Too Much Drama, Not Enough Dawah | Imam Tom Facchine
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Very powerful and timely.
Agreed brother Tom. I notice in the last five years, more or less, you see YT matches between brothers about certain topics, airing their ideas and creating fitnah. There should be a gathering medium where individuals can speak to each other with patience and tolerance to discuss arbitrating issues about our religion. I don’t like our brothers airing arguments to the social media world where the wrong message can be misinterpreted. Please brothers, stop going back and forth on these YT or similar channels. Have a telephone conversation and work out understandings with respect. Love you all for the sake Allah SWT…
This comment!!
This is what we are facing this time , May Allah guide, protect our ummah, May Allah reward you.
Ameen!
-Imam Tom
Ameen.
We all are in need of regular reminders. We are not perfect... Alhamdulillah.
Exactly Brother. You hit the nerve. Jazak Allah khairan. اللهم يا مقلب القلوب ثبت قلوبنا على دينك
Thank you for this sane and refreshing comment. Jazakallah Khair.
SubhanAllah my Sheikh , that is excellent, and applicable assuming we really are ONLY seeking the truth. The time we live in, unfortunately, that is an assumption akin to Utopia. It breaks my heart to say this, truth, sincerity, ikhlas etc etc have become endangered commodities in our times😭😭😭 What does, "reign supreme", however, is ME!!! sometimes i feel like we're almost idolators !!!! 😭 astaghfirullah! aaozubullah!
As always brother Tom on point
His every talk is like a home run for me
Ego is the enemy of senecierity
جزاك الله خيرا
Being an influencer is a great privilage but is also a great fitnah..I really do not envy anyone in the public eye. The more followers you have, the greater the responsibility. May Allah guide you and all of us to what is right and grant us sincerity in what we say and what we do.
Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "All human beings are sinners, and the best of the sinners are the frequent repenters."
SubhanALLAH may ALLAH unite us as one Ummah and protect us from Shayateen AAmeen YARABB
يُؤْتِي الْحِكْمَةَ مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَمَن يُؤْتَ الْحِكْمَةَ فَقَدْ أُوتِيَ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا ۗ وَمَا يَذَّكَّرُ إِلَّا أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ (269-2)
It is truly very scary to think that ''you think you are doing good or you know right but just to find in the end that it is not the case''. How do we reconcile this dilemma and ascertain that we are not in that category considering we human beings are fallible creatures?
question our motives repeatedly, do mohasibah. examine and re-examine our niyyah constantly!!! Always begging Allah swt, for forgiveness, mercy, ikhlas and protection. Allah swt always helps and guides those who sincerely call to Him. This is His promise, SubhanAllah!
@@naveedaali2378 JazakAllahu Khairan ya akhi for ur advice
Jazakaumullah Khayr Brother Tom. This is one of the best I've heard on how to handle this current fitnah. I really hope all our brothers in this drama listen and adhere to what you have opined.
Absolutely excellent and this is exactly what most of us normies need to hear . We need to hear voices like your to counteract the childish behaviour of influencers
Egos and entertainment is what it becomes.
But we as the consumer must take responsibility. An influencer will provide what the consumer wants. As soon as we click to view then we are complicit in inflating their egos and encouraging more content like it
Other horrible thing about it is that it encourages identity politics and “gang like “ thinking. Judging others, insulting, labelling ….
I was watching a Muslim travel blogger in the Middle East in Palestine and isrXel and I thought to myself “ look where the enemies of Islam have got to” . They put aside petty differences for a “ higher” purpose. And just by doing that they were able to gather money and resources, create an environment everyone wants to be in, and become a formidably powerful force.
While Muslims are still arguing the same pointless things over and over. It’s very heartbreaking to see.
Well said Imam. Jazaka Allah Khayran
JazakAllahu khairan for the tadhkirah.
Much needed. Thank you imam tom, you da best
Thanks brother .
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
"Part of the perfection of one's Islam is his leaving that which does not concern him."
[Tirmidhi]
MaasAllah, every point he's making in this video needs to be taken seriously. Dawah drama is a bad thing and repels people. May Allah continue to increase him in his intellect, clarity and ethical effort to guide his audience 🤲
Mash Allah this was on point speech.
Very helpful. Alhamdulilah.
Nice, short and relevant ❤️
Well said!
This video is what we all needed, thank you so much Imam Tom.
Sadly, as the level of dawah increases and more and more get involved with some even attaining the status "celebrities" and monetizing their videos, deep down you have to ask do these people really do dawah for the sake of Allah SWT only and NOTHING else ? Or is there a hidden agenda (celebrity status, money,ego,pride,etc) ? Again I am NOT saying as long their intentions are pure and want to avoid fitnah. But it is infuriating and disappointing when you have believing brother and sisters pitted against each other to refute the claims.
I will not say names but anyone following the dawah scene will know A talks about B, then B refutes with a video then C gets involved with some taking sides and it's NEVER ENDING. Brother and sisters, please for the sake of ALLAH SWT settle this in private and not the public domain.
And as Prophet SAW mentioned in Hadith 6, 40 Hadith Qudsi
Next a man who had acquired and imparted knowledge and read the Qur’an will be brought forward, Allah will remind him of the favours He had bestowed upon him and the man will acknowledge them. Then He will ask him: `What did you do to express gratitude for it?’ The man will reply: `I acquired knowledge and taught it, and read the Qur’an for Your sake.’ Allah will say to him: `You have lied. You acquired knowledge so that people might call you a learned (man), and you read the Qur’an so that they might call you a reciter, and they have done so.’ Command will then be issued about him, and he will be dragged on his face and thrown into Hell
May Allah SWT forgive us and correct our wrongdoings. Ameen.
It's really painful to see brothers showing hatred towards each other, supposedly "for the sake of Allah." That's the opposite of what we're commanded to do.
Beautiful advice!
جزاك الله خير
Wa iyyakum
There’re channels which their content is mainly reaction videos to other people’s talk and lectures criticising and disagreeing and posting rants instead of real content.
Some solid practical recommendations for people in the scene. جزاك الله خيرا
i take your line of adivse akhi
We should all be fearful 😪
Your wonderful etiquette is reflected herein. Thank you imam sahib you make a very very poignant and timely comment for all of to learn from inshAllah
Looking forward to this إن شاء الله
Good and respectful video as always brother
Words of wisdom and maturity. I do hope it will be heeded.
I guess we need to have protocols approved through the principles derived from the quran and sunna and the nature of social interaction to be able to keep the dawah scene intact, so as to stay grounded. This is a precursor for any relationship or social interaction.
the point about creating collectives is really good
For the most part, I agree with what you've stated. It saddens me when I see the level of Islamic discourse amongst some of the youtube duaat. Why make personal attacks? Why don't people address the heart of matters?
One point I would add, and this is my humble opinion, is the issue of khurooj and speaking out against muslim rulers should concern lay muslims living in half way across the world in non-muslims lands. There are people that are losing faith all together and falling prey to the various -isms of our times. Many others don't understand essential concepts like tawheed. How on earth is khurooj the discussion? How is this dividing us?
والله أعلم
Well we have a neighbor next door in our apartment. I approached them personally (even though they did the opposite about their issue with us and told it to our landlord) to correct one of their misconducts, unfortunately now we have case in the court. So my personal advice is that you should be certain that your interlocutor can take advice or criticism towards the point you are making by looking their previous actions. If you see actions openly against Adab just don't approach them and use an indirect communication method.
Elhamdulila
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I think you should pen Dawa Manifesto, that detail rule and regulation. JZK
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According to what I've understood is that the both sides of the last conflict between the 2 greatest names of the dawah in the us was unnecessary and it would be much more beneficial for the sake of Islam to talk to each other privately.
Are you interested in dawah sister? Only if you have free time..
Shukran, brother, for your sage advice.
I would agree, and disagree with you.
The culture of online information seems to have made it such that we need to do regular rebuttals, and constantly weigh the pros and cons of speaking out. Many extreme liberal ideologies seem to have the backing of mainstream institutions, and we seem to be in a war for our culture, basic values, and appropriate meaning. So fluidity and nuance in how we deal with this is important. It's up to the CZcamsr, I think.
However, I do agree with you that the debating scene can quickly become toxic. Nouman Ali Khan has spoken about this in his video 'The urge to dominate'.
Allah knows best.
I think I hear what your saying and I agree. But we need to be careful to not end up like Don Quixote, swinging our swords at windmills while thinking that they are dragons.
For example, I know individuals who personally abhor the alphabet mafia, but because of some very public missteps that they admit they regret, are now treated as if they are a mastermind behind corrupting an entire generation of Muslims.
My question is: why does such a person get such vitriol, most of it online, when we're still getting our butts kicked in the real world? Where is all this vitriol for the school boards, the elected officials, the think tanks, the celebrities that are much more significant and intentional conduits of this nonsense?
I am concerned that refuting online is an easy escape and a poor substitute for sticking our necks out in the real world. Let's have a teachers' strike, let's boycott, let's do something real. Not just the same hit-piece videos on the internet.
I hope you get where I'm coming from.
-Imam Tom
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You spoke to Omar Suleiman some time ago, and I have seen some harsh criticism of Yaqeen online.
So you would definitely have insights on this matter that most of us don't, and with regard to the online Dawah scene in general.
But I still think that many people are beginning to use social media, as a means of understanding the greater social context/trends, which, inadvertently shapes our understanding of reality and values in ways that are very hard to measure.
I think many CZcamsrs see it as threatening when credible/plausible muslim speakers seem to be influenced by (even somewhat) the extremely progressive liberal sentiment.
But I do really appreciate where you're coming from. Much of what you say is astute, precise, and sagacious. Thank you for all your great work, brother.
Sounds like it’s directed towards Daniel Haqiqatou. Just wondering why some Muslims revere him.
It’s for all people in dawah including ourselves
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A little meeting in a cafee beetwen them could solve this. Instead they let their ego eat their soul
Selamun aleyküm brother Tom. Can I ask you one question?
Walaykum asalaam wa rahmatullah abi,
You just did! 😊
Kidding, please go ahead. In depth questions should be sent to uticamasjid@gmail.com.
-Imam Tom
@@UTICAMASJID :))) I sent an e-mail.
@@UTICAMASJID Are you there? There was no answer :) .
That's why there is universities in Arab world you go and study how to do dawah.
But the " Shaykh " Shaytan change most of the people their intention with time, as money comes along from the dawah channel.
I disagree. The sciences of jarh u wa ta'dil is a true science in the sunnah. The science of refutation is a need in the ummah to know who to follow and who to take from . Many ahadith from muslim n bukhari that proves so.
Sahih muslim chapter 5 vol 1 hadith #26
Muhammad ibn sireen said
" this knowledge is the foundation of religion so watch from whom you take you learn your religion"
The problem with the ummah is that thier ego is so big that they can't except criticism that get proven wrong.
It isn't a refutation problem it's an arrogance problem may Allah guide us towards the straight path.
The problem is not whether jarh and ta'deel are part of the sunnah, the problem is when to use it and how. And it is not clear to me that what typically is being done online in the da'wah scene is actual jarh wa ta'deel according to the rules of the discipline, nor am I convinced that most people engaging in those activities are qualified to do proper jarh wa ta'deel.
My fear is that jarh and ta'deel is being used as a pretext for pettiness and ego-trips. And I agree with your concluding comments.
Allah knows best,
-Imam Tom
@UTICA MASJID I agree that the people qualified to make jarh wa ta'adil are the ones who can do so while the ones who aren't qualified should stay away from such things.. however the hadith states I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say, “Whosoever of you sees an evil, let him change it with his hand; and if he is not able to do so, then [let him change it] with his tongue; and if he is not able to do so, then with his heart - and that is the weakest of faith.” [Sahih Muslim #49] and what shiekh ibn taymiyyah also states is that we should promote good and forbid evil. This is found in his most famous book majmu al fatawa.
Yes I believe that the people of authority are the ones qualified which are the shiekhs the true shiekhs and not youtube shiekhs that are not qualified.. However we can still point out what is wrong based on what the true scholars of islam have pointed out to be wrong from their books of fatawa . We are not allowed to brand someone an innovator that belongs to the true scholars of islam, however you can be a layman with some knowledge and say that he is someone who commits innovation based on proofs and evidences from tafsir and hadith and fatawas and give naseeha based on that depending on the situation and status of his...and it is up to the people who have ego problems to make tawbah and say they are free from such things. If they do not. Then they are wrong.
جزاك الله خير