This episode of "Alwasi Vibes" commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Musa al-Kadhim and discusses the historical persecution of Imams and their followers by oppressive regimes, contrasting their enduring spiritual legacy with the transient nature of tyrannical power.
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our dear viewers, welcome to season 2,
episode 2 of Alwasi Vibes.
Tonight I'm w I welcome Say Hassan and
Mudi who joins me in this episode where
we will discuss some of the Islamic
events that have happened in the last
week. Um and also we'll be discussing
of course the event that we're
commemorating this week is the mart of
>> um
let's start with IM
and let's start with a brief bio on the
IM and then we'll discuss some of his
qualities and most important qualities.
You know in the month of Rajab we start
with the birthday of Im Muhammad Ali al
Bakr Im Hadi and then we continue with
birthdays and martyrdoms
>> in the very close very to very end of
the month of
we have the
we have the and then we enter the month
of Shaan and the month of Shaan is a month
month
>> joyful month
>> joyful month there There's no martyrdom,
no commemoration of any kind unless
someone brings something and they tell
us someone passed away but please don't. Yeah.
Yeah.
>> So, uh when it comes to Imaff
and I was seeing the Messiah, the people
that were going to Baghdad,
>> so many people,
>> so many people. They said this year
there were 15 million.
>> I saw the bridge was moving up and down. This
This
>> Yeah, very dangerous. But
>> that is a war of imdad.
this where the imam's body was laid down
and the Shia came later on to carry him
to his burial and um
I imbu
also came. So I imum is our seventh imam.
imam.
>> Uh a mini bio about this very beautiful
uh character imum is that uh he's a
seventh IM. He's the imam that was named
after I im after a prophet that is Musa.
uh he grew up in a very hard time. He
was born and grew up in the time of the Abberisides.
Abberisides.
and you know the the time of immissioning
transitioning period. Yeah. Between B
and Ab.
>> Yeah. The Abisides and the Omeay. There
was this civil war and the Abisides won
with the slogan that we come to give
back the right to the right pe rightful people.
people.
>> Exactly. And I think the imams utilize
that opportunity where they they're it's
a false pretense. It's a false flag.
We're here to return the rightful right
of rule to the because Abbas who they um
come from are descendants of is the is
the uncle of Allah. So they say we are
the rightful we should be in ruling. So immad
immad
who have narrated the most a hadith for
us. They use that time to teach and to spread
spread
>> the message because Abbas who we will go
on inshallah and we'll discuss how
vicious they are. But that and subhan
Allah many tyrants you see today the
biggest tyrants of our time the likes of
Saddus and others when they first start
they don't start vicious they don't
start aggressive straight away there's a
period where they're trying to get
people to like them they're trying to
establish their rule and then their true
face comes out
>> so that's right so they started uh with
that presence they they gave this slogan
that we are here to give back the right
to bait. Uh the Hassanis actually they
were with them. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> The Hassan the sons of Im Hassan and
Mushta they were with them. So Abu Muslim
Muslim
and Saf were together and the Hassanis.
>> When Abdullahb Hassan he passed away
>> they started this hatred campaign toward
the Hassanis.
>> Yeah. And they began attacking Imam Hassan.
Hassan.
>> Imam Hassan. So the most of the the
hadith you see that not a hadith but the
fabricated um you know falsehoods
falsehoods they come the lies about Imam
were told in the time of the abides
>> that he's a womanizer that he
>> chasing worldly desires yeah it wasn't
fit for rule
>> he was a coward
and all that to justify their rule and
so that's why history that we have today
that that we've received today and many
of the narrations that we've received
Today they were falsified and changed
for political reasons.
>> That's right.
>> For reasons of rule that a hadith were
burnt, a hadith were changed, a hadith
were hidden. History was hidden. Many of
history that has Islamic history hasn't
reached us in its most accurate form
because of political reasons and because
people want to rule. And so Imam Kam
when he was in his childhood, his early
childhood, he was living in the time of
Alman Mansour.
>> That's right.
>> Albasi who was again a vicious ruler
>> very much
>> killed the Alawise and and built a city
on top of the on top of their bodies.
And then
the story that I relate to to
Harun ali and and his viciousness is the
story of
>> and um this this is a very very moving
story where he
his friend comes to see him one day and
he says Hammed it's it's the holy month
of Ramadan and he's sitting in the
street and he's eating bread and says to
him what are you doing it's the holy
month of Ramadan and you're eating food
you broke a fast. He said, "Leave me
alone. You know, I have a guaranteed
seat in hell in hellfire." Says, "What
do you mean? What have you done? What
could you have done for you to break
your fast and say that's it? I am not
going to be included in the of Allah."
He says, "Harun
summoned me to his castle." Says, "Yes,
what can I do for you?" He says,
"Hammed, what are you willing to give
for me?"
He says to him, "I'm willing to give my
wealth for you." He says, "No, that's
not enough. Go back. Go away." He says,
"Summon me a second time." Hammed, "What
are you willing to give for me?" He
says, "I'm willing to sacrifice my
children for you." He says, "No, that's
not enough. Go back." Says, "A third
time he summons me." Says, "What are you
willing to sacrifice for me?" Says, "I'm
willing to sacrifice my wealth, my
children, and myself. I have nothing
else to give for you." He says, "No,
that's not enough." So Hamid asks him,
he says, "Oh Harun, what do you want me
to give for you to sacrifice for you?"
He says, "I want you to give up your
religion, your dean. Give me your
religion. Sell me your religion."
>> And Hamid says, "Okay, I will sell."
And so as a result of selling his
religion for Haron, Harun sets up three
rooms for him. And he gives him a sword
and he goes in. In the first room, there
are 20 young men. The middle room has 20
middle-aged men and the third room has
20 elderly men. All the sons of Ali and
Fatam allow. And so he goes into the
first room, kills 20 of these young
Alawise. Goes into the second room and
he kills in cold blood will kill 20
middle-aged Aloise sons of Allah. In the
third room the 20 elderly men. He begins
killing them one by one until the last
man, this is where he had that moment.
The last man stops him and says, "Ah,
what are you going to say to Allah on
the day of judgment when you've just
killed 60 of his grandchildren in cold blood?"
blood?"
>> And so it was that point where he began
shaking, began trembling. He dropped his
sword and then he ended up killing that
man and finishing what Haron asked for
him that he's going to sell him his
hereafter to satisfy him to please this
vicious tyrant. So
>> these were vicious vicious times what tyrants
tyrants
>> who have this you know ability to kill
so easily in cold blood
>> to eradicate. I think their mission was
definitely to eradicate all of the
descendants of Allah to leave none none
of them left.
>> None of them. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> Of course, this hatred comes from jealousy.
jealousy. >> Yep.
>> Yep.
>> Hatred comes from where they know they
know that this doesn't belong to them. The
The
the caliphate belongs to the rightful
people and the descendants of saham
saham
the descendants of
why why would you get someone like Imus
imprison him? What what threat does he
have over you? You have a whole kingdom
at your disposal. You're doing whatever
you want. Yet you have this kind you
still have the fear because whenever
you're illegitimate illegitimate you
know you're not meant to be there that
person will pose a threat. The rightful
person will pose a threat to you no
matter how strong it may seem that you
are on the outside and how powerful you
are but the threat is always it's in the
back of their minds that lives it lives
in the back of their mind. There's
something I always wondered even though
when I was when I was very young and I
want I want to uh get your input over this
this
>> that do the tyrants enjoy their life
they know this is not theirs
>> they know they oppressing people
>> do they enjoy
>> I don't think I don't think so my
personal opinion I don't think so I
think it's kind of like a sickness it's
like a hunger
>> hunger for power but you get power so
it's like greed say so greed Greedy
people will never be satisfied. They'll
never be happy because they always want
more. You've got power, but I want to
take over. I want to take over more
countries. I want to occupy more. And if
you see these tyrants, they're always
hungry for more blood.
>> I want to occupy an island.
>> I want to take Yeah. Exactly. So,
there's that thirst and that greed. And
even in psychology today, when they look
at the millionaires of the world and the
CEOs of the world,
>> they find that they have the highest
rates of depression, highest rates of
anxiety, highest rates of drug use. And
when they interview them, they're all,
you know, the millionaire, what's your
goal in life? It's like, I want to
achieve four times what I have. I want
$4 million. The one who owns $4 million
wants even more, double, triple, 20
million. And so they're living in a
constant state of anxiety
>> because they're attached to world to
worldly things. They're attached to the
stock market. They're attached to money
>> and and they have so much more worldly
things to lose that they end up living
in stress. Yet these people they leave
and they keep killing. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> When uh I think it was his father
>> he passed away he died Mansour he wrote
to his son a will
>> and he said to him that after my death
go to the basement. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> Uh so he came to his mother after the
death of his father. He said my father
has written go to this basement. She
said let's go. I take you. I know. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> I know which one he's talking about. we
go there. So the the hadith says that
they went into the basement and this
stench came over him and just very bad smell
smell
>> a dungeon. Uh uh so he turned the the
torches on the the lights on, not the
lights but the flames
>> and he saw this
hundreds or maybe thousands of skulls
and every one of them had a name
>> for on it that this is the the person's
you know belongs to this person that
person and
>> all of them were Alawis. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> They were all
>> he built the city. Yeah. They built they
built their city on top of the bodies.
He he started shaking
>> and his mother said that to him
>> when I read this and I say look look
they know they know she said to him that
this is the the price
>> for you to keep this kingdom to rule
>> and what did he end up doing same thing exactly
exactly
>> his father had a dungeon he actually
orders the builders and I couldn't even
understand like how is this even
physically possible so he orders his
builders to kill place him and then
build a pole on top of him around him so
the whole city that they built was built
on on the on top of that
>> the Omez they ruled for close to 98 98
years. The Abbasides they ruled for 730
>> something years
>> and their ending is amazing that they uh
they were conquered Baghdad all whole
all of Iraq was conquered by the the
Mongols y
>> by Hak Holan he conquered them he's a
grandson of Gangghisan
>> and the way he conquered them
>> and then later on Holo actually not him
but his son became Shia
>> because of the influence of the on
Uh and the Shia they the scholars they
entered into the courts of the of the
Mongols and they convince them to
observe religion not to burn it down
because you know how Mongols work. They
enter a city, burn the whole thing down,
kill the man, take the woman as captain.
>> Pause there. I'd love to pause there
because just that point just came to my head.
head. >> Yes.
>> Yes.
>> That they ruled for 730 years. Bena
ruled for 98 years before them. And they
conquered many areas. They went to
Europe and Spain and all over. >> Yes.
>> Yes.
>> Yet none of that remained. None of that
Islam was true Islam. As soon as they
were gone, they were removed. Everyone
went back to the old religion because
they saw a completely different face of
Islam. Yet the Shia were able to convert
the Mongol, the grandson of Haka to
become a Shia.
>> And that goes back to really you you
must think deeply about this. If you're
really contemplating these two signs
that where is the truth and which one is
the true religion that when you have a
religion that's based on true knowledge
and true wisdom and the true Islam that
was sent to Allah by Allah subhana wa
ta'ala that you're able to convince
people by an action but by a word
sometimes to believe in your religion
whereas these people used their sword
and used force and went to conquer as
they say conquer all of these nations
Yet they weren't successful.
>> They weren't successful. And today if
you look
15 million people visit him. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> Abas is buried actually in
>> Yes. In the same in the same
>> Yeah. same at the feet of
>> when you visit
Harun is actually buried there
>> and you curse.
>> A lot of people don't know that. Yeah.
>> You curse Har you enter you curse Harun
and you say
but the rest of them for example Abbas
where is he buried?
No one.
>> You have to search it online, you find.
Even if you search it online, there's no
shrine for him. No one cares about him.
And they talk about how vicious he was,
how bloodthirsty he was.
Same thing.
See the whole of
of
>> they came they ruled for a period of time.
time.
>> Some of them ruled the the historians
mention that the the Abberides
some of them ruled for a week or two.
Yeah. a month or two
>> they were either killed or they died.
>> The Turks actually the Ottomans the
Turks uh because what happened was they
used to buy them
>> as assassins
>> and give them a position in the army
make them general general. So when they
they became more >> they
>> they
>> they start taking over
>> and when they start taking over they put
the Khalifa they say he's they appoint
the Khalifa he becomes a Khalifa from
Bbas and then they don't like him for
some reason
>> take take him out
>> they take his eyes out one of the of
Abbas his name esca escapes me now that
he ruled for a week and a half one week
and a half and then the the Turks they
they didn't like him
>> took him out he wasn't the right They
took his eyes out.
>> They took his eyes out. They they threw
him into the markets, you know, in the streets
streets
>> and he used to run around and say, "I
was one day your Khalifa." >> Wow.
>> Wow.
>> And look at me right now.
>> One one another person, another Khalifa,
they um started shooting arrows at him.
>> Shooting arrows at him. They killed him.
They crucified him. They killed him.
They threw him out. And then they got
they got his brother to rule.
>> Now you see with your own eyes your own
brother was killed. Now you are given this
this
>> absolutely not power blinds >> greed.
>> greed.
>> Allah put it like this because you come
into power. I gave you the power. All
right. You have the power.
>> You become a tyrant. You kill Allah. He
killed the imams. He killed Imafar. Imam.
Imam.
He was in a dungeon that he didn't he
couldn't tell day from night. He
couldn't lay down or stand up. That how
bad it was. The dungeon. The they call
it the Tamur is this today if you go to
Baghdad and you say I want to visit the
of Mus they take you there
>> and when you look inside you say really
he was there yes and he's not just an
ordinary person he's an imam of the time
he's infallible
>> and they know that and there are many
occasions many stories from the life of
the Imam from his very young age all the
way until when he was even in the prison
that the imam and subhan allahh gives
this these imams this and this knowledge
where there's no doubts in anyone's mind
there weren't necessarily miracles and
and these great big things that you can
see but when a when a 5-year-old a
5-year-old is able to answer a question
that the philosophers of the time were
having trouble with when uh when
Abuhanifh comes to ask the question of
Imam and then Imam Kam who is a
5-year-old five or six year old says my
father is busy what what do you have
>> what's the question what's the issue
And he says to him, he says to him,
that was the big debate of the time. Who
is actually committing the sin? And
there was these three opinions that God
predetermined that you're going to do
this action. So God is the one who's in control
control
>> or God allowed you to sin. God gave me a
hand and he gave me a leg and he gave me
a mind. So he allowed me. He was a
facilitator of the sin.
>> All the sin is from the person. And the
Imam at 5 years old is able to give him
an answer that truly shocked him. Abu
Hanifh who's you know the the leader of
the Hanfi school of thought who was a
student who learned from Imam and he
answers him and he says well if you say
that the sin is from God
has promised to punish the wrongdoers to
punish the sinners and if God
predetermined and said you will sin and
he's in control of the sin he's the one
committing the sin then he cannot punish anyone
anyone
that's out of the question number two if
you say that Allahha
is a partner who facilitates. He's the
one that helped you sin. He's the one
that gave you the ability to sin. So
then therefore, he's also part of you
know the committing that sin. Then there
are two partners and who's the most
powerful partner? Allah subhana tala. So
again he can't punish the person. So he
says to him the only logical reason is
that the sin is from the abb that
Allahhana created them gave them the
ability to do wrong and to do right and
Subhan Allah. So a 5-year-old has that
and knowledge that Allah subhanahu wa
ta'ala placed
>> that's right
>> within them and then throughout his life
even in prison the the miracles where
you know the the lion um in the prison
and a few of the other stories where um
I'm not sure if it was I kam or another
imam who was imprisoned where the the
woman who claimed that she was zanab.
That's Imm.
Yeah. And he mentioned that. Yeah. If
you can tell us about that story.
>> Yes. She claimed to be Zab that she came
if I'm not mistaken, I alum he
>> there was lions that if if you truly are
Zanab, the lions wouldn't go to eat you
because it's haram on them to and they
know. Even the wild beast they know. But
of course they they did they did eat her
and that was at the end of her. Imam
on top of all of that I I find his a
hadith mostly to be character building. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. >> Um
>> Um
>> he didn't have that time with the Shia
to preach that much
>> because he was imprisoned. If you look
all over the all over from Im the ims
from Im Ali to Imari
>> not Imi to Imari
>> all of them in total the lifespan is 250 years.
years. >> Yeah
>> Yeah
>> that's not that's not much. >> Yeah
>> Yeah
>> we're talking about 11 imams.
>> All of them together 20 250 years. For
example I im Jawad how many years? Im Jawad
Jawad
>> uh 20 not not long. 25 im around five or six.
six.
>> That's it. The other imams I imm
the the eldest of the Imams is Imm.
>> No, no, not IM. We're not counting im
im
65 65
same as the prophet 63 and then comes to
Imam Hussein.
>> Imam Sajad also around 50 over 50 years.
>> Yeah. So I im Hussein is 58. Yeah. And
the im and then we go down altogether in
total is 250 years.
>> So 250 years we're talking about
>> you have an imam infallible.
>> They they have the the knowledge of the
universe. You come and you put him in a dungeon
dungeon
>> and you don't let the imam teach. You
don't let the imam have his freedom. >> Exactly.
>> Exactly.
>> What are you doing here? The only imams
that they had their freedom somewhat
freedom is Imm Bakr and im that's why he
says that I entered the the masjid of Kufa
Kufa
>> and I saw 4,000 sitting down and they're
all saying yeah
yeah
>> and and most of our narrations today
when you when you do a calculation on
the amount of hadith
thousands and thousands over 5,000
hadith from
and the rest a couple hundred from this
im maybe less and less from everyone
else but the vast majority is from Im
whatever we got we we were fortunate to preserve
preserve
>> because you know throughout history they
burnt a lot of our
>> oh 100% yeah
>> they threw them into the Euphrates they
burnt them they destroyed them
>> they they falsified history they
falsified narrations all for making sure
that they stay in power for political
reasons. They were more than happy to
change the entire Islamic history.
Falsify, burn, get rid of. We should
really thank our the ones like they
observe the religion the hadith >> fori
>> fori
having those right now it's not an easy
task we're not talking about chat GPT I
go there and type in give me this hadith
or that
used to travel for weeks, months, years
to get one hadith.
>> One hadith for his book Alad.
>> Exactly. I mean, it's wasn't exactly
That's a beautiful point. So, it wasn't
a Google search and what hadith can I
find or or even going to a library and
having access to all of these. It was
actually traveling physically and that's
why it took their entire lifetimes. They
dedicated their entire life to combine
these hadith and to verify. The other
thing is you can get that hadith but how
long does it take to verify? you go through
through
and and who who was narrated from and
this person that it was narrated from
down the chain at that period was he
trusted or was he not trusted and it's
it's it's really a science and it's
really complicated
>> timeconuming even some of the books were
by the for example
>> we have a we have historians mentioned
that he wrote
>> close to 20 30 books but we have just
few of them
you see there is a library of
>> he started going around and just
collecting the books
>> collecting buying them collecting them
>> that one day he was working in the he he
was just walking in the markets and then
he saw a book for that belongs to us
belongs to the Shia
>> he was about to buy it where a person
came they say he was he was from the the
British embassy >> okay
>> okay
>> and um he offered more to the lady was
selling it
>> so she said you know what I'm going to
sell it to him because he's offering more
more >> money
>> money
>> uh soi
he said to her just give me this night
>> just this night
>> that I copy this book
>> and I bring it back to you tomorrow I
give you a money just to copy he can buy
it from you just to copy it.
>> And he took the book that very night. He
went to the and he called out all of his >> students.
>> students.
He said to tonight you have to copy.
>> We're not talking about photocopier.
>> No, no. Everyone's handwriting each
paper. Everyone's got a paper probably to
to
>> So our books were stolen. They were
bought to be in the museums. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> They were burnt down. They were thrown
into the Euphrates.
>> Whatever we have. You mentioned a
beautiful beautiful thing last time we
were speaking about Yemen and how they
have a lot of books there that they have
absolutely no idea what the value and
the worth of these books are. Yeah, I I
saw it uh once in Iraq. There was a
library in sug
>> and there was a guy who was selling
books and then I looked in the corner
there were a pile of books all
calligraphies handwritten and I told him
what are those books he said I have no idea
idea
>> and he he's very much an educated person
he was in the house
>> I said to him you should know make a
copy of them before they are destroyed
>> you know some kind of a I don't know
fire or a flood
>> water damage right
>> yeah water damage and he said I have no
idea say I don't know I said put some
time and some effort take them to the
house let them research
>> to preserve preserve these sort of
>> uh so it's our shortcoming some somehow
we we have some shortcomings when it
comes to that but we should
>> I feel like there's saying that there's also
also
>> on the other side on the posit to have a
positive side of it yeah
>> is that we have
>> extremely good resources now available
online like our libraries online on on
any website
>> yeah Sorry. Online you go on Shia
Library for example or Shia books.
>> Chad GPT
>> even before Chat GPT was there I could
access any book that I want and read and
and flip through the pages of of these
books. So and that first I think when it
first started was people photocopying
page by page and uploading it when you
know internet speeds weren't as high. Um
in this day and age we have digital
books and digital copies. So we are a
lot more blessed in this day and age and
as you said with chat GPT although I
think you always need to verify whenever
you get something
>> while you were speaking I'm just writing
down on Chad GPT I have the premium
version of it
>> give me five hadith from imum
>> and uh he gave me five hadith from Kum
one the value of intellect
>> of course I'm not saying anything for
you to just
>> these are not verified yet we're just
No, I'm not getting, you know, paid by
Chad GPT or giving them any any um kind
of verification, but this is
>> it's a tool that and any tool out there
you can use for your benefit if you know
how to use it properly.
>> But you see how easy right right now is
if I type in give me five forum. He gave
me the first one that it's the value of intellect.
intellect. >> Yeah,
>> Yeah,
>> that's a verified book. Yeah.
>> And then the second one is patience in
the times of hardship. That's from Bahar Anoir.
Anoir.
>> Easy. It's just right there. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> And I'm just sitting here. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> The AC is on. I'm having my coffee. I'm
having conversation with you.
>> And I'm just sitting there. I'm just
going through number three. Control of
anger. And he's he knows what to say
from. And then you get the the the gist
of it that I can ask it to give me a
hadith in Arabic, far in English, Ordu,
whatever the language is. A translation
of that in any language I want the
original and the translation. and he
gives it to me. Ami went all the way to
Damascus and uh for one hadith
>> one hadith he was told there is a hadith
there there is a book that has a hadith
there about imm
he went all the way to Damascus knocked
on the door and the the person they the
scholar he wasn't from the Shia sect he
was actually a Sunni scholar when he
opened the door he said you came all the
way from I don't know maybe he was in
Iran he said you came all the way from
there just for this hadith he said for
that book for for that book and he said
to him. All right, this is the book. He
looked her over and he saw there is
hadith about um I think Abu Darafari
Abu Dafari and he said you know about
Ali the difference between Ali and Abu
>> that's a difference but just imagine he
went through this journey just for one
hadith one book
>> about not even one of
>> about yet we have so many hadith
alhamdulillah we have so many lectures
we have so
resources from
>> YouTube, from Chad GBT books that you
can download and you can read.
>> Truly a blessing that we need to take
advantage of. But
>> I feel like a lot of people in this day
and age are conditioned. And society has
conditioned them to want that quick fix,
>> that quick 5-second, you know, you've
lost my attention. 3 seconds, you've
lost my attention.
>> Give give me what I want straight away.
like and and it starts from early age. I
think from childhood when you have all
of these, you know, cartoons and things
that children watch that are quickly
changing that make sure to keep their
attention on the screen and then as we
grow up when we're scrolling on social
media and apps now where you just
scroll, you don't need to do anything
and you just flip
>> and it's a sickness.
>> It's a sick It is truly an addiction and
a sickness where
>> I know people and I've seen people where
they cannot take their eyes off that screen
screen
>> wherever they are, wherever they're
sitting and and
The other day during the holidays, we
went camping with the family and and a
few other friends and their families.
And it was an off-grid location.
>> No internet.
>> 30 minutes off grid. There's no
internet. There's no reception. There's
absolutely nothing. And you literally
just had you're forced to sit down and
talk, sit down and socialize. And the
kids actually loved it.
>> Oh, that's good.
>> Even though they they're used to, you
know, having access to, you know, TVs
and screen time,
>> they actually loved it. And my son said
to me, "Look, this is amazing that and
they didn't really do much. was just
sitting in nature, you know, campfire at
night and whatnot. But it truly got me
thinking is like we don't need our
screens. We don't need to be in front of
them 24/7. We'll survive like two, three
days without them.
>> I was telling my wife the other day,
>> I said to her, my children were watching cartoon.
cartoon. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> Of course. I'm always there. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> Seeing what they watch. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> And uh we had we have this kind of um
like a sat satellite. It's on uh internet.
internet.
>> You can get all sort of channels. Yeah.
>> And I get them to watch the Arabic
cartoons, the ones I know. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah. So I told her, you remember our
days? I'm much older than her, but in my days,
days,
>> there was this co, you know, 19inch TV
>> with this big back of it.
>> And then the cartoon was only on Fridays
for one hour
>> and in my day was on a Friday one hour
>> I used to watch cassett. My dad went to
Syria and bought me the VHS tape
>> VHS tapes and I used to watch them at
home. So that's where I think my Arabic
also improved from.
>> Yeah. I've done
and I said to her, "Subhan Allah, now
these kids, they have so much."
>> Even even later on, like you'd come back
from school and whatever's on TV you
watch and once it's gone, it's gone.
>> It's gone. 12 12 12 a.m. I still remember
remember
>> 12 a.m. Uh the person they have on all
channels that we had in Iran,
>> there were about three or four channels,
no more than that. 12 a.m. there was a
person reciting Quran. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> And then he just goes to static. He just
we are finished.
>> That's it.
>> We're coming back 6 a.m.
>> Go to sleep.
>> Go to sleep.
>> Go to sleep.
>> The other day I was just scrolling on
that uh machine on the system thing and
I was seeing baby TV. There's a whole
channel for babies.
>> Oh yeah. We're not talking about food
channel or travel channel or baby channel
channel
>> that I have a son Hashim. He's about 3
years old and I said, "Do you like this
one?" He said, "Yes, I like." So, he's
>> My son's addicted to Miss Rachel.
>> Yes. Here we go. Uh there is so much out there.
there.
>> It's pollution. I I see like a visual
pollution. There's so much out there
that you'll never be able to watch and
and watch everything. So, there's so
much endless options for you to watch.
>> That that brings me to this hadith. Let
me see if I can find it. There is a
hadith of Imam where he said divide your
time into three
>> time management. Yeah. Very important
>> time management. He said one that's the
way of Allah. The imam is mentioning
whatasool Allah used to do >> and
>> and
theasool Allah divided his time. It is
narrated by into three.
>> So Allah gave one for Allah worship. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> And then one for yourself.
>> So he's dividing it. Yeah.
>> And the third for your family.
>> Uh, one compliments the other.
>> One cannot be by itself.
>> That's what I was going to say.
Moderation. Moderation.
>> You cannot be praying day and night. You
say, "You know what? Come and feed me
>> on YouTube." The other day I was
watching this documentary about some
kind of monks I think in um in Nepal. Yeah.
Yeah.
>> Where the village
>> cooks for them
>> and then they feed them.
>> Yeah. Yeah,
>> they come and Gordon Ramsey actually he
started cooking
>> and then he brought this plate Gordon
Ramsey the the known chef
>> he feeding this monk
>> and the and the and the monk just opens
his mouth
>> puts it in his mouth if I do this in the
mosque they kick me out
>> they say get out
>> what are you doing
>> sometimes they don't even bring me water
in the mosque just imagine I open my
mouth come and feed me
>> so this monk opens his mouth
>> that's crazy
>> and what happens is they feed them,
>> they don't work
>> and the priests and what not and you see
all the issues that happens with them
and them not getting married and then no
Allahh and Allah lived lived a life
like you you attend your family you you
pray to Allah subhana wa tala you live
your life
>> and there were those people at the time
of Allah
>> who assumed that they were better than Allah
Allah
Um they were sitting on the mountain,
they were fasting every day, they were
praying, they were they completely
isolated themselves to a point where
they started thinking amongst
themselves. They said, "You know what?
We're better than Allah has his wives
and his eating and going out and he's
not fasting every day and whatnot. We're
100% dedicating ourselves." And then and
they came and they had the audacity to
say that toasah and Allah says to them,
He says, "I am more of a worshipper than
you to Allahhana tala because everything
that I'm doing is something that Allah
wants from me. Allah wants me to attend
to my family. Allah wants me to live my
life. Allah wants me to do all of these things.
things.
>> Take care of myself."
>> Yeah. You've just taken one side of it
and you've just Yeah. So moderation
>> and one uh so we said worship one for
yourself. You take care of yourself.
>> You know I need a haircut. You I need a
shower. I need to eat. I need to go
exercise. I need
>> whatever it is. take care of yourself
and then family. What does the family need?
need?
>> You see, one
>> helps the other if they complement one
another. That brings us to the the
hadith of Im Kam
>> that one day a person saw Kadam in the
field and he was working
>> and he was he was sweating
>> and he came to the imam and he said to him,
him,
>> "Look at you doing this."
>> The imam said to him, "Listen, if I die
And what what do you want me to do? Put
my hand out for you to feed me to for
you to give me a donation.
>> No shame in earning.
>> Imm is working. Imm working.
>> All of our imams, prophets of God. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> This is very important. And you know the
Shabbab today, the other day, one of the
Shabbab called me and he said to me, say
I haven't been to the mosque for a
while. I said, of course you haven't
been to the mosque. Maybe he's listening
right now.
>> Uh you've been busy. You just got
engaged. You're working. He said yes I'm
working this job and that job
>> and he's not even married yet. I said
take it easy on you. Allah subhanahu wa
tala gives you the and I mentioned to
him this very hadith of Imam
talking about
how he divided his life into three
things three parts one worship one
yourself for yourself and one for your
family are you better than Allah do the
same why you always thinking that I have
to work 24/7
>> you know that is a big problem today
especially with the youth
>> and it comes from you know again social
media social norms where you know you
need to buy a house I I've spoken to a
few of the youth and like we can't get
married. I need to buy a house. I said
who says you need to buy a house.
>> Which rule did you hear or who said that
you know you cannot get married and
complete half your religion and save
yourself from you know the falling into
the wrong path but you have to save you
know hundreds of thousands of dollars
and it's getting harder and harder and
mortgages are
>> Sydney is unbelievable now. Why can't
you why can't you live in a simple way
and complete half your religion? And you
know when we when I got married I was
living in a in a small granny flat with
my parents for a couple of years and
alhamdulillah Allah subhana wa ta'ala
and that happened with me and I'm not
the only person I'm sure a lot of people
once you get married Allah opens up the doors
doors
>> you get married you get a good job you
have a child you get another promotion
you get Allah subhana t opens the doors
of and scientifically it's also proven
the same thing that a married man earns
more than a single man even in
scientific research
>> because they feel more responsibility
because you know they have this sense.
>> So yeah to to delay getting married and
to delay all these things well because I
need to achieve all of these things on
my to-do list. I want to buy a house and
buy a good car and travel all around the
world and and see everything there is.
Then what's the point?
You know, you're meant to do all of
these things with your partner. You're
meant to struggle with your partner. you
know, work together to build your
future. And that's what builds a strong relationship.
relationship.
>> Say the person who has this mentality,
he's down, he's looking down to Allah,
>> not trusting Allah.
>> Not trusting Allah that Allah is not
going to provide.
>> Allah provided for you before you were
even born. In your mother's tomb, you
your your mother was pregnant with you
and Allah was providing to you.
>> Uh you don't you don't even know how it
was happening, but it was happening. But
this method brings my brings me to that
person who came to the prophet and he said
said
>> he start crushing the bone and he said
who's going to bring this back to life.
Some people they have the same mentality
that how is this going to happen? He
he's now 35 36. He said how how is God
going to give me money for me to provide
for my family?
>> Until now look at you. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> You you are the same the proof that
Allah provides. Mashallah. Look at how
you're living.
>> There's tough times. There's good times
but you're still here. He's still
around. You're so healthy.
>> Your work of causes doesn't mean I don't
do anything. But for you to sacrifice
everything for work that I'm going to
work, I'm going to buy and then get
married. That's not the right thing to
say. And for the one the ones that
demand a young man to have a house and
then he gets married.
>> Well, did you have a house before you
got married?
>> No. Exactly.
>> We were at someone's house the other day
and we're doing the you know the the >> the
>> the
um we were there. We were mash you know
the whole thing and we were there with
this young man and they said to me you speak
speak
>> and the the father came of the of the
girl and he was like demanding this and
>> he said that he has to have a house he
has to have a car he has to have a good job
job
>> good job
>> good income
>> good income a career not like any other
job like you know
>> not a laborer not you know any other
thing no he needs a good career
university degree
>> university degree and he's like he was
talking talking and everyone was looking
at me like why why is the say response
And the young man, he was just looking
at me like
get involved.
>> And I asked him this very question. I
said to him, "Haj, just a question. Be honest.
honest.
>> Did you have a house when you got married?"
married?"
>> He said, "No, say life has changed." And
this I said, "Life has changed."
>> But God hasn't changed. >> Exactly.
>> Exactly.
>> Did you have a house? He said, "No, in
Baghdad I don't." He was living in Baghdad.
Baghdad.
>> He's from Baghdad. He said, "I don't
have a house there.
I don't have anything. I was renting a
small small place in Baghdad
>> and it was a nightmare. We had three
children in this very small place and
then later on he migrated and and now he
said now I have a company. I have this
and he has some kind of a company and
>> then you lived your life like this. Why
do you make it harder on this young man?
Why do you want demanding for you?
>> Uh you know in
>> who says that the person that has all of
these things that you want is going to
make your daughter happy? Exactly. It
might be the opposite. It might be the
one who doesn't have all of these things
but has a good heart. His his religion
is is right.
Islam is Islam has a solution for everything.
He's got good manners. He's got dean.
But unfortunately our society is so far
sometimes in in certain things it's so
far from religion. Religion has a solution.
solution.
>> That's right.
>> But we follow you know Hussein said it.
Imm Hussein has this beautiful beautiful
other
just talk
if it says if religion is according to
their liking and their lifestyle he's
he's with religion he loves the religion
but if religion says this and says that
demands this or that he's not with that
religion. He's against the religion.
>> Even in the Quran, I believe Allahh says when
yes, this is from Allah subhana wa
ta'ala. I tell you when I have a lot of
divorce cases that come to me.
>> Um I have cases for example a person who
is very rich.
>> He has a construction company. He's
building houses. He he's building granny
flats. She's building duplexes.
>> You know how much they make?
>> He's making hundreds of thousands of
dollars. But the woman hates him.
>> She hates his guts.
>> Yeah. Cuz he's never there.
>> He's never there. There is no respect.
There is nothing. There is no life.
>> That's the thing. You have to be
involved. Be careful what you wish for.
You want money. Well, you know, money
doesn't just come easy. That husband
that you expect to be really rich and
have a lot of money. That means he's
going to have to spend a lot of time
away from you. He's going to have to
actually work for that money, away from
you, away from the children. So be
careful what you wish for.
>> And he was sitting right there. She was
complaining, complaining, complaining.
And he was just listening to her. And
then he said this to her. And he's what
he said.
>> I believe what he said is true.
>> He said to her, "I'm providing for you
the best life."
>> You have a mansion you're living in.
>> You have a AMG car
>> under your feet.
>> Whenever you want to go on a holiday,
>> you go on a holiday business class. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
If I'm not there, you have no right to complain.
complain.
>> You understand? But this kind of a
materialistic life is not a guarantee
for happiness.
>> Well, that's the thing. He's provided
all the materialistic things that she
was chasing that she wanted from him yet
she wanted both.
>> So, you can't have both. You either
accept a simple life with, you know,
your partner being present and involved
in your life and whatnot.
>> Or if you want, you know, the
materialistic life, then obviously he's
has a right to say, look, you wanted
that and then I have to be away from
you. Uh
>> I got the opposite as well. I have uh
couples they come and they have they
married actually just couple of days ago
I had a couple here. They came to do
their civil marriage.
>> They don't have much. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> But they love each other. And I said to
them, keep hold on to this love because
this will continue
>> to grow. >> Exactly.
>> Exactly.
>> Because it's not about materic life. The
best marriage ever, ever in history.
But it was the simplest one.
>> 500 was their dowy >> and
>> and
some perfume and a piece of cloth or something.
something.
>> That was it.
>> You know the the companions they came to
the prophet, they said to Allah, "What
kind of a wedding do you want? You how
is it going to be?" Allah said, "I don't
there's no much." They they offer to the
prophet, "We're going to cook. Because
Ali had didn't have anything.
>> He sold his shield. He was going to sell
his sword or his shield. Allah says,
"No, your sword is needed for Islam.
Sell your shield. You don't need the
>> They offered they cooked for him and
they gave for you know for the pastry
for some sweets. They gave a plate of uh
of a date.
>> Today you see the weddings. The other
day someone came to me and she and he
said to me, um, she's demanding for our
wedding to be this and that and that. We
have to do this. One of the things she's
asking for me to have on the wedding,
slow dance,
>> uh, in the middle of the hall with a,
you know,
>> mixed gathering, music and a spotlight
on top of us and we dancing together.
She's a Shia. Yeah.
>> She's a mali. She she loves in
>> some you know I don't know exactly what
you can say there but >> truly
>> truly
are you really want to get married like
this and you want to continue your life
to be your to be
>> that's the thing people go into debt say
people go into debt to get married which
is crazy when you think about it >> unfortunately
>> unfortunately
>> and that's where a lot of issues stem
and and again social norms you know
living in this country comparing
yourself to others and and you see a
false image online of happiness. You
know, these people who have all this
money and they spent all this money on
this and they did this in their wedding
and they, you know, got these limos,
these Rolls-Royces and the convoy of
cars and motorbikes and they hired the
best hall and did that. So, they must be happy
happy
>> and they're sharing their life online.
And I I still remember this story in the
US where this couple were vlogging every
single day and they had this um caravan
kind of camper and they were going
across the US and um everyone thought,
you know, these people are the happiest
couple. They're the best couple and um
yeah, he ended up murdering her. >> Oh,
>> Oh,
>> he ended up murdering her um into their
journey, like halfway into their
journey, end up murdering her and they
were looking for her for for months
until they found her body. But you never
know what you never know what the truth
is. Nothing online is is as it seems or
most things aren't as they seem.
>> We had the similar ones but he didn't
end up murdering her. They got divorced
in Dubai. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> There was this two khalid and someone I
forgot her name
>> but they were living this kind of false
you know image
>> people who share their life online 24/7.
>> Yeah. I remember once a lady told me
what kind why I can't live a life like
hers and I said who? I don't know about
this lady. She said this one this
influencer in she goes here and there
and there.
>> Subhan Allah. A couple of months later
she got divorced and they hated each other
other
>> and they they when they were divorced
they start talking and you know the lid
was open the kind of worms. I hated her
and I hated no this kind of image is not true.
true.
>> If you want to live your life the the
perfect life the at your ability of course
course
>> you follow a perfect person. role models.
models.
>> Role models that are perfect that are
the symbol of per perfection. Imaff
is one of them. Imaff
he married many women. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> And the sad of the musity
are the dominant.
>> Yeah. The dominant. And he had 30 up to
32 33 of the of his children. And if you
go around
>> Iraq and Iran,
>> the majority of the imam zad as they
call them,
>> they are mus are the sons of
>> brothers of the imams or the sons of
>> they're the sons of
Yeah. One of them is im
>> and we have throughout in Baghdad we
have we have throughout Iraq and in Iran.
Iran. >> Yeah.
Fat she's one of the daughters of Imam.
She as some historians say she was
either Fatimra or she was Fat Mas other
than the
>> because imum had four fathers as some mention.
mention.
>> Yeah. And he had of course imb
of his sons Muhammad. No, no, that's not
uh that's
>> I know I know because we go visit them
when we go to
>> there is a so many this isides you see
theides they they killed every one of
them and now you kill
you have him in the dungeon you have all
of these why do you kill
>> they're chasing after yeah they all they
were all being chased after that's why
they ended up in
>> so for example when father how did she
end up in was because she was coming to
see her brother I als
And she had in the caravan her brothers
>> brothers then they got they had to be disposed.
disposed.
>> They uh they actually came near and they
they were approached by army of the
abides. They were killed. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> She became very sick. She entered into
and the whole scene is that she later on
but this is of course the history of
>> none of them were given freedom.
>> No. Exactly. And another beautiful thing
that he also mentioned in in the Friday
prayer is that the Imam's sufferings and
the imam's calamities that they face
each of them was different than the other.
other.
>> That's right. And it is kind of a a
message or for us to learn from that no
one can say that you know I'm going
through something that you know the
imams the greatest Allah and the imams
the greatest humans to ever live on
earth they all face different sufferings
>> different sufferings Allah wanted this
that they went through this later on
everyone comes on and says you know what
I going through whatever my h was usurped
usurped
>> what imbu
my family members died. Im Hussein
>> I was betrayed imus
>> and so on and so forth. When it comes
for example to uh Hussein
yeah like exactly like that that Hussein
faced will make all of our calamities
eas said it and I mentioned this in Abu
An's the other day when we had theat
Uh I said this very thing that
Hussein that means that any calamity
comes to you cry for Hussein because if
you think about a brother Im Hussein
lost his brother
>> Abbas. If you think about a son,
>> if you think of a nephew,
>> if you think of another son, an infant,
so different ages. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> Even different ages, it's there. It's
there. So
>> seeing his his sister and his his woman
All of the calamities they come down
>> to the of because the of
>> and all the im said Hass even before it
happened he says to him
>> he's literally on his deathbed and he
and I im Hussein is there crying for his
brother and he says to him that your day
will be like no other day. No other dayd
and now >> exactly
>> exactly
>> he's in a dungeon of a dungeon that he
didn't know day from night
>> that even his body was attacked
>> even after he's dying they attacked his
body with the with the arrows and for
what reason for what reason because you
know they saw them as a threat as a
threat to their rule and that they were
the rightful
rulers they were the rightful the
rightful imams that Allah and Allah
subhana wa tala has appointed
And that was the reason that was enough
reason for them to all be killed and
viciously killed.
>> He said to one of his companions he said
to him that in couple of days we will meet.
meet.
>> that means you're going to be released.
The Imam looked at him and he said,
"Inshallah, a couple of days ago,
>> on this day you
>> on this day on the Baghdad on the bridge
of Baghdad, inshallah you uh you see me."
me."
>> And he said that I was standing there
looking at the gates and then suddenly I
saw four men coming out with uh
>> and he had informed all the Shia that
were there. the because they were happy
the imam is coming out im
>> they came out with this taboot the
coffin and they they placed it on the
ground and they left
>> they left we were standing there waiting
waiting waiting so we approached that
>> and we took off the lid you know the the
put on the on the taboot and we saw I m
m
>> he himself said that he the narrator He
said that I saw a person passing by and
I know him to be a doctor.
>> He knows medicine.
>> He knows medicine. He knows this. And I
called him out. I said to him, "Can you
come?" "Yes." "What what do you want
from me?" He said, "Can you check on him?"
him?"
>> How did he die?
>> How did he die?
>> And he checked on the imam and he said,
"Does he have any tribe? Does he have
anyone?" He said, "Yes, we are his."
>> He said, "He was killed. >> Mas,
>> Mas,
>> he was mas. He was poisoned.
The hadith said that after they they saw
these, they carried him, they saw that
it's he's heavy.
>> He's he shouldn't be heavy.
>> He's very lean and he was in the in the
dungeon for years and years. He was just
given some water and some some bread.
>> Uh they put him down to check why and
they saw the chains are still
>> shackles and the chains.
>> Yeah. The shackles and the chain. So
this is Imaff.
He was killed. He was martyed mloom
>> in the worst conditions. He was poisoned
even in the dungeon. He was a symbol of
what? Of patience. >> Patience.
>> Patience.
>> Uh the the lady that she they took to
her to the imam.
>> And and that's his title say
what is literally the person who
suppresses and is patient and holds back
even when they have feelings of anger
and feelings of what?
>> Yeah. And I im subhan Allah when you go
to the shrine of Imam in Baghdad
I don't know if you have felt this
>> it's very similar to Mashad
>> yeah it is
>> very similar
>> it's IM
and im Muhammad Ali
>> his grandson
>> yeah so grandfather grandson
>> grandson and the father is in when you
enter it you feel like you're in so you
you feel this calmness
>> and the zar Jawad
Baghdad itself is is an ugly city in a
matter of someone may be from say what
do you mean by that I mean history
>> yeah history wise of course we mentioned
we mentioned how they built the city
>> but with the presence of Imam and Im
>> he has become this beautiful city
because Baghdad was established like
that Baghdad was established to be the
capital of the Abasite
>> 100% yeah that's where they established
the four schools of thought
>> that's where they were established and
yeah to combat
>> the other side where yeah and so as you said
said
>> that and even even to this day what
angers me and really upsets me is that
to this day we have shashid and we have
you know all of these streets and
symbols and whatnot of this person while
the imam is also buried there but we
still have these remnants and and what
they teach children in schools over
there they still haven't changed them.
It still mentions them as you know these
rightful caiffs and what so which is
unfortunate but
>> very unfortunate
>> but regardless of what they want to do
or what they want to say what street
they want to name they will never be
able to come close to even 1% or even a small fraction of what IM Kam and Imam
small fraction of what IM Kam and Imam Jabad had to offer.
Jabad had to offer. >> They try whatever they do in the end of
>> They try whatever they do in the end of the day truth comes out.
falsehood, these fabrications in the whatever they are, no one in their right
whatever they are, no one in their right mind accepts them. Now, if I tell you
mind accepts them. Now, if I tell you of im but I say this is from this is of
of im but I say this is from this is of another person.
another person. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. >> It doesn't suit
>> It doesn't suit >> it doesn't
>> it doesn't >> it just doesn't flow. No one if I say a
>> it just doesn't flow. No one if I say a hadith I mention a hadith from Imam Ali
hadith I mention a hadith from Imam Ali but I say this is from fan
but I say this is from fan >> you say no where did you get this from I
>> you say no where did you get this from I don't think so it doesn't doesn't come
don't think so it doesn't doesn't come in the narrative it's just very much
in the narrative it's just very much different
different >> same thing with
>> same thing with >> when you say they are the rightful
>> when you say they are the rightful look out how they live their life for
look out how they live their life for example
whenever he wanted to eat drink whatever he was he had to see someone being
he was he had to see someone being slaughtered in front of him
slaughtered in front of him >> he was thirsty for blood. Yeah.
>> he was thirsty for blood. Yeah. >> Thirsty for blood.
>> Other school of thought they say, yeah, he killed many people, but he built a
he killed many people, but he built a lot of mosques.
lot of mosques. >> So what if he built mosques?
>> So what if he built mosques? >> So what if he built mosques?
>> So what if he built mosques? >> That justifies
>> That justifies >> the blood of the blood of a single
>> the blood of the blood of a single Muslim is more dearer in the eyes of
Muslim is more dearer in the eyes of Allah than the not even any mosque. The
Allah than the not even any mosque. The the house of Allah, you can demolish it.
the house of Allah, you can demolish it. That's less in the eyes of Allah than
That's less in the eyes of Allah than killing a single innocent Muslim son.
killing a single innocent Muslim son. >> He was brought up he, you know, when he
>> He was brought up he, you know, when he was born,
was born, >> he didn't accept his mother's uh milk.
>> he didn't accept his mother's uh milk. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. >> He didn't accept it.
>> He didn't accept it. >> So the mother and this goes back to who
>> So the mother and this goes back to who the mother is.
the mother is. >> Plays a big part. The mother, she
>> Plays a big part. The mother, she thought to herself, what do I do? What
thought to herself, what do I do? What do I do? She took some blood and she put
do I do? She took some blood and she put on her nipple
on her nipple >> to feed him and he start suckling from
>> to feed him and he start suckling from her.
her. In between what you're saying the
In between what you're saying the another interesting fact is the entire
another interesting fact is the entire tribe
tribe >> were haters of
>> were haters of >> all of them
>> all of them >> who poisoned Imam Hassan and her father
>> who poisoned Imam Hassan and her father and her brother they're all from the
and her brother they're all from the same tribe but from amongst that tribe
same tribe but from amongst that tribe who all were haters of camet
who all were haters of camet him and his uncle they're only two um
him and his uncle they're only two um >> and Mktar did what he did the right
>> and Mktar did what he did the right thing
thing >> exactly
>> exactly >> and subhah if you look at the other
>> and subhah if you look at the other school of thought they say he's the one
school of thought they say he's the one >> he's the bad bad one and is a good one.
>> he's the bad bad one and is a good one. He went on the member as soon as he got
He went on the member as soon as he got into Kufa I think he went on the member
into Kufa I think he went on the member and he said to the people this is it
and he said to the people this is it >> you defy me in any way or form you will
>> you defy me in any way or form you will be slaughtered.
be slaughtered. >> Yeah. He killed
>> Yeah. He killed >> he killed
>> he killed he killed some of the best companions
he killed some of the best companions >> of
>> of and he sits down and he eats while
and he sits down and he eats while someone has been killed in front of him.
someone has been killed in front of him. >> Their lives his appetite.
>> Their lives his appetite. >> It brings his appetite. There's blood.
>> It brings his appetite. There's blood. >> There's blood. The tyrants they live
>> There's blood. The tyrants they live their lives like this. But now if you
their lives like this. But now if you look at the shrine of Imam
look at the shrine of Imam there's a war they go to the shrine. the
there's a war they go to the shrine. the million and millions of zir
million and millions of zir >> that shows you the hak
>> that shows you the hak >> is always victorious.
>> is always victorious. >> Always victorious. No matter what you
>> Always victorious. No matter what you do, you kill and kill. Same thing for
do, you kill and kill. Same thing for example in our lifetime. We saw it. Me
example in our lifetime. We saw it. Me and you, we saw it. This is not just
and you, we saw it. This is not just history. We mentioned from the you know
history. We mentioned from the you know time
time >> history repeats itself.
>> history repeats itself. >> Yeah. Saddam. How many years did Saddam
>> Yeah. Saddam. How many years did Saddam rule?
rule? >> 40 years.
>> 40 years. >> 30 odd years. And as soon as as soon as
>> 30 odd years. And as soon as as soon as he collapsed, I remember when Saddam was
he collapsed, I remember when Saddam was uh taken before he was taken in the
uh taken before he was taken in the where he was hiding
where he was hiding >> uh we weren't in Iraq.
>> uh we weren't in Iraq. >> Yeah,
>> Yeah, >> we were in Iraq and Saddam wasn't taken
>> we were in Iraq and Saddam wasn't taken yet and it was still
yet and it was still >> must be found
>> must be found >> still some of the baki parties the
>> still some of the baki parties the fighting and it was very hard but we my
fighting and it was very hard but we my father for some reason he decided to go
father for some reason he decided to go to Iraq. He said I want to go
to Iraq. He said I want to go >> we want to visit and you know how the
>> we want to visit and you know how the >> my dad was the same. Yeah. As soon as
>> my dad was the same. Yeah. As soon as soon as it happened, he was on the first
soon as it happened, he was on the first flight.
flight. >> We want to go.
>> We want to go. >> So the first Arbain, it was 2004.
>> So the first Arbain, it was 2004. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. >> First Arbine. I don't know if you went
>> First Arbine. I don't know if you went there. I remember.
there. I remember. >> First time I went was 2005.
>> First time I went was 2005. >> 200. Yeah. Same. Similar. So just
>> 200. Yeah. Same. Similar. So just imagine this guy ruled for 37 years, I
imagine this guy ruled for 37 years, I think.
think. >> Yeah. Almost 40 years. Yeah.
>> Yeah. Almost 40 years. Yeah. >> Almost 40 years. And in every year he
>> Almost 40 years. And in every year he made it more tough decisions and he made
made it more tough decisions and he made it harder and harder for people to go to
it harder and harder for people to go to the shrine of
the shrine of >> which what was what the Abbaz was doing
>> which what was what the Abbaz was doing also. They tried to remove the shrine.
also. They tried to remove the shrine. They tried to hide it. We'll cut off
They tried to hide it. We'll cut off your hands. We'll cut off your feet.
your hands. We'll cut off your feet. We'll kill every 10th one. Saddam
We'll kill every 10th one. Saddam followed the same thing because they
followed the same thing because they know that if people start going and
know that if people start going and walking and millions of people they're
walking and millions of people they're going to destroy straight away.
going to destroy straight away. >> The 2004 we saw it. I saw the miracle of
>> The 2004 we saw it. I saw the miracle of Allah. I remember I I looked around and
Allah. I remember I I looked around and I said, "This is a miracle of Allah
I said, "This is a miracle of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala." And I remembered
subhanahu wa ta'ala." And I remembered the lady
the lady that she said to Zim before they left.
that she said to Zim before they left. Yes. And she said to him, "Young,
Yes. And she said to him, "Young, it was a promise. There will be a dome
it was a promise. There will be a dome that will be erected here when millions
that will be erected here when millions of people
of people >> Exactly.
>> Exactly. >> that will come and and and visit him and
>> that will come and and and visit him and and support him." And you know today you
and support him." And you know today you have millions and tens of millions of
have millions and tens of millions of people shouting.
people shouting. >> Yeah. And even with the
>> Yeah. And even with the >> my most moving
>> my most moving moment that I experienced was in I'm not
moment that I experienced was in I'm not sure if you've taken part in it.
sure if you've taken part in it. >> Yes. again 2005 the 10th of Mahalam
>> Yes. again 2005 the 10th of Mahalam >> and um running from you know we didn't
>> and um running from you know we didn't go from each but we started you know
go from each but we started you know probably halfway through the journey
probably halfway through the journey >> and then when you get there and the
>> and then when you get there and the shrine is in front of you and you're
shrine is in front of you and you're screaming it literally feels like you're
screaming it literally feels like you're there
there >> on the 10th of Malam and you're
>> on the 10th of Malam and you're answering the call of Abdah
answering the call of Abdah >> and that truly is like extremely
>> and that truly is like extremely emotional and uh
emotional and uh >> yeah it is
>> yeah it is >> very moving very moving moment
>> very moving very moving moment >> the last time I went to IM Hussein I
>> the last time I went to IM Hussein I remember I arrived uh one day prior to
remember I arrived uh one day prior to >> Arbine
>> Arbine >> and my auntie she's inf
>> and my auntie she's inf >> I went to her just to say salam and I
>> I went to her just to say salam and I have I had my big luggage and you know
have I had my big luggage and you know the big bag I said to her that's
the big bag I said to her that's >> keep it with you keep it safe
>> keep it with you keep it safe >> where are you going right now and she
>> where are you going right now and she said I'm going
said I'm going >> I'm going walking you're not tired I
>> I'm going walking you're not tired I said to her I am tired
said to her I am tired >> but I had my shower in Dha airport
>> but I had my shower in Dha airport >> for the zara
>> for the zara >> and I'm keen to go actually in DHA
>> and I'm keen to go actually in DHA airport I saw a Unus bin M. What's his
airport I saw a Unus bin M. What's his name? The the captain of Iraq. The old
name? The the captain of Iraq. The old one.
one. >> Yunis Mahm.
>> Yunis Mahm. >> Ununus Mahm. Yes. I I had a I have a
>> Ununus Mahm. Yes. I I had a I have a picture of him with him.
picture of him with him. >> Uh yeah, he was there. He was walking
>> Uh yeah, he was there. He was walking around.
around. >> Yeah, cuz he he resides there. Yeah, he
>> Yeah, cuz he he resides there. Yeah, he is.
is. >> Yes. I saw him and I said to him, "Are
>> Yes. I saw him and I said to him, "Are you going to
you going to not he's not a follower?
not he's not a follower? >> He's not a follower." And he just looked
>> He's not a follower." And he just looked at him and he said, "No, I'm not. I just
at him and he said, "No, I'm not. I just wanted to push some buttons."
wanted to push some buttons." >> Yeah. Good idea.
>> Yeah. Good idea. >> And alhamdulillah, I was fortunate
>> And alhamdulillah, I was fortunate enough that I found a like a a bathroom,
enough that I found a like a a bathroom, a shower. I had I had my shower there
a shower. I had I had my shower there for Zara.
for Zara. >> I arrived Najaf. I put my stuff there.
>> I arrived Najaf. I put my stuff there. It was about 10:00 a.m.
It was about 10:00 a.m. >> And I said to her, "Mal, my auntie
>> And I said to her, "Mal, my auntie >> and I went to the first poll. I start
>> and I went to the first poll. I start walking."
walking." >> You know how hard it is for someone from
>> You know how hard it is for someone from Australia.
Australia. >> I think I was just going to say people
>> I think I was just going to say people from Australia who are going to I think
from Australia who are going to I think they get the most.
they get the most. >> Yes.
>> Yes. >> Because we have the Nia here because
>> Because we have the Nia here because that's what it says. That's we have the
that's what it says. That's we have the Nia of where we're going going to Zara.
Nia of where we're going going to Zara. New Zealand maybe more
New Zealand maybe more >> maybe New Zealand only New Zealand okay
>> maybe New Zealand only New Zealand okay we'll give them that that's the only
we'll give them that that's the only thing we'll give them but you have that
thing we'll give them but you have that near of going to Zara and all of those
near of going to Zara and all of those thousands and thousands of kilometers
thousands and thousands of kilometers that 14hour flight and then the other
that 14hour flight and then the other two almost 2-hour flight
two almost 2-hour flight >> that's all of these kilometers your
>> that's all of these kilometers your intention and then that happened to me
intention and then that happened to me once where I arrived not one day but
once where I arrived not one day but four days before and I hadn't been to
four days before and I hadn't been to Zara in a very long time and again
Zara in a very long time and again jumped on a plane from here the
jumped on a plane from here the intention was going to Zara we arrived
intention was going to Zara we arrived the Next morning f we left for 4 days of
the Next morning f we left for 4 days of walking
walking >> and then got to the imam and I remember
>> and then got to the imam and I remember just sitting there and just crying for
just sitting there and just crying for like hours. It's like so emotional
like hours. It's like so emotional because in my mind I was like I left the
because in my mind I was like I left the my door at home with the intention and
my door at home with the intention and I've flown and I've gone from one
I've flown and I've gone from one country to the other and I've arrived
country to the other and I've arrived and I've walked for four days and gone
and I've walked for four days and gone through all of this, you know, physic
through all of this, you know, physic physically tired but emotionally like
physically tired but emotionally like was really really amazing and
was really really amazing and fulfilling.
fulfilling. >> The first time you see the door
>> The first time you see the door >> Yeah. So we I walked and I Subhan Allah,
>> Yeah. So we I walked and I Subhan Allah, Allah opens it up a lot of
Allah opens it up a lot of opportunities.
opportunities. >> I met my cousin suddenly I saw them and
>> I met my cousin suddenly I saw them and they said you here I said yes I'm here
they said you here I said yes I'm here and I had my and the whole thing on and
and I had my and the whole thing on and I just had a backpack
I just had a backpack >> and then I uh we walked together the
>> and then I uh we walked together the next day that was morning time we
next day that was morning time we arrived.
arrived. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. >> So just imagine how much I was walking
>> So just imagine how much I was walking >> that's a lot of walking actually
>> that's a lot of walking actually that was a lot of walking. So
that was a lot of walking. So >> the first first time I saw the
>> the first first time I saw the And you said you said it physically
And you said you said it physically you're destroyed.
you're destroyed. >> Destroyed.
>> Destroyed. >> Yeah. You are done for.
>> Yeah. You are done for. >> As soon as you see the and you scream
>> As soon as you see the and you scream and not just you, you have the thousands
and not just you, you have the thousands of people all screaming. Back then it
of people all screaming. Back then it was allowed for you to have the flag of
was allowed for you to have the flag of your country.
your country. >> Now I think they made it illegal or
>> Now I think they made it illegal or something. They said
something. They said >> we saw a few but then you have these
>> we saw a few but then you have these random people who try and stop it. But
random people who try and stop it. But >> yeah,
>> yeah, >> I think it's a beautiful thing to
>> I think it's a beautiful thing to showcase to the world that people are
showcase to the world that people are coming from all around the world. I
coming from all around the world. I remember someone that I know who had the
remember someone that I know who had the Australian flag and it's like we were
Australian flag and it's like we were catching which flag is this is this you
catching which flag is this is this you know this country's flag no this is just
know this country's flag no this is just this is Australia
this is Australia >> it's beautiful you see a lot of I was
>> it's beautiful you see a lot of I was walking that very day that very night
walking that very day that very night actually it was about 2:00 in the
actually it was about 2:00 in the morning
morning >> and my body was like just walking and
>> and my body was like just walking and your mind is like on on a autopilot
your mind is like on on a autopilot >> and you're not thinking anything you're
>> and you're not thinking anything you're just walking
just walking >> can't feel the pain
>> can't feel the pain >> and no one is saying anything everyone
>> and no one is saying anything everyone is quiet
is quiet >> and I'm looking around and I'm just
>> and I'm looking around and I'm just looking at the flags, different flags
looking at the flags, different flags and you know
and you know >> people of all colors and races and
>> people of all colors and races and ethnic ethnicities and cultures
ethnic ethnicities and cultures >> and those moments you just you just look
>> and those moments you just you just look at it you look they're all walking with
at it you look they're all walking with one goal to reach
one goal to reach everyone is quiet but you just hear the
everyone is quiet but you just hear the the shoes like that
the shoes like that >> and everyone is going there to
>> and everyone is going there to the first time you see the the of
the first time you see the the of Hussein the do of Hussein everyone
Hussein the do of Hussein everyone screams out Hussein
screams out Hussein >> it's out of this world
>> it's out of this world >> as soon as you see the do all of your
>> as soon as you see the do all of your pain's gone all everything's gone
pain's gone all everything's gone >> it's gone
>> it's gone >> and it's only Hussein that has that
>> and it's only Hussein that has that effect only Hussein the prophet said
effect only Hussein the prophet said >> that for you
exactly >> and the your has healing
>> and the your has healing and of course the
and of course the of The are imams
all of them they do have all kind of attributes by one from Allahhana
attributes by one from Allahhana >> it's only from Allah subhana wa ta'ala
>> it's only from Allah subhana wa ta'ala that's hussein
that's hussein and Allah has intended that to form I
and Allah has intended that to form I hussein and inshallah Allah subhanaa
hussein and inshallah Allah subhanaa tala gives us a
tala gives us a >> may Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala give us
>> may Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala give us the and the opportunity to visit the
the and the opportunity to visit the grave of Imam Hussein in this life
grave of Imam Hussein in this life >> and visit Im Kum and all of our imams
>> and visit Im Kum and all of our imams And may Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala grant
And may Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala grant us on the day of judgment their
us on the day of judgment their intercession and the intercession of
intercession and the intercession of their grandfather. Our dear viewers,
their grandfather. Our dear viewers, thank you for joining us in this episode
thank you for joining us in this episode and we look forward to seeing you again
and we look forward to seeing you again next week on our episode 3 of Alwasi
next week on our episode 3 of Alwasi Vibes. Thank you very much and
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