Asalaamualaikum guys and welcome to another episode of Smile to Jannah (paradise).
Okay this time we're moving. I'm off the sofa.
Now we're out and about, to bring you guys some Ramadan inspiration.
Because Ramadan (mashallah) we're beautifying our insides.
So we thought why not beautify the video as well; let's face it.
No RGB lights and that. Let's roll this clip for a minute.
Honestly like my life has got so much prayer without alcohol.
You feel fresh innit?
Bro. Ah. I get why people do it.
The hard part is the peer pressure.
Obviously we're all men. When it comes to alcohol, how do you not want to have
sex with the opposite sex? Whenever I drink I get super horny then when I'm
drunk I just turned into a [ __ ] demon. Yeah yeah yeah yeah I'm just hunting.
So as you guys can see, KSI known by many names, he's a British Youtuber yeah.
He's got millions of subscribers. Very famous,
here especially in the UK. And he said in one of his videos that he has stopped drinking alcohol.
Now subhanAllah. In the west alcohol is a very important pastime.
People use it to socialize. But Islam is the religion- well let's face it- I think
it's the only religion that uh speaks against it.
In the hadith of the prophet he said (arabic) which means 'alcohol constitutes of many sins'.
So why is it that this YouTuber... let's face it
he's making peas (money). He's making money. A lot of money.
So why is he now, not drinking alcohol? Well he doesn't actually say that in his video but
the fact that the interviewer actually asks him:
What, even in Vegas? I mean Las Vegas- you go there to gamble,
drink alcohol and hook up. Let's let's be honest.
But he goes to- I mean- desire central and he's not doing that. Why not?
Where's all this self-control coming from?
An intelligent person is somebody who can learn from his mistakes.
But a wise person is somebody who learns from the mistakes and the advice of others.
So we in Islam. We've been told by Allah (swt) not to drink alcohol.
But some of you guys might be thinking 'oh man it looks so much fun'.
You know Hangover movie 1, Hangover 2. "Oh man they have so much fun".
Look. It's actually glamorized. If you actually
look at what actually happens to them in the Hangover, it's actually crazy yeah.
It's crazy. Because in that movie they do some mad stuff
but it's glamorized. How? Through the medium of comedy.
So guys, as Muslims, we don't need science. We don't need
traumatic experience in our life to tell us not to drink alcohol.
Allah and his rasool (s.a.w) are sufficient for us. Islam works.
And that's why you'll see non-Muslims slowly, slowly,
they are adopting practices of Islam, without necessarily adopting Islam.
I mean child benefit came from Umar (r.a).
We saw last week, London underground were telling people
to stop staring at women. So in other words lower your gaze.
And then we see you know UFC fighters do cupping. Have black seed.
You know BBC in that interview,
one of the guys was saying 'yeah fasting Mondays and Thursdays is good twice'.
As he's twice a week and then he mentioned the prophet (salallahu alyhiwasalam) by name yeah.
You've got... subhanAllah, the list can go on and on and on yeah.
So we invite such people, that you are benefiting from Islam
why not adopt Islam and benefit completely subhanAllah yeah?
And you can see now mashallah it's snowing as well.
But the invitation guys... think of it like this.
You have a toaster. It looks mashaAllah, amazing, fantastic.
You can fit a bread slice in there, you can even pull it down,
but in the end it's not gonna do what it's actually supposed to do.
The essence is not there. So guys I asked you. I ask you that, yes
mashallah appreciate toaster and everything, appreciate Islam.
However, adopt Islam so you can experience Islam fully and completely.
It's like when you plug it in to the mains that's when the electricity
flows through the toaster and it reaches its full potential.
So that's the same with us yeah, we need Islam inside yeah, we need to adopt it so we can
appreciate it we can attain from it.
So even, with drinking alcohol look- and this is a message now for the for the Muslims-
I would say because when a person drinks alcohol look how it affects you yeah.
Alcohol affects you significantly. So if we have belief,
shouldn't the belief also impact us as well yeah?
If alcohol can change the way a person behaves
then why shouldn't Islam, those of us that have Islam...
Islam saved me for Islam bro. Islam saved me. I found peace when I first went into sujud (prostration).
And it was before I was Muslim. This is a good time. Addictions to do with coffee,
to do with sugar, relationships, whatever it is, let's work on our addictions.
I know they are difficult but guys I'm not saying that they're easy, but I am saying it's possible.
It's possible for you to give up these addictions. It's possible. Not saying it's easy.
Yes it's difficult, but guys anything worth having in life is difficult yeah. Anything. Think about it
anything that's worth value is difficult, it's hard.
Finally, what did KSI say right at the end?
The thing that he found the most challenging was his friends.
I get why people do it. The hardest part is the peer pressure. Yeah peer pressure.
And this is something that you'll hear from mentors,
you'll hear from scholars/ you'll hear for ulama (scholars):
Make sure your friends are legit yeah?
They say "a friend is worse than a poisonous
snake. For if a poisonous snake bites you then your life goes,
but if a bad friend affects you, your imaan (faith) goes".
That's why it's very important guys,
remember this, I'm going to spit some wisdom now.
You can choose your friends (yes,
focus) "you can choose your friends but you can't choose the habits that they come with".
Yeah that's something that's out of your control yeah.
That's why, pick your friends carefully. It's better to have good friends than to be alone.
Listen to me. It's better to have good friends than to be alone
and it's better to have no friends than to have bad friends.
Be alone, no problem.
If the quality of friends is low, no problem, we don't need you mate.
I'd rather be alone (you know I'm saying) so guys let's bear that in mind and uh yeah,
SubhanAllah big youtuber like KSI not drinking alcohol. Allahu Akbar yeah.
And we invite KSI to look more into Islam and other people
that are struggling with addictions, inshallah this video is of benefit.
I'll see you next time inshaAllah. Asalaamu Alaikum.