This content argues that the atheist's desire for immediate divine response to every supplication is illogical and counterproductive to the concept of faith, trial, and accountability, while also criticizing a specific "new atheist" for perceived hypocrisy and financial manipulation. It then delves into the Islamic concept of supplication (du'āʾ), explaining why responses may be delayed and emphasizing its role in strengthening faith and drawing closer to God.
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"AD-DUʿĀʾ" (SUPPLICATION) AND A MESSAGE TO THIS ATHEIST'S FANS
So, for the atheist,
What he wants is:
As soon someone makes duʿā,
Allah answers it and grants him whatever he asks for!
If a father did this, it would be said to him, "You are spoiling the kid'',
''Everytime he asks you for something, you bring it to him!''
''Where is wisdom?!"
For, this is not good for Man at all!
It is not good for Man to be granted everything he prays for,
and everything he hopes for.
If Man gets everything he prays for, O Ayhuma (atheist Sherif Gaber),
the concept of trial and accountability (taklīf) will absolutely cease to exist!
The issue of taklīf with servitude to Allah and belief in the unseen—
this issue will end.
Every time he (Man) makes duʿā, it gets answered.
So, belief in the unseen,
faith of accountability,
will turn into a compulsory faith,
a mandatory faith.
I am forced to accept religion against my will,
because every time I make duʿā, it gets answered.
I won't be able to even oppose religion.
But, this is not (real) faith!
(sound effect)
Communist atheism was based on the direct killing of the followers of religions,
and the liquidation of clergy,
as I will explain at the end of this episode.
As for the new atheism, it is a whole other thing!
It is an atheism based on fake delicacy,
and playing the victim,
to manipulate the emotions of the audience,
and to increase the bank balance,
and to make more and more money with Patreon.
Money, money, money is so funny!
Which is more dangerous in your opinion:
communist atheism or the new atheism?!
Or should I say: ''ayhuma'' is more dangerous? (Sherif Gaber mispronounces the Arabic word ''whichever'', saying ''ayhuma'' instead of ''ayyuhuma'')
''Ayhuma'' (which one) is more dangerous in your opinion?!
(logo and sound effect)
"Cancer found its way into your brain?''
''So, we pay for your treatments, your oxygen machines!"
("Peter, that's enough!") "You are a side effect to an evolutionary process that cares little for individual lives."
''You are a failed experiment in mutation!''
Peace be upon you!
The boy "Ayhuma", the king of faked delicacy!
The king of faked delicacy did an episode
in which he mocked humbling oneself before Allah, the Glorious & Exalted,
even though he humiliated himself,
begging anyone who'd listen for help, to increase his money in the bank!
$100,000
in order to obtain its citizenship,
but if I can pay this amount, I will be able to travel.
I do not have this amount,
and I will not be able to collect it on my own,
''that is why I am asking for your help."
He fakes delicacy to collect a bit of money,
and in the end, he mocks the idea of humbling oneself before Allah Almighty.
Praise be to Allah, I did an episode in response to his video,
in which I explained that servitude to Allah, glory be to Him, is an innate necessity,
a human necessity.
Atheistically speaking, you will not even understand the meaning of the word “human”!
The word "human" is a metaphysical word.
And I have explained some of the proofs for the existence of the Creator, Glory be to Him,
and some of the proofs of the authenticity of the prophethood.
The link to this episode is the first in the video description and in the first comment.
Today we want to talk about duʿāʾ" (supplication),
why response to supplication might be delayed.
because this topic was the focus of his episode.
But I postponed talking about this subject in order to make a separate video on it.
First, we prove with rational proofs the validity of Islam,
and then we talk about this issue,
because it is unreasonable for me to talk to you about furū' (the secondary branches of religion),
when you do not believe in the uṣūl (fundamental religious beliefs).
I must first prove to you the validity of Islam,
then we will talk about the subject of supplication,
with verses and ḥadīths from within Islam.
And here you may ask me:
How do you debate with an atheist with verses and ḥadīths
when he does not believe in Islam?
He believes neither in the verses nor in the ḥadīths.
And the answer is:
Because you asked me a question from within the system,
it is only natural for me to answer you from within the same system.
You asked me, "How is supplication answered in Islam,
when there are Muslims who supplicate and their supplication has not been answered?"
It is only natural for me to answer you from within the same system.
From within Islam.
So, let's start this episode which is important for every Muslim and every atheist.
And at the end of this episode there is a very very important message
for Ayhuma's fans!
So watch it to the end!
Let's dive in!
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Allah, the Glorious & Exalted, says: {Your Lord has proclaimed, “Call upon Me, I will respond to you.} (Qur'an 40:60)
And He also says: {Prepare against them what you can...} (Qur'an 8:60)
Take the steps that will cause your duʿāʾ to be answered.
Why do you focus on the first verse and forget the second?!
Noah (PBUH) called upon his Lord after 950 years of da'wah (calling to Allah),
and work,
and conveying the Message to people.
Duʿāʾ requires pursuing the legitimate means to attain goals.
And it might require some acts of faith,
and it might require stopping some sins.
Allah Almighty says: {Allah only accepts ˹the offering˺ of the sincerely devout.} (Qur'an: 5:27)
There is ḥadīth narrated by the two sheikhs, al-Bukhārī and Muslim,
about three men who entered a cave to spend he night in it,
and a rock fell down from the mountain and blocked the entrance of the cave.
Each one of these three men supplicated to Allah by virtue of the best righteous deed he has done,
and the rock moved slightly with each supplication,
The first was very dutiful and good to his parents.
He awaited all night with a bowl of milk in his hands for his parents to wake up and drink.
And the second moved away from a woman that he loved most passionately after she yielded herself to him (in return for money he gave her in a year of famine).
The third invested in business the money of a hired labourer of his who departed without taking his due wage,
and the business prospered greatly, and so he gave it to him after a long time when he came to him and asked for his dues.
So, the rock moved slightly with each supplication.
With the thrid supplication, the rock slipped aside and the three men got out walking freely.
Great supplications might require great acts of faith (to be answered).
Prayer is essentially worship.
The Prophet (PBUH) said: “Supplication is worship.”
There are sins which are duʿāʾ blockers (they stand in the way of its being answered),
ḥarām (forbidden) food,
and usury and bribery.
The Prophet (PBUH) said:
''But his food is unlawful, his drink is unlawful, his clothes are unlawful and his nourishment is unlawful, how can, then his supplication be accepted?"
The Muslim is not hasty and impatient in supplication.
The Prophet (PBUH) said:
"The invocation of anyone of you is granted (by Allah) if he does not show impatience (by saying, "I invoked Allah but my request has not been granted.")
Because Allah, Glory be to Him, answers supplication when He wills with His wisdom.
When Moses and Aaron, peace be upon them, made duʿā against Pharaoh,
Allah, the Glorious & Exalted, says: {Allah responded ˹to Moses and Aaron˺, “Your prayer is answered! So be steadfast.}
Although Pharaoh perished many years after this duʿā.
And Yusuf (Joseph)'s vision,
{Indeed I dreamt of eleven stars.} (Qur'an 12:4),
came true after nearly 40 years.
And when Abraham (PBUH) called upon his Lord to send a prophet in Mekkah,
{Our Lord! Raise from among them a messenger who will recite to them Your revelations.} (Qur'an 2:129)
his supplication was answered after a very long time.
We supplicate to Allah, the Glorious & Exalted,
and He, Glory be to Him, answers our supplication with His wisdom and knowledge.
And the response to supplication might be delayed,
so that we strengthen and increase our faith.
Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
“An ordeal might befall a servant.
So, at first he turns to Allah with the intention of requesting his need.
(i.e., he wants a given thing or wishes for a certain distress to be relieved.)
He strives for that through supplication to Allah.
(i.e., he calls upon our Lord all the time.)
At first, his goal is the occurence of that which he wishes for.
(i.e., he wishes for this thing to come true.)
But supplication opens to the servant doors of faith,
and closeness to Allah,
and enjoyment of His remembrance and supplication.
This closeness to Allah would be dearer to him than what he prayed for at first.
Allah leads His servants with worldly needs to lofty religious purposes.''
So, make duʿāʾ as you like,
but in reality,
if you possess the whole world,
it is nothing compared to the Hereafter.
The main purpose of supplication is to draw closer to Allah, glory be to Him.
{So perhaps they would be humbled.} (Qur'an 7:94)
The response to supplication might be delayed,
because you need more closeness to Allah, glory be to Him,
because when He fulfills your wish, you will become oblivious of Him,
right?
The response to supplication might be delayed,
so that you assess yourself and see what duties towards Allah you are neglecting.
What sin are you persisting in committing?
And supplication might be answered in other than the way we hope,
but this is for our good,
What do we say in Istikhāra (Prayer of seeking Allah’s counsel)?
'We say: ''and ordain for me what is good wherever it may be, and help me to be content with it."
For, only Allah knows the unseen!
The Prophet (PBUH) said:
“Any Muslim who makes a supplication containing nothing which is sinful or which involves breaking ties of relationship will be given for it by God one of three things:
He will give him a speedy answer,
or store it up for him in the next world,
or turn away from him an equivalent amount of evil.
Those who heard it said they would then make many supplications,
and he (PBUH) replied that Allah was more ready to answer than they were to ask.''
There are things you wished for, and after a while, you thank Allah they did not happen.
Think of the Islamic nation in the days of the Tatars!
What people thought was total ruin turned out to be the greatest conquest!
Ibn al-Athīr said in his “al-Kāmil fī at-Tārīkh” at the time of the Mongol invasion,
''Who finds it easy to write the obituary of Islam and Muslim...? I wish my mother had not given birth to me.''
Imagine how people's supplications were at that time?
After years, the Mongols admired Islam,
and entered into the religion of Allah in multitudes,
Today, the people of Turkestan, Kirghizistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Crimea are all descendants of the Tatars.
The sons of the Tatars.
There are entire countries that converted to Islam at their hands.
We forget that Allah alone merges the night into the day and the day into the night.
He decrees everything with His wisdom, knowledge, will, kismet and power.
{Perhaps you dislike something which is good for you and like something which is bad for you. Allah knows and you do not know.} (Qur'an 2:216)
That is why the predecessors used to be happy at the supplication whose answer was delayed,
more than they did at the answered supplication.
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You should know that Allah, glory be to Him, answers the supplication of the distressed one,
even if he is an unbeliever.
{“Who responds to the distressed when they cry to Him, relieving ˹their˺ affliction.''} (Qur'an 27:62)
I think there is no one in the world who did not experience calling upon Allah in times of distress and getting answered.
On a personal level,
if I show you the difference between x-rays thanks to supplication only,
you will be astounded!
The same is true for my family!
Is there a home whose members have not experienced answered supplication in times of distress?
A few years ago, there was a Tunisian atheist girl
who told me that her family were all communists and atheists,
and that she is not thinking about Islam or religion.
A few days later, I found that she had sent me a message
pronouncing the two testimonies of faith.
I was surprised and asked her what had happened.
She told me that she had an accident,
''and there was nothing left between her and death but supplication!''
''I supplicated to Allah Almighty and He answered me.''
Oddly enough, she reverted to atheism only a few months later.
{When you are touched with hardship at sea, you ˹totally˺ forget all ˹the gods˺ you ˹normally˺ invoke, except Him.
But when He delivers you ˹safely˺ to shore, you turn away. Humankind is ever ungrateful.} (Qur'an 17:67)
Allah, glory be to Him, will respond to you, O man, with what will wow you!
There are 150 authentic and well-established incidents
in which the Prophet (PBUH) supplicated to Allah and his supplication was answered immediately
while people were witnessing!
When the people of Mekkah asked the Prophet (PBUH) to show them a miracle,
he showed them the moon split in two halves
between which they saw the Ḥirāʾ mountain.
The moon was split into two parts!
This incident is mutawātir, i.e., accepted as unquestionable in its veracity (being conveyed by narrators so numerous that it is not conceivable that they have agreed upon an untruth).
And the Prophet (PBUH) used to recite Sūrat al-Qamar in which this miracle is mentioned
on Friday prayer,
and during the ʾAid Prayers,
so that people would not forget this miracle which they witnessed.
and which the infidels witnessed and belied.
They said that it was magic cast on them.
''We were bewitched!''
{The Hour has drawn near and the moon was split ˹in two˺.}
{Yet, whenever they see a sign, they turn away, saying, “Same old magic!”}
{They rejected ˹the truth˺ and followed their own desires.} (Qur'an 54:1-3)
It is narrated in an agreed upon authentic ḥadīth that:
''as the Prophet (PBUH) was delivering the sermon standing on the pulpit on Friday, a bedouin stood up and said:
"Our possessions are being destroyed and the children are hungry; Please invoke Allah (for rain)".
(A severe drought!)
''So the Prophet (PBUH) raised his hands. At that time there was not a trace of cloud in the sky.''
(A clear sky!)
''Clouds gathered like mountains!''
(In an instant!)
And before he (PBUH) got down from the pulpit, the companions saw the rain falling on his beard!
Many among you attended ṣalāt al-istisqa (Islamic prayer for requesting rain from Allah),
and witnessed its answer!
So, supplicate to Allah,
implore Him, Glory be to Him,
stay persistent in supplication,
and reform yourself,
and know that you are supplicating to the Near One,
the ever responding One,
the Most Gracious One,
the Most Loving One,
Glory be to Him.
So, for the atheist,
What he wants is:
As soon as someone makes duʿā, Allah answers it and grants him whatever he asks for!
If a father did this, it would be said to him, "You are spoiling the kid!'',
''Everytime he asks you for something, you bring it to him!''
''Where is wisdom?!"
For, this is not good for Man at all!
It is not good for Man to be granted everything he prays for,
and everything he hopes for.
If Man gets everything he prays for, O Ayhuma (atheist Sherif Gaber),
the concept of trial and accountability (taklīf) will absolutely cease to exist!
The issue of the taklīf with servitude to Allah and belief in the unseen—
this issue will end.
Every time he (Man) makes duʿā, it gets answered.
So, belief in the unseen,
faith of accountability,
will turn into a compulsory faith,
a mandatory faith.
I am forced to accept religion against my will,
because every time I make duʿā, it gets answered.
I won't be able to even oppose religion.
But, this is not (real) faith!
Faith is not like that!
Faith is belief in the unseen.
It requires the use of reason to make your own judgement
about the evidences, arguments and proofs in your hands.
So, it is a faith of accountability,
which is why it entails reward and punishment.
And belief in the unseen contains some suspicions,
so that those who want to be stubborn,
and those who want to live a hedonistic lifestyle,
would be tempted as they please!
It is all about accountability!
{He is the One Who has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book, of which some verses are precise—they are the foundation of the Book—
while others are elusive.
Those with deviant hearts follow the elusive verses seeking al-fitnah, and seeking ˹to spread˺ doubt through their ˹false˺ interpretations.} (Qur'an 3:7)
There are people who want the fitnah of the worldly life!
They will thus find elusive verses (not entirely clear)
that will make them continue in their pursuit of fitnah!
But by the mercy of Allah,
all the elusive verses are in the furū' (i.e. the branches of faith or ancillaries of the religion),
like the suspicions raised by atheists,
all of them, praise be to Allah, have been responded to (and refuted),
but they amuse those who want the temptation of the worldly life!
As for the evidences for the validity of religion and the authenticity of the Message,
they are all, by the mercy of Allah, crystal-clear, self-explanatory.
They are 'mother verses' (the foundations of the Book which should be referred to for clarification).
Anyways, the kind of faith that the atheist wants,
is one where as soon as I make duʿā, Allah answers it and grants me whatever I ask for!
This will not be real faith!
This would be a compulsory faith!
A mandatory faith!
There will be nothing left of the concept of faith with it!
(sound effect)
Even more amazing:
if Man were to be answered everytime he supplicates,
as Ayhuma says should happen,
if this were to happen,
the world would come to an end!
Human striving would come to an end!
And civilization would come to an end!
Why would I exhaust myself?
Why would I study?
Why would I work?
And why would I ever leave my house?
As long as everytime I make a supplication, it gets answered!
The whole world will stop!
Do you realize now that your perception is completely illogical?!
{Had the truth followed their desires, the heavens, the earth, and all those in them would have certainly been corrupted.} (Qur'an 23:71)
The whole world will go to ruin!
Supplication gets answered with the wisdom of Allah,
and is not a button to press to instantly get whatever I want!!!
If you had thought and used your mind (reason),
by Allah, you would not have done your episode!!!
A MESSAGE TO AYHUMA'S FANS
Finally, and as I said in the beginning of this episode,
communist atheism was forcing people to become atheists!
They established the League of Militant Atheists,
with 3 and a half million members.
They persecuted anyone who attended a mosque, church or temple.
It was terrifying!!!
By 1940, the League of Militant Atheists has killed over 100 bishops,
tens of thousands of orthodox clergy,
and thousands of monks,
and thousands of lay believers for just attending their places of worship!!!
Communist atheism was protected by the strongest army in the world.
In the era of the atheist Stalin, it was forbidden,
to teach any scientific theory
that proves that atheism is wrong!
Any theory that exposes atheism was forbidden to teach!
Forbidden!!!
I wish I could see Ayhuma's face as he watches this episode!
There was in the USSR a political campaign called Lysenkoism.
It criminalized,
teaching any scientific theory that shows that there is a problem with atheism!
Show me this theory, sonny!
This theory will expose atheism!
Flay him alive!!! (this is kind of what was happening)
They were also adapting scientific theories to be compatible with atheism.
''Not even the physical sciences were exempted from serving a primarily ideological purpose
during the 30 year of Lysenkoism over Soviet biology and agronomy.''
In the USSR, anyone who taught Mendel's laws of heredity was executed on the spot!
Executed!!!
Mendel's laws of heredity prove that acquired traits can not be inherited.
That is, say I am an athlete, my son would not necessariy be an athlete!
Acquired traits can not be inherited.
But this issue hinders the theory of evolution.
So, the teaching of Mendel's laws of heredity was criminalized.
Paper is ours and the excoriation-house is open!
On August 6, 1940,
the world's most eminent geneticist at that time was executed!!!
Nikolai Vavilov was executed by order of the atheist Stalin.
Recently, a newly discovered asteroid was named after Vavilov!!
After what, captain?!
''So in 1940 the leading Soviet genetecist Nickolay Vavilov was arrested.''
''Lysenko took up his post as the director of the institute of genetics.''
''In 1941, Vavilov was put through a sham trial and found guilty of sabotage.''
Have you ever heard anyone speak about Nikolai Vavilov?
Have you ever heard anyone talk about Nikolai Vavilov in the media or on social media sites or among atheists?
Do you see to what extent we are falling short of exposing atheism?
We are extremely remiss in exposing atheism!
By Allah, we are so remiss in doing that!
During the regime of atheist Pol Pot
people who were perceived as intellectuals or even those who had stereotypical signs of learning, such as glasses, were killed!
Pol Pot killed a quarter of his people!!!
in order to spread atheism!
This happened in the seventies of the last century!!
That is, just years ago!!!
As soon as you type the name "Pol Pot" on the search engines, mountains of skulls will appear!
Literally mountains of skulls!!
The number of skulls displayed in the streets of Cambodia was bigger than that of the people walking on their feet!
''Pol Pot totalitarian ditatorship committed one of the worst genocides in history,
killing 25 per cent of Cambodia's 8 million people in just 4 years!''
Have you heard anyone talk about these matters in the media, on social media, or among atheists?
You didn't hear!!
And you won't hear!!!
We in the media or on social media are busy only answering a few suspicions spread by atheists,
and we are not paying attention to the horrific nature of atheism!
We should have awareness in da‘wah.
We should work well on ourselves.
Ayhuma has reached young boys and girls (underage audience) with faked delicacy
and by playing the victim.
"I am persecuted!"
He knew how to play the chord of appealing to emotions!
The problem now, which I really see as a problem,
is that we are failing to reach these young boys and girls.
We don't know how to get to them!
Our language does not reach them as desired.
The montage we use and the presentation itself do not reach this category except a little.
You, who used to be a fan of Ayhuma,
and found out about the deception that you were victim to,
should work on yourself.
You should start developing your skills to reach this category of people.
Take our intellectual content and deliver it to these people in their language,
in the language they will understand.
You are better than me at doing this.
You can reach them faster than me.
They will understand you quickly.
There is a large number of these people.
So, you should seek the help of Allah, the Glorious & Exalted, to start a project of calling to Him, glory be to Him, alone.
Seek Allah's help to save these young boys and girls.
In the previous episode, I received comments that said:
''I did not fast 20 days of Ramadan this year because of Ayhuma, how should I make up these fast days?
Many people are lost,
but only a small segment of them reach us.
The segment that reaches us is small.
The largest segment will be reached by you, Allah willing.
So, work on this.
Imagine if someone returned to Allah, Glorious & Exalted, at your hands!
Imagine if a girl who was on the verge of leaving her family's house returned to Allah, Glory be to Him, at your hands!
My message to you is:
improve your Islamic knowledge,
get better at calling to Allah, glory be to Him,
get better at proving the validity of Islam,
get better at responding to suspicions,
get better at montage,
Listen to the "Fortification of the Muslim Mind" course well,
and summarize the ideas in it,
and present them in episodes in a good presentation style that will reache these people.
The link to this course is the second in the video description.
And know that if you seek the help of Allah, the Glorious & Exalted,
and seek Allah by taking a step in calling to His way,
by Allah, you will find amazing success!
I am living proof of that!
If only one person finds guidance at your hands, you will make a radical change in the Muslim nation,
in the whole world.
One single person only!
If you save a soul, it will be as if you saved all of humanity.
You will save the generations upon generations who will come from this soul.
You know that Ayhuma incites girls to leave their parents' houses!
He openly incites them to do so!
(sound effect)
''I wish I were a girl so that I would dress (indecently) and drink (alcohol)...that is after I quit my family's house!''
He is calling for the legalization of prostitution!
Why?
So that we solve the problem of harassment!!!
That is, because there is harassment, we trade on women!!!
We're sorry ma'am, this guy harassed you, we have a solution!
What is the solution?
Allowing him to commit adultery with you!!!
As Ayhuma says.
These are Ayhuma's solutions!
This is very dangerous!
This is a dangerous way of thinking!
It destroys homes,
families and communities!
So, build yourself and seek help from Allah and start a project of calling to Him, glory be to Him!
And maintain a daily wird (portion) of the Noble Qur’an
that you read meditatively
so that you become stronger.
And maintain your prayer on time;
let nothing distract you from it!
And call upon Allah every night that you be successful in a project of calling to His way.
Supplicate to Allah earnestly!
{O believers! If you stand up for Allah, He will help you and make your steps firm.} (Qur'an 47:7)
May Allah help us all!
See you soon!
And may the peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you!
{The Hour is certainly coming, there is no doubt about it. But most people do not believe.}
{Your Lord has proclaimed, “Call upon Me, I will respond to you. Surely those who are too proud to worship Me will enter Hell, fully humbled.”}
{It is Allah Who has made the night for you to rest in and the day bright. Surely Allah is ever Bountiful to humanity, but most people are ungrateful.}
{That is Allah, your Lord, the Creator of all things. There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him. How can you then be deluded ˹from the truth˺?}
{This is how those who used to reject Allah’s signs were ˹also˺ deluded.}
{It is Allah Who made the earth a place of settlement for you and the sky a canopy. He shaped you ˹in the womb˺, perfecting your form.}
{And He has provided you with what is good and lawful. That is Allah—your Lord. So Blessed is Allah, Lord of all worlds.} (Qur'an 40:59-64)
Recitation of chapter Ghafir (40:59-64) by Abū al-Qāsim Muḥyī. English subtitles by Sabah Temmar B. A'mar. E-mail: morningsunshine025@gmail.com
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