Chechen (Ingush) mystical Sufi ceremony

Rough footage from my next movie A Chechen Confession (time-code left on for copyright reasons)... a film about reporting and about whether it is possible at all to reflect "reality" in a movie, which is by definition a subjective construction of edited images and sounds. The film will have as a pretext my experience in Chechnya and it will decrypt the most common myths about the Chechens, including the widely accepted one about their supposed presence among anti-Western Islamist fighters in Afghanistan and Iraq. It is also a presentation of the traditional Chechen brands of Sufi Islam and of the local ceremonies. Here: the zikr of the Batal Haji brotherhood in Ingushetia... (Dan Alexe)

[@Caucasianseparatist]

this ceremony goes back to the pre Islamic time, people used to perform this “dance” before the battles, to get into that warrior state of mind, after the islamisation of the region people kept that ritual but adapted it to the new religion

[@danielle9433]

Do you have more info about this practice? I thought this was sufi tradition.

[@Ц1ечой95]

Ingush against ruzzki imperialism? Borz ju ho sa vosh!

[@duaalam]

this is called " Majlis Assamaq", wahabi hate this, but Ahlul Assunah loves it's strengthen the brotherhood, among them, make their faith stronger, this ceremony is always sought after by Angels, usually they are in presence whenever such a ceremony is carried out on earth. Those who are against this, because of their lack of knowledge should 'istiqfara lot' ask for Allah blessing and understanding of Allah unlimited knowledge and wisdom awarded to His Ahlullah.

[@NoFearLamro]

Ahlul Sunnah doesn't do bid'ah. Lack of knowledge? When did Rasullah (saaws) or his (saaws) sahabah EVER do this in their lifes? Show me one proof. Stop making a fool out of yourself. There is no proof for this "running" worship of Allah (swt).

[@duaalam]

ok!!!, I like this, may I ask you a question, what did Rasulullah do, before being appointed as Rasul, particularly during His (s.a.w) khalwah alone in Jabal Nur ?

[@duaalam]

Mr Floyd, during the Prophet time there were a group of His Companion called the Sufis, these people are the most elite of the elite of His Prophet Muhammad s.a.w special force, muslim today rarely know this because being hidden from them by enemy of Islam

[@NoFearLamro]

duaalam Blatant lies. What on earth are tou talking about? Your source? Please, spare us for it.

[@duaalam]

open your heart, the secret is within it, mind you, our existence is syirk, we are just shadows of The True Existence, everyone of use is an individual universe, you just have to explore your own internal being in order to understand your non existence and find The True existence, otherwise we are living in syirk khofi, will never meet our Creator Allah, when our time come to return. Think with our heart, not with our brain, then we will understand Insyallah, Ahlulsunnah faith is a fine centre line between muktazillah mazhab and jabarriah mazhab, be very carefull, which you belong too. This doesn't matter what we call our selve, either sufi, or salafi, Islam can generally be categories in these three faith. Be very carefull my friend.

[@makitz4r]

it's also a great cardio workout...

[@davinca02]

wonderful - pure energy and dedication - good for the body + mind

[@shakofalcon2351]

chechenci, ingushii nashi bratiaa!!!! ia gruzin

[@chichichichi9600]

✊

[@firetattoo]

Respects from Argentina.

[@riahisama]

Dont worry, I will never say something bad to a brother. I was just expressing my opinion, any way it doesnt metter if someone is sufi or sunni, for me we are just muslims and thats enough. You just shown that you are a good person. ma'assalam

[@AbeRezal]

Masya Allah Tabarakallah, much respect from Malaysia!!

[@Flatiner1899]

Subhanallah! Allahu Akbar - Amazing Hadrah may Allah reward and bless our Chechen brothers and sisters. Ameen

[@renatlottiepilled]

Thanks for posting this I wish you luck in your new movie

[@amphorus]

True warriors.... True zikr... True islam....

[@TheMustiman]

Maashallah, what a good powerfull mighty zikir ! This is better than to sit front of the tv and make haram. Saying ALLAH is not haram, who think this is haram they make haram and should make towbe please.

[@ruskovkrimenko5953]

Believe in Allah will never be haram, if you dance but your adorations are for God and only it isnt haram

[@xylometazolin222]

+Ruskov Krimenko Jazak allah :)

[@kazuza9]

Sufism is not mysticism, sufism is learning the wisdom and the art of connecting with the high spirit of god. There is a lot of science and knowledge involved in sufism

[@pecintarasulullah001]

i love it. hope can join them one day

[@Graywolf116]

I could so get lost in this like a trance, that's awesome. This is straight up a piece of prehistoric human history alive in the modern day.

[@RashidAbuYusuf]

Alhamdulillah. Allah bless Chechen people!

[@duaalam]

we all should be practising this along with our 5 Islam Pillars and 6 Iman Pillars

[@yeakass1]

True

[@duaalam]

TQ, someone do understand, the Sufis are on the front line, but a different kind of front line, most people rarely aware of this, that's why they make accusations against them

[@magochiller]

duaalam Brat can I Contact you?

[@kalidkhan7561]

They are warrior tribe . When they have face enemies . They create together a vibration with the name of Allah and gave them goosebumps

[@AkaabTrzad72913]

C'est magnifique.

[@herndonboy13]

Amazing footage! So intense

[@YepYeniOSMANLI]

Who say this here is BIDAT /Bidah ...we say "your blood is Bidah !"

[@charaev82]

а я одно не пойму. шапка пьяс - это чеченский головной убор ВООБЩЕ, мусульманский головной убор ВООБЩЕ, или именно знак принадлежности к Кадирийя? простоя видел такие пьясы даже у среднеазиатов.

[@liaalixx]

please can someone tells me what this is ? I know a lot about islam and also about sufism because I know a lot of people who practice this relgion, but I see this the first time ! wht do they do ?

[@region0706]

Im mixed Ingush & Kabardian, born outside Ingushetia. It was interesting to watch Dan. Russians will never show it obviously. Although, as I know this Batal Haji brotherhood is somewhat independent and has a lot of criticism in Ingushetia.

[@RPS3000]

love it

[@mqb5151]

Wow amazing memorising

[@region0706]

as Ive heard, they do not represent the whole Chechnya or Ingushetia, they have their own view on Islam, and often they are being criticized by other muslims.

[@apna20]

For all those posting 'Wahhabi' comments on here ignorantly. Do some research. Some look up what imam Mohammed ibn Abdul Wahhab actually taught in his book kitaab at tawhid. I can guarantee your eyes will be opened. People are quick to mock Wahhabis but can accept practices which have no routes in authentic teachings of Quran and sunnah. Practices such as the one being shown in the video. Imam Abdul Wahhab (in a nutshell) taught to practice Islam the way the prophet sws taught the early generations of companions to practice. He also states the importance of abandoning all practices which have no route in Islam. And anything that is an innovation. Now tell me this. Who was the most strict person to not allow any misinterpretations of Islam?

[@Qamir-Khan]

Hahahahahahha, Your innocent

[@briangpratt]

What are they saying at minute 5:00 and after?

[@region0706]

However these are not chechen and not in Chechnya. did you read the description?

[@omarkhazamov]

14:03 - my neighbours when I finally get asleep

[@SDRsUnited]

Why boots in the mosque?:(

[@MuslimInAbby]

@samirbalonmano I think its some type of leather socks. Like khuffs. They are just tall so they look like boots.

[@leonhorti6197]

Its crazy to see old people be brainwashed so badly

[@rsohailmohammed]

Mashallah

[@Cynical2012]

who said white men can't dance and keep rhythm?

[@addyy78692]

well said my brother

[@riahisama]

A3dhubillah! what are you saying? and what these brothers doing?! This Thing is crazy. The problem with sufi is this kind of things, these are innovations, they are not in the sunnah. They have an extremaly way of islam. How can you possibly think TO DANCE IN A MOSQUE?!! May Allah guide us all.

[@NepokTu]

Fascinant

[@desert4oclock]

beautiful

[@TheAlixavi]

Allahu Akbar

[@region0706]

call it as you wish, what I said is that its not the majority (I refer to Batal Haji)

[@IngushKing]

@RashidAbuYusuf That are Ingushs too

[@riahisama]

Dont say hadith if you are not sure of its authentic. Its haram, and is not in the sunnah doing such thing as dancing while doing dhikr. Inform yourself please

[@Abasss23]

Talk about two bird with one stone. Praising Allah and good workout at the same time.

[@SuperMastmalang]

please define what dance is. Dance is when the body sways to music, and is used mainly for mating purposes ie male attracts female etc. Here, there are no instruments, no music and certainly no women to attract. Why can't you see their love for Allah?? Is it cos you haven't got the love yourself? I have seen sufi's cry because they want to meet their Lord. Just think about that. What do you and I cry over? This world? Their souls, intentions,a nd thoughts are purer than you can ever think.

[@salyalsharif]

....They are in the remember of The Devine Presence....

[@SuperMastmalang]

i can quite easily also say Im chechen and I love zikr.

[@serazad73]

Great...

[@kummando64]

go to chechenya and tell it... hope you have another have, just for the case..

[@junaidali6697]

Mashallah❤️😘❤️😘❤️😘

[@ExfilMilitantDnB]

well said, Islam is beautiful to me and I'm an atheist.

[@billybank2012]

unbelievable...

[@Nexxionco]

MASHAAALLAH ALLAHUAKBAR TURKEY CHECHEN POWAA

[@youssefghish8315]

Respect to Ingush from circassian, we caucasian brother. 💩🇷🇺💩

[@duaalam]

By the way , I am a Malai Muslim

[@naila4eva]

Subhaanallah :)

[@DontNeedToKnow84]

4:44, 5:16 is when the party gets started

[@muhammadyehia4729]

لا اله الا الله

[@bilal8101]

mashaAllah

[@smoralesbozo]

Tell me why they do that ?

[@kamalaboubi24]

It's a payer ceremony in their version of sufi islam. Sufi islam is practiced a bit all over the islamic map but is different per region

[@smoralesbozo]

Oh so interesting

[@abdirahman292]

We should only practice Islam the way the prophet and the sahaba did , innovation leads to hell fire be aware

[@SDRsUnited]

@MuslimInOttawa Thanks bro, we have the same, only not tall like this. Off course I didn't doubt at great Chechens, may Dear Allah gives them freedom, that they fight for for centuries... Inshallah!

[@peguamabdullah]

Salam I suggest u watch youtube " Wahabi= " to give u a wider perspective

[@owtatowttowt]

who are you to say, are you God??

[@SonyPlaystationNL]

And Allah said dont judge people and ridicul them....

[@SonyPlaystationNL]

Stop dividing the Ummah! There is a story about two highly scolars of islam about their prayer one only did one takbir and the other every time did he takbir and lift his hands, after the one said to the other i almost saw you flying the other replied i tought you took of with speed. They joked about it because both ways are permissble in islam and their is no proof that this of ibadah is haram.... They just remembering Allah who are you to take that away?

[@zohrebrown]

It's almost African in its style of mesmerising chanting.

[@kkk-rx6xh]

It’s not. It may look similar but it wasn’t taken from African sufis

[@ingush86]

Your Nickname tells all about you!

[@apna20]

On a side point. Can you really imagine the prophet sws and his companions behaving in such a way as the people in the video? Even though the Quran clearly states how pagans clapped and shouted in their worship? Can you imagine our beloved calm natured prophet raising his voice in such a manner? The truth is, as nice (to some) as this may seem. It has no route in Islam. No supporting evidence from Quran and none from sunnah. I challenge anyone to prove me wrong using authentic evidences.

[@celtislam]

Awais Safir Actually such gatherings are not haram and such gatherings are not that different to what the Africa Sahaba did! Song and Dance is part of fitra there is no ayat nor hadith that states gathering for Allah is haraam! Now stop this utter garbage wahabism for it itself is a bida! never mind thinking Allah in literalist terms as wahabis do Nothing can contain Allah! And Allah does not literalluy sit on seats or has legs as wahabis would tell you Audhubillah!

[@arslanakhtar3435]

+Awais Safir Sometimes I wonder what you guys even expect on posting one liners on KZbin videos - if not knowledge (because HUNDREDS of Sunni scholars have justified such majlis), perhaps cheap controversy ? The prophet (pbuh) was in a different spiritual state - you can't expect all to be that way. Imam Junayd (ra) said that some peoples were so overtaken by dhikr Allah that their bodies followed them in outwards expression ; he also said that the best are those who keep their body still, while their soul dance as much as here, but he didn't condemn either groups : it's just that different peoples have different sensibilities, all to be respected. I'm sure you never ever spoke against those who jump in front of a football, cricket, ... match like you do with those people here who want to take on the struggle to remember Allâh (swt) in a society where it keeps getting harder. At least respect that.

[@apna20]

+Arslan Akhtar answer me this. Ok the prophet sws was far ahead of any of creation spiritually. But did any of the sahaba have such practices? No. Nothing exists in any of their seera's to support this. If it was a good practice they would surely have been the first to do such. But they didn't. Why? Because rasul'allah sws never did. Not one shred of evidence exists to support such innovative worship. Besides. I've seen such 'majlis's' turn in to discos with break dancing and lights. Where do you draw the line?

[@celtislam]

Such gatherings are not haram in fact even Sayyiduna Muhammad attended such similar gatherings performed by the African New Muslim converts, i suggest you read more try the Musnad of Imam Hambal

[@celtislam]

Bismillah : Dancing in the Presence of the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم‎ Sunnah, apart from the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم‎ and his actions also include those acts which were done in front of him while he remained silent , which indicted his tacit approval for them. Ecstatic Sufi Dancing is from the Sunna of the Holy Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم‎ as we will shortly see. Hadith no. 1 Aisha, Abu Hurayra, Anas ibn Malik and various others have reported this incident. Ethiopian companions of the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم‎ used to celebrate the joyous occassion of Eid each year in an African way. Everyone used to gather in the Prophet's mosque (which, by the way, is the second most sacred sanctuary in Islam) to watch them playing and dancing. Abu Hurayra narrates: When everyone had gathered (in the mosque), these African Sahaba began expressing their sense of Joy by performing a cultural dance with spears to the rythm of their leather Drums in the courtyard of the Masjid Nabvi (right in front of the door that led to the Prophet's compartment!) While the crowd cheered the demonstrating Africans, the children of Medina formed a large circle around the performers, whirling around while singing in praise of the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم‎ The Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم‎ stood there smiling watching them . They were rhythmically chanting something with drumbeats in their language , upon which the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم‎ inquired, “What are they saying?” And they responded in Arabic, “Muhummadun ‘Abdun Saalihun” (Muhammad is a Righteous Servant (Of God) Aisha, the wife of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم‎, was inside her chamber at that time. She reports that amidst all this, she heard Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم‎ call on to her "O Aisha! Come here, quick!" In Aisha's word's: The Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم‎ was smiling watching the play and asked me if I would like to watch it too, and I said yes. The Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم‎ then took Aisha into the crowd and placed her on his back to make her have a better view and she fondly remembers her cheek touching his cheek while she keenly watched the African spear dance and drumming with the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم‎ .Aisha says "I leaned my head on his shoulder, with my cheek touching his and looked from between his ears and his shoulder" After some time, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم‎ asked if I had enough and wanted to go. A'isha asked to continue watching the performance and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم‎ consented; after some time he noticed her interest declining and asked her again whether she was satisfied, She replied in the affirmative. Aisha says 'and I was only a girl, and so you can well imagine how a girl of tender age is fond of watching the sport.' Anas ibn Malik narrates that shortly afterward, Umar ibn Al-Khattab entered the courtyard and on seeing Music & Dance inside the masjid, he was so incensed that he immediately picked up some pebbles and began throwing the dancers with it so as to get them to stop their dancing and drumming. As soon as the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم‎ became aware of Umar’s protests he reprimanded Umar by saying to him: O Umar! Leave them alone, Let them enjoy entertainment and play, as I do not like to see rigidity in your faith" In another report most probably in deference to Umar’s intrusion, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم‎ felt compelled to encourage the African dancers by saying: “Carry on with your drumming and dancing, O Bani Arfida! So that the Jews and Christians may know that there is latitude in our religion” (Bani Arfida was the kunya - the endearing nickname with which the Africans were known among the Arabs) References: Sahih al-Bukhari Vol: 2 Hadith No: 70 Sahih al-Bukhari Vol: 4 Hadith No: 155 Sahih al-Bukhari Vol: 4 Hadith No: 730 Sahih al-Bukhari Vol: 2 Hadith No: 103 Sahih Muslim: Book 004, Number 1942, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945 Hakim, al-Mustadrak, Vol: 2, page 382 Hadith No: 3338 Tabrani Al-Mu'jam al-Awsat page 121, Volume 9 Hadith #3 Nasai, Sunan al-Kubra page # 309, Vol 5 Abd al-Razzaq, Musannaf p: 466, no. 19723. Al-Humaydi, al-Musnad p: 123-124, no. 254. al-Tirmidhi, p. 317. Abu Nu'aym p. 738, Ibn Hibban sahih p. 545, no. 5840. Al-Munawl, Fayz al-qadir, p.161, no. 1582. Al-Ayni, Umdat al-qari p. 216-217. Ahmad ibn Hanbal, al-Musnad 3:152, #12564]

[@мадинакостоева-е1ч]

ПОЧЕМУ ИНГУШ В СКОБКАХ??????))))))))))))))))

[@CryMyName100]

URUK-HAI HOU HA HOU HA UUUUU

[@osmankaraka]

мы лучшие sufi ja hi

[@aajoealexandria5108]

just like an jews prayer...masyaaaallaah

[@riahisama]

So you trying to say that im an idiot who doesnt know anything about islam. You dont even know who i am how dare you to say such things. Be caefull, dont say things like "Is it cos you haven't got the love yourself?" That was arrogant. I didnt say sufi are bad people maan! Why you act like I said a bad word to them. Dont answer me again because I won't answer you back. With peace El Riahi Jihed

[@zain7951]

kn heeeeeeee ye log koi btayga

[@OhFortunae]

Zikr

[@ХаджиХалид]

this INGUSH

[@adam1noah]

@utyflbq100 Да, это тебе не в больнице лежать и просить накормить))

[@alperenozgur]

Long live Caucasian Orcs

[@WoodsLesnik]

+Alperen ÖZGÜR First time i've seen a Turk say anything bad about Caucasians

[@alperenozgur]

hahahaha i didn't meant something bad. i used "orc" as a warrior nation or stuff. sorry you understood wrong. i love them.

[@redrum885]

Orcs from lord of the rings ? It's more of an insult then compliment

[@alperenozgur]

+Timirbulat 95 i didnt think it that way. it's about mystism and not lotr, i think about world of warcraft.. anyway its just my own romantic thoughts; i never insult a caucasian.

[@redrum885]

***** Turks are our brothers that why I was surprised you compared us to orcs but I know what you meant to say

[@ahleSunnah100]

and pakistanis labaik

[@silverhawck]

Allah hu

[@ComiteleBelizarie]

Allahu Akbar!

[@gary6150]

😂😂😂

[@technologywarrior6907]

Those are crazy??!

[@MrResko997]

HAHAHA

[@akshfighter]

hahahahahahahah psychopathen

[@moom345]

This is not islam. Some proplem in this men

[@pasazvornicki1142]

this is not islam, this is sekte!!! njet islam