Video summary
The video features a content creator named Bobby who critiques the behavior of young women who have recently converted to Islam, arguing that many of them struggle with hypocrisy rather than genuine faith. He specifically targets individuals like "Ash," a twenty-year-old convert who publicly claims to be struggling with her iman and learning about the religion while simultaneously challenging Islamic norms in ways he deems inappropriate. Bobby expresses frustration with what he perceives as an attention-seeking narrative where these converts complain about religious policing or claim that Islam is too difficult, only to later justify their own deviations from practice by citing personal desires or liberal interpretations of scripture. He views this pattern as a contradiction between their public personas and their actual adherence to Islamic principles.
A central argument in the video is the issue of unauthorized interpretation of the Quran and Hadith by laypeople who lack scholarly training. Bobby criticizes converts for claiming authority over religious texts without listening to established Islamic scholars or following the guidance of the Sahaba (companions of the Prophet). He points out that while these women may claim not to worship scholars, they effectively choose their own interpretations when it suits them, ignoring the obligatory pillars of Islam such as the five daily prayers. He draws a parallel between this behavior and the decline of Christianity, where individuals prioritize personal feelings over institutional or traditional religious guidance, suggesting that this individualistic approach undermines the core tenets of any faith.
The speaker also addresses the inconsistency in how these converts present themselves on social media, noting instances where they claim modesty issues or wardrobe problems while posting images that contradict their stated struggles. He highlights specific examples, such as a convert who previously wore a hijab and protested for Palestine but later claimed she could not afford modest clothing, which Bobby dismisses as an excuse to wear revealing outfits like pink mini dresses. Furthermore, he challenges the notion of challenging cultural norms in Muslim-majority countries without having lived experience there, accusing these influencers of imposing their own European or Western cultural biases onto Islamic teachings while simultaneously calling out hypocrisy in the global Muslim community (the ummah).
Ultimately, Bobby concludes that true accountability and humility are missing from this group of converts, who he believes prioritize their own whims over divine commandments. He emphasizes that while everyone is accountable to Allah for their own sins, making a public spectacle of one's spiritual journey without adhering to the basics of the faith is misleading and harmful. The video ends with a call for viewers to reflect on these issues, encouraging them to support charitable causes in Gaza, Sudan, and Syria, and reminding the audience that genuine faith requires obedience to God and His messengers rather than following personal interpretations or trends.
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Call out. That's the best. [laughter]
Call out hypocrisy in the ummah. Woman,
sit down. Your 20year-old girl that
converted to Islam says is struggling
with her iman is learning about Islam
and now you're calling out the hypocrisy
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All right, guys. Welcome back to the
channel. If you're new, my name is
Bobby. Guys, I really had it with those
women reverting to Islam and then trying
to liberalize Islam and change Islam
into their whims and desires. Is
absolutely pathetic to see. First and
foremost, I called out Lil Black Ray or
Black Li Ray. I always get this mixed
up. The former porn star that then
allegedly became a Muslim. I called it
out from the start and everybody start
giving me backlash. Oh, Bobby, you have
to accept her. Allah forgave her sins. I
don't have to do anything. I simply call
it out the way that I see it. And long
story short, little black ray after a
few months of being a proper Muslim in a
hijab and sometimes even in a nicab now
is running around with other men without
a hijab, etc., etc., you name it. So now
here in the background we see Ash, that
is her Instagram name. Underneath it
says Poly Princess, Polish Princess, I'm
not too sure. I'm vegan by the way, it
says as well. [laughter]
That explains the rest, of course.
Anyways, like all of those other women
that revert to Islam, after a while,
when they start getting the haram police
on their pages, they get frustrated and
they turn this into an attention-seeking
show where they complain about the way
that they are perceived, the way that
Islam is even perceived. And somehow
them as reverts now understand Islam
better than anybody else. Listen guys,
I'm a revert to Islam myself and I will
never proclaim that I somehow now am
some sort of student of knowledge. I
understand Islam. No, I'm still here to
learn after being a Muslim for 4 years.
Alhamdulillah. Moreover, I'm a sinful
guy. It is what it is. I'm far from
perfect. Sometimes you see my Instagram
stories. I'm smoking shisha or
something. And yes, people will reach
out to me. They will send me DMs. They
will tell me that this is haram, etc.,
etc. I'm not here to complain at all. If
somebody critiques me, rightfully so.
I'm in the public eye. I revert publicly
as well. And if I do something that is
not according to Islam, yes, those are
my sins and I'm never going to pretend
then that this is right and somehow no
actually Islam permits you to do this
and this and this and that. No, if I do
something wrong, I do it wrong, man. It
is totally fine. But those women, they
don't know how to spell accountability.
Let's read her post. Everyone loves a
Muslim revert until we dot dot dot until
we love ourselves and our faith in a way
that you don't. Wow, man. Absolutely
amazing. So, this is such a woman thing
to say. Of course, you just don't love
yourself like I do. How do you know
that? [laughter]
It doesn't mean anything either. It
simply means that she worships her own
desires more than you do potentially.
And if you call her out, then it's your
fault because you simply don't love
yourself enough, honey. And the audacity
here to even say that she loves the
faith more than you do if you critique
her. Yeah, that makes sense, sister. May
Allah be with us all, guide us, and show
us mercy. I'm so tired of seeing the
religious policing and paranoia. Okay,
if you're so sick and tired of seeing
the religious policing and paranoia,
maybe you shouldn't make religious
content. How about that? If you want to
live your Islam privately, that is
totally fine. Delete your social media
and do what you want. How many Muslims
are out there that are not wearing the
hijab, that are drinking alcohol, that
are fornicating even? But many people
don't even know that they are Muslims.
So, if you want to live your religion
out in a liberal way, you don't want to
really adhere to the religion. Hey, no
worries. You can do that. But then don't
make yourself into a public figure where
you speak about Islam and become a
pseudo authority. She continues, "The
prophet peace be upon him said,
"Religion is very easy and whoever
overburdens himself in his religion will
not be able to continue in that way. So
you should not be extremists, but try to
be near to perfection and receive the
good tidings that you will be rewarded
and gain strength by worshiping in the
mornings, the afternoons, and during the
last hours of the nights." Salam. Yes,
that is true. There is such a hadith of
the prophet. But what does that mean
now? You shouldn't overburden yourself.
But dear sister, there are certain
practices within Islam that are fart
meaning they're obligatory. And you can
see this here at the end of the hadith
as well. He tells you that you have to
pray basically five times per day. Or
many people, especially where I'm from,
on the balcon Muslims, born Muslims,
they will say, well, it's extremism if
you pray five times per day. See how
those words are being twisted. But that
is not extremism. Adhering to your
religion the way that it's intended to
be is not extremism. Now you're just a
Muslim, a practicing Muslim. If you do
not adhere to the pillars of Islam, you
do not adhere to the basics. Then yeah,
sure, you could be considered still a
Muslim, but a very sinful one. Anyways,
this again just women crying because
they simply want to do what they want to
do. And now, oopsie, Islam actually
feels harder than I thought it would be.
And so now I'm going to tell you what
Islam is here. I'm just going to
cherrypick and tell you, well, don't be
an extremist. Let's see what she's
actually talking about. Let's check it
out. Everyone loves a Muslim revert
until we interpret Quran differently
than you. [laughter]
Sure. What a bunch of nonsense, man.
First and foremost, you have different
denominations, different sects, you have
sectarianism in Islam as well, right? So
therefore, even certain scholars,
certain thinkers of Islam, whatever,
they will disagree of course on the
interpretation. But you now as a lay man
or as a lay woman here, who are you to
interpret the Quran? What the hell? How
does this even make sense? Are you some
sort of scholar now? A shea? You somehow
give us your interpretation of the Quran
now? Who wants to hear that? By the way,
that's her. Yeah, a girl in her early to
mid20ies posing with makeup, doing the
duck face and whatnot, posing herself
without hijab as well, of course, for
good measure with a leopard hijab. Very,
very interesting stuff. Yeah, you're an
absolute authority on Islam and people
should listen [laughter]
to your interpretation of the Quran.
Phenomenal. The audacity and the ego on
those women. And this has 8,470
something likes. Yeah. Then she post
this here. We don't immediately have a
wardrobe of modest clothes. Okay. Let me
check. So, you have 60,000 followers.
You have a bunch of posts. Let's go to
the first post of Islam. Okay. Okay,
I've been scrolling down forever now and
seemingly this is one of the first posts
here. To be totally honest, it looks
like she deleted a lot of posts from
prior. This post here has been posted on
December the 8th, 2024.
So, roughly 2 years ago, she's already
wearing a hijab and a Palestine flag and
a pretty big jacket as well. But now,
one day ago, she's posting, "Don't
immediately have a wardrobe of modest
clothing." Okay, two years ago you're
running around with a hijab and
protesting for Palestine and now all of
a sudden you couldn't get a jacket. And
not only that, no, you cannot get a
jacket and therefore you have to wear
like a pink mini dress on top of
everything. This is just attention
seeking. Nothing more, nothing less.
Probably her daddy didn't hug her enough
when she was a child. Are honest about
our journey to Islam. Literally, nobody
will hate you if you're honest about
your journey to Islam. Struggle with our
iman. Again, nobody will hate you for
that. We know this from authentic hadith
that there are strong times of iman and
weak times. Of course, everybody
fluctuates. We wear the hijab in a way
you don't like. No, this is not true
either. You're simply attention-seeking
and you're provoking. The hijab has been
worn like this by Kazak women, for
example. We see this across Russia. But
you make yourself a social media
influencer. You attract a certain niche
of Muslims and then you're posing with
the hijab in an inappropriate fashion.
And I'm not talking about this picture
here. I'm talking about the other
pictures. refuse to hate LGBTQ people.
Classical vegan, of course. Nobody tells
you to hate the LGBTQ people, but the
sin has to be hated. Of course, call
out. That's the best. [laughter]
Call out hypocrisy in the ummah. Woman,
sit down. Your 20year-old girl that
converted to Islam says is struggling
with her iman, is learning about Islam,
and now you're calling out the hypocrisy
in the ummah. Who are you? challenge
cultural norms that have nothing to do
with Islam. Okay, how do you know where
you are from? Are you from a Muslim
country? Have you visited Muslim
countries? I see a European city in the
background. So, which cultural norms are
you challenging? Do you go to the
Emirates, for example, and then you're
challenging their cultural norms? Do you
go to Saudi? Do you go to Turkey? What
are you talking about? Who are you to
challenge anything? Dude, it's really
insane, man. Women again have no
accountability, no humility at all. I'm
speaking in generalizations here of
course but it is really the case most of
the time and then when they get social
media and on top of that they make their
persona about reverting to Islam forget
about it bro don't worship Islamic
scholars okay that is good applause
nobody should worship Islamic scholars
but what you are saying here is that
you're not listening to Islamic scholars
cool don't listen to the Islamic
scholars let's see what you are going by
you go by the hadith you go by the Quran
apparently I mean you listed the hadith
here. Who knows if you go by it. But the
point of the story is that men, the
Sahaba have given you the Quran and the
Hadith. So, do you listen to those men?
Do you obey the messenger of Allah? Or
do you simply take the book, the Quran,
and then you read it the way that you
want to and interpret it the way that
you want to? Because this is what she
admitted already. You simply interpret
it your way. And then if anybody calls
you out on it, throws you some taps or
something, you're going to say, "Well, I
don't worship the Islamic scholars. Oh,
you're mad at me because I'm
interpreting the Quran another way. Ah,
have boundaries. [laughter]
What does that even mean?
It's so pathetic, man. Now she's talking
about boundaries. And in that picture,
of course, all of a sudden she's wearing
the nikab now, right? I have boundaries.
Before that, you're running around with
a pink mini dress and without hijab. But
now you have the boundaries. Sure.
Reclaim our spiritual journey as just
between us and Allah, not any other
Muslim. Yes, that is true. In the end,
we're all accountable for our own lives.
That is correct. But the question is,
what do you follow? This is the same
thing that Christians do nowadays. Well,
Jesus is in my heart. I don't go to the
church. I don't listen to those old
priests. I can read the Bible by myself.
And God knows what's in my heart. Sounds
familiar. This is literally what
destroyed Christianity. And you're
trying to do the exact same thing with
Islam. And this is where we call you
out. Anyways, guys, this is it for
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