EP 010 - Boonaa Mohammed

We're back with a bang! Sh Navaid Aziz joins Ibrahim to unpack UFC 229 between Khabib and Mcgregor - specifically how the Muslim community reacted to it, and discussing the finer points of discussion. For example: Is MMA haram? If so, is it haram for everyone or could there be exceptions? Was this fight really between Eman and Kufr? Was it natural for an average Muslim to be happy with Khabib's victory? Sh Navaid had some really surprising takes. We also talked about marijuana, as Canada is nine days away from legalization. We talked about the impact of usage and how hard we expect it will hit the Muslim community. Sh Navaid gave some important advise to parents on how to navigate the upcoming challenges it represents.

Sh Aarij Anwer joins us for a really unique episode: Shaykhs Talkin' Sports. We break down the Kawhi Leonard trade to the Toronto Raptors, how people reacted to the trade and yes - we find some Islamic wisdoms between all the sports talk.

Ibrahim Hindy sits down with Shaykh Alaa Elsayed - the powerhouse imam behind one of Canada's largest mosques (ISNA Canada) and a lead figure with Mercy Mission. Shaykh Alaa is known for his sense of humour so we asked him to recall some interesting and funny masjid stories that he's seen before. Oh! And Shaykh Daood Butt makes an appearance and chips in his own stories!

We get to sit down with Sh. Daood Butt and his wife, Ustadha Tasneem, and talk about their emotions going to hajj for the first time as a couple. Sh Daood reflects on his past experiences during hajj and Ustadha Tasneem talks about how she is preparing herself spiritually for her first hajj. By the way, if the beginning sounds a bit ad hoc - it's because it was! We were recording an episode with Shaykh Alaa Elsayed, but he walked out and by chance we were able to have this very valuable conversation.

The Danforth, mental health and spirituality Shaykh Omar makes his HPP debut on the heels of the Danforth Shooting in Toronto. We discuss the community reaction and mental health. The conversation eventually veers into concepts of madhhabs, the evolution of fiqh and how Muslims should draw upon previous scholarship.

An emotional talk by imam Ibrahim Hindy about the nature of our heart and how God exposes our reality at death.

On the first episode of Ramadan Solo, Ibrahim explores the latest Moonsighting controversy and uses it as an example for how the Ummah has struggled to execute Ijtihad in the 21st century.

Winning Ramadan Shaykh Mamoun Hassan joins Ibrahim and talk about what it means to succeed in Ramadan, what the pitfalls are in our collective mentality when approaching the month, how Ramadan affect imams and people in da'wah and how Ramadan should change the way that we look at food.

Razia Sultan Hamidi, a Muslim activist based in Montreal, joins Ibrahim and the two talk about talk about their experiences as Muslims in the media and how to effectively project your voice. Ibrahim reflects about his recent AMA on Toronto talk radio Razia also talks about youth and women engagement in Mosques and Muslim spaces, the quality of Khutbahs in Mosques, and whether imams should be entertaining or discomforting.

Boonaa Mohammed joins and does what he does: dropping truth bomb after truth bomb. We talk about Trump, the alt-Right, how Muslims react to art, and being a black Muslim.