Sabiha Khanum
ASSALAMU ALAYKUM
LESS REMINDERS, MORE DOPAMINE
KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT ACTION
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said that a person’s feet will not move on the Day of Judgment until they are asked: after having so much knowledge, did they act upon it?
Whenever you watch a reel, you gain knowledge. Once you gain that knowledge, it becomes your responsibility to implement and follow that reminder in your life. For example:
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Backbiting is dangerous.
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Lowering the gaze is mandatory.
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Tahajjud has immense reward.
WATCHING ISLAMIC REELS FEELS PRODUCTIVE
CONFUSION BECAUSE OF TOO MUCH EXPOSURE
When people watch online debates, they see many content creators talking about Islam. On one hand, you find well-verified and certified scholars, but on the other hand, there are people who have no connection to Islamic law or education but claim to be well-educated. They come and share their opinions on matters and start giving rulings. These online influencers confuse us about what is right and what is wrong. While certified scholars have one view on a topic, influencers who call themselves scholars share a different answer based on incomplete knowledge. This creates an atmosphere of confusion. People don’t understand what to do. Therefore, my suggestion is to take opinions only from:
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Well-known certified scholars.
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Authentic sources by searching on Google yourself.
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Check the background of an influencer before taking their advice.
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Seek opinions from multiple scholars.
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Look for information yourself in the Quran and Sunnah.
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Sunnah.com: A website for authentic Hadith.
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Quran.com: A website for the Quran with translations.
IT’S NOT ABOUT INFORMATION, IT’S ABOUT TRANSFORMATION
Simply having information about Islam is not a big deal. Unless you implement it in your life, that knowledge has no value. Iblis also has information about everything. He was once a very pious servant of Allah, but he disobeyed Allah and became among the disbelievers. He still knows that Allah is the only God and that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is the Messenger of Allah. He knows about the Day of Judgment and he knows that what he is doing will lead him to Hell, yet he does not stop.
WHAT IS THE CURE FOR THIS?
What I am watching and what I have learned today—can I implement this in my life?
If the answer is yes, then first follow that thing in your life. Before moving to the next piece of information, implement things one by one.
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Start with one reminder at a time.
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Limit passive scrolling.
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Use structured learning rather than random consumption.
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Follow only a few reliable scholars.
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Try to understand the Quran yourself.
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Use and understand authentic Hadith.
CONCLUSION
The time we are living in is a blessed and golden opportunity where knowledge is available and accessible everywhere, and that too for free. You don’t need to go to a library where you have to pay to rent books; everything has moved online and access is completely free. Thousands of authentic Hadiths are available online. Debates, khutbahs, and podcasts of scholars from around the world are free online. But despite all this free knowledge, ask yourself: do you follow even one of these reminders?
Always remember, the more knowledge you acquire, the greater your responsibility becomes. And this knowledge is not just for you. If you have siblings or parents at home who do not know about this knowledge, it is your duty to share it with them. It is possible they are doing things contrary to Islam—like Bid’ah or something else—due to a lack of knowledge. If you know through authentic reels that something is wrong, you must explain it to them. If you know and still don’t explain, and they continue doing Bid’ah or sinning, that sin might be recorded in your account as well.
So, that was it. I hope you understand that having knowledge means an increase in responsibility. Whenever you see a reminder in a reel and learn something new, implement it in your life; do not just ignore it.
That is all for today. We will meet with a new topic next. Take care of yourself and your family. May Allah forgive all our sins and accept our supplications. Ameen.
