Ustadh Shabbir is joined by Rahim Jung who discusses powerful lessons from his life and shares the greatest miracle of his life.

00:00 - Intro

02:58 - Growing up without a Muslim identity

09:18 - What sparked me to come back to Islam

11:45 - Getting the Dunya and feeling an emptiness

14:49 - Happiness vs Contentment

18:33 - Accepting our Qadr

20:19 - Don’t chase fame!

21:44 - Beware of the hidden shirk

23:23 - The powerful example of Umar (ra)

25:18 - How to remain sincere whilst being in the public eye

33:31 - How did you become a TV presenter?

38:00 - Pushing yourself outside your comfort zone

42:41 - Miraculous Sadaqah stories

48:17 - Charity is a means getting all types of du’as accepted

51:04 - How my mother miraculously embraced Islam

1:04:57 - Never give up making du’a

Ustadh Shabbir is joined by Ustadh Asim Khan where they share practical tips on how to develop khushu (focus & devotion) in salah.

00:00 - Intro

02:24 - What's the strangest place you've played Salah in?

07:01 - Leading Salah at Masjid Al Aqsa

08:04 - One tip which has transformed Ustadh Asim's Salah

09:24 - The power of Wudhu

12:29 - Should we focus on Fiqh or Khushu more?

13:38 - What is Khushu?

15:22 - Being 'present' with the mind and body in Salah

16:54 - Having reverence and awe of Allah during Salah

20:20 - Avoid praying too fast!

25:46 - How a non-Muslim's Sajdah taught Ustadh Asim a big lesson

29:05 - What does Mihrab mean?

30:00 - Repelling Shaytan's whispers in Salah

31:53 - More top Khushu tips

39:31 - The 5 levels of Salah

47:12 - Does having Khushu mean you don't know what's going on around you?

52:32 - Praying Salah at work

57:04 - Planning your day around Salah

01:03:15 - Tips for waking up for Fajr

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Ustadh Shabbir and Ustadh Yahya Raaby share their hifdh journeys and discuss ways in how we can develop a relationship with the Qur'an. Ustadh Yayha also shares tips on how to have a productive Ramadan.

00:00 - Intro

01:59 - Memorable Ramadan moments

05:00 - Leading Tarawih for the first time

08:03 - Ustadh Yahya’s Qur’an Journey

15:19 - The Somali way of revising the Qur’an

16:17 - Ustadh Shabbir’s best days of his life

18:59 - Learning life lessons from teachers

21:59 - Learning Arabic in the UK

27:08 - Don’t think you’re too sinful to open the Qur’an

31:11 - What does it mean to have a relationship with the Qur’an?

32:22 - Who are ‘the People of the Qur’an’?

34:40 - How to reflect over the Qur’an if you don’t know Arabic

40:15 - The power of morning and evening Adhkar

50:00 - Reflecting on the Stories from the Qur’an

51:58 - Qur’an Memorisation tips

56:34 - How to have a productive Ramadan

1:01:32 - Qur’an recitation

Ustadh Shabbir is joined by Shaykh Ibraheem Menk where they speak about how to find a spouse and what struggles people go through when looking for someone suitable.

00:00 - Intro

03:45 - Does marriage fix everything?

11:47 - When will we know when we are ready to get married?

19:10 - Negotiables & non-negotiables, making compromises

23:53 - Mature love

25:35 - Don't pin your happiness on others

28:01 - If men get Hoors, what will women get in Jannah?

31:24 - How do I find someone?

32:30 - Asking elders/imams to find someone for you

33:01 - Telling elders you found someone you want to get married to

35:24 - Using marriage apps

38:12 - Directly approaching a sister

42:41 - Asking a sister for her mahram's number

46:27 - Hurdles in finding someone

47:20 - Don't be too picky

48:14 - Don't be shy in telling people that you are looking to get married

49:35 - The importance of having Taqwa

Ustadh Shabbir is joined by Shaykh Navaid Aziz where they discuss prophetic emotional intelligence and how we can learn it.

00:00 - Intro
02:20 - What does Islam say about emotions?
05:13 - Masculinity
09:27 - Finding the right balance with our emotions
13:02 - Channelling emotions for the sake of Allah
13:45 - Intelligence vs. emotional intelligence
15:28 - What is emotional intelligence?
16:18 - The Prophet’s ﷺ emotional intelligence
17:30 - The man who urinated in the Prophet’s ﷺ masjid
21:54 - How the Prophet ﷺ won hearts
23:45 - The Prophet’s ﷺ experience of pain & empathy for others
29:09 - No one escapes leadership
30:27 - Can one be soft and strong?
32:43 - Marriage & emotional intelligence
37:34 - It’s not just what you say, it’s how you say it
38:55 - Understanding others’ emotions
45:03 - Examples from the seerah of the Prophet’s ﷺ emotional intelligence
50:54 - Social media and our value for relationships?
54:26 - How to develop emotional intelligence
1:01:28 - Final thoughts

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Ustadh Shabbir is joined by Ustadh Hisham Abu Yusuf where they discuss what it means to be a father and how to raise righteous children.

00:00 - Intro

01:27 - Which name of Allah resonates with you right now?

03:04 - Why I don't use a smartphone

06:08 - Giving children good names

15:07 - Becoming a dad as a teenager!

21:55 - Practical parenting tips

27:42 - What are you kids watching on YouTube?

32:00 - Why aren't people getting married young?

35:43 - Individualism

38:42 - Learning to sacrifice

43:08 - Your hopes for your children?

46:32 - Challenges for Muslims at University

55:40 - Setting up Roots Academy

58:00 - Final pieces of advice

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Ustadh Shabbir is joined by Shaykh Dr Haitham Al-Haddad where they discuss the positives that can be taken from what's happening in Palestine. Shaykh Haitham also shares a roadmap Muslims could follow to achieve success both locally and internationally as an ummah.

00:00 - Intro

03:49 - Imani lessons we can learn from Palestine

05:58 - Allah wants this Ummah to lead

08:35 - The hypocrisy of the West has been exposed

09:31 - Don't expect that you won't be tested

11:23 - This is a clash of civilisations

15:54 - People are waking up

16:52 - Only Islam can stand up to imperialists

20:05 - "I am very optimistic (about the Ummah)"

24:19 - The West's intellectual decline

25:40 - Entire families are getting killed in Palestine

28:23 - The West & Israel's biggest mistake

30:46 - How can we avoid losing momentum for Palestine?

33:24 - Islam stops injustice around the world

36:29 - This time, it's different

37:47 - Does protesting help?

39:11 - "The ummah is in need of the entire ummah" - working together with different groups

41:56 - Everyone has a role to play

45:34 - Non-Muslims are standing up for Palestine

46:11 - Creating a strategy to appeal to the masses

47:26 - Avoiding tunnel visions

48:55 - Filling the spiritual and moral vacuum as Muslims

56:50 - The role of Imams & do protests help?

1:06:57 - A roadmap: how the ummah can be transformed

1:18:33 - Du'a

Ustadh Shabbir is joined by Dr Asim Qureshi where they analyse some of the media narratives about Palestine and how Muslims should approach this topic.

00:00 - Intro

02:19 - How are you feeling about what’s happening in Palestine?

04:10 - Being available for the Palestinians - what can you do for them?

09:05 - Is it correct to call it a ‘conflict’?

10:42 - Should it be described as ‘complicated’?

12:03 - Can you be Anti-Semitic if you stand with Palestine?

14:01 - Supporting Palestinian resistance

16:15 - Should you condemn?

42:07 - Was Nelson Mandela a ‘terrorist’?

57:00 - How does Israel keep getting away with breaking international law?

1:03:37 - What can we do support Palestine?

1:09:09 - How many books to you read?

Ustadh Shabbir is joined by Shakil Malji who speaks about how losing a child brought him closer to Allah.

00:00 - Intro
01:30 - What was your turning point in life?
04:36 - The blessings of Allah
05:50 - Connecting to Allah
07:14 - Son being diagnosed with SMA Type 1
10:37 - How I turned to Allah
14:57 - Being a driver for celebrities
17:47 - Allah is the best of planners
19:10 - Allah doesn’t test a person more than what they handle
23:06 - People struggling to enter Islam
29:30 - Walk to Allah, He will run to you
33:00 - Starting a charity
37:26 - Why Allah tests us
48:15 - Advise for someone who has lost experienced a loss of a loved one
51:35 - Daughter being diagnosed with SMA Type 1
1:03:26 - Charity work is not a competition

Ustadh Shabbir is joined by Ustadh AbdelRahman Murphy where they discuss the question, 'why do bad things happen?' and share tips on how to endure trials & challenges in life.

00:00 - Intro

01:35 - Translating a book: THe Benefits of Trial & Tribulations

03:00 - You're not alone in being tested

04:30 - Tasting success through tests

06:51 - Reflecting on Allah's names - Ad Dhar & An-Nafi'

08:49 - Ma'rifah: Attaining deep conviction

13:59 - The meaning of Fitnah

15:27 - The difference between a test and a punishment

15:49 - We won't always know the wisdoms behind our tests.

20:51 - Learning to trust Allah

22:42 - Struggles make people strong

23:23 - Lessons from Yusuf (as)

27:09 - Sometimes you'll see wisdoms behind tests

34:10 - Finding sweetness in tests

38:20 - The highest level of sabr 

44:27 - The faith of those who are at the end of their lives

47:03 - When a test makes you become a source of comfort for someone else

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Ustadh Shabbir is joined by Dr. Salah Sharief where they reflect upon powerful moments from the life of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ