Many thanks for your amazing advice. I’m not sure I’m aware of the mixing that you mentioned? If you could highlight some examples it would be great for me to take benefit. Most of the events I speak at I do not organize so it might be best to talk with the organizers.

If you oppose me in something wrong, then there is nothing but benefit to gain.

Thank you for your comments,
SDW

Regarding your advice for TV – something rele bothers me about TV…its all well and good saying we should watch Islamic TV and be in control..but anyone who is human knows that it just doesn’t happen that way! I can not believe that one would buy satelite TV out of deep talb for Deen! TV is for entertainment – Deen programs are only successful if they are entertaining as well. If there is one thing that is destroying our youth – its TV. Fine, there are relihous programs out there and benefit to gain – but how much benefit? When you look deep into it you find that infact persuing this benefit denies you the infintely greater benefits in the masajid and the real company of pious people. Like smoking – if you want to give up you use Nicotine patches – its werid since nicotine is the bad stuff in cigrettes, yet in patches you are using it to stop smoking…BUT NOT INDEFINTELY! You use patches with the intention of giving up and moving on. We want our youth to become strong in Imaan and Ilm, like Imaams like yourself mashAllah – and sitting on ones backside for half the day watching Islam Channel is never going to omake one anything in Deen. From the TV you get maarifah – information – but the Noor of the maarifah lies only in the actual mujlis of Ilm. The great Ulama of the past STRUGGLED for Deen – they had VALUE for Deen – they would travel the world for a Hadith! So Allah Ta’ala Elevated their status. WE want the Deen to come to our living rooms, with popcorn in one hand and our feet up – will we ever really be successful this way? Is the concept of ‘Islamic TV’ thus a mirage and deception? Wallahu Alam

Subhanallah, then i reached a level i can never describe to anyone fully. I felt Allah’s presence wherever i went and whatever i did. If i was travelling by car somewhere – i felt Allah was right behind me. And when i pray salat, i get the shivers. I cant look up from my prayer mat. My whole body shakes. I am in such awe because i’m standing in front of the most Supreme. Even though my eyes cant look up, i can feel Him right in front of me looking into my soul. Words cant describe it.
Whilst everyone around me was sitting around watching tv – i was on my own, very consience of Allah presence.
Believe me, now i fully understand why the Prophet (saw) used to spend many nights in the mountains on his own. That is exactly what i used to do – spend most of my time on my own. I used to take many long walks and just let my mind wonder, take in the beauty and most importantly, get closer to Allah (swt)

O brothers and sisters, PLEASE make time to ponder and do zikr. You dont know what you are missing.

Brother Suhaib I really enjoyed your talk the past weekend in Chicago, and also your reply to many of the question may Allah bless you and your family. You said that you would put the Dua of the Prophet on your site Insshallah I would love to learn it. As-Salaam Alaikuum

I’m involved in an usrah here in Canada with MAS’s sister organization MAC (Muslim Association of Canada), and alhamdulillah everything Shaykh Suhaib said about the program was correct.

The sisters have really been a lifeline for me to get through some difficult times, as well as helping me to grow spiritually in good times.

The most amazing thing for me was that I had so few people who I could talk to about issues in the deen, or have interesting conversations with. And the usrah provided me an outlet to really think and expand my horizons. Alhamdulillah, I would highly recommend it.