President Hamza Yusuf on the Mindful Messenger ﷺ

This lecture looks at the current crisis of overstimulation, TikTok, Snapchat, Netflix, WhatsApp, and myriad other distractions. Advertisers speak of “mindshare,” which according to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary denotes “a controlling or predominant hold of one’s attention that is gained especially by marketing ploys”-in other words, what share of your mind can they occupy? Advertisement means to divert your attention to something the ad campaign (a military term) wants you to be mindful of. Entertainment, according to the dictionary, means “agreeable occupation of the mind, diversion, amusement.” Who or what is occupying your mind? Our Prophet s occupied his own mind with remembrance of God. He said, “Whoever makes his concerns (what he or she is mindful of) one concern (God), God will take care of all his other concerns.” One of the Arabic words for mindfulness is muhtamm, which means “what one is concerned with.”
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[@BeeLaY]

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf's poem: The sun solemnly stated, "how can my light compare to his?" And the moon laughed, "be like me: content to reveal another's light! " The north star declared, "what guidance can I provide next to his?" And all the stars exclaimed, "be like us, who revolve around you and show no envy." The sea shouted, "what secrets can I contain when compared to his wonders?" The clouds pleaded, "be like us: exalted in the sky because we humbly draw our water from another, and pour forth in gratitude and service." The rose ruefully remarked, "what beauty do I have next to his?" The mirror said "be like me, who can only reflect another's beauty." Reason exclaimed: "what wisdom can I reveal next to his revelation?" The tongue replied: "be still, and let me quote him." Gold complained "what worth do I have next to his?" Copper cried: "What ingratitude! Your purity was his from the start. Be happy to be compared to him!" The dog barked "he mentioned me", The cat meowed "he petted me", The donkey brayed "he rode on me", The horse neighed "he called me an ocean", The camel grunted " I took him to safety ", The frog croaked "I was his favourite", The spider stood tall on eight legs and said "I protected him once", The cloud boasted "I shaded him" The tree declared "he called me and I bowed to him" The palm trunk said "well, he hugged me", The date gloated "I was sweet for him", Milk exalted "I nourished him", Water crowed "I quenched his thirst", The Kaaba shouted "he circled me", The Yemeni corner cried "he touched me", The black stone laughed and said, "he kissed me", The pebbles yelled "we praised God in his palm", The mountains of Mecca called out "he loved us", Medina demurely whispered, "he chose me!" And humanity cried " Nafsi! Nafsi! Me! Me!", And God said "be like Ahmadص!" And Ahmad ص said "Ummati! Ummati! My community! My community!", And God replied, "We will grant you until you are content!"

[@boxtruckdispatchoffice7381]

Thank you very much

[@knightkiller329362]

So stunning. Allah bless the Prophet immensely!

[@mohamedboufares5237]

It's amazing poem

[@hannua]

الهم صلي و سلم على خير خلقك

[@ranyafkhan1]

😢

[@SabreenSyeed]

This is Masha Allah such a beautiful lecture. I could make a quote image out of each and every one of Shaykh's statements. If this is how a scholar of Akhiruzzaman is like. Imagine how the early scholars were ! SubhanAllah !

[@Capitalstationauto]

Yes you are so correct. I love listening to Hamza Yusuf. Can you picture Prophet Muhammad passing on his gifts from Allah to his guests and future followers to the right path. How lucky we are to have Hamza sharing his knowledge and discoveries of Islam. May Allah protect him from all that is evil. May Allah bless and protect all Islamic brothers and sisters. May we all have fun and joy being Muslim. 🙏☝️☪️❤️.

[@zozo-mr2zg]

thiis guy is not a muslim pass the message dont attend his college hes a fbi agent misleading the people, trust me i seen at all,

[@zozo-mr2zg]

safiyaah pass the message him khaled yasin aand the feds are tryan to killl me

[@zozo-mr2zg]

safiyaah walllahi pass the message

[@zozo-mr2zg]

bro i swear to god, for 12 months them and tje feds are tryin to kill me , hes not a muslim

[@GladBeTo]

Such a great scholar of our times. I thank Allah for such an exemplar who we have the chance to see who has done this much work to serve Islam. A miracle,,,

[@denzelnolet]

1:12:00 Never in my life has a poem had such a profound impact on me. I listened to it three times and cried my eyes out all times. Bless you sheikh, and may we be united with our most beloved messenger SAW on the day of judgement.

[@mikimilostnic2366]

Tears rolling down my cheeks... Thank you for a loving speach and what a wonderfull poem at the end. From one heart to another. May Allah and his Prophet be proud of you and may Allah bless you and your loved ones and protect you from all evil in this life and the next. Allahuma amin 🤲❤

[@chegayahsalleh5910]

Allaahumma aameen

[@khairt1731]

What a beautiful Poem, Subhanallah. May Allah reward the Shaykh with al Afiya. Ameen

[@md1596]

3:00 Mindfulness 3:13 Contrast between Modern vs Traditional Mindfulness 3:38 Origin of term Mindfulness 6:40 Mindfulness = Rememberance 7:00 Age Of Distractions 7:13 Definition & Meaning of Distractions & Ad. 8:25 Social Media, Internet & a brilliant Analogy 9:19 Where the distractions lead you to... 9:27 What the term "DECIDE" means? 9:57 Significance of Making Descisions 10:10 Word in Arabic for Distraction 10:30 Who is occupying your Mind? 10:32 "What you give attention to will determine your reality." 11:13 What is "ATTENTION" means? 12:28 An Age of Fragmented Concerns 12:40 How Death & Attention are related? 14:20 An Interesting thing about "TIME" 16:35 Main reason for this desire for Distractibility 16:50 The Gift Of remembrance of "DEATH" 18:16 Greek's perspective about Distraction. 19:30 Distracted person isn't even choosing at all. 20:33 Spiritual Laziness 20:52 Risala Of Imam Al Qushairi (Ra) 21:09 Tassawuf 21:49 Chapter Of Al-Waqt (The Time) 23:35 When a human being is still (at peace)? Who are Awliyas? 27:10 What Imam Shafi (Ra) learned from Sufis? 27:47 PREOCCUPY your EGO! 29:38 Who is the real DEAD one? 29:58 Who is ALIVE/Intellegent? 30:21 Spiritual Stations of People!

[@samra9868]

Alhamdulla and God bless you 🎉

[@mashalmohammedmaliyakkal5746]

Jazakallahu Khairan Kaaeeran ✨

[@RRiaz-np4lr]

Thankyou.!!!!

[@nsaffini1975]

Wow many thanks

[@Paarden_liefhebber]

Jazakillah khair!! ❤

[@mrsjabie9399]

اللهم صل وسلم وبارك علي سيدنا محمد وآله وصحبه أجمعين The poem on our beloved Prophet Muhammad ﷺ made me cry so much that I am unable to express my gratitude to Sheikh. O Lord preserve our Sheikh. Aamin

[@eltonsey]

اللهم بارك لنا في شيخنا الجليل فضيلة الشيخ حمزه يوسف في علمه و عمله و عمره و جزاه الله عنا خيرا

[@VAHED3]

آمين يارب العالمين

[@diyprogram]

The entire speech was absolutely beautiful and i will visit this frequently for the rest of my life just to implement. That poem filled me with tears.

[@navinstrument8353]

I thought the same way

[@queenmysaelsheikhofsudan]

I have always listened to Sheikh Hamza Yusuf since I was a young teenager, he is one of the reasons for being a Sufi. Kazakh Allah Khair, God bless you all. ❤

[@hzelg5684]

Sister ❣️ please take down that "Queen" Infront of your family name .... another translation of "queen" = "harlot" or whore. Assalamualaikum sister ✊🏿❣️

[@yobingsaurora755]

Listening Shayk Hamza is so fulfilling; May Allah increase him and make us beneficiaries of his knowledge. He’s the epitome of Islamic scholarship, May He get a befitting poem that he deserves.

[@juanjimenez384]

May Allah SWT bless Sh. Hamza

[@saminasagri2674]

May Allah help us the precious gem He gave us in the form of our beloved Sheikh

[@rikom919]

I can see myself in the future, where I sit before this noble syeikh, among his students, taking notes with my pen and notebook, listening to every word he says....

[@Gain_Knowledge7]

A saying among the great scholars: It’s said that: ‘Knowledge has three spans [or stretches]: Whomsoever enters the first stretch becomes puffed up with pride; whoever enters the second is humbled; while whoever enters the third realises they know nothing

[@navinstrument8353]

Which scholar said that? The recent study on that is called the dunning kruger effect.

[@AhmirNawaz]

Tears of love that’s all. And then complete utter silence in awe صلى الله عليه وسلم❤️💔🥲😭🌹

[@Jam-ku5tf]

Have been waiting on a lecture on the concept of time in Islam

[@nazuddin6346]

May Allah grant Shiekh hamza yusuf Hayate tayeba And grant him Good health Ameen. May Allah guide us Ameen.

[@edruceross]

33:10 "participation in being...." that really shakes the argument, "I didn't ask to be born/here"

[@laras_archi]

I pray Allah swt will always guide and guard Sheikh Hamza Yusuf, ameen

[@SurrenderToW1n]

This is the most amazing lecture ive ever heard. I was enthralled from the startt. Alhamdulilah. Thank you Shaykh Hamza Yusef for sharing your heart with us. Alhamdulilah

[@mercy1441]

This talk is incredibly beneficial. JazakallahuKhairan everyone !

[@ummuhajar558]

🤣 Mashallah, I love when Shaykh Hamza references Jane Austen.

[@rumimoinuddin8228]

Crying after poem. Heart exploding with gratitude to have heard it and to live in a time where Allah swt wants me to do more. Alhumdulillah for this lecture.

[@wyosafi]

Allahu Akbar. May Allah SWT accept all your ibaadath and efforts in His path. May Allah SWT preserve you for us. Ameen

[@thewhitedove2006]

I do not remember ever been so attentive to every word of someone’s talk like when Allah blessed me to listen to the superb talk of Sheikh Hamza Yousef. Barak Allah feek. Ameen . ❤

[@nooraiamohammed2202]

MashAllah the best lecture of all time. JezakaAllahu khair shaikh Hamza, may Allah protect you.

[@tauseeftariq3404]

Subhan Allah a magnificent poem at the end. So original, deep and feeling

[@muneebqazi3474]

May Allah bless you Sheikh, what a beautiful poem you wrote!

[@binakbar4690]

The whole speech was magnificent But the poem blew me away

[@sumayakenan6955]

“What you give attention to will determine your reality” 👍

[@MPM_News]

Shaykh hamza is wonderful😢mashallah Allah huma barek

[@al-mahamud5967]

Subhanallah Allah hu akbar what an extraordinary person he is!

[@samra9868]

What you give your attention to, is your reality.❤

[@mokhachoka2918]

The poem at the end was so touching and powerful ❤

[@caticselma]

In millennial terms, you, sir Hamza Yusuf are the GOAT

[@leschansonsfrancaisesdhier7156]

As usual very powerful speech Jazaka Alah khair

[@dayandnight6587]

Love u sheik.

[@Salam_kitay]

First of all thanks and praise be to our Lord Almighty, what a great reminder of being mindful. Love to listen sheiks lectures. Thanks. May Allah bless your efforts!

[@_gondry]

touching poem, masha Allah. May Allah reward you Shaykh.

[@hakim_alrooh]

❤❤❤❤❤ Jazakum Allah khair

[@Daybreakhasme]

SubhanAllah..this is absolutely beautiful.

[@bintourabylabelle4332]

Subhana’Allah ❤😢! That poem!!!

[@bachirbentria140]

بارك الله فيك شيخ حمزه يوسف.

[@tahirahmed33]

Sh. Hamza always gives most excellent discourses , one will always benefit from him ... Sh. Hamza is truely a treasure for us Muslims that were born in the UK / USA / AUS ( the west ) . May Allah preserve him .

[@movau80]

MashaAllah love the poem

[@nailahparvez2635]

Subhanallah...may Allah forever keep our Shaykh protected and blessed. May he forever be in the Grace and Mercy of Allah. Ameen

[@SK-oc5qb]

Jazakallah colonal Hamza Beautiful poem straight from the heart 🧡

[@navedian739]

Mashallah ❤️🕋💜

[@sundusalammari1789]

MashAllah Sheikh Hamza Yusuf is one of the greatest scholars of our time ( though he don’t like to be called a scholar) out of his humbleness Hos lectures are like a therapy to me, he helped me and many people become closer to Allah. The poem was spectacular so touchy ♥️♥️

[@dausia]

Alhamdulillah. The lecture exactly what i am looking for and need to hear in this moment.....

[@yumna1226]

Beautiful and powerful 💟

[@Afia6098]

I am humbled and feel so calm after listening to-this lecture. So true that our minds are so overwhelmed with worldly stuff .True internet is the net, but it depends with what kinds of things one will get busy with. Unfortunately, these days we learn this skill at very late age.

[@MariaAisha88]

Mr Shaikh Hamza Yusuf you are a blessing from Allah to the Ummah of Prophet Mohammed صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم, may Allah preserve you.

[@nurulin2022]

Two questions I would love to ask Syeikh Hamza Yusuf, if ever he entertains questions posted down here in the comments section. 1. How does one try to make peace and forgives someone, who has breached our privacy and tried playing god in our lives? How will I know this someone will change his ways even after we have made peace with them, and forgiven them? Will I find solace in forgiving them, yet knowing they won't change in their ways? Yes, in this age of technology and the internet, and with the easy breach of privacy rights, I know we should not fear what people see us do, but fear that Allah sees all that we do every single second of every single day. But sometimes they say ignorance is bliss. There are things best left unknown. So how can we wrap our minds around people who are busybodies and tries to play Zeus and control our lives with what they know of what we do of anything online? How do we face people like this? Is there a remedy to the unease and unrest that grows in this heart, from facing individuals like this? 2. How does one make peace with siblings that are good and kind and decently responsible, but have never tried to make a proper living or strives to make a proper living for the sake of simply gathering valuable experience? How do we stay at peace with them who stays so for years, with no resolutions of change. Perhaps an ambition to build a family of their own and accomplish one of the sunnahs of the Prophet (pbuh). But year after year, never any changes could be seen. They remain kind, polite, and responsible. But akin to living in their own bubbles of comfort zone, never aspiring to some other changes that might even inspire their younger siblings to better changes as well..How does one's heart stay in harmony with people like this? I seek answers to these questions. Because I am tired of harboring discontent living under the same roof with these groups of people. I aspire for positive changes, for the sake of those I love and cherish around me. But I believe a bit of change won't hurt them either. But I could use some sound wisdom on navigating my way to make peace with these kinds of people.

[@eglantinafemmininefitrah]

A’Salamu Alaykum. Allah is in control of everything so let go of your expectations for them I would suggest and accept them as their are and just keep making constant dua for them and be a great role model and a reminder of what Allahs generosity and rahma does for people in achieving their goals and living a purposeful content peaceful life in sha Allah.

[@wajidak]

Such an insightful talk. May Allah preserve Shaykh Hamza and his family. Ameen!

[@bushrabegum84]

Subhanallah I’m at a loss for words at this lecture and the poem at the end 😍

[@koroglurustem1722]

Touched my heart

[@jppromotionslimited8689]

In a word, Magnificent! Thank you brother...

[@peacenow6618]

جزاک اللہ خیرا

[@Ali-qb6ll]

Mashallah 💚

[@chegayahsalleh5910]

Tabaarakallaah Ma syaa Allaah Barakallaahu fikum wa fi na ajmaeen aameen

[@fida6166]

How i miss listening to Hamza Yusuf's view. Alhamdulillah i started listening to your reminders again after years surfing.

[@shaimad9245]

Subhaanallaah, what an inspiration, heartfelt poem I feel the prophet SAWS warm smile upon you, may Allah be plzd with your amazing effort, keep us all in your duas Shaykh Hamza

[@Star-wh9lc]

Ma sha Allah so beautiful Madih صلى الله عليه وسلم ❤❤❤❤

[@bazil166]

Beautiful and engaging MashAllah

[@mmsahmed3152]

MashAllah Barakallah what a reminder to our original state.May AllahSWT Reward with the Best.Ameen

[@rubiahrashid2101]

Subhanallah jazakallah khairan kasiran for the beautiful wisdom shared and such lovely poem recited! May Allah bless prophet muhammad, his family, all his companions & those who sincerely love him in the name of Allah the Most Merciful, The Most Beneficient, The All Mighty.. aamiin ya rabbal a’lamiin❤❤❤❤

[@nazuddin6346]

Subhan Allah

[@ctcutie38]

27:33 so powerful quote… I wish that everyday I wake up with this awareness 🤲🏽

[@mahjabeenparveen2588]

Mashallah alhumdulillah subhanallah

[@rasheedafridi7634]

Wonderful and much needed Mindful Talk / Advice

[@HH-pv9ex]

Brilliant indeed

[@afnankhan43001]

That Ummati ummati at the end 😭. Shukar alhamdulillah Ya Allah for making us his ummat.

[@jakmiah_78]

Subhanallah

[@mohammedraza4033]

Heart soothing lecture❤️‍🩹

[@Star-wh9lc]

تبارك الله صلى الله عليه و❤سلم بارك الله فيك شيخ حمزة ❤❤

[@nadeem3844]

Amazing perspective

[@ellalinecarnaro9037]

Wow! SubhanAllah Adheem the power of istiqarah 💚🌷🤲🏻☝🏻 lahiLahaIlallahMohammadRasoulAllah!

[@Spiritualvibes6]

MashaAllah he explained everything so beautifully. May Allah be pleased with him. Ameen

[@mohamedkamus2337]

Mind enlightening lecture. May Allah bless Mr. Hamza with long life, good health and success in his noble endeavours.

[@sangokipozi4611]

Ma shaa Allah ! Ma shaa Allah! Mind blowing indeed! May you be rewarded tremendously sheikh. The speech ended all too sudden! I could listen to it over and over again! Especially the poem section. Iam sure it needed a lot of determination, organizing, planning . Let us in shaa Allah meet in Janna, united with the Rahmatan lil alamiin. Allahumma Ameen

[@sneakpeek9790]

Lots of thanks❤❤ and loves ♥♥♥ for sharing this wonderful video lecture of Sheikh Yusuf.

[@stevenv6463]

I love this sheikh. His speaking style reminds me so much of the book A is for Ox.

[@noorhanmohamed6196]

MashAllah ❤

[@kconsidine313]

I heard many stories of Muslims in prisons here in the US surviving and thriving because they have a strict structure with security Amirs ect. It exhibits a true brotherhood. I am a convert and my cousin spent most of his life in prison, when I converted he said Muslims run the prisons. I was really surprised until later his statements were confirmed when I saw documentaries of Muslims actually wanting to go back to prison because of the tight knit community and brotherhood. SubponaAllah May Allah give us a beautiful tight knit community in all the lands and increase our love for the Ummah and the Prophet ﷺ Ameen

[@mohamedboufares5237]

Amazing lecture I learned from it alot of things including English vocabulary

[@quantumo2099]

Heavy!

[@peacenow6618]

May Allah Accept your works, and make it a means of acceptance and Guidance for the Ummah!

[@zeynepazman9785]

Very good lecture full of knowledge

[@mustafamohammed9766]

May Allah reward you! And Allah make us from the moderate (the middle) people. We❤the prophet. May Allah grant us to see him in our dreams. Ameen. We ❤❤❤❤ يا محمد

[@theexplorers4182]

MashaAllah

[@videostorageforstudio]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@rahimasoud2036]

Allaahu Akbar walillaahil Hamd

[@furkanyagmur422]

Allah razi olsun

[@sheikhskype]

32:40 Thanks for the shoutout

[@user-yp7sq1hw1w]

Very Informative and thought provoking. May Allah bless Shaikh Sahab for providing such nice lectures and reminders.

[@khairt1731]

45:50 Did the Shaykh publish this book in English already?

[@syko1871]

Aslm, i was thinking the other day about saying, "sayed" because the sheikh at my Masjid did not say at but when i started to implement it saying muhamed (saw) without the sayed it felt strange because there wasnt that sense of reverence for the Nabi (saw). Thank you for the clarity. May Allah reward you for your efforts ameen