Your question: "I came across some websites showing things that take a person outside of Islam. Three of them are obvious things like kufr, shirk and hypocrisy, but others include things like saying, what is haram is halal and vice versa. What's your opinion on this?" Dr. Shabir Ally says that in the Quran, there is a clear distinction between faith and disbelief. Disbelief isn't just a slip of the tongue or a view a person has; it's denial of God, assigning partners with God, etc. Once someone is following the faith of Islam, the Quranic paradigm is that this person is a Muslim. Mainstream Muslim scholars have been loathe to declare that somebody isn't a Muslim because they don't know what's in the heart of that person. Dr. Shabir says that if we are sincerely holding to a position that we have arrived at through study and investigation which is contrary to what mainstream Muslim hold, that doesn't necessarily mean the position is wrong, and we shouldn't consider ourselves to be falling into disbelief or leaving the community as a result of that position. Historically, scholars have held conflicting positions, and one of those positions became acceptable and widely disseminated over time while other positions held by highly regarded people were discarded, not necessarily because they were poorer arguments based on weaker evidence, but for a variety of reasons, including political reasons. If you enjoy this video, please support our work financially by: Visiting our website http://www.QuranSpeaks.com OR Sending an etransfer to iGive@QuranSpeaks.com OR Subscribing monthly at Patreon.com/QuranSpeaks ► DONATE: http://www.quranspeaks.com/ ► SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=quranspeaks Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/LetTheQuranSpeak Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/QuranSpeaks.tv Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/Quran_Speaks

Dr. Shabir Ally answers a question from Morocco! "I'm wondering whether the Quran contains any hints or interpretations regarding the duration of human existence and the timing of the Day of Judgment." Dr. Shabir says the #Quran doesn't give a timeline. Many passages make it appear imminent, though the Quran itself states that what may seem distant to us is close in #God's eyes. The #hadith include signs of the Day of Judgment. These hadith are general, and seem to be reflective of events that were already happening on the ground and were given a futuristic flair. There is tension in the hadith, as some signs suggest the day is close and others suggest the events will take time to develop. Dr. Shabir says we should pay more attention to the Quran, which could have given us a timeline, but didn't. He adds that it is unlikely that the Prophet Muhammad would have given a timeline despite hadith that suggest the contrary. If you enjoy this video, please support our work financially by: Visiting our website http://www.QuranSpeaks.com OR Sending an etransfer to iGive@QuranSpeaks.com OR Subscribing monthly at Patreon.com/QuranSpeaks ► DONATE: http://www.quranspeaks.com/ ► SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=quranspeaks Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/LetTheQuranSpeak Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/QuranSpeaks.tv Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/Quran_Speaks

In this conclusion to our series, Dr. Shabir Ally advises us to take a balanced approach to #hadith. On the one extreme, many Muslims accept every hadith included in the books. On the other extreme, some argue that hadith are too problematic and should be abandoned. Dr. Shabir says we should follow the #Quran and the way of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Whereas we follow the Quran knowing it's the word of #God, in the case of hadith, we have to determine if it's really from the #Prophet. With both the Quran and hadith, we must we must look at contextual issues to understand how we should apply it in our time. Dr. Shabir shares some principles he uses to judge hadith. For example, the hadith should not contradict the Quran. If it's difficult to see how the two can be aligned without compromising the Quran, then the hadith should be laid aside. If there's a clash between reason and hadith, because of the uncertainty about whether the Prophet actually said the hadith or not, we should hesitate to let the hadith dictate for us what to believe on that matter. Dr. Shabir cautions that he isn't talking about super-rational aspects of Islam, including things like angels and the life hereafter. He's discussing things that are contra-rational or irrational. When it comes to hadith dealing with what people saw, observed and practiced, these living practices are more dependable than conceptual issues that people had to memorize. He ends by encouraging our current generation of scholars to be braver in delineating these criteria and using them publicly rather than merely covertly. If you enjoy this video, please support our work financially by: Visiting our website http://www.QuranSpeaks.com OR Sending an etransfer to iGive@QuranSpeaks.com OR Subscribing monthly at Patreon.com/QuranSpeaks ► DONATE: http://www.quranspeaks.com/ ► SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=quranspeaks Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/LetTheQuranSpeak Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/QuranSpeaks.tv Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/Quran_Speaks

What needs to be done to ensure confidence that the hadith we have in the six collections are from the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)? Dr. Shabir Ally says that people who have been trained in hadith sciences are rarely taught to critique the content of hadiths. Yet he says we have records that the people closest to the Prophet, including Umar and Aisha, questioned and discounted hadith on the basis of what they contained. Stay tuned for our next (and last) video, where Dr. Shabir discusses some criteria to judge the authenticity and validity of hadith. If you enjoy this video, please support our work financially by: Visiting our website http://www.QuranSpeaks.com OR Sending an etransfer to iGive@QuranSpeaks.com OR Subscribing monthly at Patreon.com/QuranSpeaks ► DONATE: http://www.quranspeaks.com/ ► SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=quranspeaks Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/LetTheQuranSpeak Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/QuranSpeaks.tv Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/Quran_Speaks