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Yasir Qadhi

The Art of Being a Gentleman Lessons from the Story of Musa (AS)

Yasir Qadhi

Muslim Central

Society & Culture, Islam, Religion & Spirituality

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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And it is an interaction between two non-mahroms, which results in a marriage. So pay attention, young men, huh?

0:36.0

This is the halal mechanism of interaction that if you do it properly in Shahlawta'ala, you show what it means to be a young man.

0:44.0

So what is the story I'm talking about? It is Surat Al-Kasas that Allah SWT mentions that when Musa fled from Pharaoh,

0:54.0

he wandered into the valley of Median. He came to the valley of Median.

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He found the well of Median, he didn't have any money, he didn't have any food, he needed water.

1:09.0

So he went to the well and he found a whole bunch of people surrounding the well.

1:15.0

Like crowds, hustle and bustle. And he found two young ladies that were being repelled away from the crowd.

1:27.0

They weren't in the middle of the crowd, they were at a distance underneath the well.

1:32.0

So they're a distance away from the well, they're trying to get in but something is repelling them.

1:38.0

Notice he is examining the situation. There's nothing wrong with looking around you seeing male and female

1:43.0

what's going on, this is the sharia, it doesn't say you walk literally blind to your feet, you see what's going on.

1:48.0

And he sees two young ladies with their flock and something is repelling them or they're not in the thick of the crowd.

1:56.0

So he walks up to them, he says, what is the matter with you?

2:04.0

Now here we see as well that a non-mahraman is approaching a non-mahram lady.

2:11.0

And engaging in conversation, but the conversation towards not, can I get your number?

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Not, what's your name? Not, let me tell you about myself.

2:24.0

He sees a bizarre situation and he says minimal conversation.

2:30.0

What is going on? Why are you here? Mahat Bukhuma.

2:33.0

Now, why did he walk up to them?

2:36.0

Some scholars say that it was strange to see women in basically a man's arena.

2:43.0

And this is definitely a very likely possibility.

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