Sheikh Dr Yasir Qadhi - The story of the man striving to broaden perspectives and be justly balanced

We were truly honored to welcome Sheikh Dr Yasir Qadhi from the US to share his story with us. Sheikh Yasir Qadhi is an academic preacher and theologian with a wide array of published books, research papers and lectures on Islam and contemporary Muslim issues, most notable and acclaimed, being his series on the life of our beloved prophet (peace be upon him). sheikh Yasir Qadhi has dedicated his life to being a bridge between the peripheries of Islamic faith and open dialogues to better understanding and harmony. Sheikh Dr Yasir Qadhi has done amazing work for the Muslim community and is a cherished brother to the Safis.
A huge thank you to Sheikh Dr Yasir Qadhi for sharing his valuable time with is, if you would like to see more of him, check out his youtube and twitter, or contact him directly at his provided email:
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Timestamps
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:00 - Growing up in Houston, Texas
00:02:30 - sacrificing for your parents
00:05:10 - earliest memories of islamic experiences
00:08:33 - Applying to University of Madinah
00:13:36 - Finding his purpose in Islamic Studies
00:18:20 - The emptiness of not knowing the Quran
00:26:22 - Doing his research on Madinah
00:34:10 - How his parents reacted to leaving engineering
00:39:12 - How 9/11 changed everything
00:43:02 - Western Academia & Yale
00:49:05 - combating misinformation
00:59:00 - Yasir Qadhi's "Khadijah"
01:07:45 - The fame
01:18:15 - "How do you keep yourself grounded?"
01:21:58 - Receiving threats
01:31:26 - Sheikh Dr Yasir Qadhi's "I Am ___" Statement

[@NobodySpecial420]

This man changed my life and made me a better muslim. If you people only knew.

[@aqadri7250]

Allahu Akbar! Ditto. May Allah SWT reward you and continue to guide you on the straight path! And may Allah SWT reward Sh YQ for his beneficial dawah! Ameen!

[@sbttarek]

Wallahi I can relate. Alhamdulillah Allah blessed us with him.

[@riosabda772]

what you said is a fact brother, i testified this man is a gem in the ummah today,

[@muhubobulhan6318]

Walahi me too. I never been a better Muslim before kheik Yasir Qadhi . May Allah swt bless him and reward him. I gained knowledge for free Alhamdulillah

[@abdulhamidjelalu1734]

Same here great unmatched sheikh in our time

[@Pain-jw3uu]

Shaykh Yasir Qadhi really opened my eyes by the grace of Allah and helped me to come out from being extremist and encouraged me to not only blindly follow other shaykhs and hate others rather study all opinions and see the beauty of Islam. His seerah series is what benefited me the most.

[@ibraheem128]

Same as me exactly, must be thousands of others he pulled off that dark path, no doubt he had to sacrifice a lot to do that - may Allah accept from him and reward him

[@googooboyy]

Indeed. His level headedness and extensive research-aided da’wah is a breathe of fresh air.

[@kingpeer14]

or you start thinking for yourself and stop be a drama queen, maybe taht is a better idea...

[@user-ec5pv2cf7t]

In 2022 I returned to Islam 40 years later, the religion I was born in. As a young girl from Bangladesh coming to America I had lost my identity, married non-Muslim. Raised two boys as Bahai’s- 40 yrs old and 30 years old now. By the miracle of Allah He guided me back to Islam at age 60 to understand my purpose and existence in this temporary world. I discovered Shaikh Yassir Qadir through his Seerah series. Ever since his lectures and khutbahs have been a guiding light for me to be a true Muslim and guide my family to Islam. It’s a jihad. Please pray for me to have the strength and patience. Dr. Yassir Qadir has been an inspiration to say the least in this journey. Indeed Allah guides those who wish to be on the straight path by gifting us an amazing scholar like Shaikh Yassir Qadir. May Allah grant him and his family Jannatul Ferdous.

[@aau3830]

Yasir Qadhi's seerah series is what sparked my intense interest in Islam even though i'm a born practicing muslim but i was just going through life doing what was needed but not paying much attention. That seerah series changed my life forever so i will forever say ALHAMDULILLAH that i came across it. May Allah continue to guide Yasir Qadhi and protect him ameen. Jazakumullah bi khair safi bros for this interview!

[@naushad5139]

I have the same experience. I still remember my first Salah after finishing the Seerah. I think it may have been the first time I prayed with a feeling of true gratitude for Islam in my heart.

[@annperez3658]

For me, his seerah series has helped my islam knowledge increase for i am only a reverted muslim.i earned all my knowledge from shaikh YQ...jazakallahukhairan

[@fifisk8001]

His lectures are like treasure hunt ❤. May Allah SWT bless our shaikh with Aafiyah.

[@samataragon]

No one has caused me to practice islam more and submit myself to Allah - after Allah himself other than Shaykh Yasir. May Allahs mercy and protection envelope him.

[@kingpeer14]

ALlah mercy, what are you talking about? He can not give mercy you... my god... He has no rigth to gibve mercy for his own nonsense rules...

[@CEO786]

MashAllah brother. It’s definitely Allah Azzawajals mercy ❤

[@usimusi]

Couldn't agree more. He is probably one of the brightest mind in the western world who continues to inspire millions. I was able to go Umrah after listening to one of his lectures and allhumdulilah life has not been the same and changed for the better.

[@denadethomas5870]

This shaykh has changed my life. I found him on KZbin as a western Muslim woman born in a Muslim family, didn’t know my dean. I only listen to his lectures. He’s such a calm, intelligent, knowledgeable, incredible man. It’s an honour to listen to his journey through life, how he is come such a successful man I admire you for all your hard work. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Lots of love from Florida.

[@yahyamayow4697]

May Allah's blessings rain upon him, he has helped me as well to connect to my deen as a young Muslim westerner.

[@alfhassan9585]

YQ has really helped me with my Deen and understand it in a way that is beautiful and balanced, we needed him as a role model with so much extreme cultures and misunderstandings, he is a genuine breath of fresh air, i fell in love with the Seerah and the Propehet SAW through his series, its amazing the way he walks you through as if you are there, it connects you to Islam and Quran which is essentially our Prophet's life. May Allah protect and preserve him ameen

[@ibrahimjalloh1339]

Ameen

[@kingpeer14]

you are a drama queen...

[@muhubobulhan6318]

All the struggle and the sacrifices he made to his study Allah was setting for us to benefit from his knowledge. I became a better Muslim and gained knowledge from YQ. May Allah swt bless him! I’ll testify to Allah that YQ taught me most Islamic knowledge that I haven’t learned madarasa. Can’t be a day without his lectures or seerah. Alhamdulillah bless u sheik

[@kingpeer14]

whahahahahahah struggle whahahahahaha get a life man!.... my god what a drama queen....

[@SAMI-zl2nu]

So much respect for Sh. Yasir Qadhi

[@kingpeer14]

why?

[@79raregold]

WHY not bro ????

[@kingpeer14]

@@79raregold There is a claim, then the question is 'why' not why not, are you 12?

[@79raregold]

How do we question a why sir ?

[@kingpeer14]

@@79raregold by trying real hard....

[@adilanwar9865]

This man means wisdom to me. May Allah grants him ease.

[@googooboyy]

Found Shaykh a few years ago and found his method very conducive to learning the deen. He may even be attributed to saving me from dunya with his lectures and wisdom, of course stemming from previous shuyukhs n ulama. Subhanallah. Thank you for this token of appreciation for our shaykh.

[@vvaloachi7263]

Yasir Qadhi - The Living Legend of Islam.

[@79raregold]

I can’t thank him enough, I can’t thank him enough for what he brought to my family n children n me! SubhanALLAH!!!

[@andalousia]

I've benefitted from Shaykh Yasir immensely. May Allah bless him. It was so interesting to get a glimpse of his more personal side.

[@GreekOnDFence]

What a brilliant story. Now I know that Allah’s plans are perfect. He trained and selected Sheikh Yasir Qadi for the most important Islamic job of all… Teaching the world about the gaping holes in the Islamic narrative. I’ll ham du li la.

[@user-dz4ty5tj7q]

I benefit greatly from Shaykh Yasir. May Allah reward him and protect him. Ameen

[@guruprasad2122]

YQ is blessing from Allah to ummah.

[@mks9235]

May Allah SWT bless Sheikh Yasir Qadhi and his family! He is a gift from Allah SWT to the Ummah.

[@kingpeer14]

Yes, that would be the day

[@mirzaardi3274]

In this Ramadhan, I pray that someday I will meet Syaikh Yasir Qadhi. I am from Aceh (Indonesia).

[@mohammedzaidnooramith7806]

May Allah give him long life. And good health. Give him lots of barakath.

[@DhikrDose]

This podcast hit home for me. It's been a wild ride realizing that my earlier black-and-white view of Islam barely scratched the surface. Fellow Muslims, I urge you to seriously rethink where you are heading hold onto the rope of Allah together and not let labels and categorizations divide us. It's heartbreaking to see all that the Shaykh has had to endure..I could see him getting teary-eyed as he recalled his journey. Also to all engaged in dividing Muslims in the name of Salafi Dawah or any other approach, I hope we can step back and think deeply about the essence of our deen. Let’s step out of our comfort zones, fear Allah, and unite on the vast common ground that Islam offers us all.

[@Barhamqasim]

I get so much benefits from this man, Alhamdulillah. May God bless him and his family.

[@assalaamu-alaykum]

MsshaAllah parents instilling praying 5 days and making the child hafid- the best you can gift your child..ya cheikh YQ I can listen for hours to him. What a blessing he is for the ummah..."I memorized the Quran but I did not know the Quran"

[@yahyamayow4697]

Sheikh Yasir, I discovered your series of the seerah for a couple of years ago, and it made me appreciate my deen and traditions. Even though I was born a Muslim I didn't have much connection to the deen, and as a non Arabic speaker muslim from Sweden, couldn't relate much to scholars who are not from the west. May allah bless you, through out your lectures, khutbas you inspire me and I feel like you talking to me directly even though I am not from the US, but I can relate to a lot of what you preach.

[@feds9602]

YQ, the best I’ve heard in the English speaking world

[@undercoverdog2772]

Masha Allah i i love this brother Wish all shek is like him

[@yedum321]

I've watched all 101 episodes of the seerah.

[@kalakane3070]

You are the man

[@faraz2475]

masha'allah Sheikh, always so impressive, I named my son after you. hope he grows righteous and follows your advice

[@syedyasirbilal1134]

😂 I did the same

[@Zainkh9]

I never knew that the sheikh went through soo much struggle to learn the dean. May allah reward the sheikh for all his efforts. His seerah videos on Apple podcast have blessed my commute to work and whenever I travel.

[@mariamabdulle9821]

Ma Sha Allah Tabarak Sh may Allah hifdi you and reward you and your duria good in life and Jannah Alfardows in Akhira

[@hassimevans8191]

❤❤❤❤love Sheikh Yasser

[@naeem6722]

Shaikh YQ is a genuine person and has helped many people directly and indirectly. I don't get the negative comments. If you have nothing positive to say please don't say anything. May Allah SWT Grant him the best in all matters.

[@user-kv9dl6tp3m]

Let the quests talk more! That is what they are there for.

[@MacOSTrash]

So much love for this man maa shaa Allah. For many years I knew he was a great benefit for the ummah. I’m glad we got to have this intimate interview with him.

[@fitrishukridigital1336]

He is my favourite syaykh... salam from Malaysia

[@zaviansyed7701]

Mashallah He is amazing. May Allah bless him and give him a long healthy life

[@mnafer697]

MashaAllah. Such a humble person. All his lectures and talks touches the core of my heart.

[@thelastday3480]

This is an beautiful inspiring story of an intellectual! So eye opening ,life changing stories. Need more like these for the Muslim Ummah. Allah bless you all.❤

[@iksworld1798]

I always look forward to hearing from YQ. Among all the speakers, he has the most effect on me.

[@pisaukaratan]

My eyes started tearing up towards the end of the interview, when the Sheikh answered the question how he could stay grounded. Some of the most beautiful answers I've heard in my life...

[@SaudiHolic]

These kind of talks we need from podcast guest. Only this type of person can inspire the other intellectuals.MashaAllah

[@truthseeker185]

Jazakallah. I have benefited from his wisdom for years. The last few sentences were amazing, ‘ who can be certain about the inner recesses of one’s own heart’. May Allah sw give us sincerity in our intentions and may He forgive our shortcomings.

[@suhailshaikofficial]

Yasir qadhi changed how I should treat & respect the other person who has different openion than mine ❤❤❤

[@LittlePetunia100]

Love and respect for our dear sheikh, May Allah increase you in knowledge. Ameen

[@kingpeer14]

yes, may allah do that... whahahahahahaha my god what a nonsense.... allah has done notting yet so...

[@saf2427]

Allahu Akbar, may Allah reward shaikh Yasir and his family for everything they have endured, Ameen.

[@muhubobulhan6318]

The reason I came to see this Podcast is because of sheik Yasir Qadhi because I am update to his lectures. Jazakallah khayra Safi Bros.

[@ismaelahmadjalloh7805]

He really helped me out a lot especially with the Serrah of the prophet Muhammad peace be upon him I have listened to it more than 10 times and the love of Hadith I have now finish high school in Islamic studies and this month I will be applying for the university of Madina. Need your Dua.

[@rightguidance9620]

May Allah give u success and make it easy for you..ameen

[@ismaelahmadjalloh7805]

Ameen

[@SafiBros]

It's amazing that Yasir Qadhi has motivated you to aspire to so much. May god pave your path with blessings.

[@theCloudz933]

Mashallah, great episode. May allah grant yasir qadhi Jannah, for all good he has done for the ummah, particularly in the west.

[@fathimajilsiya9355]

This man helped me to stay in straight path. Alhamdulillah May Allah protect him and will grant him higher status in Hannah

[@kingpeer14]

Yes, that would be the day... hannah and more...

[@alinasreddin7197]

Mashallah Shekh. Your path to seeking knowledge and the sacrifices you made along the way is so inspirational. May Allah reward you abundantly in this life and the akhera inshallah. Ameen.

[@jasminwise6625]

Slms. Jazakalaa Gheiran Sheigh. I learnt and still learning so much from you. May OUR GREAT RABB increase you in all Goodness Thumah Ameen. I Have to express my gratitude to you. ALGAMDOELIELAA. 🤲🏻😇

[@shareezahosein7614]

May Allah bless YQ. He has helped me tremendously !

[@jocelynburrell445]

The Merciful is the best planner for the Abduls

[@kassimali1050]

May Allah bless our sheikh YQ there is so much to benefit from him if only pple knew.

[@Iceqn007]

YQ my favourite Shaykh, with a good sense of humor 😅MashaAllah. May Allah bless him always. Ameeen

[@Nafshadow]

Al-Hamde li-Allah Forever الحمد لله دائما و أبدا

[@Kabalidaaz]

May Allah grant the 3 of you the best of this world and next. Ameen My heart melts for YQ regarding what some people say about him. Really hurt when he said it hurts his mother very much. No son can bear their mother getting hurt. Alhamdulilah Allah is all knowing and most merciful. We have hope in the compensation of Al Shakoor

[@gabrielyamani5478]

May Allah forgive us all. Feel no sorrow for what lies people say about Islam, just feel sorrow for the people who spread them... wallahul musta'an ala haalatil muslimeen. So much confusion. Get off KZbin and learn your religion.

[@lodiraisa]

This was such an amazing episode MashaAllah, i learned so much and some of my confusions that i unfortunately had due to the rumors in social media got cleared too. Yasir Qadhi has really gone through so much, and he is only a human and he has benefitted so many people including me, so may Allah bless him. I think the best part was the dua of ibn Jawzi on religious fame, subhanAllah that was a whole new perspective for me. Thank you so much for the podcast

[@riazuddin6339]

May Allah bless sheikh Yasir qadi. Ameen.

[@abcdef9949]

he is misguiding many---hope he changes soon.

[@NumMyr]

Have immensely benefitted from sheikh yasir qadhi, my various questions were answered by his lecture, especially having tolerance for muslims following different fiqh and aqeedah , I always had difficulty accepting that only few Muslims were on right path and rest of the community deal and mudhil as suggested by many preachers. It is sad and loss for people like me when shiekh left social media , I wish he gets back to youtube and atleast do library chats and lecture series.

[@abdisoclean5076]

Salam he has a KZbin channel which he uploads on called YasirQadhi. He also has videos on Epic Masjid page.

[@mariar3933]

I love yq ❤ he seems sweet

[@Shingeweh]

I will always defend dr yasir, always have and always will. He is an absolute blessing in this day n age. Alhumdulilah i was blessed to go to all his events in sydney and i was really really excited to meet him and have a selfie with or even just shake his hand but i didnt. Only because I realised when i seen all these people taking selfies with him and giving him all the attention i seen the look on his face, and he was not happy. So i was happy that i didnt put more pressure on him and i was sad that i didnt get to tell him how i feel towards him and how much he's inspired me by the will of allah. But he hasnt escaped me yet, In Sha Allah when we are in jannah i am going to absolutely do his head in with all my stories of how much ive defeneded him on social media. 😅 May allah bless you guys for doing this amazing podcast and for eveything you guys have done, and may allah keep you guys and us always sincere and enter us into the highest place of jannah. May allah ease the situation in falastine and give them the patience and strength to over come this big fitna for all of us. May allah keep us all steadfast on this beautiful religion, ameen.

[@aismail8321]

Assalaamu Alaikkum brothers, I know you guys are new to this arena. But just a suggestion if you are intending to keep the format of a podcast, then please stay silent while the guest is speaking. Excessive expressions of wonder, laughter, etc will diminish the quality of the recording and the audibility for the audience.

[@naziabegum100]

I couldn't agree more !

[@NobodySpecial420]

Agree

[@haleemiqubal6954]

yes correct

[@SafiBros]

Jazzak Allah khair. We really appreciate your feedback, inshallah we will look at solutions, such as recording multitrack audio to improve the clarity of the guest speaking.

[@Thejasminehillful]

Jazāk Allāhu Khayran. Much love and respect to Sheik Yasir Qadhi.

[@nizarabou-elnil6531]

May allah bless with sheikh with the amazing story

[@danielwarren3138]

Easily one of the best podcasts I've ever seen

[@SafiBros]

Great to hear you have enjoyed it :)

[@jocelynburrell445]

Mr Phil Donahue having Min Lewis Farakhan teaching Children of Israel what the Quran was is and will remain guidance to all of Humanity

[@altafkalam2716]

I consider Dr. Yasir Qadhi to be one of the foremost mujtahids living today in the Islamic world as he has the necessary secular education and perspective needed to be making ijtehad on a lot of modern issues, not to mention he's immensely qualified with over two dozen ijazah from prominent alims of our time.

[@peacenow6618]

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

[@user-zf1pp3rb8e]

MashaAllah ❤SubhanAllah he's so humble and Handsome 😮

[@wariobuke1036]

JazakAllah kehyr Dr Yasir. May Allah bless and protect you from every evil and fitna. Ameen!

[@24xv555]

Shaykh ❤❤❤

[@abiodunbabata8463]

Watching this video from Nigeria 🇳🇬 thoroughly enjoyed and benefited from this Interesting video am glad I stumbled upon this may Allah swt bless Shaykh Yasir Aameen Salamalekun ww

[@hakimdoc]

Came here because the other podcast on YQ channel lost audio

[@QuranWorldYT]

Allah❤

[@jocelynburrell445]

A blessing

[@circlePulse]

Glad the audio got fixed.

[@ahmedweli3120]

May Allah reward the sheikh for his efforts fully. Aamiin

[@afzalsiraj826]

Seems like a new channel. Its always a delight to see and hear my love ❤

[@intihayati]

Shk Yasir is one of my favourites. Seen his seerah programme. But during covid years, got to know him through Epic Masjid Khutbah. Look forward to their videos weekly with his Epic team of families ❤❤❤❤

[@Freshplus3]

Ameen counter = 3000 Dua made = 3

[@denadethomas5870]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️this man tank u for ur personal life interview

[@tasnimmahmud5861]

Yasir Qadhis story is so inspiring! MashAllah it makes me want to become a better muslimah. May Allah keep him healthy always so we can learn from him.

[@abumadina591]

Luv ur podcast.. luv sheikh yasir.. Respect

[@irfand4]

Sh YQ et al have inspired me to be a better muslim.

[@jocelynburrell445]

That took faith to come back

[@peacenow6618]

جزاک اللہ خیرا

[@SafiBros]

-آمين أجمعين Ameen for all of us

[@21972012145525]

I want to see this later ❤overdue

[@youngr7074]

Qadhi, Qadhi, Qadhi, his lord has given him wisdom

[@waheeb_m]

I appreciate the work you brothers are doing. May Allah bless you both. Ameen

[@SafiBros]

Jazzak Allah Khair, thank you for your support and may Allah bless you and all of your loved ones.

[@irfand4]

Wise man Good talk show.

[@Idowu_Balogun]

Baraqallahu fii Safi Bros...

[@SafiBros]

Jazak Allah Khair

[@habesmubarak1796]

Mashallah great podcast well done my brothers ❤

[@asfiajabeen6980]

Loved the way sheikh explained it all so well. May Allah reward and bless him for the good deeds he has done towards the ummah. Aameen

[@muhammadhasanraza1606]

very nice video,MASHA ALLAH

[@mesudnesru6651]

This man Shekh Dr. Yasir Qadhi had changed my understanding about Islam since 2019 when I saw all seera series 100 + seera of khalifa, sohabas .... and othe so many lectures. Alhamdulillah today so many Ethiopian Muslims who understand English language followers of this man. Thank you Shekh. May Allah gives you Janah. You brothers thank you for your interview.

[@DsHayazi]

Your every lecture given absolutely good.