would make an issue out of it purely because of his own disease! because most people are wise enough to understand

[maghi85]

as for the local shaykh i frequent... he's quite eloquent but he's wise enough too...because too much eloquency without wisdom (like some people) leads to spiritual pride and self-righteousness that takes one straight to hell.

to have a checkup on your own Arabic look at my videos =)

[maghi85]

oh my

are you one of those that talk religion by the day and watch movies by the night in order to stay up till fajr so that you're not looked at as a hypocrite by the rest of hypocrites in the masjid?

how grossly misunderstood hadiths take you so further away from Allah and His most beloved

[muj121]

Those who critisize Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, i really feel sorry for you because your missing out!

[Ahlam1981]

I agree, its possible to find a balance...many scholars the likes of Al bani and Ibn Taymiyyah and the likes, may Allah have mercy on them all, focus on ISLAM, but we also need a focus on IHSAAN and IMAN and scholars like Hamza Yusuf do that.

[mutahri]

more sufi practising videos astaghfirillah!

Awliyah of Shaytan; Naqdshibandi - Dancing in Mosque. type it on search

[maghi85]

when was the last time you were in muraaqabah of Allah?

to call something a bidah you need to know all hadith?

have you read all the hadith?

[mutahri]

here are some crazy videos of the so called religios rituals astaghfirillah, fire is their abode for what innovations they create onto this religion!>>>>Awliyah of Shaytan; Sufis in Kurdistan . search it on youtube!

[mutahri]

salaam brothers.what is traditional aqeedah? muhammed ibn abdul wahab(rahimahullah) did not revolutionize but revived the tawheed that was alomost lost!! read brothers!! here are some of the sufi's of today forget the traditional sufis thats gone sufis today are al amongst deviants!

[aaweis22]

mashalah watch all of it they all as good as 1 another

[mutahri]

the word sufi(wool, what does it mean to adherents? to forget all worldly affairs and go to the extremem with spiritual journey such to they binge on singing and dancing to awliyahs, there excuse for singing and music is they are doing it for ALLAH, but what is haram is haram and what is halal is halal, its very clear! you cant change something to make it halal!

[DAFSAL]

Actually, the word 'suf' means wool, which was what many adherents wore back then to avoid the lavish cloths usually used to make clothing. They were to live simply and not lavishly. This is what it means to adherents. Also, many argue that the word 'sufi' comes from the word 'safa' which means purity. So the actual meaning is not set in stone.

[mutahri]

itsoutahere you say he disagrees with iraq war strongly then why doesnt he mention that to the american government afterall he is the islamic adviser to the government, and to dafsal about my adab, your not one to judge that's only for my RABB, I am just letting people know on sufism, about tasawuf I understand that but todays sufi scholars are permitting people to grave worship and asking the dead!

[DAFSAL]

Your adab is only half of what I mentioned. I also mentioned your LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. Not all sufis do what you say they do. The ones that do are called deviants. Imam Nawawi even speaks of the goodness of tasawwuf in his book Al Maqasid. Are you saying you know better than the likes of Imam Nawawi?

[fabthebuilder]

Assalaam'alaikum bros and sisters. Bro/Sis mutahri, being a "sufi" means that you are a person of tasawuf, someone who is out to purify your heart and your soul from the many diseases of the heart and of this dunya. I suggest anyone who has a major problem with sufism/tasawuf should google "place of tasawwuf in traditional islam" and read the article by Sheikh Keller.

[DAFSAL]

Yet another young 20 year old wannabe scholar who probably spends more time on the internet bashing others rather than working on his self to be a better Muslim. The only thing 'unacceptable' is your lack of knowledge and lack of adab. Grow up kid.

[ImyManz99]

Well said DAFSAL, I notice this trend too... some kid becomes inspired by some Wahabbi Scholar, then think they know the exact "solution" to Islam and Muslims and today's world and want to convert every Muslim's allegiance to their oil rich authorities who wouldn't even have money unless the "kuffar Americans" had taught them how to drill it. Hamza Yusuf is a blessing for Muslims, may Allah reward him.

[mutahri]

People in america need spiritual islam not political islam, second they need the knowledge of islam from shaikhs who are amongts the Ahlus-sunnah wal jama'ah not from sufi shaikhs with their unacceptable aqeedah, averagewhitemuslima I plead to you ask hamza yusuf if you see him in usa why he doesnt follow the tawheed of Muhammed ibn Abdul-wahab(Rahimahullah)?

[deej87]

ok first of all abdel wahhab came about and started a modern revolution of our aqeeda, most Muslims want to follow Traditional aqeeda that has been believed for centuries more than wahhab's innovations

[deej87]

May Allah preserve Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, and guide us all.

May Allah guide our ummah,and I hope God blesses the Shaykh for trying hard to keep traditional aqida alive so that we are not misled by literalist modern aqeeda.

Ameen

[maghi85]

he doesn't follow the teachings of Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab because ALL sunni Muslims don't. Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhabs aqeedah is considered heretical by all sunni scholars and was rejected by the scholars of his time. It only took precendance in bedouins who now appear to be in beautiful gowns cuz of the oil money they have

[waheed12345678910]

ur not ahlus-sunnah wal jammat u r a wahhabi/najdi/followere of the devil

[mutahri]

Now I don't know what the 19 number issue is about but I can assure you shaikh Ahmed dedat was sincere he used his knowledge of the holy qur'an and many bibles to convery his message that the qur'an is the final testimony of god and that the bible in invalid and has deviated away from the truth!!

[mutahri]

YES maybe he has transformed many people into what he believes, his incorrect Aqeedah, second thing you say he is advancing islam? in america but thats not the point he is an adviser to american government then he should mention their occupation into many muslim countries, alhamdulillah many people in america reverted to islam after self research, but this guy hamza yusuf his aqeedah is incorrect although he maybe sincere

[itsoutahere]

if you liste to his lectures he mentions the us iraqi war many times and disagrees with it strongly, but that shows how ignorent you are and your just another wahabi who is out to spread lies about the people of the true believe.

[maghi85]

mutahri,

have you even studied the Asharite (true Muslim Aqeeda) to call it wrong?

do you even know the name of the compiler of this school? or are you only regurgitating the nonsense that was fed to you by your instructors?

[waheed12345678910]

if u know him he told us gov not to go to war with iraq.afganistan and his aqeeda is about 14 hundred year old not like ur which started in {1774}

[AverageWhiteMuslima]

mutahri---or is it that you dislike that this native-born Muslim can speak about Islam on a deeper level than many sheikhs from overseas who use the minbar to advance political parties and such? Hamza Yusuf has transformed many people, I have little doubt of his sincerity to Islam.

ahmed deedat was one of the people who jumped all over rashad khalifa's deviant "discovery" that the Quran was based on the number 19. This numerology was later debunked by many islamic scholars.

[mutahri]

assalamualaikum bros and sisters, this brother hamza yusuf is a SUFI and an adviser to american government, listen to proper sunni shaikhs like shaikh Ahmed ali, shaikh anwar al-walaki, shaikh bilal assad and shaikh ahmed deedat

[AverageWhiteMuslima]

stop being an isolated Muslim, if you have a problem with a Muslim advising this government then you have no business living here among the Muslims who are doing their best to advance Islam for a people desperately in need of it.

[ehopida]

As Salamu Alaykum Mutari, really you need to get a life and learn more before making criticisms of Shaykh Hamza and the science of Tasawwuf which is a valid science in Islam

[mutahri]

assalamualaikum bros and sisters, brother hamza yusuf is a SUFI and an adviser to the american government! dont listen to him you want proper sunni shaikhs, then listen to shaikh AHMED ali, shaikh Anwar al-awlaki, shaikh Bilal assad and shaikh ahmed deedat

[maghi85]

those are Wahaabi names...

are the Wahaabis the real innovators?

[foongabasthor]

Hamza Yusuf a very civilized, rational and dignified man.

Islam is nonsense though, a badly plagarised set of Jewish myths, guys like Tahawi just tried to apply some clever theology to clean up the messy disjointed mumblings of the violent epileptic 'prophet'.

[IslamandFriends]

You dont know anything about Islam.

[maghi85]

the dosjointed mumbling in your posts shows who the violent epileptic is...

Hamza Yusuf is inspired by the Prophet...

if it wasn't for him there wouldn't be a civilized, rational, and dignified man...

you've read alot of disconnected garbage on the internet and from books written by people with an agenda

[jahangiro]

ah, violent, moi? Its not me that fakes a fit and pretends to get a 'revelation' to sleep with a 9 year old girl, kill a tribe of 700 Jews and permit the rape of a group of heathen women [banu Mustaliq] while keeping multiple wives and a sex slave (even Larry Flynt would find that in poor taste)...and be a sand pirate at the same time! Your Muhammad is is VERY dodgy.

[deej87]

Hmm, thanks for your opinion. Thanks for realizing what a great person Shaykh Hamza is.

:)

Good day.

I have to say I don't agree with your opinions.

[noora256]

Mashallah may he contiune with his work in spreading Islam in these times

[babeabang]

Masya4jj1 I love syaykh hamza...may 4jj1 preserve him