A story of Abu Layla with the bus attendant.

The questioner : My Shaykh, I want to tell you about my journey coming on the JAT buses.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : These are the light JAT buses.

The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.

The questioner : As soon as I got on, my Shaykh, the vehicle or the bus, I heard the sound of music. Immediately, I had anticipated that this might happen, so I brought my usual small recorder, which you are familiar with. It had "Subhan Allah" (Glory be to Allah) on it. I had recorded a tape in the shop in the morning.

The Shaykh : Did you record the Qur'an?

The questioner : Yes, I took it with me. As soon as I sat in my seat, by the grace of Allah, there were no women on the second floor. So I put the recorder on my ear and started listening to the Qur'an. Then this wicked woman came to me—she is called the attendant, and she is a servant on the bus—and she said, "This is forbidden."

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : What is forbidden? She said, "Listening to the Qur'an here is forbidden."

The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.

The questioner : "Is it permissible to listen to this wicked music?" She said, "That is our job."

The Shaykh : That is the law.

The questioner : I told her, "In any case, I will not give that up, and the Qur'an will keep playing." So she went to the manager who is in the Al-Abdali JAT office. He came to me and did not put the bag down.

The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.

The questioner : ... What did he do? He said, "This is forbidden. Give me the device you have with you." I said to him, "It is forbidden. Do not take it. Neither you nor you."

The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.

The questioner : He said, "What is it? Get off." I said to him, "Do not open your mouth, and I am getting off. But I will speak, and you have no say with me." I even went so far as to say, "I want to report this to the King. What you did..." I entered with great force and said to the wicked women at the office, "Where is the general manager here?"

The Shaykh : I mean, I got off the vehicle.

The questioner : I got off the bus...

The Shaykh : Yes, yes.

The questioner : Or are you saying... What do you want? I said, "I want to call the general manager of the company... Where is the democracy you talk about?"

The Shaykh : It is not up to you.

The questioner : The important thing is, a police officer came to me. I said to him, "Is it good that I listen to the words of Allah and you prevent me from it?" The police officer moved away... the police.

The Shaykh: All right.

The questioner : ... the bus. He said, "Leave the recorder. Leave it in your bag in the storage below, or do not get on the bus." I said to him, "I will get on the bus with the recorder." He said to me, "Give me your card."

Another questioner : Peace be upon you

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.

The questioner : So the police officer stood at the door of the truck or the bus and said, "Entry is forbidden." I said, "I will enter with the recorder." He said to me, "You will not enter with your recorder. Give me your card, which is your ticket." I said to him, "I bought a ticket and have a seat, and I will sit in my seat. Then, in the end, I saw that, of course, I could not do anything to these wicked people. I said, "In any case, come here to the manager, not the police. Come here. We have people." The people gathered around us. He said, "What do you want?" I said to him, "I want to speak to you. Come here." I took him aside and said to him, "Are you a Muslim?" He said, "Yes." I will ask you before Allah on the Day of Resurrection about the position you took with me. I will ask you before Allah on the Day of Resurrection. Go now.
Then, a little later, I approached him. I said, "Of course, the recorder, like the driver, give me the recorder." I said to him, "Absolutely not." He said, "Okay, give me the batteries." I said, "You will not take anything from him."
So, by the grace of Allah the Exalted, they got tired of me and left me alone. I got off the bus or got on the bus and put the recorder on my ear. I said, "Either you turn off this music, or I will turn it off. If there is a disturbance for the people, or if both are playing, I will also play the Qur'an." And by the grace of Allah, I did not believe it, and the bus moved. It did not stop. It was the last one. The bus did not reach the bridge that leads to Abu Malik's road to his mosque, because... there. So I put it on. But truly, it was a good situation. The people sitting there, meaning, they liked this situation. So the servant came.

The Shaykh : But did you not find a supporter from them?

The questioner : Absolutely not, absolutely not. Even a bearded young man was sitting next to me and was repeating the Qur'an with me, but he had no heart or anything. When "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah)!

The Shaykh : There is no god but Allah.

The questioner : So I held the recorder. I had put it on my ear, and the music started. Of course, the wicked women were putting on all kinds of shows, even putting on the television. So I put the blanket on my side and looked outside and started listening.
Of course, among our previous conversation, she was saying, meaning, "You do not know religion except you know religion. We know religion too," this servant.

The Shaykh : What Allah willed.

The questioner : Yes, I did not agree to answer her. After the bus had gone for about a quarter of an hour, or it came to the place where I was sitting.

The Shaykh : Who?

The questioner : It was the same attendant or servant.
She started talking. Of course, I turned my face away as soon as I saw her. I turned my face to the natural scenery on the road and started looking there. And she started talking. Who was talking? The one next to me. She said, "I swear to Allah, I am fasting." What did the man say to her? He said to her, "With this attire, your fasting is invalid. You."

The questioner : Of course, I clarified to him later that I did not hear, my Shaykh, but I heard a conversation. I did not understand anything except "religion, religion" and talk like that. So I was wearing the recorder on my ear. When she left for a quarter of an hour, I spoke with him. He said that we have religion. I have circumstances, I have this and that. I swear to Allah, I am fasting. Until I said to her, "You and this fasting of yours, you have no reward in this. You have no reward. Your fasting is invalid." So I clarified to him that this has a ruling and this has a ruling, and the issue of leaving prayer as well. And I started explaining to him some things.

The Shaykh: All right.

The questioner : And by the grace of Allah the Exalted, I even made a joke on the bus. I said to them, "Let the bus stop so I can buy stones for the recorder. Excuse me... I was sitting there a lot. So by the grace of Allah, the recorder remained with the strength of the batteries until we reached... it never closed.

The Shaykh: All right.

The questioner : Except by the grace of Allah, I brought one to turn off their video recorder. So I looked, I wrote, I started reading in it. When they turned it on, they did not have it. I turned on mine. And by the grace of Allah the Exalted, yes, there is no power or strength except with Allah.

The Shaykh : The truth is, the story should be published in one of the newspapers.

The questioner : By Allah, my Shaykh, I said it today to those around me. I said, "We will take the date of departure for this bus today, on the bus where it was, and the person in charge at the JAT company, and this will be published in the newspaper. The music and obscene films are present on the bus, and all the people, and I seek refuge in Allah, are accepting this."

The Shaykh : Yes, but I will add to your words: it will be published. Say, if Allah wills.

The questioner : If Allah wills, yes.

The Shaykh : Because you will not find anyone to publish it.

The questioner : There is no power or strength except with Allah.

The Shaykh : This is a problem.

The questioner: Allahu Akbar.

The Shaykh : You will not find anyone to publish it, because everyone is going with the current.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : How?

The questioner : ... Shaykhan... The Rabat has the division.

The Shaykh : Of the Rabat, yes. In any case, if you must try, let him try in any famous car newspaper. If they respond, as an experiment, meaning, I will publish and have a wider distribution. If they do not agree, then he resorts to the newspaper of the brothers.

The questioner : There are two things possible via live broadcast...

The Shaykh : This, this if they do not cut the conversation.

The questioner : Two, here in Daria, like Al-Rai and Al-Dustur, they have a section for complaints...

The Shaykh : If they do not block the way for him.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : ... complaints...

The Shaykh : It is necessary to try.

The questioner : ... Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best Disposer of affairs.
... So, excuse me, my Shaykh, the young brothers. When you asked about kissing the hand, as is not hidden from you... I heard it from you more than once.
May Allah reward you with good. May our Lord preserve you.

The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.

The questioner : May our Lord bless us in your life and that you remain for us always, my Shaykh.

The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.

The questioner : May Allah keep you safe. You are in the position of a father, by Allah, andThe Shaykh : the teacher and the educator...

The Shaykh : May Allah make you drink from the wine of Paradise. He has never heard this invitation.

The questioner : ... .