I want to remind everyone of the saying: رضا الناس غاية لا تُدرك Pleasing the people is an unattainable goal.
I understand that many dawah mercenaries want to follow the algorithm because it increases their relevance, which in turn increases their popularity and gains them more followers. That then builds a platform they can monetise for personal benefit, all while using the argument:
“Why can’t we live comfortably and have stability so we can give dawah full-time?” I’ve heard this argument more than once. It exploits the noble spirit of dawah to justify personal greed.
I want to share the story of the noble Companion Saʿeed ibn ʿAamir al-Jumahi (رضي الله عنه), whom Umar ibn al-Khattab (رضي الله عنه) appointed as the governor of Hims (Homs). One day, ʿUmar asked the people about their governor. Notice the wording he used:
كيف وجدتم عاملكم؟
“How do you find your worker?”
Governors were called workers because they worked for the people. They were entrusted with a responsibility, not given a position to enrich themselves or exploit their status like many charity workers and dawah mercenaries today.
Hims was even nicknamed الكويفة الصغرى The Little Kufa because its people were well known for constantly complaining about their governors. They complained about four things: He did not come out to meet the people until late in the morning He refused to answer anyone at night. There was one day every month when he did not meet the public at all. Every few days he would collapse unconscious, as though he suffered fainting spells.
When ʿUmar (رضي الله عنه) asked Saʿeed to respond, his answers were astonishing. Why do you come out late?
He replied:
“I have no servant. Every morning I knead the dough myself, wait for it to rise, bake bread for my family, make wuḍū’, and then come out to serve the people.”
He was the governor of an entire province, yet he still baked his own bread because he refused to use public money for his personal comfort. These mercenaries do not serve the people; they serve themselves, using whatever loopholes they can employ to justify their lifestyles.
Why do you disappear one day every month?
He replied:
“I own only one garment. Once a month I wash it and wait for it to dry. I have nothing else to wear until it dries.”
Imagine that: the governor of Homs owned only one set of clothes. Yet today, some dawah mercenaries turn dawah into a career and use Islam to justify luxury, branding, premium services, clothing lines, paid consultations, and expensive lifestyles. This story completely dismantles a common justification heard from some online preachers:
“We need financial stability, comfort, wealth, and freedom so we can focus on dawah.”
Saʿeed ibn Aamir had a far greater responsibility than running a YouTube channel. He governed thousands of Muslims, administered justice, managed public affairs, and answered directly to the Caliph.
He could easily have argued:
“I need servants so I can govern better.” “I need several garments to save time.” “I need wealth and comfort because leadership is demanding.” “I need financial freedom so I can dedicate myself to serving the Ummah.”
He made none of those arguments. Instead, he understood that he was serving Islam, not using Islam to justify luxury. He chose accountability over convenience and integrity over personal enrichment.
Today, we have dawah mercenaries especially the Austrian one who believes that having a platform entitles him to charge $300 an hour while presenting it as part of serving the Ummah. Saʿeed ibn Aamir was entrusted with a province, yet he owned one garment, baked his own bread, and spent his nights worshipping Allah.
Today, some people entrusted with nothing more than a camera and an internet connection argue that they need wealth, premium lifestyles, businesses, and financial “stability” in order to give dawah. That is the difference between serving the Ummah and making the Ummah serve you.
I’m seeing posts and tweets alleging that I’m broke, jealous, and even attacking my ethnicity.
If you think I’m broke 😝, that’s fine. I don’t need to prove anything to anyone, whether I’m comfortable, broke, or super wealthy. I don’t behave like mercenaries who pimp out the dawah, turn Islam into a career path, monetise their dawah, and eventually become honorarium bandits.
All praise is due to Allah, who allowed me to earn halal wealth without behaving like a mercenary working for a charity while seeking a fixed monthly income or a percentage of donations. Even worse, some go on tours and seek remuneration from event companies. They think I don’t know about their hypocrisy and deceit. Believe me, when the time is right, you will all see their true colours.
I have a project abroad with an amazing future إن شاء الله, and I’m happy الحمد لله with what Allah has decreed for me in terms of wealth. I’m genuinely happy. They can try to discredit me in any way they like, which is hardly surprising considering what I view as their Talmudic-style behaviour of using Islam to gain power and influence.
The principle still stands, and what I’m saying is clearly eating away at them. The fact remains: they utilise performative and emotive dawah, engage in clickbait antics, and monetise their platforms. Calling people to Islam has, in effect, become a business model, and you can see the trend moving towards even more monetisation.
Attacking me instead of answering the questions isn’t going to silence me. You have exploited the religion in ways that are unimaginable. And I promise you, I know much more about these mercenaries than people realise. It honestly makes me want to puke when I see how differently they behave once the camera turns on.
I want to unpack this because many people confuse teaching the Qur’an or calling people to Allah with requesting payment, and end up conflating the two.
Let’s establish a foundation. In relation to receiving a salary for teaching the Book of Allah, Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah, in his fatwa, mentioned:
تنازع العلماء في أخذ الأجرة على تعليم القرآن ونحوه وفيه ثلاثة أقوال في مذهب الإمام أحمد وغيره أعدلها أنه يباح للمحتاج،……
The scholars differed regarding taking payment for teaching the Qur’an and similar acts. There are three opinions on this in the school of Imam Ahmad and others. The fairest of these opinions is that it is permissible for someone who is in need.
As you can see, the criterion mentioned for receiving payment for teaching the Book of Allah which is itself a disputed matter among the scholars is need. Please bear that in mind, O mercenaries of the duʿāt.
As far as the underlying principle is concerned, Ibn Taymiyyah stated:
كلها مبنية على هذا الأصل أنه يفرق في المنهيات بين المحتاج وغيره كما في المأمورات ولهذا أبيحت المحرمات عند الضرورة
All of these matters are based upon this principle: a distinction is made in matters that are prohibited between the person who is in need and the person who is not, just as a distinction is made in matters that are commanded. This is why prohibited matters become permissible in cases of necessity.
Furthermore, those scholars who deemed it permissible to take payment added conditions such as:
ولا سيما عند الحاجة وإذا صلحت النية
“Especially in times of need” and “provided that the intention is sincere.”
This discussion is referring to teaching the Qur’an, not calling people to Allah.
Shaykh al-Shanqiti, in his famous tafsīr Aḍwa Al-Bayan, commented under the verse below:
وقوله تعالى في رسل القرية المذكورة في يس: {يَا قَوْمِ اتَّبِعُوا الْمُرْسَلِينَ* اتَّبِعُوا مَن لاَّ يَسْأَلُكُمْ أَجْرًا…}، ويؤخذ من هذه الآيات الكريمة: أن الواجب على أتباع الرسل من العلماء وغيرهم أن يبذلوا ما عندهم من العلم مجاناً من غير أخذ عوض على ذلك، وأنه لا ينبغي أخذ الأجرة على تعليم كتاب الله تعالى ولا على تعليم العقائد والحلال والحرام
“And His saying concerning the messengers of the town mentioned in Sūrah Yāsīn: ‘O my people, follow the messengers. Follow those who ask no payment from you.’ It is understood from these noble verses that it is incumbent upon the followers of the messengers, from the scholars and others, to impart whatever knowledge they possess freely, without taking compensation for it. It is not appropriate to take payment for teaching the Book of Allah Most High, nor for teaching matters of creed, or what is lawful and unlawful.”
In the screenshot below, he concludes by saying:
What appears to me and Allah, the Most High, knows best is that if a person is not compelled by genuine necessity, then it is preferable for him not to take any compensation for teaching the Qur’an, matters of creed, and what is lawful and unlawful, based on the aforementioned evidence.
He then states:
.. والأولى لمن أغناه الله أن يتعفف عن أخذ شيء في مقابل التعليم للقرآن والعقائد والحلال والحرام. والعلم عند الله تعالى.
“It is preferable for the person whom Allah has made self-sufficient to refrain from taking anything in return for teaching the Qur’an, matters of creed, and what is lawful and unlawful. And Allah knows best.”
So, if the argument is that there is genuine necessity, then that is a separate discussion. But where there is no genuine necessity, the position articulated here is clear: it is preferable for the person whom Allah has made self-sufficient to refrain from taking compensation for teaching the Qur’an, creed, and matters of halal and haram.
And this is precisely the distinction that needs to be made when discussing the monetisation of daʿwah.
I want to remind these mercenaries of a hadith:
A wise man is the one who calls himself to account and does noble deeds to benefit him after death; and the foolish person is the one who subdues himself to his temptations and desires and seeks from Allah the fulfillment of his vain desires.
Yet whenever this issue is raised, the response is invariably: “Is it haram? That misses the point entirely. The question is not simply whether something reaches the threshold of harām. The question is also whether it is better, more sincere, and more befitting of those who call to Allah to refrain from turning daʿwah into a commercial enterprise when there is no genuine necessity.
If the very scholars being cited distinguish between necessity and self-sufficiency, then that distinction cannot simply be ignored whenever it becomes inconvenient.
The issue is not merely: “Is it haram?” The issue is: “What is the more appropriate conduct for someone who claims to be calling people to Allah?”
I’m asking questions. Why do all the mercenaries get so defensive when we ask legitimate ones? 😝 I spoke to someone involved in the Dawah and all they mentioned he studied at a good university but didn’t confirm the name or whether they actually graduated. I have good connections in Egypt so we can verify his graduation at a university I think he studied at.
For the sake of argument, even if he studied at a reputable university, and even if he obtained a degree or qualification just as Uthman bin Farooq claims to have a Master’s in Hadith he is living in cuckoo land if he thinks that, by itself, justifies charging $300 per hour.
Let’s break this down. If you are going to present your academic studies, knowledge, experience, subscriber base and views as part of the justification for charging hundreds of dollars for your time, then surely people are entitled to ask reasonable questions about those credentials.
So, some pressing questions:
Which university did he study at? What course or programme did you study? How long did you study there? Did you graduate? What qualification, if any, did you obtain? Is the qualification in the subject for which you are charging people $300 per hour? What exactly qualifies you to provide paid religious advice or consultations? Are your academic credentials being used as part of the marketing or justification for your $300 per-hour fee?
Are his subscriber numbers, views and online popularity also being leveraged to justify the price? If so, what exactly is the customer paying $300 for your academic expertise, your religious expertise, your time, or simply access to a popular online personality?
I don’t need the names of his teachers. This isn’t about demanding someone’s private information. It’s about basic transparency when someone publicly references their education and expertise while monetising that reputation.
Yes, it’s a free market. He can charge whatever he wants, and people can choose whether to pay it.
But that’s precisely why the questions matter. If you build a commercial model around your subscribers, views, public reputation and claimed studies, you cannot simultaneously expect people to treat those same claims as completely off-limits when they ask what they actually mean. You can’t have it both ways.
If the argument is “I studied at university, therefore I have the expertise to charge $300 an hour,” then the obvious question is: what did you actually study, where did you study it, and what qualification did you obtain?
These aren’t “personal questions.” They are questions about publicly presented credentials being used in a commercial context. So, answer the questions mercenary @TheMuslimLantern
The Muslim Lantern has launched his own clothing line, obviously leveraging his ‘Dawah’ channel. Without it, he would be nobody. He is also charging $600 for two hours.
Let’s unpack this. Imagine opening a YouTube channel for Dawah purposes under the principle of:
لَّا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا
“I ask you for no reward.”
Dawah is a selfless act seeking Allah’s pleasure, yet mercenaries are grasping the opportunity to profit from the religion.
The Austrian mercenary, who opened his YouTube channel in 2021, incorporated his own private limited company, ‘The Muslim Lantern Ltd. The stated nature of the business includes:
47190 – Other retail sale in non-specialised stores 59112 – Video production activities 85590 – Other education not elsewhere classified
Since incorporating the company in 2024 with £100 in share capital, he has yet to file accounts, despite charging extortionate amounts for example, $600 for two hours. This individual holds no formal Islamic qualifications, is not a registered marriage counsellor, and does not appear to possess the professional credentials one would typically expect to justify such fees.
To put this into context, charging $600 for two hours is an exceptionally high rate. It is the sort of hourly rate associated with highly qualified professionals with extensive academic, technical, or specialist expertise.
I would therefore like to ask the Austrian or should I say the Egyptian- Austrian to provide some clarity regarding his business. What exactly is he providing, and what products or services is he selling? Is this the medium or approach: gain a following, build a platform, and then use that platform to make money for your own personal gain?
Then there is the Super Chat money this man receives. The amount of money flowing through the channel appears to be influencing his approach, and we can see the trajectory he is following. The mercenary has terrible manners and, despite seemingly having little formal academic or professional background, somehow thinks he is entitled to charge extortionate fees for ‘personalised guidance’.
Dawah should be about serving the people and seeking Allah’s pleasure not turning the religion into a personal cash machine. Could you please forward this to the mercenary? He’s blocked me 😂
I’m hearing about this recent phenomenon of Du’aat having managers 😝. Imagine treating daʿwah as an industry. I know more than people think, and when the time is right, I’m not going to hold back from exposing these entitled mercenaries.
Apparently, when one manager was told about a request for a Da’i to attend and were discussing the honorarium which was not pocket change, the manager said, “It’s not worth him leaving his house.”
These mercenaries have turned daʿwah into a business and made a career out of Islam. In time, all will be revealed, إن شاء الله.
There is a rather extraordinary story involving a man who presented himself as “Dr Imran Khan” but the official regulatory record tells a very different story. Dawah Man is a mercenary no different to his father who has been involved in scamming many people.
Bro Hajji
This is just the tip of the iceberg!
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Bro Hajji
I want to remind everyone of the saying:
رضا الناس غاية لا تُدرك Pleasing the people is an unattainable goal.
I understand that many dawah mercenaries want to follow the algorithm because it increases their relevance, which in turn increases their popularity and gains them more followers. That then builds a platform they can monetise for personal benefit, all while using the argument:
“Why can’t we live comfortably and have stability so we can give dawah full-time?” I’ve heard this argument more than once. It exploits the noble spirit of dawah to justify personal greed.
I want to share the story of the noble Companion Saʿeed ibn ʿAamir al-Jumahi (رضي الله عنه), whom Umar ibn al-Khattab (رضي الله عنه) appointed as the governor of Hims (Homs). One day, ʿUmar asked the people about their governor. Notice the wording he used:
كيف وجدتم عاملكم؟
“How do you find your worker?”
Governors were called workers because they worked for the people. They were entrusted with a responsibility, not given a position to enrich themselves or exploit their status like many charity workers and dawah mercenaries today.
Hims was even nicknamed الكويفة الصغرى The Little Kufa because its people were well known for constantly complaining about their governors. They complained about four things: He did not come out to meet the people until late in the morning He refused to answer anyone at night. There was one day every month when he did not meet the public at all. Every few days he would collapse unconscious, as though he suffered fainting spells.
When ʿUmar (رضي الله عنه) asked Saʿeed to respond, his answers were astonishing. Why do you come out late?
He replied:
“I have no servant. Every morning I knead the dough myself, wait for it to rise, bake bread for my family, make wuḍū’, and then come out to serve the people.”
He was the governor of an entire province, yet he still baked his own bread because he refused to use public money for his personal comfort. These mercenaries do not serve the people; they serve themselves, using whatever loopholes they can employ to justify their lifestyles.
Why do you disappear one day every month?
He replied:
“I own only one garment. Once a month I wash it and wait for it to dry. I have nothing else to wear until it dries.”
Imagine that: the governor of Homs owned only one set of clothes. Yet today, some dawah mercenaries turn dawah into a career and use Islam to justify luxury, branding, premium services, clothing lines, paid consultations, and expensive lifestyles. This story completely dismantles a common justification heard from some online preachers:
“We need financial stability, comfort, wealth, and freedom so we can focus on dawah.”
Saʿeed ibn Aamir had a far greater responsibility than running a YouTube channel. He governed thousands of Muslims, administered justice, managed public affairs, and answered directly to the Caliph.
He could easily have argued:
“I need servants so I can govern better.”
“I need several garments to save time.”
“I need wealth and comfort because leadership is demanding.”
“I need financial freedom so I can dedicate myself to serving the Ummah.”
He made none of those arguments. Instead, he understood that he was serving Islam, not using Islam to justify luxury. He chose accountability over convenience and integrity over personal enrichment.
Today, we have dawah mercenaries especially the Austrian one who believes that having a platform entitles him to charge $300 an hour while presenting it as part of serving the Ummah. Saʿeed ibn Aamir was entrusted with a province, yet he owned one garment, baked his own bread, and spent his nights worshipping Allah.
Today, some people entrusted with nothing more than a camera and an internet connection argue that they need wealth, premium lifestyles, businesses, and financial “stability” in order to give dawah. That is the difference between serving the Ummah and making the Ummah serve you.
@TheMuslimLantern
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Bro Hajji
I’m seeing posts and tweets alleging that I’m broke, jealous, and even attacking my ethnicity.
If you think I’m broke 😝, that’s fine. I don’t need to prove anything to anyone, whether I’m comfortable, broke, or super wealthy. I don’t behave like mercenaries who pimp out the dawah, turn Islam into a career path, monetise their dawah, and eventually become honorarium bandits.
All praise is due to Allah, who allowed me to earn halal wealth without behaving like a mercenary working for a charity while seeking a fixed monthly income or a percentage of donations. Even worse, some go on tours and seek remuneration from event companies. They think I don’t know about their hypocrisy and deceit. Believe me, when the time is right, you will all see their true colours.
I have a project abroad with an amazing future إن شاء الله, and I’m happy الحمد لله with what Allah has decreed for me in terms of wealth. I’m genuinely happy. They can try to discredit me in any way they like, which is hardly surprising considering what I view as their Talmudic-style behaviour of using Islam to gain power and influence.
The principle still stands, and what I’m saying is clearly eating away at them. The fact remains: they utilise performative and emotive dawah, engage in clickbait antics, and monetise their platforms. Calling people to Islam has, in effect, become a business model, and you can see the trend moving towards even more monetisation.
Attacking me instead of answering the questions isn’t going to silence me. You have exploited the religion in ways that are unimaginable. And I promise you, I know much more about these mercenaries than people realise. It honestly makes me want to puke when I see how differently they behave once the camera turns on.
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Bro Hajji
I want to unpack this because many people confuse teaching the Qur’an or calling people to Allah with requesting payment, and end up conflating the two.
Let’s establish a foundation. In relation to receiving a salary for teaching the Book of Allah, Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah, in his fatwa, mentioned:
تنازع العلماء في أخذ الأجرة على تعليم القرآن ونحوه وفيه ثلاثة أقوال في مذهب الإمام أحمد وغيره أعدلها أنه يباح للمحتاج،……
The scholars differed regarding taking payment for teaching the Qur’an and similar acts. There are three opinions on this in the school of Imam Ahmad and others. The fairest of these opinions is that it is permissible for someone who is in need.
As you can see, the criterion mentioned for receiving payment for teaching the Book of Allah which is itself a disputed matter among the scholars is need. Please bear that in mind, O mercenaries of the duʿāt.
As far as the underlying principle is concerned, Ibn Taymiyyah stated:
كلها مبنية على هذا الأصل أنه يفرق في المنهيات بين المحتاج وغيره كما في المأمورات ولهذا أبيحت المحرمات عند الضرورة
All of these matters are based upon this principle: a distinction is made in matters that are prohibited between the person who is in need and the person who is not, just as a distinction is made in matters that are commanded. This is why prohibited matters become permissible in cases of necessity.
Furthermore, those scholars who deemed it permissible to take payment added conditions such as:
ولا سيما عند الحاجة
وإذا صلحت النية
“Especially in times of need” and “provided that the intention is sincere.”
This discussion is referring to teaching the Qur’an, not calling people to Allah.
Shaykh al-Shanqiti, in his famous tafsīr Aḍwa Al-Bayan, commented under the verse below:
وقوله تعالى في رسل القرية المذكورة في يس: {يَا قَوْمِ اتَّبِعُوا الْمُرْسَلِينَ* اتَّبِعُوا مَن لاَّ يَسْأَلُكُمْ أَجْرًا…}، ويؤخذ من هذه الآيات الكريمة: أن الواجب على أتباع الرسل من العلماء وغيرهم أن يبذلوا ما عندهم من العلم مجاناً من غير أخذ عوض على ذلك، وأنه لا ينبغي أخذ الأجرة على تعليم كتاب الله تعالى ولا على تعليم العقائد والحلال والحرام
“And His saying concerning the messengers of the town mentioned in Sūrah Yāsīn: ‘O my people, follow the messengers. Follow those who ask no payment from you.’ It is understood from these noble verses that it is incumbent upon the followers of the messengers, from the scholars and others, to impart whatever knowledge they possess freely, without taking compensation for it. It is not appropriate to take payment for teaching the Book of Allah Most High, nor for teaching matters of creed, or what is lawful and unlawful.”
In the screenshot below, he concludes by saying:
What appears to me and Allah, the Most High, knows best is that if a person is not compelled by genuine necessity, then it is preferable for him not to take any compensation for teaching the Qur’an, matters of creed, and what is lawful and unlawful, based on the aforementioned evidence.
He then states:
.. والأولى لمن أغناه الله أن يتعفف عن أخذ شيء في مقابل التعليم للقرآن والعقائد والحلال والحرام. والعلم عند الله تعالى.
“It is preferable for the person whom Allah has made self-sufficient to refrain from taking anything in return for teaching the Qur’an, matters of creed, and what is lawful and unlawful. And Allah knows best.”
So, if the argument is that there is genuine necessity, then that is a separate discussion. But where there is no genuine necessity, the position articulated here is clear: it is preferable for the person whom Allah has made self-sufficient to refrain from taking compensation for teaching the Qur’an, creed, and matters of halal and haram.
And this is precisely the distinction that needs to be made when discussing the monetisation of daʿwah.
I want to remind these mercenaries of a hadith:
A wise man is the one who calls himself to account and does noble deeds to benefit him after death; and the foolish person is the one who subdues himself to his temptations and desires and seeks from Allah the fulfillment of his vain desires.
الْكَيِّسُ مَنْ دَانَ نَفْسَهُ وَعَمِلَ لِمَا بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ ، وَالْعَاجِزُ مَنْ أَتْبَعَ نَفْسَهُ هَوَاهَا ، وَتَمَنَّى عَلَى اللَّهِ
Yet whenever this issue is raised, the response is invariably: “Is it haram? That misses the point entirely. The question is not simply whether something reaches the threshold of harām. The question is also whether it is better, more sincere, and more befitting of those who call to Allah to refrain from turning daʿwah into a commercial enterprise when there is no genuine necessity.
If the very scholars being cited distinguish between necessity and self-sufficiency, then that distinction cannot simply be ignored whenever it becomes inconvenient.
The issue is not merely: “Is it haram?” The issue is: “What is the more appropriate conduct for someone who claims to be calling people to Allah?”
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Bro Hajji
I’m asking questions. Why do all the mercenaries get so defensive when we ask legitimate ones? 😝 I spoke to someone involved in the Dawah and all they mentioned he studied at a good university but didn’t confirm the name or whether they actually graduated. I have good connections in Egypt so we can verify his graduation at a university I think he studied at.
For the sake of argument, even if he studied at a reputable university, and even if he obtained a degree or qualification just as Uthman bin Farooq claims to have a Master’s in Hadith he is living in cuckoo land if he thinks that, by itself, justifies charging $300 per hour.
Let’s break this down. If you are going to present your academic studies, knowledge, experience, subscriber base and views as part of the justification for charging hundreds of dollars for your time, then surely people are entitled to ask reasonable questions about those credentials.
So, some pressing questions:
Which university did he study at?
What course or programme did you study?
How long did you study there?
Did you graduate?
What qualification, if any, did you obtain?
Is the qualification in the subject for which you are charging people $300 per hour?
What exactly qualifies you to provide paid religious advice or consultations?
Are your academic credentials being used as part of the marketing or justification for your $300 per-hour fee?
Are his subscriber numbers, views and online popularity also being leveraged to justify the price? If so, what exactly is the customer paying $300 for your academic expertise, your religious expertise, your time, or simply access to a popular online personality?
I don’t need the names of his teachers. This isn’t about demanding someone’s private information. It’s about basic transparency when someone publicly references their education and expertise while monetising that reputation.
Yes, it’s a free market. He can charge whatever he wants, and people can choose whether to pay it.
But that’s precisely why the questions matter. If you build a commercial model around your subscribers, views, public reputation and claimed studies, you cannot simultaneously expect people to treat those same claims as completely off-limits when they ask what they actually mean. You can’t have it both ways.
If the argument is “I studied at university, therefore I have the expertise to charge $300 an hour,” then the obvious question is: what did you actually study, where did you study it, and what qualification did you obtain?
These aren’t “personal questions.” They are questions about publicly presented credentials being used in a commercial context. So, answer the questions mercenary @TheMuslimLantern
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Bro Hajji
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲
The Muslim Lantern has launched his own clothing line, obviously leveraging his ‘Dawah’ channel. Without it, he would be nobody. He is also charging $600 for two hours.
Let’s unpack this. Imagine opening a YouTube channel for Dawah purposes under the principle of:
لَّا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا
“I ask you for no reward.”
Dawah is a selfless act seeking Allah’s pleasure, yet mercenaries are grasping the opportunity to profit from the religion.
The Austrian mercenary, who opened his YouTube channel in 2021, incorporated his own private limited company, ‘The Muslim Lantern Ltd. The stated nature of the business includes:
47190 – Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
59112 – Video production activities
85590 – Other education not elsewhere classified
Since incorporating the company in 2024 with £100 in share capital, he has yet to file accounts, despite charging extortionate amounts for example, $600 for two hours. This individual holds no formal Islamic qualifications, is not a registered marriage counsellor, and does not appear to possess the professional credentials one would typically expect to justify such fees.
To put this into context, charging $600 for two hours is an exceptionally high rate. It is the sort of hourly rate associated with highly qualified professionals with extensive academic, technical, or specialist expertise.
I would therefore like to ask the Austrian or should I say the Egyptian- Austrian to provide some clarity regarding his business. What exactly is he providing, and what products or services is he selling? Is this the medium or approach: gain a following, build a platform, and then use that platform to make money for your own personal gain?
Then there is the Super Chat money this man receives. The amount of money flowing through the channel appears to be influencing his approach, and we can see the trajectory he is following. The mercenary has terrible manners and, despite seemingly having little formal academic or professional background, somehow thinks he is entitled to charge extortionate fees for ‘personalised guidance’.
Dawah should be about serving the people and seeking Allah’s pleasure not turning the religion into a personal cash machine. Could you please forward this to the mercenary? He’s blocked me 😂
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I’m hearing about this recent phenomenon of Du’aat having managers 😝. Imagine treating daʿwah as an industry. I know more than people think, and when the time is right, I’m not going to hold back from exposing these entitled mercenaries.
Apparently, when one manager was told about a request for a Da’i to attend and were discussing the honorarium which was not pocket change, the manager said, “It’s not worth him leaving his house.”
These mercenaries have turned daʿwah into a business and made a career out of Islam. In time, all will be revealed, إن شاء الله.
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Shia vs Sunni Part 2: A Deeper Understanding
In Part 2 of Beyond the Surface, we continue the discussion on Shia and Sunni beliefs, exploring key differences, history, and areas of understanding.
Featuring Raza & Dr Syed Ali Hur Kamoonpuri.
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We need answers?
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There is a rather extraordinary story involving a man who presented himself as “Dr Imran Khan” but the official regulatory record tells a very different story. Dawah Man is a mercenary no different to his father who has been involved in scamming many people.
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