11- When the intellect goes wrong

What does it look like when a person successfully purifies his or her heart? The famous Moroccan scholar Ibn Ajeeba is one such “proof of concept.”In this episode, Ustadh Tabari continues his biography, from Ibn Ajeeba’s marriage to finding his shaykh and beginning his spiritual development.For more episodes like this, visit hereTayba Foundation’s work in over 500 prisons in 47 states is only possible thanks to your sadaqa and zakat.Please support your incarcerated brothers and sisters at https://tay.ba/give

We’ve been discussing a lot of theory on this podcast: the importance of purifying the heart and the various diseases that it could have.But is it even possible to do that? What does it look like when a person successfully purifies his or her heart? In this episode, Ustadh Tabari presents us with one such “proof of concept” - the life of a famous Moroccan scholar Ibn Ajeeba.Find out how his upbringing and his studies led him to become the incredible man that he became in this first part of his biography.For more episodes like this, visit hereTayba Foundation’s work in over 500 prisons in 47 states is only possible thanks to your sadaqa and zakat.Please support your incarcerated brothers and sisters at https://tay.ba/give

“I am his hearing with which he hears, his seeing with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask [something] of Me, I would surely give it to him…”Hadith Qudsi related by BukhariWho are these special people? And how can we become one of them? In today’s special episode, Ustadh Tabari touches upon the hadith related to the awliya, their examples amongst the companions of the Prophet ﷺ, and what we can do to be among them.For more episodes like this, visit hereTayba Foundation’s work in over 500 prisons in 47 states is only possible thanks to your sadaqa and zakat.Please support your incarcerated brothers and sisters at https://tay.ba/give

The Prophet ﷺ said, “Say ‘I believe in Allah’ — and then be steadfast.’”If the past episodes have inspired you to start working on yourself, you might be asking, “There’s so much to do, so where do I start?”In this episode, Ustadh Tabari takes a look at the foundation of spiritual development. Without these 2 elements, you will be unable to progress. What are they and how do you begin to acquire them? Listen to this episode to find out.For more episodes like this, visit hereTayba Foundation’s work in over 500 prisons in 47 states is only possible thanks to your sadaqa and zakat.Please support your incarcerated brothers and sisters at https://tay.ba/give

Even Abu Bakr (may God be pleased with him) - the man whose strong faith was confirmed by the Prophet ﷺ - was told to pray overcome his self. So how about ourselves?In today’s episode, Ustadh Tabari covers an amazing prophetic du’a from Imam Bukhari’s Adab al Mufrad to add to your spiritual arsenal.From purification of the heart to asking for Divine guidance and assistance, this du’a is as comprehensive as it is beautiful.Want to hear Ustadh Tabari’s word-by-word breakdown of the Arabic along with an insightful commentary? Listen to today’s episode.For more episodes like this, visit hereTayba Foundation’s work in over 500 prisons in 47 states is only possible thanks to your sadaqa and zakat.Please support your incarcerated brothers and sisters at https://tay.ba/give

Last week’s episode focused on Qur’anic ayat related to the Islamic concept of “intellect.” This week, it is time for hadith. Who did the Prophet ﷺ say are the lowest of the low on the Day of Judgement? And who did he ﷺ say is safe from all fears and has realized every hope? Ustadh Tabari shares these and many other ahadith one of intellect’s greatest virtues: truthfulness.For more episodes like this, visit hereTayba Foundation’s work in over 500 prisons in 47 states is only possible thanks to your sadaqa and zakat.Please support your incarcerated brothers and sisters at https://tay.ba/give

In English, when we say “intellect,” it’s all about the brain. But the Islamic concept is much deeper than that.And in the Islamic concept of the intellect, it can be a cause of many of the worst sins a human being can commit.So what is the Islamic concept of the intellect? How can it go wrong? What does the Qur’an tell us about it?In this week’s lesson, Ustadh Tabari answers all those questions and more.For more episodes like this, visit hereTayba Foundation’s work in over 500 prisons in 47 states is only possible thanks to your sadaqa and zakat. Please support your incarcerated brothers and sisters at https://tay.ba/give

There’s a great danger that our intellect can make us fall into. One of the worst sins we could commit.That sin is hypocrisy.In today’s lesson, Ustadh Tabari discusses this disease of the heart and what it entails.For more episodes like this, visit hereTayba Foundation’s work in over 500 prisons in 47 states is only possible thanks to your sadaqa and zakat. Please support your incarcerated brothers and sisters at https://tay.ba/give

Last week, Ustadh Tabari discussed desire and some of the diseases of the heart that result from it.In this week’s lesson, he brings us hadith from the Prophet ﷺ on the importance of controlling our desires and the insights we can gain from these narrations.For more episodes like this, visit hereTayba Foundation’s work in over 500 prisons in 47 states is only possible thanks to your sadaqa and zakat. Please support your incarcerated brothers and sisters at https://tay.ba/give

Without desire, we wouldn’t eat or drink. We need desires to live. But what happens when desires get out of control? And what does a person fully in control of their desires looks like? In this episode, Ustadh Tabari brings us examples from the Prophet ﷺ and his companions to help us understand the role of desire in the life of a Muslim.For more episodes like this, visit hereTayba Foundation’s work in over 500 prisons in 47 states is only possible thanks to your sadaqa and zakat. Please support your incarcerated brothers and sisters at https://tay.ba/give