Hamza Yusuf: I Told President Bush Not to Go to War

[@jabari-tj9zj]

Two of Shaykh Hamza's greatest virtues is his patience in the face of slander and his refusal to attack people when they attack him.

[@elsaniny]

Asalamu alykum this is a sign that he's full off knowledge.

[@zigbenny577]

Ali nailed the summarization of his most striking attributes. :) what an amazing sheikh. Allahu Akbar for his wisdom and his clarity of speech, may he and us all achieve jannital firdaws.

[@capnsmo6888]

hamza yusuf is astray you obey Allah swt and His messenger ie Quran-sunnah not the law of the land. In china muslims are forced to eat pig and drink and become atheist so will you obey law of the land? Muslims must only obey Quran-Sunnah not the disbelievers lest you go astray. QURAN 34:1 O Prophet, fear Allah and do not obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.

[@etherealcalm952]

@@capnsmo6888 You should obey the law of the land until that time that they transgress and force you to participate on what is considered haram in our religion. Then are you allowed to speak up and defend yourself.

[@capnsmo6888]

​@@etherealcalm952 show me in Quran or hadith where Islam says you obey the law of the land. In USA you must believe lgbt is legal that is law of the land anyone who believes sodomy is good and lawful is a disbeliever in Islam. You obey your Creator and the prophet(SAW) not man made laws. You behave good to please your Creator not the people. “O you who believe! If you obey those who disbelieve, they will send you back on your heels, and you will turn back (from Faith) as losers. Nay, Allah is your Protector and He is the Best of helpers.” (Al-i Imran 3/149-150)

[@1951kvk]

I think many muslims don't realize the gift you have in sheikh Hamza. I would be thrilled to claim him if he was Catholic. Thank God for his zeal and clarity.

[@Mukeet-Khan]

When Muslims slander him or try and unofficially excommunicate him over a small disagreement, I always shed a tear for their ignorance and stupidity. Please watch his lectures. This man has the Wisodm AND Intelligence of hundreds of Men. Also look up "Jeffrey Lang Purpose of Life" and his "Quran an Atheists Perspective" for an intro into Islam. May God guide us All.

[@syedasimahmad]

It may be so because this is the age of fitna......but I am from India and I love Shaykh Hamza.....& I thank Allah that He has placed in my heart the love of His true lovers & they are definitely people of tasawwuf...

[@Mukeet-Khan]

@a b We have no hierarchy in Islam besides the Caliph and they are public servants.

[@mahjabinafsar4771]

Mary Therese McCool You can claim him for his humanity

[@6r0ck19]

As a Muslim, I believe he’s this way bc he’s a convert and the best of our ummah are the converts and he’s one of a kind. All the Muslims that I’ve personally met who were prior Christians are by far the best human beings I’ve come across.

[@LumumbaKShakur]

Its literally almost 20 years later and he still gets harassed about this???

[@truthlover4581]

Lumumba Shakur I know, Right ! If not this, then it’s something else. “No one knows the JunudAllah except He”

[@samshah1486]

I think it’s ridiculous how critical people are of sheihk Hamza... especially other Muslims. It’s so sad to say but most Muslims nowadays are so far from the religion, unfortunately

[@Mr_Fresh_8]

SubhanAllah time flies. Feels like it was yesterday.

[@mindsoulbody]

Well they harass him or criticize him because they have nothing to offer that is good to the muslims in general, let alone the community. They spend more time talking about others. Ask them what have they done to change their community or the muslims in general, unlike hamza Yusuf? Yeah..there will always be critics,idiotic ones primarily. Not the wise kind.

[@capnsmo6888]

hamza yusuf is astray you obey Allah swt and His messenger ie Quran-sunnah not the law of the land. In china muslims are forced to eat pig and drink and become atheist so will you obey law of the land? Muslims must only obey Quran-Sunnah not the disbelievers lest you go astray. QURAN 34:1 O Prophet, fear Allah and do not obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.

[@naseemahmed4005]

Hamza Yusef is a total bad ass....I'm so grateful that he's one of us. As a revert he makes us natural born Muslims look like morons lol He's the epitome of how a 21st century muslim should be. Educated, articulated, patient and understanding. Ya Allah please grant this man and his family a very long healthy and prosperous life, ameen

[@mokahn3976]

I totally agree with you.

[@cagriyuksel6448]

i know you want to honor Hamza Yusuf but your choice of words is really not fitting for the type of person he is

[@mokahn3976]

Cagri Yüksel may i ask why you feel that way my friend?

[@cagriyuksel6448]

​@@mokahn3976 because he used the word a** in the same sentence as his name ? i know what is meant by it but still for me its not honoring its just not the best choice of words. And just as far as i can tell he is definitly not the type of man that apriciates this languege

[@mokahn3976]

Cagri Yüksel thank you. I understand what you mean. I appreciate the clarification.

[@ecw787]

Sheikh Hamza Yusuf was anti-war before the war happened. There are numerous interviews of him stating this. I wonder why people need to create lies to smear a fellow Muslims name

[@zascoco6617]

@True Islam الإسلام الحقيقي may allah guide and forgive you brother.

[@H_B_R]

@True Islam الإسلام الحقيقي During a military campaign Usama ibn Zayd threw an enemy soldier to the ground. When he was about to kill him, the man declared his belief in Islam. Judging this to be the result of a fear of imminent death, Usama killed him. When informed of the incident, the Messenger reprimanded Usama severely: "Did you cleave his heart open and see (if what you suspected is true)?" He repeated this so many times that Usama said later: "I wished I had not yet become a Muslim on the day I was scolded so severely."

[@miralabualjadail4206]

True Islam الإسلام الحقيقي you are the biggest idiot and change you’re user name as that is a lie and you know it. Have fear in Allah. And get medical help you’re clearly sick.

[@capnsmo6888]

@True Islam الإسلام الحقيقي hamza yusuf is astray you obey Allah swt and His messenger ie Quran-sunnah not the law of the land. In china muslims are forced to eat pig and drink and become atheist so will you obey law of the land? Muslims must only obey Quran-Sunnah not the disbelievers lest you go astray. QURAN 34:1 O Prophet, fear Allah and do not obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.

[@capnsmo6888]

@True Islam الإسلام الحقيقي i would say mr yusuf was a Muslim but today is a hypocrite serving the western government to spread fake Islam. Muslims should not trust him when it comes to Islam he is compromised preaching cia islam. If islam says to obey law of the land why did the Prophet(SAW) reject the law of the land of mecca-quraish and rebel until Islam became dominant? Islam says to obey Allah swt and the prophet(SAW) not shaytan and his followers(disbelievers-hypocrites) QURAN 34:1 O Prophet, fear Allah and do not obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.

[@Mafia_マフィア]

Jazaka Allah Khairan sheikh I have learned many things from you and you have changed my life for the better My father also likes to watch your videos

[@mahjabinafsar4771]

Greatness is when you can stand tall in the face of slander! We love you shaykh Hamza Yusuf!

[@ThePlatineist]

Sh. Hamza Yusuf went to talk to political authorities people don't like and now they somehow smear the whole blame of going to war on him. What goes on in your mind to come to that conclusion? Where is the logic in that?? Someone rules over you, you don't like or trust them so you just roll over and act like he doesn't exist? NO! You should try to influence the situation by speaking the truth to that person with sincerity and piety. Even if it gets you killed or ostracized. If we don't change and recognize good from evil, a blessing from a curse and do the right thing we will continue to be this dumb and wretched. Stop being ungrateful!!!

[@samshah1486]

Blueberyl ....Exactly...Thank you!

[@BigCC16]

This is a pretty fallacious argument. People aren’t mad that he went to talk with Bush. They’re mad that he joined a committee that in the end did nothing but suggest the operation name of “Infinite Justice” was blasphemous as on Allah is infinite. No other progress of preventing millions of Iraqis was made. People don’t even suggest that Sheikh Hamza Yusuf is even responsible for any blood shed. He is free from that. They are making the claim that he cosies up to regime under the guise of “dialog” and “consultations”. Lets be honest. UAE and Saudi will never be normal state actors. The same nations that bomb Muslims in Yemen, chop up innocent muslim journalists and kidnap their own women who leave them and put them under house arrest never to be seen again. If the Sheikh thinks discussing with these powers will get anything done, he’s niave to say the least. All he’s doing is legitimating governments to Muslims that have no legitimacy

[@ThePlatineist]

@@BigCC16 He said the best thing with the knowledge that he had at that moment. If he doesn't know there is a war coming he can't tell them not to go to war. Another thing: cosying up? So getting involved in the political process by being present, is cosying up?

[@boejiden.11]

Despite the world's state, I am so proud Sir Hamza Yusuf is representative of Muslims in his field. That's a blessing to the Americas itself. (I am not frm America, I am not a 'mureed' nor even a Student of his California college. He's just legend anyone with basic academic skills can see

[@Mr_Fresh_8]

They were naming the war "Infinite Justice." Against Muslim lands... Does no one else realize what this means?

[@rajibhossain9918]

Genocide?

[@luna7km]

It means ongoing wars.

[@rajibhossain9918]

@@luna7km yes but Muslim countries are militarily weak now except Turkey Iran and Pakistan...It means genocide

[@capnsmo6888]

this means west wants to destroy islam and maintain control over muslim world by supporting secular dictatorships that rule it. and the west is using hypocrite imams like hamza yusuf to misguide Muslims and keep them sleeping so they dont realize whats going on and stay ignorant.

[@Muhammad_yasin_87]

@@capnsmo6888 in terms of knowledge, you arent even worthy of tying his shoelaces so stop insulting and seek ilm

[@babdullah5025]

They already had plans to go to war for OIL.

[@BoqPrecision]

It wasn't for the oil. American installed Iraqi government is signing oil concessions to Russian, Turkish and Chinese corporations. It was to decimate the Sunni, and make them refugees and hand Iraq over to Shia rule.

[@summerwarrior458]

i imagined the ending of this sentence in Dave Chapelle's voice

[@cue1806]

@@summerwarrior458 😂😂😂 wel i did now

[@Westcoast-qu6cl]

No they already had plans to go to war for PROTECTING ISRAEL FROM SADDAM ATTACKING THEM and Anyone who thinks different is a moron! It wasn’t for oil and shit cause all iraqi’s arab countries had oil why only attack iraq for oil when others have oil peacefully! Think twice guys

[@sajitmohammad9168]

@@Westcoast-qu6cl zionist agenda.

[@AbbasiOfficial]

Thanks for this Shaykh, I do hope you keep connecting more with people across religions and communities

[@Squirrellium]

Hamza Yusuf Brother you should speak to us regularly about issues around the world. There should be a voice amongst us telling us what the Islamic perspective should be random issues. May Allah swt reward you for every good thing you've done and said x Allah's Mercy, Allahumma ameen

[@AC-vp8hi]

I think Hamza Yusuf has advised other US governments. Our faith community shouldn't jump to conclusions. The Shaykh has good intentions for the betterment of our community and humanity. He is trying.

[@sankara5958]

May Allah give our sheikh a long life so we could be benifiteo

[@ahmedibrahim8683]

I like how he revisits the event before he answers and calls on by names those were present at the time with him, there.

[@a.lerner8468]

May Allah reward you and accept your efforts on behalf of Islam and humanity...

[@Fearles575]

Muslim born should stop acting that they superior the converts they are more likely close to god than u

[@oceanflyer7078]

Syaikh Hamza Yusuf worth hundreds of born muslims like me. His knowledge continues to strengthen our faith, alhamdulillah.

[@chicago2colombia]

That’s not the world I live in. No one is superior to another.

[@ofamily8180]

No one is 'born Muslim'.

[@ff-gh4bn]

Salamu alaikum Allah swt knows brother not you.

[@seekknowledge2010]

@@oceanflyer7078 I used to be a big fan of Shaikh Hamza at one point. I still admire him but in Islam, we have to always be careful when we taking information from anyone. We need first evaluate if their akida is 100% from Quran and authentic hadith and they strive to understand our deen they way the Shaba (followers) understood during his time. Our imam (hafiz) who is in the USA an Arabic and an English speaker said there are some Muslims speaker out there are very good at speaking and articulating and reciting Quran etc but there are flaws in their akida. Their understanding might not always be 100% authentic. There is a hadith that says Muslim Umma will be divided into 73 sects but only one will be in the ultimate truth. One question we all Muslims must ask ourselves is the speaker we admire or getting our information from is really on the ultimate truth? Where did s/he got his/her Islamic education? May Allah guide us all to the right understanding of our deen and give us all the highest paradise. Peace

[@AbdulMajeedHamid]

Am From Africa and i only got to know sheikh Hamza from Sheikh Imuran Husien saying he have similar background like him . I can see it , quiet the same

[@muhammadmuhammadalfulanial4490]

Sheikh hamza Yusuf has not the background of imran hosein. At all.

[@socrattt]

Well, I'm glad Imran Husein has respect for Hamza.

[@sareeyemanusqaame8723]

What’s Africa? Why don’t you claim your specific country instead of the entire continent? I why can’t you claim your country alone?

[@deejaschildhoodstory3667]

"The greatest jihad is to speak of justice infront of the tyrant ruler"

[@khaledhd2055]

Bush just distinguished gold, oil , petrol , opium, platinum, latium,

[@ubaidullahtahir4814]

He stood with behind Bush when he delivered his 9/11 speech. Let's see where he will stand on the Day of Qiyaamah.

[@unnanointedonesufi]

He told bush not to go to war. But remmeber that Al kafeera(Al jazaeera) claimed that he did the opposite. Another news source (Al araby said the same). Let's never forget that they lied to slander his name. May Allah curse Al jazaeera and cause the Qatar government to suffer a terrible fait. This will never be forgotten by me.

[@zerokalvin2573]

I suppose him telling oppressed people not to resist is fake news as well? facebook.com/5pillarsuk/videos/739520953138206/

[@abdullahimusa9761]

MAY ALLAH SW BLESS SHAYKH AL-ISLAM HAMZA YUSUF AND LIFT THE VEIL OF IGNORANCE THAT HAS BEEN CAST UPON THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO UNDULY CRITICISE HIM. AMĪN

[@mamadualiujalo1830]

Islamic Hamdulillah hamdulillah hamdulillah Rabbil alamina Allah akbar!!!

[@MuhammadAli-st9zq]

mashaallah, well-put and great to watch

[@anthrabed]

Allahu Akbar.. what a man.. may Allah help us become more like His beloved Prophet PBUH

[@labessss]

Didn't stop the war so in retrospect his time there was rather irrelevant to its ''footnote in history'', many Muslims seemed quite happy to go get the Taliban/AQ etc, as for Iraq I remember the Iraqi Shia and Kurds on UK TV every other night in late '02 begging The UK and US to get to it asap..

[@luna7km]

Only the brainwashed muslims were positive to the war. A few years after the war began when the anti muslim sentiment became widespread and affected them in the West those muslims finally understood how much of the media is just propaganda/programming so that no one asks questions and that is how truth gets covered up.

[@labessss]

@@luna7kmK iI is is it, it was what it was. Abu Ghraib did shock me but as a 70'80s kid I should have seen it coming. The wheeling out of Saddam's sons, Zarqawi etc to view their dead bodies kind of made clear the west had lost the plot

[@luna7km]

@@labessss the west never had the the plot. Even the last just war they were involved in WW2 had it's huge shady sides. Nevermind the Vietnam a d Korean wars...and the many other that followed.

[@nopenope1834]

They were desperate, the Kurds and Shiaa, so what do you expect? They would be crushed regardless of who ruled them but at least the west pretends to care and use 'softer' forms of oppression on those they rule, slightly preferable to the brute physical torture they'd be subjected to under say the Russians, Chinese or Arabs. Why do you think the west gets away with so much? Same evil, but they're more sophisticated. Humans can withstand all kinds of horrible things when you give them hope, and the west does this rather well. They sell the American dream ffs and it works. So if you were a Kurd or Shiaa Iraqi, the west is the lesser of two evils, you would be subordinated and oppressed either way, but better to go it without torture and death, just a slow, miserable existence. I'm a product of that war. I'm talking from experience. I was a child but I remember very clearly a lot of it and saw the consequences it had on people, to this day. Its a perverse situation to be a Shi'aa from the south (marshes) ( and I'm not Kurdish and can't speak for them) and to have to ask the US for help. It says a lot. Looking back though, I see how they also fell for the propaganda. The US was encouraging them to overthrow Saddam and gave the impression the would assist, actually, outright promised support and failed to deliver. The consequences were BRUTAL and absolutely horrific. In fact, many of us from that time have arrhythmia as a result (among many other issues as you can imagine). Back to my point though, my peoples education was conservative and they were not 'sophisticated' about the world, hence genuinely thinking they can perhaps agree to disagree and work with the Americans, I don't know but that could've influenced that decision too. I think the (Pan) Arabs were less naive. So if the Shiaa were less naive then they could've supported Saddam, but they chose Iran and the US. I'm still trying to work out how and why.

[@HajjiJesus]

Sheikh Hamza did you also tell Mohamed Bin Al Nahyan to stop his bombings, divide and rule in Yemen attitudes and other in Muslim lands? From what we can take, he thinks highly of you.

[@issamifijjaj9508]

God bless the Muslims !

[@cue1806]

SubhanAllah obey the laws and the rest 👌

[@crissjones8315]

Dear Allah

[@fatimazahrah8787]

Dear Allah, please keep the Ummah on the straight path, Ameen.

[@kausamsalam8543]

(Was one of those very dumb people to have voted for Bush, thinking that he’d be a great influence on educational improvements-who would have thought that Bush would turn out to be so impulsive and wrong in decision-making). Sorry for the second comment from the informant who stalks Muslim women, as if we were not able to speak). I hope President Bush understands the mistakes that have come from that unjustified massacre of Muslims. May Allah accept any redemptive efforts that he and his committee may choose to make. I hope the Biden group listens to your wisdom closely for a healthy community.

[@sakirahmadkhan9722]

I've a lot of respect and rated him as a rhetoric though knowing is a sell out cleric. His intellectual nonsense doesn't astonished me and this time my rating goes over the roof!!!!

[@SuperSK73]

May Allah raise me on the day of Qayyama among the followers of Shaykh Hamza Yusuf (Mudzillah Aliye) .

[@zainoptics]

Right.. that is why we pray .. o lord guide us to the straight path,the path of whom u have favored.. We dont know who will allah favor on day of judgement

[@pfusiontechnologies9715]

What the heck are you saying? Now you sound like a Ahmadiyyaat follower! Astaghfir Allah Azeem!

[@Stockcryptocritique]

Well, They will take our people times more and they did.

[@danh4435]

MashAllah

[@SerrvantX]

Sufi. Hamza show us what they do in your school HUA HUA HUA HUA HUA ALLAH ALLAH ALLAH

[@kendarwitz5071]

Prophet Mohammad (may the blessing and the salutation of peace continue to shadow over him and over his honorable House) says that which is closely translated and means: “IF THE INHABITANTS OF HEAVENS AND THE INHABITANTS OF EARTH ALLIED IN SHEDDING A BLOOD OF A BELIEVER, ALLAH WOULD HAVE SURELY THROWN THEM [all] IN THE FIRE [of Hell].” [At-Termithi]

[@libana4081]

Asc I admire sheikh hamza. but war on Islam was their plan Albert pike wrote morals & dogma his book back 1800

[@bmou6687]

True Islam الإسلام الحقيقي do you have a link to that video?

[@pfusiontechnologies9715]

Soooo many people on KZbin, Facebook, Twitter, etc, are ignorant about Islam, but claim to be Muslims! EVERYONE born is a Muslim! No such thing as a convert to Islam, only reverts for those who lost their way in how they were raised! May Allah ta'ala Azwajl remove the ignorance from our Ummah and replace it with sound (Sahih) knowledge of Quran and Sunnah!

[@JaanKashmiri]

Only a fool don’t like him.

[@NusratRizvi-ox3fg]

Are you saying you gave advice to Bush all the while believing a raped woman must produce 4 male or 8 females to this horrific act, as it says in Koran. You are a jurist to Harvard u?? Nusrat Rizvi Rowayton CT

[@Adrian-yf1zg]

Like Ibn Taymiyyah in the face of the mongol leader at the gates of Damascus

[@sareeyemanusqaame8723]

I listen Hamza Yusuf as an intectual who has been exposed to two different cultures I want to learn to how to make easy links between Western/Christian cultures and Muslim cultures that’s all. He doesn’t stand for Muslim interests rather he stands for Western and government interests. He teaches Muslims how to be submissive and not resist the Western domination even though the aggressors and predictors are the Western imperialists. He gaslights the Western aggression victims and never says to the West you are the problem and you need to stop aggressing against Muslims never!

[@AlMaksiki]

You are just a liar who doesn't even take the time to listen.

[@sareeyemanusqaame8723]

@@AlMaksiki I don’t trust you

[@mohdazminishak6387]

I respect him as scholar, but his opinion on politic can be argued. He missed the context of the political structure in the modern world. His reference to all the hadiths could be applied in absolute monarch ie Brunei, Saudi, Qatar, etc. In democracy, it is the duty of citizen to ask, to debate with the ELECTED LEADERS. Yes, he said he advised Bush, but it is as if he did that just to wash hand, just do it so that when people ask, “I already did my job, give advice.” Throughout history we can see a lot of scholar and leaders really go against cruel, corrupt leaders and some did pay a huge consequence...if his argument is right, then there is no such thing as martyr....because everyone just play safe....advise...then go home and pray, sleep....

[@AZ-gs2mb]

Easy to say more difficult to do.

[@osmanalhassan3962]

Be careful with politicians as religious representative, we are watching each other's back

[@saltymonke3682]

you are so tendentious

[@saadhasan2300]

And as if Bush heeded the advice.

[@pnarbas6606]

Hamza Yusuf, who are you? And what is the your main goal?

[@mindsoulbody]

Watch ALL of his lectures and learn for yourself who he is, instead of asking on KZbin. Trust me, his lectures are amazing.

[@huzairkhan5232]

To spread the message of Islam and peace, I mean it's not hard to figure out

[@sareeyemanusqaame8723]

MindSoulBody if KZbin is so worthless why are on KZbin yourself? You are belittling KZbin constantly and you are on KZbin yourself!

[@stayingwithit8632]

I Want to dislike the dislike button

[@marlobarksdale2424]

did he listen to you ? lol

[@Omarahmed-sl8zg]

Obey the laws of the land the biggest iftiraa and falsehood

[@NusratRizvi-ox3fg]

Does this moron preach his bullshit to non muslims too

[@themusketeer777]

Sorry. Sir. But ......why will he care ....it was ..++++war. He him self ..say it So you ....⏰.....when u know ..it..or you didnt.and think realy he is going..for ..poor people..there

[@habashaman212]

nobody should give ear to this perennialist

[@a.lerner8468]

in essence ALL monotheistic religions are perennialistic... lets not bring up Jesus or Moses if there is a shelf life !

[@mindsoulbody]

Attention: self righteous dogs joined the chat for their self imposed understanding of that which they don't understand.

[@habashaman212]

@@a.lerner8468 Jesus and Moses were Muslims.

[@a.lerner8468]

@@mindsoulbody then show them compassion and turn the other cheek...

[@a.lerner8468]

@@habashaman212 the founders of Judaism and Christianity were Muslims... then what is the problem? just different teams, playing the same game.

[@187tajempire]

Hamza Yusuf is a murtad and has a shorter beard than some lesbians. Lol.

[@tariq980]

Iblis, is that u?

[@liliumbosniacum7781]

Tariq thanks, you made me smile

[@AlMaksiki]

While Hamza Yusuf says words full of wisdom, taken from the Quran and Hadith, his empty-headed enemies expose themselves by babbling stupidities.