ST:#68 Problematic Hadiths Case Study - Part 4 | Sh. Anwar Arafat (2022-09-17) ​

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ST:#68 Problematic Hadiths Case Study - Part 4 | Sh. Anwar Arafat

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Summary of ST:#68 Problematic Hadiths Case Study - Part 4 | Sh. Anwar Arafat ​

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discusses the importance of taking the testimony of women in Islamic law. explains that generally, a woman's testimony is considered more reliable than a man's because she is more familiar with financial contracts. However, this does not always hold true in today's society, as there are now many women who are experts in this area. In the next episode, the speaker will discuss the implications of taking a woman's testimony in specific situations.

00:00:00 Discusses a problematic hadith in detail, and provides a case for its veracity. It explains that the hadith refers to a special prayer that Muslims need to perform, and that the Prophet Muhammad warned women about the dangers of hellfire.

• 00:05:00 Discusses a problematic hadith in which Prophet Muhammad supposedly says that women are deficient in their intellect and religion. He goes on to say that this hadith was misunderstood, as the first two points were not contested. He then clarifies that the hadith is referring to women's practice of religion, not their intellect. He concludes by saying that women can still be obedient to Allah and that their reward is not less than men's.
• 00:10:00 This 1-paragraph summary discusses the traditional view among scholars that women are deficient in intellect and are not to pray or fast during their menses cycle. This view has changed in modern times, however, as more women have surpassed men in terms of intellectual capacities.
• 00:15:00 Discusses a problem with hadiths, specifically those that prescribe a lesser intellectual burden for women. Modern scholars seem to agree that both are prescriptive, and that women were not generally experts in financial contracts fourteen hundred years ago. This is why the prophet, salallahu 'alayhi wasallam, allowed a woman to testify in her area of expertise, such as breastfeeding.
• 00:20:00 Discusses the importance of taking the testimony of women in Islamic law. explains that generally, a woman's testimony is considered more reliable than a man's because she is more familiar with financial contracts. However, this does not always hold true in today's society, as there are now many women who are experts in this area. In the next episode, the speaker will discuss the implications of taking a woman's testimony in specific situations.

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0:00:14 upon you all and welcome to another0:00:16 episode of sapient thoughts where we0:00:18 discuss theo philosophical issues we0:00:20 answer some of the contentions that are0:00:22 brought against islam and we0:00:24 offer a case for the veracity and beauty0:00:26 of islam in sha allah0:00:28 my name is anwar arafat and today we are0:00:31 continuing with our case study of a0:00:33 problematic hadith and we're applying of0:00:35 course our hadith toolkit we are on tool0:00:38 number 10 which is the last of the tools0:00:40 this is where we reconcile a lot of the0:00:43 issues that we have and we'll offer a0:00:45 synthesis0:00:46 of ideas before we do so we're going to0:00:48 do a reread of the hadith now with all0:00:51 of this information that we've shared so0:00:53 far so that we can actually understand0:00:55 it contextually0:00:58 so in rereading the hadith we see that0:01:01 the prophet sallallahu sallam0:01:03 came out to the people it wasn't during0:01:06 aid it seems to be the case some of the0:01:08 narratives mentioned that right but0:01:09 there is a hesitation which aid that was0:01:11 but in the version that it's in muatla0:01:13 and some others it actually mentions0:01:14 that it was during the eclipse and this0:01:16 seems to be the more correct one0:01:18 so during the eclipse if we know now0:01:20 within the context of that entire day0:01:23 what happened earlier that day is that0:01:25 the prophet salallahu's son ibrahim0:01:28 passed away0:01:30 and ibrahim was0:01:32 a year and a half old0:01:34 and he was a baby basically an infant he0:01:36 buries him0:01:38 and he's very concerned and the prophet0:01:40 wept he was sad in fact some of the0:01:42 companions came and they said ya0:01:43 rasulallah0:01:44 you know you're crying0:01:46 um didn't you forbid us from this and he0:01:48 said no i forbade you from wailing0:01:50 meaning that's like the desperation cry0:01:52 where the person is it's out it's loud0:01:56 they're0:01:56 tearing their clothes0:01:58 right they're hitting themselves that0:02:00 type of wailing is forbidden crying it's0:02:03 completely natural and in fact he said0:02:05 it's a mercy0:02:07 and the prophet experienced that with0:02:09 the death of his child may allah protect0:02:11 any one of us you know from losing our0:02:12 children i mean preserve them for us0:02:15 and so it was a it was a0:02:17 emotional day already for the prophet0:02:19 salallahu0:02:21 and then the eclipse starts0:02:23 and many of the companions many of the0:02:26 muslims that were there they said oh0:02:27 look the eclipse this is proof that0:02:31 the prophet peace be upon him's son is0:02:34 in fact a great man if he were to live0:02:37 meaning0:02:38 and they said this because their belief0:02:40 was at the time that when there's an0:02:42 eclipse it's either due to the death or0:02:45 the birth of a great person so this is0:02:47 proof0:02:48 that ibrahim is a great person this is0:02:50 proof that the prophet is a prophet now0:02:52 the prophet sallam if he was a liar if0:02:53 he was deluded or anything like this he0:02:55 would have said oh yeah totally like uh0:02:58 this is what happens sure you know the0:03:00 eclipse proves that i'm a prophet proves0:03:01 that my son would have been a great man0:03:03 if he lived0:03:04 he didn't say that he actually said no0:03:06 the eclipse has nothing to do with the0:03:08 birth or the death of anyone0:03:11 and it's only a sign it's an ayah a sign0:03:14 from the signs of god and i am in allah0:03:16 and0:03:17 we can do a whole0:03:19 perhaps episode on the eclipse and its0:03:21 significance inshallah ta'ala so0:03:24 he sets the record straight nowadays we0:03:26 know that he's completely correct it's0:03:27 just a natural phenomenon that happens0:03:29 but it causes that sense of awe0:03:32 and inspiration like no other which is0:03:34 where the sign lies0:03:36 for us0:03:37 so0:03:38 the prophet saws hurries and he tells0:03:40 everybody there's a prayer there's a0:03:41 special prayer that we need to do of0:03:43 course we know that the special prayer0:03:44 and while he was praying as we said in0:03:46 the previous episode he's shown paradise0:03:49 he's shown the hellfire0:03:51 he now wants to embody his job0:03:54 his job as a prophet is bashir0:03:57 bashir a bearer of glad tidings good0:03:59 news0:04:00 and nadir a warner he's coming to warn0:04:03 them this is exactly what he does0:04:05 especially with the women he goes up to0:04:07 them he says0:04:11 this is where the hadith starts0:04:13 oh women folk0:04:15 you need to give charity in some0:04:16 narrations it says0:04:19 even if it is from your own jewelry0:04:23 because remember some women will be like0:04:24 well i don't have money i don't have0:04:26 income i just have my savings and a lot0:04:27 of them their savings is in their0:04:28 jewelry he says even if it's from your0:04:30 jewelry why because you need to save0:04:32 yourselves from the fire you can't just0:04:34 rely on your husband you can't just rely0:04:35 on someone else for your own salvation0:04:38 and we talked about this before so they0:04:40 need to do that so then he was asked why0:04:43 are we the majority of the inhabitants0:04:45 of the hellfire and he says so he's0:04:47 mentioning three things0:04:49 out of these three the women contested0:04:52 only the third but they did not contest0:04:54 the first two ibn hajjar when we read in0:04:56 his explanation fatih beri which is0:04:57 excellent i would recommend everybody to0:04:59 go back to that if they can but hajj0:05:01 comments and he says look0:05:03 the fact that they did not contest the0:05:05 first two is that they understood it and0:05:07 that they contested the third is that0:05:09 they've never heard this before0:05:12 so the phrase of malcolm0:05:15 that women are supposedly deficient in0:05:19 their intellect and their religion0:05:22 is a phrase that only appears here and0:05:25 nowhere else in the entire sunnah0:05:27 meaning the prophet has never uttered0:05:29 those words up until now0:05:31 this is why it confused them however the0:05:33 first two which is0:05:38 you curse frequently and you are0:05:40 ungrateful to your husbands or to your0:05:42 families in general meaning ungrateful0:05:43 to your father or whatever or ungrateful0:05:45 to your husband0:05:47 right many of you it doesn't it's not a0:05:48 proclamation of this is all women this0:05:51 is many women there's a huge difference0:05:54 and this is why in the translation0:05:56 sometimes this is lost she says many of0:05:58 you curse frequently obviously there are0:06:00 many women who never curse alhamdulillah0:06:02 this is good0:06:03 there are many women that are ungrateful0:06:04 to their fathers or their husbands or0:06:06 whoever in their family but there are0:06:08 many women who are grateful and there0:06:10 are many women who0:06:12 are seemingly lacking in intelligence or0:06:14 religion but they can overwhelm an0:06:16 intelligent person but that's not all0:06:18 women either that's some0:06:20 it's not a0:06:22 blanket statement on all women and we0:06:24 get this directly from this plus the0:06:26 women0:06:27 didn't question the first two which is0:06:28 the frequent cursing and ungratefulness0:06:30 they questioned the last one which is0:06:33 that there's a deficiency and they0:06:35 didn't question whether they can0:06:36 overwhelm or they can misguide0:06:40 a man they didn't even question that0:06:42 part which is many of the women0:06:44 knew that there is a way to i don't want0:06:48 to say manipulate although it could i0:06:50 mean there's many women that manipulate0:06:52 their husbands0:06:53 but0:06:55 the hadith seems to indicate that a0:06:57 woman0:06:58 can indeed0:07:00 get her way if she knows her way around0:07:01 her husband0:07:03 right and this is what the process is0:07:05 alluding to that there are many0:07:06 intelligent wise men out there that are0:07:09 completely overwhelmed by their wives0:07:11 right and overtaken by them and she's0:07:13 actually not in control but she's0:07:15 getting what she wants at the end of the0:07:16 day and by the way as a husband0:07:20 most husbands this isn't malicious by0:07:22 the way most husbands have no problem0:07:24 insha'allah pleasing their wives and0:07:25 letting them get their way0:07:27 meaning it's not that they they're0:07:28 knowingly like um being manipulated but0:07:30 a lot of times0:07:32 there's higher things that we want0:07:35 but that's a different story0:07:38 okay0:07:39 so0:07:39 this is the first time0:07:41 that these women are hearing this0:07:42 statement0:07:45 that0:07:46 there's a deficiency in intellect and0:07:49 indeed0:07:50 and so they asked0:07:52 how are we deficient in our intellect0:07:54 and our deen now the prophet clarifies0:07:57 right so0:07:58 pause here0:08:02 commented on what is meant by the word0:08:04 and what is meant by the word deen0:08:07 here so we'll start with the easy one0:08:10 what is meant by deen deen is religion0:08:12 way of life right their practice0:08:15 it does not use the word eman0:08:17 and it does not use the word taqwa it0:08:19 uses the word din0:08:21 okay deen are the rituals that i do0:08:25 the actions0:08:27 and here he's saying it's a deficiency0:08:28 and how do we know that it's the actions0:08:30 because when he was clarified how are we0:08:32 deficient in our intellect and our deen0:08:33 so he answers the intellect and then he0:08:34 comes to the deen so we're answering the0:08:36 dean first he says isn't it that the0:08:38 case is when you are on your menstrual0:08:41 cycle you do not pray you do not fast0:08:43 they said yes0:08:45 said that is a deficiency in their deen0:08:46 meaning0:08:47 she will not fast all of ramadan when a0:08:49 man will but she'll have to make those0:08:51 up0:08:52 making something up isn't the same as0:08:54 performing it on time we know this0:08:56 and then she doesn't pray but she0:08:58 doesn't make up those prayers she0:08:59 doesn't pray during that whole week0:09:01 whereas a man will actually be praying0:09:03 he'll be praying non-stop constantly for0:09:05 the for his whole life0:09:07 and he says this is a deficiency now0:09:10 the word deficiency0:09:12 makes it seem like0:09:14 a woman's reward is less but there's no0:09:18 commentary on reward0:09:19 and there's a debate when you look in0:09:21 the books of shuru and this is where you0:09:23 appreciate the scholarly work0:09:27 seems to say that okay if her deeds are0:09:30 less then her reward automatically is0:09:32 less ibn hajjar and eben0:09:35 and many others have actually commented0:09:36 on this and they said no that's actually0:09:38 not the case because0:09:41 the same one who obligated her to pray0:09:43 when she can pray0:09:45 is the same one who told her don't pray0:09:47 now and she's obeying him as well0:09:49 meaning in her not praying she is still0:09:52 obeying allah which means she can't be0:09:54 held accountable it can't be held0:09:56 against her that she doesn't get reward0:09:57 for not praying because it isn't her0:09:59 intention and this should be an0:10:00 intention of every woman that0:10:03 if this wasn't here meaning if i didn't0:10:05 have this cycle i would be praying0:10:06 completely fine0:10:08 all my prayers not missing them and that0:10:09 is her intention and allah rewards us0:10:12 for our intention doesn't reward us0:10:13 necessarily just for the deeds that we0:10:15 do0:10:16 her reward0:10:18 is still there in shalatan and i take0:10:20 the position that ibn hajan has as well0:10:22 as evintimia the position of0:10:24 maintainment is that0:10:25 she still gets a reward for not praying0:10:28 because she is obeying god when she0:10:30 doesn't pray during her menses cycle0:10:32 is it held against a woman that she0:10:35 doesn't pray and doesn't fast no0:10:37 whatsoever it is not her fault and we0:10:39 understand this completely so is it0:10:42 descriptive or is it prescriptive0:10:47 meaning the deficiency here0:10:49 what do we mean by this question0:10:51 descriptive is the process0:10:53 describing a woman that she's deficient0:10:55 or is he prescribing that she shouldn't0:10:58 pray as much as of man because of a0:11:00 certain situation but she still gets a0:11:02 reward0:11:03 it's prescriptive meaning0:11:06 allah subhanahu ta'ala is the one who0:11:08 reduced0:11:09 her responsibility0:11:12 because of a situation that she has0:11:14 meaning it's not descriptive it's not0:11:16 innate to the woman0:11:19 that she's lesser than a man in this0:11:21 area it's actually an obligation that0:11:23 she doesn't pray so it's prescriptive0:11:26 and not0:11:26 descriptive is this the case with the0:11:29 first one meaning in her intellect as0:11:31 well and this is where the question0:11:32 arises right so historically all0:11:35 scholars were unanimous0:11:37 that her0:11:38 noxson the deficiency in her religion is0:11:42 not a real deficiency it's a0:11:44 prescription from allah subhanahu ta'ala0:11:47 that she does not pray0:11:49 also this opens up a big discussion on0:11:52 so0:11:53 prescription versus description is a0:11:55 similar concept of ella versus0:11:59 is the cause for legislation hikmah is0:12:02 the wisdom behind the legislation a lot0:12:05 of times we conflate the two but they0:12:06 are different for example consuming0:12:09 alcohol is a very easy example to go0:12:11 over0:12:12 consuming alcohol is haram0:12:15 why is it haram because it intoxicates0:12:20 the wisdom behind why it's haram is0:12:22 because there's harm due to the0:12:23 intoxication0:12:26 and sometimes we conflate the two a0:12:28 person might say you know what0:12:29 okay0:12:31 i understand if they say that oh the0:12:33 harm is0:12:35 and they say you know what i'll get i'll0:12:37 drink alcohol0:12:38 but i'll get just drunk enough where0:12:40 there's not that much harm i'm0:12:42 mitigating the harm but i'm still drunk0:12:45 no it's still haram right why because0:12:48 the illa is the intoxication itself that0:12:50 will obviously lead to harm but0:12:52 sometimes we just focus on the harm and0:12:53 not the illness0:12:54 itself is the intoxication meaning if it0:12:57 intoxicates it's haram so if i drink0:13:00 a drink and it does not intoxicate is it0:13:02 okay yes it is0:13:04 what if that is harmful that's a0:13:06 different case i can drink soda0:13:09 all day long that's harmful0:13:12 but it's still halal because it does not0:13:14 intoxicate of course if a person is0:13:16 drinking that much soda then obviously0:13:18 we have to have another discussion and0:13:19 say hey look brother maybe that's too0:13:21 much aslan anything0:13:23 in two large quantities can become haram0:13:25 very easily but the essence of the thing0:13:27 is still hella right0:13:28 so0:13:29 applying this idea to this hadith0:13:33 her menstruation is the illa0:13:36 for0:13:37 her deficiency0:13:39 okay it's the cause for the deficiency0:13:42 it's not descriptive0:13:43 so the question is0:13:45 is there allah0:13:47 for her deficiency in intellect0:13:51 is there a cause for the deficiency in0:13:52 intellect or is it just a statement0:13:56 and this is where classically0:13:59 scholars actually did differ on whether0:14:02 and i you know i'm saying this because0:14:05 historically0:14:07 people viewed women very differently0:14:09 because of the nature of society they0:14:11 weren't out in society actively0:14:13 participating etc many women were very0:14:15 much scholarly0:14:16 ibn tamiya talks about this even as well0:14:18 he says there are many women who have0:14:20 outpaced so many men in terms of their0:14:23 intellectual capacities in terms of0:14:24 their religion as well right so they0:14:26 understand that this is not a blanket to0:14:28 mean to all women but there was a0:14:30 question whether0:14:32 women now i'm saying this is historical0:14:34 fact historically and this is across0:14:36 every nation this is not just in muslims0:14:37 non-muslims had this discussion very0:14:39 famously a long time ago0:14:42 one just has you know you can look at0:14:43 greek philosophers you can look even as0:14:46 recent as here in america0:14:48 right even after the founding of america0:14:50 among our own founding fathers there0:14:52 were discussions among them whether0:14:53 women were lesser than men we all know0:14:55 this right0:14:56 so0:14:57 intellectually there was this discussion0:14:59 on0:15:00 wait is this a description of women in0:15:02 general or some women or0:15:05 is it like the religion that it's0:15:07 prescriptive meaning it's lessening0:15:09 their intellectual responsibility0:15:13 so when we consulted many of the modern0:15:15 books and modern mashaykh there's a0:15:18 leaning now towards0:15:20 that both are prescriptive and in fact0:15:22 classically i found one scholar who said0:15:25 now he had issue with it he said if the0:15:27 second one is prescriptive meanings0:15:29 prescribing a lessening of the burden0:15:31 upon women0:15:33 then why wouldn't the first also be the0:15:35 case but then he dismissed it by saying0:15:37 well we know that women generally0:15:40 are not participating in these0:15:41 intellectual endeavors as are men0:15:44 so nasty says we kind of we0:15:47 we don't see it to be there and i'm0:15:49 saying this because academically we have0:15:50 to be honest in the sense that this is0:15:52 what their historical case was but he's0:15:55 right in the sense that if one is0:15:57 prescriptive then the other one has to0:15:58 be as well and actually that's the0:16:00 position that we take meaning0:16:02 allah god has lessened the burden on0:16:05 women during menstruation in terms of0:16:07 the religious practice and he's lessened0:16:10 the burden on women intellectually0:16:13 and we'll actually mention why this is0:16:15 because when it comes down to it when0:16:16 they asked what is our deficiency now0:16:19 we're going to translate as reduction0:16:22 meaning allah reduced their intellectual0:16:25 responsibility okay0:16:27 and they said why is this the case in0:16:30 our intellect in our minds0:16:32 and the prosody asks them isn't it the0:16:35 case0:16:36 that the testimony of two women is equal0:16:39 to the testimony of one man and they0:16:41 said yes he says that is the0:16:43 reduction this is how we're translating0:16:45 it now in her0:16:47 um0:16:49 intellect0:16:50 meaning the supposed deficiency0:16:54 what is this where is this coming from0:16:56 he's actually mentioning a concept0:16:57 that's found in a verse this is the0:16:59 verse in the quran it's in surat0:17:01 al-baqarah it's the longest verse it's0:17:03 called ayah today in the verse of of0:17:06 loans of taking a debt and it actually0:17:08 specifies in extreme detail right0:17:12 how to take a loan from another person0:17:20 if you take a loan0:17:22 right with a certain0:17:24 time limit then you need to write it0:17:26 down and how to write it down and0:17:27 bringing in witnesses etc and then it0:17:29 mentions the witnesses and it says you0:17:31 should bring sheid0:17:33 and it doesn't it does not use the word0:17:35 shahid shahid is a general witness0:17:37 shahid0:17:38 is a witness who is experienced in that0:17:43 area now this is a financial contract0:17:46 i can't just bring any guy off the0:17:48 street and say hey can you witness this0:17:50 because he won't even know what's going0:17:51 on unless he has done this before so0:17:53 this indicates that even among men they0:17:56 have to be qualified to witness the0:17:59 contract0:18:00 okay0:18:02 if you cannot find two men then the ayah0:18:04 says then find two women and one man0:18:07 that if one of them goes astray the0:18:09 other one can correct her now it does0:18:10 not say forget0:18:12 it doesn't say0:18:24 does not go astray and does not forget0:18:26 meaning0:18:27 is different than this yan so in the a0:18:29 lot of people understand or0:18:30 misunderstand it that it's talking about0:18:33 a woman's0:18:34 capacity to forget but this isn't the0:18:36 case women have their capacity for0:18:38 memory is there's nothing to indicate0:18:41 that there's any difference between a0:18:42 man and a woman and a man in terms of0:18:45 memory0:18:46 which is0:18:47 the reality unfortunately we do have0:18:50 people who have that impression that for0:18:51 some reason women are forgetful more0:18:53 than men and they might use this even as0:18:55 proof and this is not the case obviously0:18:57 so here she makes an error why is she0:18:59 making an error because maybe she's not0:19:02 well acquainted with financial contracts0:19:04 now fourteen hundred years ago generally0:19:07 speaking women were not experts at all0:19:10 in financial contracts0:19:12 which is the wisdom behind this verse0:19:15 okay0:19:16 this is why the prophet salallahu0:19:19 himself0:19:20 when a woman came and testified to0:19:23 something in her area like for example0:19:24 breastfeeding we have in the hadith he0:19:26 took her testimony even though she was0:19:28 one woman0:19:29 and he actually caused a divorce between0:19:31 a couple because it turns out that she0:19:32 breastfed both of them they were0:19:34 siblings they were milk siblings and he0:19:36 took the testimony of one woman0:19:38 not to women as this ayah seems to0:19:41 indicate which is why ibn0:19:43 and ibn taymi rahimahumallah0:19:45 they both say and this is these are0:19:47 historical scholars 700 years ago they0:19:50 both said that0:19:52 this idea of two women0:19:55 two women's testimony equaling the0:19:57 testimony of one man0:19:59 is only in the areas in which women are0:20:04 not necessarily experienced0:20:06 let me repeat this because they said0:20:08 there are so many indications where in0:20:10 the sunnah we find that the prophet took0:20:12 one testament of one woman in fact0:20:15 the testimony of one woman is enough to0:20:17 narrate hadith now which is more0:20:19 important a hadith or a financial0:20:21 contract0:20:23 if we're doing this whole series about0:20:26 reading the hadith properly and what not0:20:28 then obviously the hadith is the essence0:20:29 of our religion0:20:31 and if that's more important my religion0:20:32 is more important than anything than a0:20:34 financial contract especially0:20:36 so0:20:37 why would i require one woman for my0:20:39 religion and two women for my finances0:20:42 well generally speaking it's because0:20:43 it's the area of expertise and i believe0:20:45 that they made the right decision the0:20:47 right judgment back then and this0:20:48 continues until today0:20:50 now0:20:51 fast forward to this day and age if0:20:54 there is a woman and she knows her way0:20:56 around a financial contract0:20:58 then that's great can we use that one0:21:01 i'm gonna pause here and i'm gonna let0:21:03 more experienced scholars actually0:21:04 answer that question0:21:07 right because some scholars have0:21:08 actually proposed that that if we have0:21:12 people who are experts in that area then0:21:14 maybe this is something that we can0:21:16 explore i'm going to pause simply0:21:18 because there's an ayah that talks about0:21:19 this explicitly et cetera et cetera and0:21:21 that's maybe a discussion for another0:21:22 day right0:21:25 but in this case0:21:26 it's definitely the case that if a woman0:21:29 knows what she's talking about0:21:31 then we take her testimony this is not a0:21:33 problem and by the way we can apply the0:21:35 same to a man so many instances in the0:21:37 seerah in the sunnah right early on in0:21:40 islam0:21:41 the testimony of one man was rejected0:21:43 because either his testimony was faulty0:21:45 his memory was faulty he doesn't know0:21:47 what he's talking about he's not0:21:49 familiar with the situation so we don't0:21:50 always take the testimony of one man0:21:52 either so we have to be very clear with0:21:54 this inshallah0:21:56 so with this in mind0:21:58 understanding the nuance that goes into0:22:01 this will definitely help frame the0:22:04 discussion in sha allah there are a few0:22:07 points that remain that we will wrap up0:22:09 inshallah in the next episode we will0:22:12 see you all there inshallah