I am not a Normalizer 🇵🇸 | Shaykh Hamza Yūsuf

[@tuliskuasal9848]

Now I see Syeikh Hamza like kind of man who had been accepting and ridha any falsehood, slander, misinformation, misintepretation, by the chaotic social media influence towards him. His calmness really amazed me. We’re blessed having him among great scholars of our time. May Allah protect him and give hidayah to our ummah

[@NewtralHuman]

Sad that you do no see through his covert narcissism!

[@khaderlander2429]

This man talks to my heart and is a sincere brother to my knowledge. He help me so much in my understanding of Islam.

[@zakrakhalil434]

I understand the anger and outrage we all have about the sufferings of our brothers and sisters in Palestine but the way this wonderdul man was treated was absolutely abhorrent. He is a man that has been gifted by our Lord with knowledge and eloquence. He voiced an opinion that was perfectly understandable from a religious viewpoint. Sheikh Humzah Yusuf has increased my faith and for that i pray that Allah gives him and his loved ones blessings in both worlds

[@NewtralHuman]

@zakrakhalil434 : If you employ some critical thinking, Hamza Yusuf should thank his critics for calling him out for his dubious remarks and his insensitive attitude especially toward oppressed people. Here it is Palestinians, while at other times it's African Americans etc. His critics are helping him stay clear of propagating fitnah. Instead of being arrogant Hamza Yusuf should praise his critics!

[@S3ven4]

I respect Hamza Yusuf, I don’t think he has bad intentions, but his manner and demeanor in regards to this issue has been a genuine cause for concern. It’s his own words that have caused people to doubt his integrity on this issue.

[@africanhistory]

If it was the first time then fair is fair. But there seems to be a pattern with him.

[@moazsharfuddin2697]

with respect, it is a major sin to criticize anyone without full knowledge of their complete stance regarding an issue. When it's a believer who is the target of criticism the threshold rises considerably, and if it's a person of knowledge it becomes well nigh impossible. What then, about a world-famous shaykh? You can either have a faith-based civilization connecting you through unbroken sound chains to prophetic knowledge and true enlightenment or you can have modernist egalitarianism where navel-gazing is the supreme virtue. But you can't have both. Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, from the good manners taught to him by his shaykhs, tries to get along with Muslims of all kinds. Yes, he is not infallible so his words sometimes misfire, but he is a shaykh (a depository and guardian of the blessed Sunnah) and does not need his intentions impugned by smug children who have not walked a single day in his shoes. There is no upside in common Muslims giving their biological or knowledge elders a tongue lashing. This is a despicable Wahhabi/Salafi bid'ah damima (condemned innovation) started in Najd, and furthered and propagandized by the charlatans Syed Qutb, Mawdudi, etc. Even the greatest imams and Sahaba are not safe from the tongues and pens of these hypocrites and whoever follows in their cursed path. Such people are not solving anything, quite contrary to their over-inflated sense of righteousness.

[@S3ven4]

@@moazsharfuddin2697 relax bro, i already know sh hamza yusuf is a legend. don't make it a sin to criticize or find his words concerning. is it a sin to find his words concerning? relax

[@End_Zionism]

He’s exhausted and has brain trauma. This is also not new for him it’s only young people who think this is the first time something like this has happened. We have to stop Criticizing the old Muslims and realize they don’t have as much energy anymore as we do. He used to go on shouting rants about Israel and America but he’s too tired now. It’s up to us to learn and take the mantle not just force others to do it.

[@End_Zionism]

@@moazsharfuddin2697excellent response!! ❤️‍🩹🥰 you know how to call out these kids with heads full of gas. Sheykh Yusuf has been through more than all of them and done more for the ummah

[@H7Hstudios]

With all due respect, his position on Palestine has been called out many times over the years. Please do not take us for fools when we criticize where criticism is due. Do some people go too far when criticizing? Sure. But he tiptoes around Palestine in ways he doesn't tip toe around other issues. We will not suffer in silence, we will resist in any way we can. We have tried non-violent resistance, we have tried protests, poetry, writing, marching, and still got killed (the latest example was the great march of return in 2018.) He was called out a couple years ago when he said "if only the Palestinians laid down their arms and said to the world 'we are weak, help us' then the world would have had sympathy for them." This is categorically untrue given that this was tried for decades and led to nothing. Do not be such a fanboy that you close your ears when valid concerns are made. S.HY himself quoted Al-Shafi'i when he said that I loved listening to my detractors because it helped me learn about myself and correct myself where needed. I've listened to Shaykh HY for years and yet I have no issue calling a spade a spade, and his stance with Palestine is wrong, shallow, and he is best to remain a quietist on this issue rather than muddy the waters. Try finding all the Palestinian content he has across youtube and the world wide web, there is hardly anything. It's an issue he is recently revisiting and learning more about (he recently read The Hundred Years War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi). Also, I don't expect every Muslim to be a historian on the Palestine Israel issue, I understand it's not where Sh. HY earned his ijazah but if you're ignorant on a topic stay silent until you know enough to give an opinion to a people who have been oppressed for 100+ years. His ties with UAE are rightfully criticized for they are leading the march of normalization, and his teacher Bin Bayyah has been criticized for sitting on such councils. Just because Sh. HY doesn't sit in on those meetings doesn't mean he's unaware of the country's politics. At best he disagrees but cannot voice his disapproval for fear of losing funding for Zaytuna and other projects, at worst he agrees that it's better to normalize for more peace and less bloodshed will be attained. How is it that Dr. Yasir Qadhi, Mohammed Hijab, Dr. Shadee Elmasry, Imam Zaid Shakir, Dr. Norman Finkelstein, Imam Omar Suleiman, Daniel Haqiqatjou, Dilly Hussein, and so many other speakers, shuyookh, duaat, and intellectuals all from various brands and schools of Islam or secular sciences ALL GET IT RIGHT on Palestine and yet he gets it wrong? Ask yourself this before just blindly following any ONE scholar or speaker. Masjid Al-Aqsa is not to be shared, not one inch of it. The Palestinians have every right to defend themselves. May Allah guide him and all of us to speak the truth.

[@rashonmyeed]

Dr. Norman Finkelstein is a muslim?

[@afnankhan43001]

Very well said. I don't think his opinions are to please the Americans so his college runs smoothly, though. I have had private conversations with him and he supports his opinions even more strongly in private. I read his essays and articles post 9/11 and I was saddened to find a lot of complete misrepresentations of Hadiths where he paraphrases a hadith in "quotation marks" deriving a meaning that most people won't even derive. I loved him so much that I moved to his college for studies from Pakistan and it wasn't easy, but I have reached a point where I can't take a hadith or quote from him before I recheck it myself (bcz of how many times he has done subtle changes and half-quitations etc) I still believe his niyyah is good but his fans (as I once was) are extremely cultish and need to tell him to just be silent and not be used against the Mujahidin and their supporters

[@jaskarsh]

Very well said.

[@matthoffman6962]

This should have a million upvotes. You’re exactly right. While I for one want to believe the good in people if you look at his past comments and beliefs on Palestinians and the UAE something doesn’t sit right with me. Now granted we all say things that maybe don’t come out right or by mistake but I find something to be off about him. If I’m wrong though I would happily admit it.

[@sarahshamsi6769]

Well articulated

[@End_Zionism]

People are way too reactive and have no attention spans. Hamza Yusuf is the one who got me to support Palestine years ago! He’s been calling out Israel and America for decades!! May Allah reward him for helping me come back to Allah!!! And woe to anyone who tries to divide the ummah!!!! ❤️‍🩹🇵🇸

[@kays3956]

So why after all this time of calling out Israel and USA he asked Muslims to suffer in silence? If not for the strength of Palestinians who died, the ummah would have been more disunited with such a statement he made.

[@End_Zionism]

@@kays3956 that’s exactly my point - HE DIDNT! You’re reacting a to tiny piece of a long public speech he gave where he went over different methods of dealing with this issue and ONE of MANY is when you have to suffer in silence because you can’t 24/7 scream at people! He is not telling Muslims to suffer in silence all the time he’s literally giving a PUBLIC SPEECH against Israel and gives MANY where he tells Muslims to protest and boycott and teach others etc etc how ignorant have we become we can’t listen to a full lecture? You just HAVE to react to a few seconds long clip. Embarrassing.

[@ST-111]

He has literally not once condemned israel for its crimes against palestinians in gaza and the west bank during this war. He has not even once called it for what it is: a genocide. Yet he condemns palestinians! A normaliser is a kind way to describe someone - let alone a sheikh - who does such a thing

[@End_Zionism]

@@ST-111 he has never condemned Palestinians and he’s been condemning Israel since before you were born. Stop spreading fitnah about people you know nothing about.

[@ST-111]

@@End_Zionism i heard him with my own ears. Something that was posted on his own instagram. What he’s doing now matters.

[@humayounnawaz6925]

Ma sha ALLAH. Such a beautiful soul. May ALLAH preserve Shaykh Hamza and allow us to benefit from his knowledge of the deen. Aameen

[@ubuntuafrique5802]

May Allah protect our scholars 🤲🏽🤲🏽

[@NewtralHuman]

In all domains politics, this scholar is a sell out. If it's not obvious how he uses self-righteous double-speak and how sheep follow him, it amazing! He needs to be humiliated about his contradictory "support" of past and present struggles for Palestine. He needs to "suffer in silence". He deserves it.

[@arm6856]

He is owned

[@Atif_Ph.D._Kate_Bush_Fan_Club]

You can love and admire someone like Shaykh Hamza Yusuf but call him out when he’s wrong in a respectful way. There’s nothing wrong with that.

[@aishamohammedyahya8442]

But he did make a point about approaching one problem from different angles I do still agree with you though if you feel someone is wrong disagree with them on the point they are wrong may Allah guide us all.

[@SajFreeman]

"Calling out" and "respectful way" can't be said in the same sentence. If you want to highlight something you disagree with him about, sure, but "calling him out" is by definition disrespectful.

[@zinoubensalah8939]

people are calling him zionist, madkhali, kafir, and all sort of things, that's not how you disagree with someone

[@Atif_Ph.D._Kate_Bush_Fan_Club]

@@zinoubensalah8939I agree with you 100%. They are clowns and they have no right to say that.

[@Atif_Ph.D._Kate_Bush_Fan_Club]

@@SajFreeman You need to get an education and also take up English lessons. If we’re you I’d start understanding what words in the English language mean. Start using a dictionary. If your mother or father does something haram which is not impossible, then you call them out politely. What do you think ‘calling him out’ actually means? Seriously dude, get an education. You sound like a stupid person. If you’re a child or a teenager then you’re excused.

[@justDillion]

Sheikh Hamza Yusuf has more adab in his pinky than these so called self appointed sheikh imam and Internet clown's... He also understands there is a prophecy that will be forfilled as Prophet Mohd Mustafa Muhammad S. A. W said they will build a temple on the grounds of Alaqsa in the end time that Madhi AS will destroy... Ameen bless this man who has done so much for the Ummah...

[@naseemahmad123]

Do you think that if there is a prediction about building third temple, that's why we should not do anything and just sit and watch the killing of thousands of innocent people. I think we as a muslim are not supposed to use those predictions about last hour as excuses for not doing anything rather we must use those predictions as a warning and to get prepared to face challenges of future.

[@justDillion]

@@naseemahmad123Sa hi baz zaman Al Mahdi Alaiy Salaam will come before the last hours and he's coming with his deputies Shahamatu Fardani, Yusuf as Sidiq, Adru Ra uf Al Yamani, Imamul Arifin Amun ul Haqq. Lis a ul Mutakallimin AwnuLlah as Sakhawi, Arifu t Tayyar Al Ma ruf Bi Mulhan, Burhanul Kurwma Ghawthul Anam... The list goes on but I'll stop there.. there isn't a hand span length in the musjid Al Aqsa where malaikah doesn't reside. there isn't one man on this earth that can declare war on the non believer until Mahdi arrives I suggest you make dua your with those one's and they don't leave you behind as know one in the ummah talks about Mahdi except for the truly pious that know out of 100 people 99 will die in the great war that is upon everyone not just the Palestinians

[@ZahoorHussain-zf1jj]

Exactly ​@@naseemahmad123

[@MoonlitAna]

I agree. It's prophecy. We must bare Sabr. ❤

[@NewtralHuman]

@justDillion : Those predictions you claim are conflated with promoting justice. Hamza Yusuf needs to be corrected for his own sake. Let's not idolize a clearly fallible human and become a cult like extremist.

[@BIuereads]

He is the most intelligent scholar I have come across in my life. May Allah preserve him!!

[@abehorton7224]

He must be the only one you ever met

[@kays3956]

Intelligent is the word because all the scholars who called Israel out must be stupid fools who do not fear for their lives for speaking the truth.

[@Ace0555]

Yes! I’ve listened to many speakers and he gives me the most insight that I don’t hear no other speaker about. Mashallah he’s definitely a gifted speaker.

[@MenkIsAMubtadiiDeobandi]

​@@Ace0555he has only pretty words. he made fun of sharia. this is kufr

[@HAQQISHAQQQ]

Knowledge dosent mean anything

[@hasanawan77]

There is a profound humility and generosity in his words especially when it has to do with criticisms about his stances. 20 years ago his Lion-like rhetoric would have destroyed his critics. But he has humbled up greatly. His sincerity amazes me. The Islamic Wisdom and Sanctity that he has taught over the decades has grown on him. His gentle example now is an example of profound Prophetic embodiment. His given Islamic name is deeply symbolic of his trajectory in life: in his career he has transitioned from a Hamza-like-spoken word Warrior to a Yusuf-like-noble gentle and beautiful and wise leader. SubhanAllah. Allah preserve him for the world’s benefit.

[@dontforgettoboycottisreal]

I don’t even understand what happened but I have faith that we can bring it together

[@sammu]

Watch the interview with Kim Iverson. People clipped a certain portion and spread misinformation. A certain shaykh from UK also helped in spreading misinformation and condemned Shaykh Hamza in harsh terms. Then the mindless activist class took over and tried to cancel the Shaykh.

[@aliabdussalaam2260]

@@sammu Mashallah, you hit the nail right on the head, especially when you said "mindless activist class". It seems that there are mainly two groups that can be described as this. One group is the people, whom most of which don't even possess the most basic knowledge of the Deen, then, in their ignorance, they try to shape the Deen into some sort of sjw cult. Then the other group is the "social media/youtube Du'aat who try and act as gatekeepers of the Deen, and in order for a Muslim to reach salvation, they must go through them, when those same so-called "Du'aat" would be better off spending more time studying the Deen themselves.

[@aishamohammedyahya8442]

​@sammu thank u for the summary and the source.

[@alynouh7198]

this man brought me to islam, while these people that criticism are what push so many people away from this beautiful religion

[@norama3998]

اللّهم ثبات لك على دين اللّه الحقّ بطول العُمر .. آمين ..🤲🏼👍

[@arm6856]

So we cannot criticize Hamza Yusuf when he said let gaza suffer in silence !!? I like his lectures, but of course we must criticize the scholars, they are not infallible

[@alynouh7198]

@@arm6856 i completely disagree with his statement on Palestine and i agree with you that we should condemn the scholars when they go off center, but the language and manner in which some of the people have been criticising him is very rude and counter productive as if he is the root of all evil in the world.

[@SyedFahadRizvi]

It's quite unfair to label sections of the crowd as ignoramuses when their concerns are absolutely valid.

[@saeedki1973]

The western concept as applied in terms of "everyone's opinion counts" is not benign and applicable the same way in an Islamic sense. There is absolutely a necessity for a hierarchy in value of opinions. The sheer breadth of the knowledge of the Shaykh as well as the longevity of his dawah means his opinion has to be considered as having greater weight in isolation. This is not say he can't be wrong, of coyrse, but lay persons should learn about Adab of disagreeing and even questioning scholars so that Insha'Allah an equitable resolution can be found and Misconceptions removed. May Allah guide us all to His path

[@mahim9470]

They’re baseless. A 30 second snippet of a 30 minutes interview can be misconstrued & manipulated to suit one’s agenda. The snippet goes something along the lines of “the extremists” and the “ulamah of Al Quds” have to make the decision about how to share - now, anyone who hasn’t watched the interview will assume he’s talking about extremists on the Palestinian side, which couldn’t be further from the truth. He was speaking about the SETTLERS who force their way in & this the extremists amongst them will never “share” the Al Aqsa compound.

[@freilezjawa8328]

Thank you. Muslims have forgot and bringing the wests disrespect to our ummah its freaking annoying. Go ask him questions and stop screaming when someone is talking like a disrespectful pig.

[@SajFreeman]

They weren't "labelled" ignoramuses, their chants were. And being valid doesn't mean you're not being a dimwit about it.

[@yushaumeri6292]

You don't understand English vernacular

[@Saa42808]

Shaykh Yusuf deserves Nobel Peace Price.

[@mountain102]

for what?

[@ibnshariff6795]

EXACTLY! @@mountain102

[@7864vR]

May Allah guides us to the right path. Ameen.

[@aayetnur6085]

Boze koliko je emotivan😢Esselamu Alejkum Sheykh Hamza Yusuf,rado te slusam..Allah da te nagradi za sva tvoja dela,reci koje izgovavas sa toliko emocije,In Shaa Allah🤲☝️

[@sagek114]

shaykh Hamza and Shaykh Abdal. Hakim Murad are gems for the ummah worth 1000 of these KZbin influencers

[@hamwicbi1265]

100% these two scholars are a blessing to the ummah

[@LamburnCompany]

Bahahahahaha, for the west, yes, they are gems for the Ummah nothing but misguidance

[@youneskabli6871]

Sad to see how many ppl are emotionally attached to a human being who’s prone to err and sin more than the clear cut guidance coming from Allah and his prophet. This man suggested building a temple for the Jews in the Aqsa Haram and started aligning himself with the tyrant rulers and regimes of the gulf and defending their policies while belittling the cries and efforts of the oppressed peoples, under the guise of Hikma and reform…the issue of Palestine has no room for compromise in any way shape or form and it’s not up to any scholar no matter who he is to suggest that we should accept our fate and suffer in silence bcz somehow that’s gonna make things better

[@raihan9009]

Did 20000 dead body make any difference? People who lost everything know the pain, we here only can talk about boycott and demonstrations.

[@kays3956]

He did suggest to make a temple for the Jews? Can you include the source here, please? Thank you.

[@raihan9009]

First of all, what authority or credibility you got to criticise a shaykh? Secondly, building a temple for Jews not a crime nor a sin, instead it shows compassion and respect to other religions. And thirdly, compromise is the only way to establish a state for people of Palestine. How many thousands lives lost because of this so called uncompromising stance. Be realistic and practical. Angels didn’t come down to fight for Palestine and 20000 lives has lost.

[@kays3956]

@@raihan9009 wow. a shaykh must be able to face criticism especially when he commits a grave error. second, it is shirik to put a human being on a pedestal. third, are you a true believer? or just posing as one?

[@sarahshamsi6769]

​@@raihan9009 your all points disappointingly wrong. It's ironic!

[@foxyinflats]

He is a good and decent man. I do not know him personally, but he has done so much for the world. Not just Muslims. I have the deepest respect for this knowledge and grace. People need to calm down and listen.

[@NewtralHuman]

@foxyinflats : It is for Hamza Yusuf's own good if he is called out and criticized for being dubious about his loyalties. He owes his critics lest he drills himself deeper into fithna.

[@khairt1731]

May Allah protect Sh Hamza Yusuf and his family and give him even more barakah. All the slanderers will be dealt with on Judgement Day

[@NewtralHuman]

@khairt1731 : No one is slandering him, bro! You need to practice a little critical thinking. But you will need to pull down your emotional curtains first.

[@farhatabbas8719]

I'm sad that these tweens are so disrespectful to Shaykh Hamza. Ittaqullah. Bringing tears in a noble man's eyes.

[@NewtralHuman]

@farhatabbas8719 : Don't be fooled by crocodile tears. He does the tearing up victim thing like a covert narcissist whenever he's called out on his dubious behavior.

[@reals.a.v.1500]

​@@NewtralHuman You some kind of knower of hearts, man?? How do you know whats his actions are? How are you so absolute that youre not misunderstanding an 'aleem? Based on what credentials do you dare to spread hatred among the ummah?

[@miyaa.1742]

Someone of his calibre should not be explaining himself to anyone anymore. He did so much for Islam and it’s sad to see some people try to create fitnah with the few scholars we can relate to in the West.

[@sumaaami925]

He did a lot and that’s the sad part. I couldn’t find empathy for Palestinian but he had lot to offer for anyone other than Palestinian, Kashmiri, Uyghurs…

[@moazsharfuddin2697]

@@sumaaami925 frankly, people who turn their backs on Allah and His Prophet will be left to their own devices until they realize their error and repent. The falling bombs on innocents make the innocents martyrs, but the guilty ones even guiltier for their treachery. If you have the stomach to study Muslim treachery against each other (Turkish secular betrayal and Arab betrayal of the khalifa) from 1880 to 1948 then learn what really happened in Palestine to cause today's problem. Zionism didn't appear out of the blue one day. Islam is knowledge, not emotional outbursts. Please spare us your misplaced outrage.

[@moazsharfuddin2697]

Exactly! I say these are enemy plants and/or Wahhabi/Salafi opportunists out to destroy a true Sunni shaykh. The care and love Hamza Yusuf has for all Muslims everywhere is self-evident and only a hypocrite would create doubt in that. Honestly, I am sometimes annoyed by his care even for die-hard modernist Muslims, but that is his stock in trade.

[@atilla4352]

@@moazsharfuddin2697 why are you only blame turks and arabs? What about Maghreb? Lawrence of Arabia? They are all nationalised and ethnicised against others. You ask a Moroccan how much they hate the arabs and praises the Berbers, and they also started blaming Islam for this...

[@sumaaami925]

Seriously!! I’m not attacking him, I’m just deeply sad of his opinion about Palestinian suffering.

[@raihan9009]

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf is one of my favourite shaykh. I respect him a lot. Very calm and knowledgeable person. May Allah bless him.

[@MsFrozz]

This guy masyaAllah has so much calmness in him that I truly adore. Nowadays, when some random channels that belong to shouting so called muslims, talking trash about this guy, I simply choose ‘don’t recommend channel’.

[@NewtralHuman]

@MsFrozz : You are unable to see through Hamza Yusuf use of covert narcissist tools.

[@AbdoulMagidi]

❤❤the best teacher i have ever watched and learned from May God be with you

[@MenkIsAMubtadiiDeobandi]

dont learn from him. he made fun of sharia. making fun of sharia is kufr

[@markjengu90]

Learn from actions and not words. While he is speaking about Prophet's kindness and compassion, he allowed security to kick out the protestor! He only cares about his own image and making others look bad.

[@akhtarh.1905]

Sometimes we need to suffer in silence’ is a heartless and complicit comment to make, especially when a genocide is taking place. HY is clearly on a mission to secularise the Ummah

[@teamrk5150]

did he said that

[@wisdom.8]

I'm afraid I don't agree with the fact that he's trying to secularize the Ummah, but he didn't speak up against the genocide therefore he has failed miserably the test that God sent for him and all other muslims

[@Zaddy1000]

@@wisdom.8he’s been speaking against the genocide for many years. What more can one say? That he’s trying to secularize the ummah is completely false.

[@themaskedeconomist8404]

You saying this clearly demonstrates you don't know anything about him. Anybody who has listened to him for years

[@bouchagu4009]

Agreed . An absolutely disgraceful and disapppointing comment made by him . But the good thing is that it exposed sufi ideology for what it truly is ..selfish ,passive and coward.

[@saramilad6311]

The Muslims sould unify regards of their opinions on how to solve the ummah's issues. We may approach the same cause from many different prespectives, and it does not mean we care less. It is Allah's mercy to have diverse opinions and aproches to the same matter. It is the same way scholars practice Fiqh. Thank you brother Hamza, May Allah reward you with more knowledge and hekmaa .

[@kays3956]

Coming together on the Palestinian issue was what unifies us. A shame he does not normalizes with the rest of us.

[@MenkIsAMubtadiiDeobandi]

sister why are you speaking about islam as if you are a scholar? these issues are not of our level. leave this talk to scholars, who refuted all these deviant sects like murjiaa khawarij shiism soofiya qubooriya jahmiya, only thing we unite on is sunnah and salaf ul salih

[@Eddiea2024]

​@JesusandMohammed Totally agree. Brother Hamza needs to be honest. People look up to muslim learned people to help them understand the quran the correct way, but when a person is following an incorrect path, it will lead others to the wrong direction. Alhamdullelah that we have the clear cut Quran to fall back on.

[@NewtralHuman]

When you die, none of their scholars will accompany you in your grave to be your advocate. You know that you need to learn from the scholars and then take responsibility for thinking for yourself, right? This means taking a stand for Palestine and advocating for cease fire now! Even non-Muslims are ahead of Shakh Hamza Yusuf in taking a clear and unambiguous stand against apartheid and for a cease fire now!

[@NewtralHuman]

If you employ some critical thinking, Hamza Yusuf should thank his critics for calling him out for his dubious remarks and his insensitive attitude especially toward oppressed people. Here it is Palestinians, while at other times it's African Americans etc. His critics are helping him stay clear of propagating fitnah. Instead of being arrogant Hamza Yusuf should praise his critics!

[@ahmedsalim5552]

It's ok people are furstrated they furstrated, sad, traumatized and feel powerless. So when Sheikh Hamza Yusuf talked with a lean back attitude he felt the brunt. Again we all love each other blamer and blamed and our brethren in Gaza we will keep fighting for the to the best of our ability and resources.

[@hhussain4124]

May Allah swt bless you brother and unite the Ummah. This is a time of confusion. Therefore we should distance from any kind of fitna and ask Allah swt to protect us from this confusion.

[@BM-of6dg]

May Allah preserve him.

[@alinasimon6399]

Ya Allah. Please fulfill the wishes of all insan all humanity in this world. Syukur alhamdulillah

[@anama9068]

Is this after he said Palestine should suffer in silence?

[@UrBrother_711]

He shouldn’t have referred to our brothers and sisters as “unwanted family members you don’t want coming to the holiday but they come anyways” that comment was cold hearted and was all from the nafs and ego feeling the need to defend itself. Then bragging about having been the one to invite Chris hedges. Let’s be honest guys , even using the Hadeeth about the truthful one being being called a liar to suit his personal needs. We have to admit this all points to the shaykh having a really bad day in front of a lot of people. This is in no way a scholar or role model would act in this situation. I love the brother for Allah but if this doesn’t wake people up then It’s just cult mentality.

[@zaheddec]

Totally agree.

[@MoonlitAna]

We love our family even if we don't agree with them. Let them come. That's the point he was trying to make.

[@UrBrother_711]

You clearly didn’t understand what he said. It’s clear . You don’t refer to our people in a time of need as unwanted but they come anyways. I don’t even know why people would defend that comment. What’s wrong with just saying the Shaikh shouldn’t have said it that way.

[@Maha_s1999]

Spot on brother. I think a lot of people converted to Islam because of some of his lectures on politically uncontroversial topics. He's very good at coming across relatable and understanding when the stakes are low. That is until things get sensitive and his boss (the UAE govt) hands him his talking points and he obliges like the sellout he is.

[@Maha_s1999]

@@UrBrother_711 Indeed, look at 1:17 when he sends the protestors the death stare. Oh yeah, the very inclusive Sheikh, isn't he? Some of us just tell it like it is. I can't love him for the sake of Allah. There are far braver Sheikhs in this time of need.

[@MariaShafiq-i3l]

I love you shaykh hamza for the sake of Allah

[@Alif.Laam.Meem.]

A true gem of our time, 😢 may he stay with us for a long long time. We are in desperate need of this level of maturity in the Ummah.

[@omarkul5320]

Did he correct the suffering in silence part? I genuinely couldn't find it.

[@End_Zionism]

He didn’t call for anyone to suffer in silence it’s just dumb kids with no attention spans who don’t understand that he was describing many ways of suffering and how there’s a time and place for different forms of suffering. He’s been publicly speaking out against Israel and America for decades and has supported Palestine longer than you’ve been alive.

[@Ace0555]

He was speaking from a broader sense. Not the plight of the Palestinian issue. There are times when ppl suffer in silence and it has happened plenty of times through out history and even during our prophet’s time. But he’s not saying that is the solution.

[@NewtralHuman]

@@Ace0555 : Yes as a matter of fact and practice, he is indeed in effect promoting the genocide in Palestine. What's the evidence? Did he join the world in calling for a cease fire now? This is too easily to dismantle!

[@NewtralHuman]

You genuinely could not find it because you were sincere in giving him "70 excuses". You did the right thing. But now you need to take a stand for the sake of justice. He has indeed never called out with the rest of the world to demand for the cease fire now! He has essentially advocated pessimism and cowering to oppression. Remember when he threw the African Americans under the bus instead of standing in solidarity with them against the oppression and brutality of the Police in the USA? He did the same thing, employing ambiguity after 911. He even advised Bush and company to change the evil war against Iraq and Afghanistan originally code named with the word "Crusade", because according to Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, it would offend Muslims! So instead, Bush should name the evil war on Iraq and Afghanistan, taking into account the sensitivities of Muslims! Essentially Shaykh Hamza Yusuf in effect was helping to legitimize the evil war. Do you see the preposterous deviousness in his play of words!

[@rehlaafaqiya6426]

Suffer in silence. What does it mean?

[@yn9637]

He speaks with big words like he has some secret knowlege. Hes a man who tells people in the us to vote for their enemy.

[@hashhoomy]

Unfortunately, the UAE connections are hovering in the background.

[@miorandmior]

The palestinians suffer when they keep silent anyway, they're either dying slowly or quickly. One outcome isnt better then the other, the outcome is the same. But one comes with prolonged suffering. This isnt suffering because you have to work 2 jobs to get by, not the suffering of bearing with a summer heatwave. This is real , agonising suffering. Did rasulullah SAW not fight oppression in the world? Did he just stand by? And what is this about shariah laws being outdated? Oh deary me.

[@lillah19]

May Allah bless him and aid him much love for him always

[@ea4571]

Well, I am not sure if he called for normalization but he certainly used language that implies it, and it looked to me like he was trying to keep the funding for his schools he receives from UAE and SAUDI. But I am sure he is an excellent communicator which help him to preserve plausible deniability at all times.

[@zaheddec]

He is normalizing it to be cold when injustice is happing right in front of your eyes. And feeling bad about in justice is lowest level of imaan. Need to think what is he talking about. Braging about interviews huh la hawla wala qowat.

[@sheethbiniadam3175]

It is not a crisis in Gaza, it is a plain genocide. Is it that difficult for the Sheikh to say that. And no condemnation of the apartheid state of Israel? That is the least one can do.

[@yn9637]

Not only has he not declared this is a land allah has given to muslims by right, he has also told muslims to go and vote for the enemy of their choice.

[@MYInteriorArchitect]

اللَّهُمَّ أَغْنِنِي بِالعِلْمِ ، وَزَيِّنِّي بِالحِلْمِ ، وَأَكْرِمْنِي بِالتَّقْوَى ، وَجَمِّلْنِي بِالعَافِيَةِ.

[@samianiamatullah2846]

Loved it. Those who understand, will.

[@lilscorpio02]

Can someone explain EXACTLY what he said that upset so many Muslims? I've heard a few things over the years.

[@thehardrock5884]

He said about people in Gaza Sometimes you should suffer in silence

[@Maha_s1999]

That bit was cut out

[@anselmglen8170]

I don’t think he has ever said anything that was not men to be said He doesn’t need to defend himself Look at his history He is an asset to this ummah

[@Abdulbasit-alshafi3i]

sheikh hamza is held to a higher standard . and it should be that way because if our shuyukh make mistakes and no one refutes them what about our laymen are just gonna say ok he doesn’t know religion so let him be . let’s think and speak the way God wants us to do so. now I’m not a shaikh but i follow the 4 schools of thought and my aqidah is ahlul sunnah wal jma’a (ash’ary,maturidy and hanbali ) if sheikh hamza was a wahabi i’d understand him saying that coz he’d be following the najdi movement but since he’s not we must know this that if a muslim land is occupied by others jihad is fard ‘ain means anyone has the ability from the men must fight to protect now i myself am in a country where shari’a isn’t applied and we have to stand up and try to change it back to islam . but leaving this all aside may Allah help us and guide us to do what’s right . back to palestine there shouldn’t be a two state that land belongs to muslims the jews can live there and have lived there for centuries but they shouldn’t rule the place because we’ve seen what comes out of it, they’ve kicked a lot of muslims out of their land and don’t allow them to go back home while they were telling the jews come live here we’ll pay you just increase the jewish population here and they declared themselves a country illegally not just according to islam illegal no even the human rights watch calls it illegal settlement i think . so why would we compromise when we’re right and stronger than them . clearly they can’t hold off the mujahideen , they’re doing the fighting from a far by throwing bombs , so if our brothers and sisters are defending home from occupation and kicking out transgressors and most importantly it’s a fard upon the ummah to help them why would we recognize the zionist state ?! why would we say ok have your state there while they don’t want palestinians to have a state ?! Have you all not seen their master plan which to occupy palestine and some of syria if not all and some of iraq too ?! go and learn don’t compromise to the ppl raping your sisters and killing your kids and women and elders. May Allah guide us all

[@zaheddec]

You dont need to read so many books and talk to million people to condem something wrong. This is just dangerous stand which he is taking. Trying to confuse with some soft talks. Muslum is just and stand with justice. If an imaam doesn't know this he is imaam or dai of what????

[@thinker........]

You can see he was hurt by these people...

[@suhaib000]

Dear Muslims just remember one thing that Shaykh has a great indepth wisdom via Sufism. Normal avg Muslim person might misinterpret him quick easily.

[@mohamedalgeria2433]

We love you so much brother hamza yusuf ❤

[@inversebrah]

speak for yourself

[@nazeemcajee2275]

Suffering in silence and sharing Masjid Al Aqsa? "a scholar"of Islam? No way! Don't try to divide our Ummah

[@HendrikKurnia-h9w]

Subhanallah

[@aqeelnazir4422]

Sufi inclinations and what he said recently in regards to the Palestinian issue showed his true colours. The fact he is trying to justify things and show that he has Palestinian friends etc. No need if you have nothing to hide

[@hushabyehum4805]

Throughout history of Islam scholars have disagreed. Even the companions disagreed on many matters.

[@shahedali02]

To say the Palestinians should suffer in silence is ridiculous During early Islam the Muslims were persecuted What did they do? They grew in power and influence and put a stop to the oppression of the Muslims This scholar also made a claim that Al aqsa should be SHARED to the Jews….

[@hm8331]

Assalaamualaikum. If you have the Palestine livestream then please upload it. I don’t know if Zaytuna has been forced to take it down but please share it.

[@Maha_s1999]

hahaha feigns patience and says "alhamdulillah" but throws death stare at 1:18

[@manalm3845]

Mr. Hamza may have been misunderstood but you have to be considerate of your audience , you spoke to a diverse crowd who were built up with high emotions

[@DimaDima-e7t]

You have tried to , but got caught and slapped . You can’t do soufism while your enemy is slautering you

[@bill5931]

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf spoke heaps on Ottoman Caliphate and how the Arabs revolted against them for nationalistic reasons, and that that’s the reason we are in the state that we are in, that’s more important then anything!! Which scholars or Gaza protester “speakers” speak about that ??

[@saafisheikh4648]

May Allah bless you, sheikh Hamza

[@sheena9904]

“The Abrahamic Accords,” and his connection to governments like in Dubai and not criticizing so called Islamic governments turned me off to Hamza.

[@arshadnasir2041]

The fact that this man had to stand and recount some of what he's done because of accusations against him is heartbreakingly sad. The US Americans have among them those that are delusional in their judgemental nature. Their ignorance makes them blind to a world full of nuances and complexities. This is the same man who was previously accused of being racist ... may Allah guide our brothers and sisters.

[@zaheddec]

He is normalizing it to be cold when injustice is happing right in front of your eyes. And feeling bad about in justice is lowest level of imaan. Need to think what is he talking about. Braging about interviews huh la hawla wala qowat.

[@azmathmoosa4324]

He should navigate this issue with wisdom as many muslims feel helpless to the plight of palestininans. And for him to come along and talk about making concessions to the enemy regardless of intention will inflame people. Not his fanboy but we are all an ummah and though skeptical, I wish his non-violence pacifist approach toward the enemy makes positive impact for Muslims.

[@topsurgeon]

After all He didn't apologise for telling the Palestinians to "suffer in silence"😡

[@farzanabegum5651]

....❤❤🌹.

[@NiyasNiyasudheenkannacheth]

Allahu Akbar ❤❤❤

[@zeynepazman9785]

No need for minor laugh smile grin when saying lm not a normalizer, inşallah Palestine Gaza families soon have their land and security their country ❤ free Palestine Gaza families

[@cengizkhan6567]

Divide and conquer - decades of respect and dawah 1 click and the naive turn on him

[@abdulhai4977]

Our Ummah's naivety is the reason we are so powerless. When children are being massacred and an influential speaker says they should suffer in silence. WAKE UP brothers and sisters and call him to account. Ask him to denounce Israel and Arab leaders who are currently silent.

[@cengizkhan6567]

@@abdulhai4977have you done as much as he has for the Palestinian people in the last few decades? I understand tour heart break but you're reacting emotionally brother. Even sahaba had differences in oppion but remained respectful to one another. Unity is not agreeing with one another it's respecting each other regardless of oppion.

[@asadjavaid847]

Everybody who thinks he is “great scholar” will soon know he’s not, as person he has great knowledge no doubt in that. I myself used to listen to him alot until I came across some disturbing statements he made

[@teamrk5150]

disturbing statements? like what

[@Ace0555]

Statements that have been mis-characterized.

[@asadjavaid847]

@@Ace0555 when someone says we don’t need sharia in these modern times, How much of a mischaracterised this statement is,

[@shamimab83]

There’s a lot of skirting around the actual issue here, he needs to address what he said about sharing Al Aqsa, he needs to clarify his stance.

[@yusrababan1268]

With all my respect he is mentioning that the prophet was have great mercy even to the jew that’s right but at the same time he was so strong and a fighter when he deal with big imma issue There is a balance

[@MsHarunaMoon]

Thank God I'm in Europe we dont have this cultish behaviour we dont worship our ulama like the Americans.

[@writereader]

if a person cannot support fardh jihad in areas such as Afghanistan and palestine then they lack either iman or knowledge. Wallahu alam.

[@isa-atm]

Where is your fard jihad against Spain which ethnically cleansed us for the sole reason that we were muslims? So accepting the reality regarding Spain makes all of us lacking in Iman?

[@trueintentions101]

Peace and love, let's all just get high and go to sufi heaven. I'm sure that's how Islam was established? I.... I..... I..... It's not about you, he doesn't get it still?! May Allah guide us all.

[@z.1374]

Why is he stuttering? Be clear, say you are against UAE and Israel. full stop. Do not be a hypocrite. Be Muslim. Stand with Islam. People clapping won't grant you paradise, dear, do not fall to liking yourself.

[@yn9637]

He will learn soon, inshallah.

[@zinoubensalah8939]

people who slander this good man should be ashamed, you have the right to criticize his ideas, but this went too far, people are slandering him, misrepresenting him and tarnishing his character and reputation.

[@norama3998]

دعوا الشيخ يتحدًث ..لِمَ المبالغة في التّصفيق ؟ قد يزعجه هذا و لا يعبّر عن ذلك أدبا فيه كعادته و احتراما للحضور ..

[@mirelspahic5765]

You said Palestinians should suffer in silence!!! You think people are stupid?

[@yn9637]

Professional deceiver

[@AnonymousUser27]

Everyone has their own way of supporting Palestine..not everyone has to stand up and walk the streets and protest or use their media platform whatever..shaykh Hamza has his own way..he wrote Dua Nasiri with Allah's will and dedicate it to the Palestine..now thats one..we dont know if he wakes up at 3 and pray to Allah..who knows?? Maybe he does maybe he doesnt So stop the bashing other muslims just cause they dont actively participate in protesting etc cause we dont know what they do behind closed doors

[@Maha_s1999]

Oh yeah, I'll tell you, wallahi. Behind close doors he sees Trump, Israeli-friendly gulf people etc. And the rest of his adoring following drinks the coolaid. Convenience muslim, munāfiq!!!

[@syllakady3019]

Salam Can i have the full speech of this

[@nsaffini1975]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5uyoZuPnJKpppYsi=tDLM5Ydlt3wa17TR

[@1spiders1]

Yes sir you are

[@bbilal111]

Guys, the normalizer is telling us he’s not a normalizer!

[@wackypeace1135]

If the scholars make a mistake they need to be rectified in a respectful manner

[@Blackgreenwhitered]

Those same people judging him, should be asked to go fight for the Palestinians. Just because your not making the same kind of noise, doesnt mean u normalize things.

[@yn9637]

Inshallah we will.

[@yn9637]

We must correct him on his mistakes, even if hes a muslim.

[@UnderWitsec]

He is not what you thought. You dont know him long enough to have a say

[@IrfanKhan-mm1jt]

Wallahi i used to be in awe of this man, and he was a scholar i followed for years and years. I recommended him to people. But his whole stance and positioning on the zionist entity committing genocide on the Palestinian people is disturbing and petrude. As the ulema, we look to them for guidance and for them to use their platforms to speak up. Even for arguments sake, you don't have the courage to speak, and then you should remain silent. As soon as you speak on an issue and it's clearly against ijma, the responsibility lies with you as a senior scholar to issue a clarification. Even this video i watched in the hope of some clarification, but there was none. I'm so disappointed, and the audience is in some form of cult mentality. He is a human of course he will make mistakes but the mark of a true scholar is one who realises the need to make murky things clear for the public. And Allāh ta'ala, of course, knows best.

[@mehmetpervez4339]

If people understood prophetic Islam like how Hamza Yusuf teaches it there would be more voices in support of muslim suffering. The sad fact is wahabi islam has been normalised and everything else has been called heresy. The hate campaign against this man is despicable

[@jwood5321]

In the name of Allah, The ever merciful, the entirely merciful. Master and Commander of that tremendous day of recompense, and who's knowledge encompasses all that exist in his glorious heavens and all that exist on his magnificent earth. Who is it then that would dare to intercede without his permission ? The Ummah is in disarray, we have no idea about courtesy, good manners and respect anymore. There is a proper way to let your disagreement known without being offensive and rude . There are different opinions on the current situation and they are all valid ones, but unfortunately ignorance prevails every where now. I recently came across a video where a certain Muslim Personality was at his Dawah stall and a teenage boy approached in a manner which the Personality did not like, so he (the Muslim) threatened to hit the boy over his head for doing so and then orders him to take a Koran or leave the area...this is an example of the terrible state we find ourselves in and that incident speaks to where we are with our leadership and the lack of quality. That teenager was only looking for attention, he was interested but he was limited in his ability to express this interest as many boys his age are unable to do. A more tolerant approach was needed and that boy inshallah may easily have accepted or at least have a better understanding of Islam wherein he and those around him would benefit. We are sent as an example to the none Muslims by the one most Supreme, Allah (SWT) and we must at all times adhere to the example set by the most Noble of all Prophets, Muhammad (PBUH). Hamza Yusuf is an elder Statesman in this Ummah, he deserves respect ,I came to islam like so many other people through significant influence of Hamza Yusuf. His influence may have saved my life ...so impactful it was. There is no other might or power except Allah (SWT) !

[@tazmanrehman]

The ones who think Prophet Muhammad pbuh dead will always have a problem with this blessed man Palestine is being allowed for a wisdom beyond there tiny mind... I can't hear see or feel ANYONE or any nation asking too house or Palestinians like the people of the West housed Sudanese Ukrainian Afghani iraqi etc 🤔

[@SpeakDtruth7]

We have to be careful of this person. He is on of the those that is on the Islamic body that agreed and gave the fatwa to normalise the relationship with Isreal.. please read and look it up. He believes that Palestinian people should suffer in silence.

[@yn9637]

Over 90% of this land has been granted to the muslims by right, land rights is a god given thing which cannot be stolen and forgotten about, god does not forget, he knows best whats whos. Not just in palestine but in all of creation. This land belongs to muslims. He does not declare this, he promotes muslims to vote for their enemy of choice.

[@omarrashidali]

Critics and praises... The prophet salalahu alaihi wa Salam said "prevent evil by your hands , if you cant then with your tongue,if you cant then hate it with your heart and that's the weakest form of iman"

[@hanankalid]

❤❤❤

[@msrashraf23]

For those who criticise the great Sheikh- pause. Did you actually learn anything from his lecture? Have you listened to his previous lectures? This man has been giving khutbahs longer than some of you have been on this earth. Have some respect! I was like you- i heard that snippet and thought this man is clearly wrong. Then Allah swt taught me the error of my ways. Because of Allah swt I was guided to listen to his full lecture and past lectures too. I felt ashamed and disgusted at myself. This Sheikh is a sea of wisdom for all of us. His entire lecture was based on the actual meaning behind trials and tribulations-the reason behind them and the Quran and hadith teachings on fitnah. Listen again and do not dare judge this learned man. You will have to answer to Allah swt on the Day remember that. Do not slander a man of God.

[@msrashraf23]

@smillailyas3974 listen to the entire lecture. He talks about having sabr and the fact that we have to accept in a way that we are helpless in the face of Allah’s divine plan. He added that does not mean we don't keep fighting for Gaza but we need to look at ourselves and improve our worship of Allah swt too. And not just focus on Gaza, but Yemen, Syria and Sudan and every other part of the world where our ummah has been suffering for years and years. He is not siding with the zionists at all.

[@balarnaj]

للاسف ياشيخ لا يوجد الوان بين الحق والباطل ، في هذه القضية يجب ان يكون الموقف واضح بين الحق والباطل

[@TraderZer0]

Was this recent?

[@3DNewYorkCity]

Yes. Around November/ December 23

[@Salma-n4o7l]

The Sheikh doesn’t get a freebee just because he’s a sheikh. He has knowledge and clear in some areas and full of rhetoric in others. Turning a genocide into his own self pity and dismissing legitimate criticism as ‘family members uninvited’ is sickening. He simply turned the attention on to himself and how nice of him to dedicate a book to Palestinians, ‘see how great and wonderful I am’ even Palestinians think so too which is why Kim Iverson interviewed me. I even help them find their faith and oh I have Palestinian friends who follow me around. And NO, you haven’t been misrepresented, you come around every year to criticize the ummah but can’t take a clear stance against genocide and maiming and starving of children?! There is something seriously wrong with this ‘moral authority’.