Overcoming Desires and Difficulties | A Qur'anic View - Dr. Omar Suleiman

Hamza Yusuf talks about Lust & Desire

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf talks about Lust & Desire

Alhamulilah I love and respect this shaykh more and more each time I listen to him:)

Hijab is not to protect men, but to honor women

“Oh man, these girls are a fitnah!”

“If a guy looks at you more than once, you aren’t covering properly.”

“If a guy likes you, then you are a fitnah in the community.”

“If you’re causing fitnah at school, it is better for you to leave the school.”

“Cover properly, so that you aren’t a trial for the guys!”

Such comments strike at the insecurities, religious aspirations, and self-esteem of our sisters in a way Islam never ever meant. This environment can only result in a few endings. One, a person will decide that she wants nothing to do with a practicing version of Islam and will leave practicing circles, deciding to strike her own path. Why would anyone want to be in a judgmental environment? Second, she may buy into this version of “Islam” and develop insecurities and issues that a natural, Prophetically-guided, scholarly approach to Islam would never allow.

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Control your nafs!