In Islam, there is something called Qana'ah, which is the state of your heart where you feel sufficient and grateful with everything you have right now.
This is a message that needs to go beyond YT and social media, it needs to be in the darrs and khutbahs in our masjids and madrassahs - more importantly, it needs to be practised and taught by parents to children as part of tarbiyyah.
Allahu Akbar Alhamdulilah I feel as if first gen muslim Americans are waking up to this reality and fighting against the materialistic, capitalistic, consumerist, unappreciative culture. May Allah continue to guide us, make our path to sustaining a simple and halal livelihood easy Ameen 🤍 in the footsteps of the prophet
I appreciate your perspective on consumerism and how it imperils not only the environment but the social fabric of society as well. I've been exploring Islam for the past few months, and I'm reading the Clear Quran for the first time. I'm only a few chapters in, so I'm not familiar with Quranic theology, especially in terms of sustainability, materialism or wealth/income distribution. But I do enjoy the journey I'm on, and I'm always in search of guidance and knowledge for how to gauge if I should revert. Your videos are direct, personable and founded on reason and logic. Thank you for your efforts to educate the YT community!
Masha’Allah! Many of the comments here make me happy to see - I wish you all the best on your journey in learning more about Islam :) I have been in your same place and took the Shahada at my local masjid in July 2024, Alhamdullilah. My fiancé is a Muslim from Gaza and part of what drew me to learn more about Islam was his patience, his ability to be joyful or content even still with what he had, even if what he had was nothing… and I realized that if I had nothing, but also didn’t have God, then I would *really* have nothing - that is true bankruptcy… I was drawn to how closely Islam aligns with my “politics” and moral principles already, including environmentalism and conservation efforts. So seeing this video now is very comforting because I am familiar with terms like planned obsolescence or anti-consumption, and all the time, whenever I learn something new about Islam it only strengthens my iman further and reaffirms my place here. May Allah SWT continue to guide you on the Straight Path, and may you be rewarded doubly for your struggles and good efforts 🤲🏻 Ameen
Like me, your curiosity and desire to learn and to do things the “right way” primes you for Islam well I think, haha 🤍 Many reverts, myself included mention the same praises you do about Islam - that it sounds logical, reasonable and fair, and seeking credible sources is always emphasized. My biggest word of advice from personal experience is to “just go.” I was nervous to even visit a mosque for the first time until I felt like I was knowledgeable enough to walk through the door, but my fiancé and another Muslim friend of mine insisted I “just go” anyway - they don’t expect you to know everything :) not even born & raised Muslims “know everything” 😅 I’m sure they’d be very kind, friendly and generous, and would love to answer any questions you have! There’s an open house event at my local mosque every week for non-muslims who are curious, I ended up reverting that same day! Personally, that was the greatest decision I’ve ever made and ended up being the most important day of my life, Masha’Allah ✨
@@sabrsiren I thank you, brother, for the kind words and encouragement as I continue my search into Islam. I totally get the idea behind "just go and see"...I mean, there's really no prerequisite to stepping forward in faith, and it's not necessary to be fully versed in all aspects of the faith before stepping through the doors of the masjid. I too admire that that Islam closely aligns with my political worldview, and I've been researching orgs like Muslims for Progressive Values to see how my ideology fits in with the theology of Islam. My journey through the Quran (though slow, and in the early stages) is truly an enjoyment,, and I've managed to find various resources on the web to assist in my understanding. My hope is to find a helpful guide along the way to share my thoughts, questions and concerns with as my knowledge deepens. Thank you again for sharing your suggestions with me!
Alhamdulillah, our family lives a simple yet fulfilling life. Though we sometimes struggle to afford our necessities due to financial burdens, but we trust in the mercy of Allah, for He provides as He wills. Dear Muslims, remember that with every hardship comes ease, and this dunya is only temporary. Strive for your Akhirah.
Thank you Imam Tom on this topic that many of Muslim are not always aware. Yes I agree, inshallah I work on not overconsuming from now on. It's very overwhelming and very wasteful on micro and macro level and it causes unnecessary competition and greed which is haram!
Alhamdulillah Sheikh, I have a full fledged no buy intention for the entire year. Also Sheikh I noticed its not just small unnecessary items like a liptick or lotion or face cream, even in terms of food I have stopped overshopping. My pantry is already full of lentils and beans and I should buy only few fresh fruits or vegetables, I have no need for all those stocks and stocks of food. Alhamdulillah I have enough and I realize Allah will question me about every single grain I have and item I have stocked. May Allah guide us all from temptation and greed. Aameen.
We all must start to overthinking our consumption…Switch off the light in rooms you are not in, turn off the water, wear your clothes more than 1x, wash full loads of laundry, use less detergent, walk more instead to take your car, buy less unnecessary thing, make a no buy year for clothes, buy seasonal fruits and vegetables, buy your food from local farmers ( eggs, meat and vegetables) ,no ramadan presents, bring your own food at work, repair broken stuff or go to a thrift store, learn to sew, these are small steps but I never saved so much money and I could support a Family in Gaza, and still have enough money to put in the side for rainy days.
Islam is the reason I became a Muslim minimalist. Now I know some people on here will get triggered by this but if, like this man said, we pay attention to where our food comes from, where our clothes come from, where everything comes from, there is no other way. We can all do better.
May Allah guide us I need to be more mindful when doing wudu I usually just keep the water on (faucet) as I make wudu I will begin using a bucket and flowering water jug pour the water as I make wudu I want as much good deeds as possible for I need all the mercy as I can get For I am a sinner and I need Allah to forgive me Forgive all of us Ameen
MashaAllah! Such a beautiful and thought provoking reminder, JazackaAllah khair! This is right on time…Ramadan is right around the corner, imagine if we started this Ramadan and checked back here during Ramadan next year and discussed how our year of no over consumption went!
I’m still wondering why muslims are not at the forefront of this issue when Islam, at the core of its teaching are sustainability, minimalism, environmentalism, moderation, modesty.
As salaam alaikum. Be the change you want to see. If you don’t see Muslims at the forefront, InshaAllah YOU step up to the front and just like in prayer, may others fill the gaps. Hope you find this in peace.
I pray for guidance for all the people that i live around and ppl in general. I see people wasting things by buying big amounts of it and disposing of things as if its nothing 😢 i feel sad. Its true that we as muslims should wake up and see the reality and b in the frontline.
Imam Tom bringing the ummah out of the darkness of consumerism into the light of sustainability. ❤ It was cute when he said "Mr . Walmart", though. I am old enough to remember when Sam Walton (the founder of Walmart) used to be studied in business school as a role model for how to build a valued workforce (treating employees as "associates", giving them ownership in the business, rewarding loyalty). Then he got bought out and his ethics made irrelevant, 'cos that's how corporations roll. If - no, actually WHEN, we the ummah stop bankrolling cheap and exploitative corps like Walmart and its fiendish cousin Amazon, THEN we will be on the path to more prophetic living. So get out there! Show your thrift stores some love! Share tools and accessories. Mend your broken and torn items. Stop buying new things if at all possible!
We should donate and recycle instead of throwing things away. You can recycle clean clothes that have holes/stains at H&M stores, there's a drop off bin near the checkout. You can recycle shoes that are too worn out for donation at Sports Basement. If you need to buy something, consider going to a second hand store since it's better for the environment and cheaper.
Absolutely. Thank you for this video. Allah SWT says in the Holy Quran: "Indeed, the wasteful are brothers of the devils, and ever has Satan been to his Lord ungrateful." We should be growing food for our families and have Muslim farmers, Muslim tailors, Muslim car-makers, the list goes on and on. Convenience is a tool of Shaitan. We desperately need more Muslims not just working for some big name company in the West that has no care for Islamic ethics, but rather making their own companies that are just as good if not better and ensuring all the work is done with utmost care for ethics and consciousness of God's Judgment. And there shouldn't be a concern for making profit, every Muslim company should be nonprofit in nature and solely existing to serve other Muslims or oppressed people with as much care for doing business with thought and intention of pleasing Allah. Anything less is a huge disgrace against our Lord, and He will hold us accountable.
Profit is not an evil thing as long as you spend it well on yourself, family and charity but you are absolutely right! We need to do better as Muslims, creating wealth (secure not necessarily rich) as a community instead of slaving away for a paycheck
Uh, people need to make a living and feed their families, so your statement towards the end is very incorrect. The sahabah were merchants and traders. They still made a living.
@@JJ-qd9yl This is still not totally true though imo; just because you are spending profits on your family, charity, health, etc. does not make the profit halal. Islam holds us to a very high standard of ensuring that even our income is from as pure of a source as possible. If part of your profit/business model involves the subjugation of people at some step in the chain, whether intentional or unintentional, if you could have been reasonably aware of that subjugation, you will be held accountable. But again, Allah is the Most Just, so if it is not possible for you to have known some evil that was contained within your means of creating profit, then I am sure Allah will be Just in assessing your situation, and won't hold you accountable, but that is between us and God solely. I do agree though that profit is not inherently evil, it is just that it demands a higher standard of scrutiny and in my opinion it is just better to follow in the footsteps of the Prophet and all Prophets and give generously from your wealth and strive to earn a pure/honest source of income.
@@malekibrahim7697 we shouldn’t start a business unless we know the business model is in accordance with Islamic financial rulings and not just profitable, this is where most of us go wrong. I understand your concern brother, may Allah guide us and grant us beneficial knowledge ameen
I think balance is good and you can’t overthink everything we need not to eat more than we need and waist food but it’s ok to buy new clothes and donate old ones it’s ok to have nice things and enjoy life without having too many unnecessary things
Everyone who is able to afford 100 pieces of clothing today....HAS 100 pieces of clothing today....No one thinks about owning less for a peaceful life....they just understand owning as much as you can..to show off to people that don't even care about them....
Assalamu alaykum brothers and sisters please read to the end for the sake of Allah, please if someone can lend me money write to me, this is not a joke, please take this seriously. Thank you
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why are you blaming the consumer for. You should be blaming the companies that are making rubbish products that do not last long.
Alhamdulillah!!! Finally a video about this. I see Muslims over consuming as if it's nothing
Yes very true
Yes I agree! And many are materialistic which becomes overwhelming.
most of mankind are ungrateful to Allah, the Most Generous
In Islam, there is something called Qana'ah, which is the state of your heart where you feel sufficient and grateful with everything you have right now.
alhamdulillãh 😌
Maybe in english we can say, feel ‘content’
This is a message that needs to go beyond YT and social media, it needs to be in the darrs and khutbahs in our masjids and madrassahs - more importantly, it needs to be practised and taught by parents to children as part of tarbiyyah.
Allahu Akbar
Alhamdulilah I feel as if first gen muslim Americans are waking up to this reality and fighting against the materialistic, capitalistic, consumerist, unappreciative culture. May Allah continue to guide us, make our path to sustaining a simple and halal livelihood easy Ameen 🤍 in the footsteps of the prophet
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you Imam Tom!
Let’s do a no buy 2025. We’ll have so much excess as an ummah to rebuild Gaza and beyond.
I appreciate your perspective on consumerism and how it imperils not only the environment but the social fabric of society as well. I've been exploring Islam for the past few months, and I'm reading the Clear Quran for the first time. I'm only a few chapters in, so I'm not familiar with Quranic theology, especially in terms of sustainability, materialism or wealth/income distribution. But I do enjoy the journey I'm on, and I'm always in search of guidance and knowledge for how to gauge if I should revert. Your videos are direct, personable and founded on reason and logic. Thank you for your efforts to educate the YT community!
Masha’Allah! Many of the comments here make me happy to see - I wish you all the best on your journey in learning more about Islam :) I have been in your same place and took the Shahada at my local masjid in July 2024, Alhamdullilah. My fiancé is a Muslim from Gaza and part of what drew me to learn more about Islam was his patience, his ability to be joyful or content even still with what he had, even if what he had was nothing… and I realized that if I had nothing, but also didn’t have God, then I would *really* have nothing - that is true bankruptcy… I was drawn to how closely Islam aligns with my “politics” and moral principles already, including environmentalism and conservation efforts. So seeing this video now is very comforting because I am familiar with terms like planned obsolescence or anti-consumption, and all the time, whenever I learn something new about Islam it only strengthens my iman further and reaffirms my place here.
May Allah SWT continue to guide you on the Straight Path, and may you be rewarded doubly for your struggles and good efforts 🤲🏻 Ameen
Like me, your curiosity and desire to learn and to do things the “right way” primes you for Islam well I think, haha 🤍 Many reverts, myself included mention the same praises you do about Islam - that it sounds logical, reasonable and fair, and seeking credible sources is always emphasized. My biggest word of advice from personal experience is to “just go.” I was nervous to even visit a mosque for the first time until I felt like I was knowledgeable enough to walk through the door, but my fiancé and another Muslim friend of mine insisted I “just go” anyway - they don’t expect you to know everything :) not even born & raised Muslims “know everything” 😅 I’m sure they’d be very kind, friendly and generous, and would love to answer any questions you have! There’s an open house event at my local mosque every week for non-muslims who are curious, I ended up reverting that same day! Personally, that was the greatest decision I’ve ever made and ended up being the most important day of my life, Masha’Allah ✨
@@sabrsiren I thank you, brother, for the kind words and encouragement as I continue my search into Islam. I totally get the idea behind "just go and see"...I mean, there's really no prerequisite to stepping forward in faith, and it's not necessary to be fully versed in all aspects of the faith before stepping through the doors of the masjid. I too admire that that Islam closely aligns with my political worldview, and I've been researching orgs like Muslims for Progressive Values to see how my ideology fits in with the theology of Islam. My journey through the Quran (though slow, and in the early stages) is truly an enjoyment,, and I've managed to find various resources on the web to assist in my understanding. My hope is to find a helpful guide along the way to share my thoughts, questions and concerns with as my knowledge deepens. Thank you again for sharing your suggestions with me!
Alhamdulillah, our family lives a simple yet fulfilling life. Though we sometimes struggle to afford our necessities due to financial burdens, but we trust in the mercy of Allah, for He provides as He wills. Dear Muslims, remember that with every hardship comes ease, and this dunya is only temporary. Strive for your Akhirah.
May Allah bless you more
What a great reminder for Americans as things become more expensive!
Many of the cheap things we took for granted came at a high cost
This series of reminders is SO awesome! Allahumma barik! Jazakallahu khayran
Thank you Imam Tom on this topic that many of Muslim are not always aware. Yes I agree, inshallah I work on not overconsuming from now on. It's very overwhelming and very wasteful on micro and macro level and it causes unnecessary competition and greed which is haram!
Alhamdulillah Sheikh, I have a full fledged no buy intention for the entire year. Also Sheikh I noticed its not just small unnecessary items like a liptick or lotion or face cream, even in terms of food I have stopped overshopping. My pantry is already full of lentils and beans and I should buy only few fresh fruits or vegetables, I have no need for all those stocks and stocks of food. Alhamdulillah I have enough and I realize Allah will question me about every single grain I have and item I have stocked. May Allah guide us all from temptation and greed. Aameen.
spend on others 🫂
A lot to ponder upon. Jazaak Allahu khair for another great episode
We all must start to overthinking our consumption…Switch off the light in rooms you are not in, turn off the water, wear your clothes more than 1x, wash full loads of laundry, use less detergent, walk more instead to take your car, buy less unnecessary thing, make a no buy year for clothes, buy seasonal fruits and vegetables, buy your food from local farmers ( eggs, meat and vegetables) ,no ramadan presents, bring your own food at work, repair broken stuff or go to a thrift store, learn to sew, these are small steps but I never saved so much money and I could support a Family in Gaza, and still have enough money to put in the side for rainy days.
Islam is the reason I became a Muslim minimalist. Now I know some people on here will get triggered by this but if, like this man said, we pay attention to where our food comes from, where our clothes come from, where everything comes from, there is no other way.
We can all do better.
Alhamdulillah i hav downloaded this video so I can remind myself even offline ❤😊
May Allah guide us
I need to be more mindful when doing wudu
I usually just keep the water on (faucet) as I make wudu
I will begin using a bucket and flowering water jug pour the water as I make wudu
I want as much good deeds as possible for I need all the mercy as I can get
For I am a sinner and I need Allah to forgive me
Forgive all of us
Ameen
Ameen 🤲🏾
This is so relatable to our daily life.
MashaAllah! Such a beautiful and thought provoking reminder, JazackaAllah khair! This is right on time…Ramadan is right around the corner, imagine if we started this Ramadan and checked back here during Ramadan next year and discussed how our year of no over consumption went!
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Love how yaqueen find always themes in which i just got interested to 😂 and can then find knowledge through them! Thank you!
Subhanallah... Perfect timing! I was just thinking about this topic.. And lately interested to be more frugal in my consumption
So well explained 🥹 Mashaa Allah... so succinctly put... I'm amazed by your eloquence!
Alhamdulillah this is the video I've been looking
I’m still wondering why muslims are not at the forefront of this issue when Islam, at the core of its teaching are sustainability, minimalism, environmentalism, moderation, modesty.
As salaam alaikum. Be the change you want to see. If you don’t see Muslims at the forefront, InshaAllah YOU step up to the front and just like in prayer, may others fill the gaps. Hope you find this in peace.
@@brandongaitor127Yes minimalism is what I’m striving now and single-use plastic free life.
Who can talk better on current affairs through Islamic perspective than imam tom
JazakAllah Khair
JazakAllah Khair. That's an important message to all of us
May Allah reward you all for this
Such an important message
Alhamdoelilah. Very interesting.
Jazak Allah khairan Imam Tom, great advice!
Right
May Allah guide us all❤
Ameen
Alhamdulillah FINALLY A video about this !!
Jazakh'Allah
Masha Allah ❤️
Much needed address. Alhamdulillah
I pray for guidance for all the people that i live around and ppl in general. I see people wasting things by buying big amounts of it and disposing of things as if its nothing 😢 i feel sad. Its true that we as muslims should wake up and see the reality and b in the frontline.
Imam Tom bringing the ummah out of the darkness of consumerism into the light of sustainability. ❤
It was cute when he said "Mr . Walmart", though. I am old enough to remember when Sam Walton (the founder of Walmart) used to be studied in business school as a role model for how to build a valued workforce (treating employees as "associates", giving them ownership in the business, rewarding loyalty). Then he got bought out and his ethics made irrelevant, 'cos that's how corporations roll.
If - no, actually WHEN, we the ummah stop bankrolling cheap and exploitative corps like Walmart and its fiendish cousin Amazon, THEN we will be on the path to more prophetic living.
So get out there! Show your thrift stores some love! Share tools and accessories. Mend your broken and torn items. Stop buying new things if at all possible!
Appreciate this video, thank you.
جزاک اللہ ❤
We should donate and recycle instead of throwing things away. You can recycle clean clothes that have holes/stains at H&M stores, there's a drop off bin near the checkout. You can recycle shoes that are too worn out for donation at Sports Basement. If you need to buy something, consider going to a second hand store since it's better for the environment and cheaper.
There are narrations which state that the Rasool (SAW) used to repair his own clothes. He was 'reduce, re-use, recycle' in action, ma sha Allah.
I really love this series.
alhamdulillah
The main thing society is lacking right now. Go after your necessity instead of money.
You need money to buy necessities
we need more on Hallaq from you Imam Tom - on youtube - (to bring him to the lay masses, such as myself)
Alhumdulliah!!! ❤
Subhanallah,please more on this topic.
Love to learn more of such thing
JazakAllah
Salaalahu Caleyhi Wasalam
Amazing content May Allah increase barakah in yaqueen and the team ameen
Excellent video!
This issue couldn't be more prevalent right now........
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Our religion taught us each and everything,but we are unfortunate not to follow that.
Absolutely. Thank you for this video. Allah SWT says in the Holy Quran:
"Indeed, the wasteful are brothers of the devils, and ever has Satan been to his Lord ungrateful."
We should be growing food for our families and have Muslim farmers, Muslim tailors, Muslim car-makers, the list goes on and on. Convenience is a tool of Shaitan. We desperately need more Muslims not just working for some big name company in the West that has no care for Islamic ethics, but rather making their own companies that are just as good if not better and ensuring all the work is done with utmost care for ethics and consciousness of God's Judgment. And there shouldn't be a concern for making profit, every Muslim company should be nonprofit in nature and solely existing to serve other Muslims or oppressed people with as much care for doing business with thought and intention of pleasing Allah. Anything less is a huge disgrace against our Lord, and He will hold us accountable.
Profit is not an evil thing as long as you spend it well on yourself, family and charity but you are absolutely right! We need to do better as Muslims, creating wealth (secure not necessarily rich) as a community instead of slaving away for a paycheck
Uh, people need to make a living and feed their families, so your statement towards the end is very incorrect. The sahabah were merchants and traders. They still made a living.
@@JJ-qd9yl This is still not totally true though imo; just because you are spending profits on your family, charity, health, etc. does not make the profit halal. Islam holds us to a very high standard of ensuring that even our income is from as pure of a source as possible. If part of your profit/business model involves the subjugation of people at some step in the chain, whether intentional or unintentional, if you could have been reasonably aware of that subjugation, you will be held accountable. But again, Allah is the Most Just, so if it is not possible for you to have known some evil that was contained within your means of creating profit, then I am sure Allah will be Just in assessing your situation, and won't hold you accountable, but that is between us and God solely.
I do agree though that profit is not inherently evil, it is just that it demands a higher standard of scrutiny and in my opinion it is just better to follow in the footsteps of the Prophet and all Prophets and give generously from your wealth and strive to earn a pure/honest source of income.
@@malekibrahim7697 we shouldn’t start a business unless we know the business model is in accordance with Islamic financial rulings and not just profitable, this is where most of us go wrong. I understand your concern brother, may Allah guide us and grant us beneficial knowledge ameen
I came to know in the US , ppl said ," our fridge will be unserviceable in 10 years, so that ppl can get new
I think balance is good and you can’t overthink everything we need not to eat more than we need and waist food but it’s ok to buy new clothes and donate old ones it’s ok to have nice things and enjoy life without having too many unnecessary things
Support your local farmers, create groups that are committed and take turns shopping for 4 families
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This is basically Islam vs Capitalism
Oh Allah forgive us 😭
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Allah (swt) mentions in the Glorious Quran not to spend extravagantely.
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Blind consumerism especially in light of the genocide is acceptable on any level
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Salaam. I beg to disagree with a lot of points in this video. A great video nonetheless.
Everyone who is able to afford 100 pieces of clothing today....HAS 100 pieces of clothing today....No one thinks about owning less for a peaceful life....they just understand owning as much as you can..to show off to people that don't even care about them....
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"ولا حاجة" معبرة جداً حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل
Assalamu alaykum brothers and sisters please read to the end for the sake of Allah, please if someone can lend me money write to me, this is not a joke, please take this seriously. Thank you
why are you blaming the consumer for. You should be blaming the companies that are making rubbish products that do not last long.
People covering their ears in my school did not like religion.
And they waste food
This is what actually halal is
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