StayPrincipled

Swolafi, Mr Regimen & Syed have a serious[ly trolly] discussion on this deep[ly over-hyped?] topic. No point putting much of a description because this time you get a long list of timestamps below. This is our series finale before a solid change in branding design and content InShaAllah.... (see the last time stamp for more info). ENJOY! & Please instead email stayprincipled@gmail.com or leave comments as feedback because for now our social media platforms are closed and we lost curiouscat. :( Lol 2:45 - Can I make jokes about my own race? 6:45 - Do such jokes incite hatred? 8:50 - Are all white people in the same category? 10:50 - Institutionalised racism by whites? 12:37 - What does it mean to be ‘black’? 13:10 & 15:20 Colourism/ colourism in marriage/ eurocentric culture? 19:04 - Do we have a responsibility to find our own race attractive? 21:22 - Definition of racism? Is there ‘positive’ racism? 23:30 - Truthful racism? “Africans don’t get skin cancer?” “Black people don’t tan?” 24:53 - Is prejudice / racism okay for quick decision-making? 26:28 - Racial preference in sports? ??:?? (somewhere in between) : Is it racist to not know the differences and between different races, but make judgements based on that?? 30:54 - Is it fair to assume all asians in the UK are Muslims? 33:53 - Knowing your own community better than others / are we under a duty to know other races and cultural intricacies? 35:11 - Is it fair to assume bengalis are short? 36:04 - The cancelling culture… 37:01 - Is it true Afghan guys are still in high school? 40:00 - Living in the age of populism… 42:58 - Does saying something racist make you ‘a racist’ person? What’s the criteria to make it an issue? 43:26 - Can a non-black person say the n-word, can a non-pakistani say ‘p**i’ and can/should those people themselves even say it? Is one worse than another? 46:05 - Why do some mixed-race people identify with one side more than the other (e.g. Mr Regimen who’s half-white half-black calls himself “black”)? + A few other points about mixed-race people 48:37 - “I don’t find any __[insert race/colour]__ people attractive, so don’t tell me about any looking for marriage as I won’t be interested, that’s just my personal preference”; is that a blanket racist statement? 50:52 - A controversial comment made my a ‘white’ individual about some racism not being as deep as people make out… -continued at 59:32 54:16 - Knife crime etc is a ‘coloured’ problem? 56:53 - What’s the responsibility/ appropriate response of a ‘victim’ of prejudice, maybe by the law? 1:01:15 - More on institutional racism in crimes… 1:02:42 - A Question for the listeners! 1:03:29-1:05:32 - A clarification of the earlier person’s controversial comment ( from 50:52 ) - Is it a good justification? Syed and Mr Regimen were not happy loooool 1:08:54 - Is one person or community’s experience of negative racist treatment comparable to another’s? 1:10:22 & 1:12:46 - Islamic Perspectives & 1:10:35 - Concluding thoughts 1:14:51 - This episode of the podcast as series finale and more on what’s to come InShaAllah… #stayprincipled #coolguyspodcast #safebye #sometimesserious #sometimesjokes

Given the crisis in Kashmir and some of the other Muslim lands, we thought it would be relevant to discuss some of the details and principles surrounding it. After some dialogue on the history and the current state of it, we move onto some points about nationalism, identity and the reasons why muslim countries like Pakistan were created. We then get into the idea of Hijrah; moving/travelling for the sake of Allah, all the reasons we encourage it and dispelling some silly myths around it. We hope you enjoy! (We will try to put up some timestamps later :) Feel free to email us or comment with any questions, advice, feedback etc. Email: stayprincipled@gmail.com (Sometimes may be the only active inbox) Instagram: instagram.com/stayprincipled Ask more questions (ideally on topics we haven’t yet spoken about at all): curiouscat.me/stayprincipled Twitter: @StayPrincipled

A shorter, older #StayPrincipled episode (originally intended to be episode 3)... at that time we hadn't really delved into this topic except with this episode but now we definitely have (EP 5 & 8) - nonetheless, have a listen and we'll have some new content for the next one InShaAllah. In this episode, with guest speaker Dawahman (Imran Ibn Mansur), we discuss the rise of muslim celebrities, influencers and social media figureheads, and the Islam or lack of Islam which they portray and convey, which then affects the youth and Muslim community at large.  We hope you enjoy and benefit. Feel free to email us or comment with any questions, advice, feedback etc. Email: stayprincipled@gmail.com Instagram: instagram.com/stayprincipled Our socials: instagram.com/swolafi and instagram.com/regiiimen Da'wahman's channel: https://www.youtube.com/NASEEHASESSIONS & instagram.com/dawahmanreturns

Throwback to the first episode we did, seeing as it wasn’t initially uploaded for the podcast apps. In this shorter podcast episode we discussed true manhood, masculinity, fitness and health, as well as related topics like gym, responsibilities, family and relationships. We hope you enjoy and benefit. Feel free to email us or comment with any questions, advice, feedback etc. Email: stayprincipled@gmail.com Instagram: instagram.com/stayprincipledpodcast Our socials: instagram.com/trollafi and instagram.com/regiiimen

In this episode we do an in-depth critical analysis of social media, especially in light of some ‘recent’ reoccurring events, and we discuss the ikhwani-flowerboy-rainbow culture which is brewing before moving into some Q&A towards the end. One to enjoy. Some of the topics covered include; kufr (disbelief/denial of Islam) due to social media, harms of seeking fame, fandom/groupie culture, judging by following lists, sharing personal lives, theory behind "selfies", problems for future marriages, real life friends, insincerely picking and choosing ‘sunnahs’, and what you should think of us, the #StayPrincipled gang. We hope this doesn’t get more listens/views than Ep 7 ;) We apologise about the audio quality (again), this was recorded in a few separate parts so it’s extra choppy, soon touch good internet lol InShaAllah. Instagram.com/StayPrincipled - YouTube: StayPrincipled - Curiouscat.me/StayPrincipled

This episode focusses almost entirely on the topic of business and entrepreneurship; a much requested topic and hopefully a helpful one (get your notepads out)! - Co-hosted with Syed, who has some solid experience in this field too, Alhamdulillah. We cover the reasons for earning, money management, the theory/ science/ art/ experience of business, how to practically set up and maintain a business and islamic history/ etiquette of business. We also discuss the idea of “being your own boss” compared to “working for someone”/ employment and why one is not necessarily better. We drop some relevant principles and touch on self-sufficiency, the harms of loans, riba, oppression, education for men and women, and even impart a few example business ideas throughout. We hope you enjoy and benefit as always (and apologise for the background static..), and we look forward to the feedback and questions. Instagram.com/StayPrincipled - Twitter.com/StayPrincipled - YouTube: StayPrincipled - CuriousCat.me/StayPrincipled (You get the idea) Below is the hadith and evidence from the ayah we mentioned at around the 1h50m point: Narrated Al-Miqdam: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Nobody has ever eaten a better meal than that which one has earned by working with one's own hands. The Prophet (ﷺ) of Allah, David used to eat from the earnings of his manual labor." حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى، عَنْ ثَوْرٍ، عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَعْدَانَ، عَنِ الْمِقْدَامِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ مَا أَكَلَ أَحَدٌ طَعَامًا قَطُّ خَيْرًا مِنْ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْ عَمَلِ يَدِهِ، وَإِنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ دَاوُدَ ـ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ ـ كَانَ يَأْكُلُ مِنْ عَمَلِ يَدِهِ ‏"‏‏.‏ [Sahih al-Bukhari 2072] فَفَهَّمْنَاهَا سُلَيْمَانَ ۚ وَكُلًّا آتَيْنَا حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا ۚ وَسَخَّرْنَا مَعَ دَاوُودَ الْجِبَالَ يُسَبِّحْنَ وَالطَّيْرَ ۚ وَكُنَّا فَاعِلِينَ And We made Sulaiman (Solomon) to understand (the case), and to each of them We gave Hukman (right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood) and knowledge. And We subjected the mountains and the birds to glorify Our Praises along with Dawud (David), And it was We Who were the doers (of all these things). وَعَلَّمْنَاهُ صَنْعَةَ لَبُوسٍ لَكُمْ لِتُحْصِنَكُمْ مِنْ بَأْسِكُمْ ۖ فَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ شَاكِرُونَ And We taught him the making of metal coats of mail (for battles), to protect you in your fighting. Are you then grateful? [Quran: 21:79-80]

For #StayPrincipled episode 3, (originally intended to be episode 2 lol), we discuss how to build muslim identity, positive role models and how to keep a good circle of friends, plus the role of parents in the moulding of their children and the idea of building a good relationship with your parents. We hope you enjoy and benefit. Feel free to email us or comment with any questions, advice, feedback etc. (Sorry for the late upload!) Link to the part of the Khutbah by Ustadh Abdul Rahman Hassan which we spoke about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDnGIiKFDss Email: stayprincipled@gmail.com Instagram: instagram.com/stayprincipled Our socials: instagram.com/swolafi and instagram.com/mrregimen Ask questions or leave feedback: Curiouscat.me/stayprincipled

Through this episode we discuss training in Ramadan (i.e. doing ’intermittent fasting’), body types, metabolism and training splits. Then (after 26mins) we move onto mental health, and the questions we’ve received on curiouscat.me/stayprincipled. We gloss over ‘young’ marriage, whether the hosts are all married, the alleged “sunnah” of cooking and cleaning for your wife, and sincerity/balance in demanding rights. Then questions about feminism, “gay feelings”, attending mixed family events and more…which round this episode off nicely. For now. Enjoy. lol Feel free to email us or comment with any questions, advice, feedback etc. Email: stayprincipled@gmail.com Instagram: instagram.com/stayprincipled Ask more questions (ideally on topics we haven’t yet spoken about at all): curiouscat.me/stayprincipled Twitter: @StayPrincipled

Ramadan Mubarak - and the topic is related to that theme for this month. We believe the title suffices for the description - almost 3 hours to listen to! We hope you enjoy and benefit because we wanted to make the topics of some Islamic benefit at least for this month. ;) Feel free to email us or comment with any questions, advice, feedback etc. Stay principled. Email: stayprincipled@gmail.com Instagram: instagram.com/stayprincipled Ask questions: curiouscat.me/stayprincipled - we will try to keep them shorter than this one (if that's what you want) Twitter: @StayPrincipled

In this episode we discuss world politics, who to blame in an oppressive world, and the widespread occurrence of #SaintMode (starting at 25:38), its benefits and its harms. We hope you enjoy and benefit. Feel free to email us or comment with any questions, advice, feedback etc. Email: StayPrincipled@gmail.com Instagram: instagram.com/StayPrincipled CuriousCat for questions or topics for the Podcast: curiouscat.me/StayPrincipled Our socials: instagram.com/swolafi and instagram.com/mrregimen Twitter: @StayPrincipled