# How do I stop worrying about the ups and downs of my faith? *Advice to a new convert: many chapters to come, don't sweat it* - URL: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oag-f3hxcdy/s/5/ - Date: 2023-05-09 · Kind: discussion · Transcript tier: machine · Recording: Converts And The YouTube Dawah Scene | Mufti Abu Layth (19:33–22:53) - Status: latest answer on its topic; answer to a specific questioner, not a general ruling - Watch from the start of the segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAG-F3hxCDY&t=1173s - Recording page: https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oag-f3hxcdy/ **Topics:** Converts and newcomers; Tawakkul and trust in God **Summary (not a quotation; machine-made, unchecked):** Mufti Abu Layth tells the convert not to worry about turbulence in faith, which is part of the journey; faith often shows its worth later as a bedrock in hard times. **Checked position (checked by two independent reviews, not by the channel):** Mufti Abu Layth tells the caller not to sweat the turbulence in their faith, saying it is all part of the journey. **Evidence, his words at 20:44:** “don't just just just don't worry don't sweat it don't don't you know things there will be turbulence here and there it's all part of the journey” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAG-F3hxCDY&t=1244s) ## Longer summary Mufti Abu Layth thanks the caller, invites them to stay in touch, and says they have many chapters of life still to unfold. He tells them to hold on to the rope they are holding, the kindness within Islam, which he calls the rope of God, and not to worry about the turbulence, which is all part of the journey. Mufti says they may want to learn a lot or slow down at times, and should go with the flow without anxiously questioning their faith. He says some people only appreciate their faith when something hits them in life and it rises as a bedrock to hold them, and that the caller may be in chapter three of their story while the meaning becomes clear only later. ## Sources and names cited - iman (faith) ## Transcript (machine tier, 19:33–22:53) [18:54] it's just something which you know maybe some people have it some people don't but it is so wrapped up in the ego that it's not healthy and it's not what Iman is about you know it's not this this journey isn't about that um it's better that we converse and sure we could yeah we could have like a low level kind of if people I I don't like the word debate but discussion where we could kind of you know yeah Challenge and allow that to to manifest but but yeah I thought no I I really [19:32] appreciate you coming on sharing your thoughts and um do look and do stay in touch drop me a message on Instagram I will look out for um your profile and I would say that look don't um I I don't know how old you you seem very young how old are you if you don't mind me asking uh 23 23 yeah very very young yeah 20 years my junior look at that 20 years ago 43 years you know you look you have many [20:09] chapters to come in your life here many chapters that will unfold events that will um materialize before you and you know so many great things yet to happen so just you know just Just Go With It Just Go With It Like You the the rope that you are holding on to this thing of even kindness within uh Islam this this is [20:44] the Rope of God that don't just just just don't worry don't sweat it don't don't you know things there will be turbulence here and there it's all part of the journey and no if you want like if what I'm saying is that if you if you do want to let's say you want to learn a lot you want to go in maybe you want to slow down sometimes maybe you want to it's all good you go with it you go with the flow that you're feeling but don't sweat it don't don't don't don't think look oh uh if I'm not doing such and such what's my faith like what's this oh my God I need I question [21:21] my faith need I it is life it is just your faith will be there sometimes some people you know it's like something some things you'd rather have and no this is not an app uh analogy but you know you have the phrase that some things you'd rather have and not need than need and not have but what that's referring to is some things some people their faith they don't even appreciate it until something hits them in life and then the faith is this bedrock that [21:58] rises from this abyss and holds them in place and they think yeah Allah you know like and for that day if everything that that was so silent invisible to them it was all worth it for that thing in life like it then becomes clear maybe you're just in like I say chapter three of your life and really in chapter seven you start to see wow now I see how all these things fell into place the story was just being built up it was like a slow burn it was just getting characters into place and [22:36] you know Allah has great things in Destiny for you I mean so yeah so stay in touch and drop me a message um and we'll do that shukran for coming on thank you so much ## Cite Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment oAG-F3hxCDY/s/5. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/oag-f3hxcdy/s/5/ Not a fatwa: these answers were given to specific people at specific times. 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