Updates! Texas Dawah Convention — Day Two: Notes from Lectures

Yasir Qadhi added his bit:

I’m writing from the convention center… I’m attending all of the lectures by our dear Shaykh ṣalāh al-Sawi. He is giving an intensive series on the Fiqh of Family life, very interesting.

Its amazing to see ALL of us speakers, whenever we don’t have our own lectures, are eager to attend Sh. Ṣalāh’s lectures. Right now I have Kamal al-Makki, Isam Rajab and Yassir Fazaqa next to me (Yaser Birjas is giving his own lecture now, but attended the previous sessions).

It’s only in Arabic, so audience is the smallest out of all the lectures, but of course its the most academic.

May Allāh bless Sh. Ṣalāh, and all of the other people of knowledge who benefit the Ummah!

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Bro. ibnabeeomar was kind enough to stay up past his bed time in order to bring the MM readers a quick recap of Saturday's talks on “Archetype of a Muslim Husband”, “Rules of Islamic Engagement” & “Men are from Mecca, Women are from Medinah”:

Archetype of a Muslim Husband, by Yaser Birjas

• There are not enough lectures on how to take care of your wife – men know better than to attend! ;)
• Correction: The “perfect” husband can only be found in Jannah.
• To be a good man, you must be good inside the house as well as outside. Too many times men have one face outside, and transform into someone else when they come home.
• Don't look for someone that doesn't have mistakes; look for someone who works at rectifying their mistakes.
• Being strict does not make you more religious: be playful in the house; it is a concession we're given so take advantage of it (as long as it doesn't violate shari'ah).
• Be generous to your family first before being generous to others, like guests.

Rules of Islamic Engagement, by Waleed Basyouni

• The Qur'an says those daughters who were killed out of ignorance by their fathers will be asked why they were killed; Allāh will not even honor the killers enough to directly ask them the question.
• Women worry about their future until they get married; men don't worry about their future until they get married.
• Moral societies must be based on family units.
• “Love is the force behind every action on Earth“, Ibn al-Qayyim.

Men are from Mecca, Women are from Medinah, by “The Three Yasers” (Hilarious!)

• Yasir Qadhi was asked to speak on this panel because Yaser Birjas and Yaser Fazaqa were already confirmed, so they asked him due to the fact that his name was Yasir: “Why are no women speaking on the panel? If any women here are named Yasir, they are welcome to come speak.“
• Yaser Fazaqa spoke after Yasir Qadhi because, as he said, they decided age will come before beauty.
• Makkah was dry and rough; the Makki verses are short, small, and to the point. Medinah was more serene and peaceful; Madani verses are longer and more detailed (Kamal al-Makki was asked to speak since his last name is al-Makki, and he is short! :) )
• The wife of Imraan prayed for a son that she could dedicate to the service of Allāh – her dua was answered, but this exceptional son first needed an exceptional mother to give birth to him: Maryam (peace be upon her).