Dr. Eyad Qunaibi - English

Dr. Eyad Qunaibi - English

2/27/2025, 1:51:50 PM

Some of us hesitate in responding to Allah's command, or may even take a job that involves something unlawful and help the people of falsehood in their wrongdoing. Why? Out of fear of poverty. During the prophetic period, the economy of Makkah was based on trade... There was not much agriculture or oil extraction in Makkah, at the time. After the Muslims' liberation of Makkah, many of the Arabs in the peninsula were still polytheists. They used to go to the sacred mosque (Ka'aba) which they too used to glorify, and they would trade all different sorts of goods with Muslims. At this point the command from Allah came to cut off this source which might be the sole and most important for the economy of Makkah! Allah Almighty says what can be translated as, "Indeed, the polytheists are impure; so let them not approach the Sacred Mosque after this year..." (9:28) "Not approach the sacred mosque" means that the polytheists no longer have any business going to Makkah, consequently the trade will be cut off, and the economy of Makkah will collapse. This was what it meant from a materialistic worldly standpoint. Yet Allah, with His Mercy, comforts the Muslims and says in the same Ayah what can be translated as, "... And If you fear poverty, Allah will enrich you out of His bounty, if He wills." (9:28) But note here how Allah says, "If He wills". If He wills to enrich you, He would; whereas you must obey the command regardless of this assurance that Allah has given you. It's not for you to stipulate an elaboration from Allah on how He is going to compensate or provide sustenance for you in order to obey His command. Rather, you must obey then Allah will enrich you if He wills. How will He enrich them? He didn't tell them. The companions obeyed and did what would -from a materialistic perspective- cause the economy to collapse. So Allah ordained Jizya (head-tax), in the Ayah right after this one in the same Surah, and He empowered them over the whole Arabian peninsula and beyond. So it brought welfare for the cities, villages, and populaces whom the companions have brought forth from worshiping other people to worshiping Allah alone, and from the injustice of other religions and the monopoly of the ruling lobbyists over wealth to the justice of Islam. It also bore good for the Muslims whom Allah has compensated for their loss of trade. My brothers and sisters, if we respond to Allah's command out of trust in His Wisdom and Mercy, He will not neglect us. All while remembering that the Muslim is required to take the necessary worldly means and to adhere fully to all of Allah's commands and not just in part, and among that is pursuing livelihood and acquiring the necessary knowledge for it, cutting down on luxuries and avoiding wastefulness. These Qur'anic texts are not bound by an expiry date, Allah forbid! Rather, they are an everlasting truth. If you were ever offered a job that involves prohibitions, remember that the one who sustained the people of Makkah in the middle of the desert with no resources is definitely capable of providing sustenance for you, but He is testing your Faith. "...And if you fear privation, Allah will enrich you from His bounty if He wills. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Wise." (9:28) 📝𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐲𝐚𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐛𝐢

Dr. Eyad Qunaibi - English

2/24/2025, 1:01:16 PM

We should not let the media lead us to care about things in such a way that we give them our time, thoughts, and attention on social media, making them the talk of the hour. The sanctity of Muslims who have been killed, tortured, dismembered, imprisoned, and had their sanctities violated—and continue to face such aggression—far outweighs, in an incomparable manner, the concern over the reactions of the malicious, or their objections to the manner in which the bodies of the other party are being handed. This includes 'international' organizations and politicians who see us as nothing, and who take pleasure in witnessing our suffering and pain. Let us remind ourselves of this, and then remind our children, so that neither our unconscious nor theirs will be affected by the idea that a Muslim is insignificant and of little value while others are respected and honored. *Occupy yourselves with comforting your brothers, healing their wounds, assisting them, and supporting them to the best of your ability.* Focus on long-term efforts to build, so we do not remain in our chains. Leave aside the media and the details of how we are belittled and our suffering is ignored. *And Allah is the One whose help is sought.* 📝𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐲𝐚𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐛𝐢

Dr. Eyad Qunaibi - English

2/20/2025, 10:58:48 AM

"𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲." "𝐇𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮." "𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲." "𝐇𝐞'𝐬 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐳𝐞." With such words, friends often prepare the bride before she enters the "marital wrestling ring," and with these words, they advise her if a dispute arises between her and her opponent... pardon me: her husband! But not every advisor is wise! As the saying goes: A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend! Conversely, the advice of our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to you, my sister, is found in the authentic hadith: "Shall I not inform you of the women of Paradise? They are the loving, childbearing, and returning to their husbands, who, if they wrong or are wronged, come until they take their husband's hand and say: By Allah, I will not taste sleep until you are pleased." (Wronged or was wronged) means whether she is in the right or wrong... In either case, she takes the first step, takes his hand, and swears that she will not sleep until he is pleased. The one who gave you this advice (peace be upon him) is the same one who softens the hearts of husbands towards their wives. He knows that when a woman comes to her husband lovingly, turning the page of conflict, his pride breaks, his devil is silenced, his heart softens, and he esteems his wife's gesture, that she came to him even though he was at fault... so he embraces her, they reconcile, and the problem that could have destroyed the house, torn the family apart, and left a lasting wound in their hearts is resolved. Therefore, disregard the "advice" of your friends who urge you to act like a rooster clashing with the another rooster to assert your personality! Tell them: My identity and success lie in maintaining my home and winning my husband's heart. 𝐈𝐟 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫: "𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥. 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐥 [𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥] 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 [𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐝] 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫; 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐦 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐲 [𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞] 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝." (Surat Fussilat 41:34) Then how much more so with my husband and the father of my children? 📝𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐲𝐚𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐛𝐢

Dr. Eyad Qunaibi - English

2/19/2025, 8:09:27 PM

https://youtu.be/bcgdjEXVqXM Robots of Flesh | Ep#11 | Journey of Certainty Free will is a basic innate feeling that every sane human experiences. Having the freedom of choice is what differentiates humans from other living creatures. It is the basis for holding people accountable and for reward and for punishment in any worldly system as well as in the Hereafter. However, atheism must deny free will, because it can only be sourced from a Creator. In this episode, we compare the concept of freedom of choice in Islam and atheism and take a look at the predicament of atheists in their attempts to explain free will materialistically. 📝𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐲𝐚𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐛𝐢 __________ #atheism #Creator #free #will

Dr. Eyad Qunaibi - English

2/18/2025, 9:10:31 AM

“Deeds without sincerity are like a traveler who carries in his water jug dirt. The carrying of its burden him and it brings no benefit.” – Ibn Al-Qayyim (Rahimahullah) Dr. Eyad Qunaibi - English

Dr. Eyad Qunaibi - English

2/7/2025, 10:56:46 AM

The supplication, 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡 (𝐒𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡), is not only to seek Allah's protection from the evil of people. Rather, some of its other beautiful meanings are: To be completely fulfilled by seeking the Pleasure of Allah Almighty instead of the approval of people. So, it is enough for me that Allah is pleased with me. Allah's companionship is all I need. So, Allah's comfort is enough when people abandon me! *𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡* 📝𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐲𝐚𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐛𝐢

Dr. Eyad Qunaibi - English

2/1/2025, 1:17:18 PM

Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله: *“Gratefulness to Allāh means obeying Him and getting closer to him by performing those deeds that have been ordained by Him, both the inner and the outer ones.”* [al-Fawā’id | Pg. 207]

Dr. Eyad Qunaibi - English

2/13/2025, 2:49:22 PM

🚨𝐖𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐫'𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫: ▪️𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞? ▪️𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦, 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨? ▪️𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭? Do you know why❓ Because the companions used to listen to the Qur'an with a mentality and an intention different from ours. They used to listen to the Qur'an with the mindset of a person awaiting orders for immediate implementation; out of love, exaltation, fear, and hope. They understood very well and implemented the commands of their Lord, Exalted be He: "It is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should thereafter have any choice about their affair..." (Qur'an Translated Meaning 33:36) So the idea of choosing whether to obey or disobey Allah was not even an option for them. They used to wait for the Ayahs , to uphold them as torches of guidance through the darknesses. Their souls were like a dry land, thirsty for the Words of Allah in as much as that land is thirsty for rain, eager to take it in so that the seeds of faith can sprout and yield the most magnificent fruits. Their entire effort was focused on: “How can we carry out Allah's commands in the way that Allah loves?” ▫️𝐎𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐫'𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬.🌱 📝𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐲𝐚𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐛𝐢

Dr. Eyad Qunaibi - English

2/3/2025, 9:25:16 AM

*"Al-Dayyouth"* *(The Man with no sense of honour towards his family).* 1. Respected readers, some Muslims share pictures of those who are called "celebrities" as a way to express their disapproval of the level of shamelessness and lack of sense of honour these "celebrities" have reached. So I say; Those so-called "celebrities" who promote sins and shamelessness are destroying the fortress of the Muslims from within. *Our Prophet ﷺ said: "Modesty (haya') and Iman (faith) are inseparable; if one of them vanishes the other one follows it.*" Calling them "celebrities" is a beautification to their depravity, and what is correct is to call them spreaders of obscenity; on whom the words of Allah the Almighty apply: {*Indeed, those who love to see indecency spread [or publicized] among the believers will suffer a painful punishment in this life and the Hereafter. Allah knows and you do not know.}* Surat An-Nur 24:19. 2. Sharing and spreading inappropriate pictures of these corrupters is not Islamically justified, and it opens one of the biggest doors of evil; something which people have taken lightly, and this is among the things which cause the heart to die when one gets used to looking at these pictures. 3. It's from the honour and dignity of the Muslim to rise above following such people and their news. For what else do you expect from these evil environments?! So turn away from them and occupy yourself with what's beneficial. 4. While we hope from Allah to restrain the harm of these people from the Muslims; we supplicate Allah to guide them. 5. But what really draws attention here is the speech by some of those who are [falsely] attributed to [religious] knowledge; that which belittles the wickedness of these corrupters, and makes their sin appear just like other sins. Rather, they criticise the ones who describe these [corrupters] as 'Dayyouthon'; which was what necessitated this statement, in order to alert people to the watering down of principles. As otherwise, I don't normally occupy myself with such topics. 6. Respected readers; we all sin; however, there's a big difference between the one who sins, yet admits his sin, and doesn't expose himself when Allah had concealed him. He might fall into a major sin, however, he admits it, repents from it or in the very least he doesn't disclose it openly. There's a difference between such a person and the corrupters who persist in their sins, boast about them, and call [others] to these sins. Our Prophet ﷺ said, "All the people of my Ummah will receive muāfat (*) except the Mujahirin..." Who are the Mujahirin? Those who commit a sin and then disclose their sins to people although Allah had concealed them (from the eyes of the people). So how about those who film and record their sins then proudly publicize them to the widest audience possible (thereby encouraging people to commit these same sins); who play a part in the agenda to change society's values and principles and normalize sins as a part of the prevailing culture?! - In a hadith narrated in Sahih Muslim, our Prophet ﷺ said: "...and whoever introduces an evil practice in Islam will bear the burden like that of one who followed this (evil practise) without their burden being diminished in any respect". 7. When you water down this decisive barrier between these two categories, then it's neither from wisdom nor tolerance, nor mercy, nor from broad-mindedness nor from being understanding; but rather it's from watering down principles; something which consequently diminishes one's repulsion from immorality and disobedience. 8. Rather, the strangest thing is to see someone who on top of belittling the wickedness of the corrupters, also criticizes the masses who condemn this wickedness; he insults them, and describes them as self-proclaimed "morality police"! Although, when people condemn such evil they are fulfilling an obligation; {Let there be a group among you who call ˹others˺ to goodness, encourage what is good, and forbid what is evil—it is they who will be successful.} Surat Ali 'Imran 3:104. And this is a very strange deviation! 9. He might tell you: "These people who call these celebrities 'dayyouthon'; they themselves commit big sins, but society doesn't condemn them accordingly." So we say him: at that time, in order to be balanced/fair, you must treat each of the two evils accordingly, denounce it, repel people from it, and call them not to contradict themselves; commanding others to do good and forgetting about themselves. That's what you must do, not belittle the evil deeds of the corrupters. And Allah is the one sought for help. _______ (*) Muāfāt here means: 1) forgiveness and pardon for their sins and/or 2) that they will be spared people's criticism and gossip/backbiting for their sin and/or 3) that they will be spared the Islamically prescribed punishment (hadd) for their sin because they concealed their sin from the eyes and ears of the people. However, all of this does not mean that Allah will not forgive the mujahir, because the door of repentance is always open for those who repent sincerely to Allah the Almighty. 🔶 Linguistic note: It's incorrect that 'al- dayyouth' is only the one who is okay with his spouse committing Zina (adultery) with another man. Al-Zubaidi said in [Taj Al-'Arous, part 3, page 213] in the dictionaries: "Al-dayyouth is known; he is one who is the pimp of his own wife, and who has no sense of honour/jealousy (gheera) towards his wife. In [Al-Muhkam]: [Al-dayyouth is the one who allows men to enter a place where they can see his wife; as if he has been taking it lightly on himself.], and it's the same definition reported in [Lisan Al-Arab, part 4, page 336]: "Al-dayyouth is the pimp of his own wife and who has no sense of honour/jealousy (gheera) towards her." Moreover, many scholars said that if a man calls another man "dayyouth", the man swearing shouldn't be lashed [the number of lashes subscribed for falsely accusing the chaste woman of committing adultery, because calling someone a "dayyouth" doesn't necessarily mean/imply accusing him that his wife committed adultery. So, the word (dayyouth) doesn't only encompass the one who is okay with his spouse committing Zina (adultery) with another man, but it also includes the one who has no sense of honour/jealousy (gheera) towards his wive(s). _______________ #islam #dawah #Modesty #honor #movie #tvshow #celebrities #Corruption #Netflix

Dr. Eyad Qunaibi - English

2/14/2025, 1:45:25 PM

🌱 A beautiful remark on sending Salat (peace and blessings) upon the Prophet ﷺ: *{Indeed, Allah showers His blessings upon the Prophet, and His angels pray for him. O believers! Invoke Allah’s blessings upon him, and salute him with worthy greetings of peace.}*(Qur'an translated meaning 33:56) Allah the Almighty is stating that the Prophet ﷺ does not stand in need for your Salawat upon him O' believers; as it suffices him that Allah with all His Majesty and His honored angels are sending Salawat upon Him. But it is you O' believers who benefit from sending Salawat upon him, as you earn the honor of joining Allah's party. Sheikh Muhammad Al-Mukhtar Al-Shankity said: "When one realizes that his Salawat upon the prophet ﷺ are going to be presented to Him ﷺ, one is humbled by how little he is offering compared to the great deal we owe Him ﷺ."