Yasir Qadhi

Abu Ayyub al-Ansari is next in the line of Sahabas up for discussion and elucidation by Shaykh Yasir Qadhi. Abu Ayyub Al Ansari RA was born Khalid bin Zayd ibn Kulayb and belonged to Banu Najjar from the Khazraj tribe. We also get acquainted with details on how the Prophet ﷺ was related to Banu Najjar. Al Ansari RA was given the ultimate honour by Allah SWT of hosting the Prophet ﷺ when he arrived...

ICNA-MAS Convention 2018

ICNA-MAS Convention 2018

Shaykh Yasir Qadhi discusses about one of the most famous scholars of the fourteen and a half centuries of Islam - Shaykh Al Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, a name that is synonymous with the studies of Islam. He was born in Damascus, during the invasion of the Mongols. Shaykh Al Islam Ibn Taymiyyah belonged to a family of scholars with both his father and grandfather being magnanimous Ulama. Consequently, h...

Sh. Dr. Yasir Qadhi discusses the 7 wisdoms of calamities, from the perspective of a Believer (Muslim). These are part of a larger list as authored by Al-Izz Ibn Abdus-Salam, a 13th century scholar of Islam. In part II of the khutbah, the people of Al-Ghouta (in Syria) are mentioned, their calamities, Islamic perspective and significance of this land as it is related to the end of times. Topics: W...

Shaykh Yasir Qadhi discusses a very important topic of the hour which is an impending crisis in knowledge of Deen. The Shaykh quotes numerous instances to support his stance of how knowledge precedes every magnanimous quality that one may have. For example, the story of the mother who cursed her child on his failure to respond to her call on numerous occasions and how Allah accepted her Dua while...

In this video, Shaykh Yasir Qadhi elaborates in vivid detail, the life and times of Salman Al Farsi RA and his role in the future of Islam. Continuing from where he left off, when Salman RA reaches Quba, he begins to get very excited about meeting Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and begins his quest to search for the three signs that shall help him identify the Messenger of Allah ﷺ - he does not accept Sadaqah...

Shaykh Yasir Qadhi delivers an amazing lecture on the Fiqhs of Umrah. What is Umrah? The explanation given is a beautiful one. Umrah gets rid of sins and poverty just like a furnace gets rid of impurity from iron.  Next, the Shaykh discusses the rewards and benefits of Umrah, followed by the Fiqh rulings and most common issues pertaining to Umrah to the house of Allah.   The Prophet ﷺ performed fo...

Shaykh Yasir Qadhi delivers a wonderful lecture that deals with a message to born Muslims which is the greatest blessing to have in one’s life and not one to be taken for granted. The Shaykh also shares some amazing stories concerning converts to Islam that he has encountered in his life, in particular, that of an Israeli convert. One of the reasons we love when a person converts to Islam is that...

Should Western Muslims who have political access to Jerusalem visit Masjid al-Aqsa?  Shaykh Dr. Yasir treads on the path to provide fiqhi and an emotional clarification on whether Western Muslims who have political access to Jerusalem should visit Masjid al-Aqsa. A topic that has  legal, social, ethical and political ramifications, numerous fatwas have been issued that prohibit Muslims from visiti...

In this two part video, Shaykh Yasir Qadhi attempts to unravel the life of Salman Al Farsi RA who was a Persian Sahabi. We get acquainted with Salman RA biography and his early life as a Zoroastrian and his tryst with Christianity and his conversion to Christianity. It is just amazing and mind boggling to discover and this is even contemplated upon as to how a boy who grew up in the pinnacle of Pe...

Shaykh Yasir Qadhi, in this video, gives testimony to illustrate in front of us the life of one of the greatest human beings to have ever walked the face of this earth and also one of the most magnanimous Sahabas who breathed for the sake of Islam and led a life in the way of Islam with immense grit, determination and conviction - Bilal Ibn Rabah RA. Bilal Ibn Rabah was born to slave parents and h...

This talk sees Shaykh Yasir discussing and extrapolating details on some more mawali in the history of Islam, namely - Shukran, Safeenah,Thawban, Yassar, Salman Al Farsi RA. The female mawla discussed in brief detail are - Safiyyah Bint Huyayy (former slave girl who later on went to become the wife of Prophet ﷺ), Maria Bint qibtiyah (she was an Umm Walad implying that she could not be gifted to an...

In this enlightening video, Shaykh Yasir Qadhi divulges details on the section of society in medieval era of Islam or pre- Islamic era called the Mawali or mamluks or Abds which means slaves. Is Islam, the status of slaves is not the same as what was in the western world. The term mamluk or Abd meant a slave and when he or she was freed, he would be known as a maula.any mistreatment to slaves was...

Elaborating on the life and times of Abdullah Ibn Amr Ibn Al As RA - the most ascetic amongst the Sahaba, one among the four Abadilah, Shaykh Yasir Qadhi divulges and discusses various facets associated this great Sahaba . Abdullah Ibn Amr Ibn Al As RA was born when his father Amr Ibn Al As RA was just 12 years old. He was named after his grandfather but his name was changed by the Prophet ﷺ due t...

In this video, we come face to face with the life and times of the famous Sahaba - Amr Ibn Al ‘As RA. Here, we touch base on the three generations of the ‘As - the grandfather, the father and the son. Al-'As ibn Wa'il was the father of 'Amr ibn al-'As . He was a non believer in Islam and died before Hijrah. He had two sons - Amr Ibn Al As and Hisham Ibn Al As. Amr Ibn Al As was a shrewd politician...

In this amazing talk by Shaykh yasir Qadhi, we revel in the magnanimous stature and life of the great Sahaba being discussed - Ubay Ibn Ka’b RA, the greatest Qaari of the Qur’an after the Prophet ﷺ or Kitab Ul Wahi. He is adorned with the blessed nickname of Abu Mundhir and he was one amongst the four blessed men who had to their credit the memorisation of the Quran. He had dedicated his life to t...

In this talk by Shaykh Yasir Qadhi, he brings forth a detailed discussion on the life and times of Muadh Ibn Jabl RA. The Prophet ﷺ said to Ibn Jabl RA, ‘O Mu’adh, by Allah I love you dearly, so do not forget to recite after every prayer, ‘Allah help me in remembering You, in offering thanks to You, and in worshiping You properly.” Muadh excelled in Fiqh and the Qur'an so much so that Muhammad ﷺ s...

This enlightening video takes us into the lives of two great Sahabas - Sa’d Ibn Mu’ad and Sa’s Ibn Ubadah RA. Shaykh Yasir attempts to give us explicit details on the greatness of these two Sahabas and we should rightly listen intently. Sa'd Ibn Muadh was a name to beckon with amongst the Ansar and he belonged to the tribe of Aws. Ibn Muadh accepted Islam at the hands of Musab ibn Umair which led...

Anas Ibn Malik RA is next in the topic of discussion by Shaykh Yasir Qadhi where we extract details and important elucidations on the life and times of this great Sahaba. He has narrated over 2000 hadiths and is aptly considered to be the third most magnanimous narrator of Hadith after Abu Hurayrah RA and Ibn Umar RA. Anas RA was an Ansari belonging to the Khazraj tribe and was born 10 years befor...

The life of Jabir ibn Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Haram Al-Ansari RA is touched upon by Shaykh Yasir Qadhi in this video and various anecdotes, Hadith and magnanimous personality traits of this great Sahaba are divulged in explicit details. Jabir RA participated in as many as 19 Ghazwa alongside Prophet Muhammad ﷺ but was forbidden by his father to participate in the battle of Badr and Uhud. Both he and...

In this talk by Shaykh Yasir Qadhi, we are acquainted with the key members of Zayd Ibn HArithah RA family - Umm Ayman or Barakah and Usama Ibn Zayd RA. Umm Ayman was a mother figure to the Prophet ﷺ and was the former slave girl of Abdul Muttalib RA. She always took good care of the Prophet ﷺ and later went on to play key roles in the Battle of Uhud and Khaybar. When Muhammad married Khadija RA, h...

Shaykh Yasir Qadhi sets out on a journey to divulge details on the most blessed,beloved and prominent member of the Seerah of the Prophet ﷺ. He is the only Sahabi to be mentioned by name in the Qur'an and he is - Zayd Ibn Harithah RA. Zayd ibn harithah was short and dark skinned and had a flat nose. He was separated from his family at a young age and sold as a slave in the markets of Ukaadh. But t...

Shaykh Yasir Qadhi commences this video delving into the life and times of another great Sahaba,Abdullah Ibn Umar RA, the son of the second Caliph of Islam, Umar Ibn Al Khattab RA and Zaynab Bint Madhun. The most striking feature and noble trait that merited Ibn Umar RA was his generosity, asceticism and piety all encompassed into a magnanimous example of neutrality and unbiasedness. He could alwa...

This video by Shaykh Yasir enamors us with a deep understanding on the life and times of greatest Sahaba, Abdullah Ibn Masud RA. Abdullah Ibn Masud was one of the earliest converts to Islam, the most knowledgeable when it came to Quranic recitation and the founder of the earliest Madrasas - The Kufa Madrasa- which produced distinguished luminaries, chief amongst whom was Abu Hanifa (rahimahullah)....