lol why do people always use bad english or grammar when using the pure sport line lol. "This is pure sport" no duntz, "This is a pure sport". But why is it pure?
@@mysticranger6894 "this is a pure sport" has a different meaning to "this is pure sport". You understand the first sentence correctly. The second one means that people give up all their prejudices in life for the sake of doing that sport and trying to perfect it. That's not to say that the sport is pure in the sense that it's clean, it isn't. The difference is subtle, I know.
@frip lip Who is picking parts to suit what agenda here? And do you want to cite your sources as to why it's haram specifically and address the points Firas Zahabi brought up?
Deep, humble, intelligent conversations. Great podcast. Im not muslim but i'm liking more and more what I see and hear from humble God fearing muslim people like Firas and Khabib, I feel very in tune with you both. Great examples to the world. GSP and Khabib are both my favourite fighters. 🙏
Daniel Grech hey buddy , Its such a breath of fresh air when people like khabib and firaz come about these are people striving towards the greater good educated people in Islam and are the perfect role models for the Muslim and non Muslims . They strive for the life they waY Islam has taught .
God bless you bro. If you haven't already I'd recommend watching the guy who interviewed Firas here too. His name is Mohammed Hijab and he has discussions on atheism, Christianity etc. you can check
Thank you brother, I am telling you Islam is about being leveled, patient and self-controlled. It is hard to achieve and 99% of us muslims don't act like muslims or as we should. So yes Habib and firaz aswell because he is extremely educated all around are great representatives and there is no doubt they are the way they are because of the Islamic principles taught to them.
""The war of light and darkness sounds well but in this post-Freudian world men realize that the darkness ascribed to one’s enemies is a projection of the darkness in oneself that is not fully admitted. So in this way the distorted image of Islam is to be regarded as a projection of the shadow side of European Man."" Professor (Reverend) William Montgomery Watt, Influence of Islam in Medieval Europe, page 83.
Im not muslim or religous at all, but I a huge fan of Firas, this was very educational and a ton of good info in this hour. And cool to understand the way the Muslim people think a little bit.
@@ia1399 stop trying to convert everyone, focus on becoming a better muslim and human being yourself, instead of relying on converting others to make yourself feel better.
@mustafa anwar young man, if you think me telling someone to become a more self aware better human being by focusing on themselves, instead of pushing ideologies upon others, to feel as if that will bring you closer to god, as hate, you are the example i speak of.
WaAlaykum, Austin. Glad you are enthusiastic! Just a bit of helpful knowledge, saying "Asamalaykum" changes the meaning of the word to something you may not intend. Changing it to "Asalam.." makes it more correct and wholesome 🙆
@@danial469 He should. He should bring the belt back to his team. I think Habib would want the same. Inshallah he wins it and Zabit wins the featherweight title from Max...
SMAV Emerson Agreed. The weight cut will definitely force max to light weight in the future. But although it looks like he’s getting hit, he is getting really good at rolling with punches and only getting caught on the end of them like a Ferguson or Diaz
Firas is such a complete person. Definitely is a polymath who is well educated in martial arts, philosophy, theology, psychology and just has a keen awareness of common sense. These are the kind of men and warriors we need to look up to and model after. Men who act from duty not wants/needs.
I've watched a lot of Firas Zahabi's interviews. I always listen to anything he says, because he's more than just a trainer. He expresses his ideas in a very solid coherent fashion that anyone can follow today. But for sure this interview is probably the best I've ever seen. Extremely beneficial!
Mayn i think firas is by far the smartest mma coach in the world .. the amount of knowledge that he has is amazing ... I always learn something new whereever i listen to him ..
He knows a lot about fighting but he's happy to hand over ethical and moral issues to a 'higher power', which is what the weak-minded do. Smart in one sense; stupid in another. Just like most people, me included.
@@asweproceed52 How can you call him weak minded he's not you. Literally his conversation is consistently mind empowerment. That's what he emphasizes most. You make no sense.
This podcast was so inspiring. I hope to encourage my family to learn basic jiu jitsu and self defence, thank you. Combat defence and moderated eating is a neglected tradition of the prophets of The Creator.
I wanted to become a mma fighter and a pro wrestler and was confused as Muslim on what to do . This video helped me a lot on deciding what to do. May Allah Talla protect us from hells fire Ameen.
Islam gets alot of flack from the Western world. Some of it earned and some of it not. One thing for certain is that Firas is a great representation for Islam! Much love from a Christian
To be honest Khabib and George if they ever fought I am sure Khabib will shock us all even more how good he is,a year ago I was someone used to say Khabib striking is not on point let alone its out there with top strikers but I have seen him beating every single top striker who was just going there and killing it against Khabib the fighters they just not what they normally are,gsp is great no question but him being the bigger guy more experienced guy will still not give him an edge on Khabib if this fight happening on 155 or even 165 Khabib takes it
We definitely need more of this mentality. The part where he talked about you shouldn’t let knowledge go away from you, and knowledge is power. That’s there what Muslims need the most right now. Learn anything and everything, truth can never harm you. You’ll find people ( sometimes scholars ) trying to convince that learning philosophy is harm. others will tell you to not waist your time with modern knowledge. even worse, some people will tell you to listen to certain people, read certain books, and that’s it, you don’t need to learn more. And that exactly the mindset that brought the umah down. So don’t listen to them. Listen to that man instead. He knows how to build champions, and we need more champions.
@Jam Khabib has been wrestling/grappling since he was 5/6. GSP started wrestling in his 20es . It’s common sense to know who is the better wrestler/grappler . I don’t care about the percentage of the takedowns, it’s because GSP was not using wrestling /grappling in every of his fights.
MashALLAH brother Firas is a true hardcore muslim who is righteous,decent and a man of absolute integrity..MAY ALLAH BLESS HIM AND KEEP HIS FAMILY SAFE...IA
@@jujuouass asking me how do i.know what..i really honestly don't get where the issue is lesding to..i suggest to you try Not to be pinnacky on the smallest of issues otherwise you will suffer from paranoia and a sense of moral compass.Firas is a good man who practises his Islam and is mentally and physically strong ..like me.I suggest if you need an outlet to expel your anger and attitude come down to my gym.
Mmm no issue... I just simply asked how do you know that he is a "hardcore Muslim", righteous, decent and a man of integrity? That's all... I'm not arguing that he isn't... I'm just wondering how do you know this? Not sure what u mean by moral compass, or paranoia lol. It was a simple question but if you can't answer then I can't break it down to you any further.
I wish more people would discuss about game development professions and related careers instead of blindly calling them haram, but bringing up Khabib as a role model is instead acceptable...
dude if i ever had a trainer i would want it to be a guy like him. just look up his story, he completely built himself up on his own and he further improved his craft further and further more. he continuously is on the grind. this will come one day when an unsuspecting individual who will go and train in a gym only to be caught by the eye of an old fires. just imagine what a kind of beast, an old fires with years of accumulating knowledge and experience can make 😂
I can listen to Firas' views for hours and hours. Masha Allah he's very intelligent and well spoken. I wish he had more podcasts and discussions available to watch.
Very informative interview. Great interviewer asking basically the most perfect questions and what we all want to know. I enjoyed the vibe of this podcast.
Interesting watch, Firas Zahabi made some very profound points. Some of it is common sense but when you get that "reminder" you are like wow, interesting!
The benefits of MMA outweigh the negatives, and the Sahaba actually wrestled, in all forms, when used professionally there is nothing haram about it, especially since self-defense is sunnah.
Watching your son with his mouth wide open staring at the screen. I'm like holy heck getting him this interested in anything is impossible. Wonderful conversation gentlmen.
Honestly as a woman that is not into fitness (though I do go to the gym, only because it helps me psychology) and watching sparring matches I enjoyed this so much. I now know what to do to stay on the leaner side and what to eat before I do my morning exercise at the gym.
When will people understand that its easier to take someone down to the ground then it is to knock em out. Most MMA fights are 90 percent stand up. Khabib has found a niche into getting people down to the ground and fighting them there.
This guy is on another level. He’s my man. Intelligent and knowledgeable. I am a new fan to him. Thank you for the information. I know GSP also fasts too.
Eban Takie They don't. With all due respect but Firas is just making up his own Fatwa and arguing in his own favor. Basically, following his one desire unfortunately. If something is wrong and you are weak just admit it instead of whitewashing.
@IFFI im not muslim so i dont know wats wrong about a professional contest between two respectful participants? A fight is different just based off of emotion. This guy may have worded his argument wrong but his intentions were still clear and pure.
@@gunmetal3104 I havent seen the video but here goes. In Islam the main problem with such sports is that it encourages attacking the face - the identity, dignity and honour of people lie in here so it's considered extremely bad to make bleed people's faces. Have a good one.
@IFFI But bruva, the thing is the relevant hadiths does not contain any explicit statement to say striking face is not allowed, but rather should be avoided out of respect, making it makruh rather than haram. Furthermore, look at Sahih Muslim 4131 - this contradicts all the hadiths on hitting the face
@Zaid Shakil Why does it not contradict anything? It clearly contradicts the second paragraph (tafsir) you presented, because the criminals' eyes were gauged out. I know it was for punishment, but if striking the face is haram (explained by the tafsir you mentioned), then why did our Prophet SAW do this, when there are obviously other ways and that the Quran doesn't specifically say to do this action? Perhaps it seems like you are just trying to justify reasons to ensure this remains haram. Even if I give you the benefit of the doubt, the hadiths (e.g the last one you presented), does not explicitly state it's forbidden, as I've stated before. Rather it just states the face should be respected and avoided, thus making it makruh?
Mashaallah very interesting and engaging discourse between the two brothers! Brother firas has some very interesting views, which i totally agree with. This is one of the finest interviews from an mma coach i seen thus far. Inshaallah the broski firas can set up a gym here in london. The government should invest in these kinda people to help aliviate the issues we have in the youth today. The discipline and values sports in general promote are the foundations of success in many aspects of life. May the almighty Allah swt bless you brothers, may he also guide us all!
It ISN'T just about the injuries sustained in matches (which might as well be inconsequential as he says) , it's about the repeated head trauma that contact sports players can sustain! Most professional boxers have some degree of brain damage, even if they don't exhibit symptoms just yet. MMA just hasn't been looked at as much as boxing, due to it being new and current practicioners just haven't aged enough yet. I really dislike this sugar coating when people's lives and wellbeing may be at risk. Also, I agree that we can't always know what's good for self defense unless we actually try it out, but there better ways for us to know.
Sparring is a legit way to know what works and what doesn't, fighting until someone is so injured to the extent of not being able to continue the fight or until someone is KO'd, (and that happens A LOT in professional fighting), and REPEATED max-power blows to the head are common place and encouraged, you can get similar results without having devastating effects on people's future lives...that is if the intent is actually to learn more about self defense and not for the fame or fortune. I love martial arts, but not the professional life of it where people are affected in horrible ways and no light is shed on what happens to them later on in their lives
That is simply not true. As for brain injury boxing is far more dangerous cause youre limited to head and body, while MMA rules allows all other targets. Time has nothing to do with it, like u proposed. And if u listened you would understand, instead trying to score points on matter. There isnt any other way to figure out if something works than to compete. Sparring is not enough and I´ll give you an example that you can not refute. There is a lot of traditional martial arts. They all learn and spar but they dont compete. Most of them dont work today. Wrestling, jiu-juitsu, boxing, muay thai, kick boxing and the rest of competitive martial arts work, why? Because they compete. And very rare fights are to the extreme unlike a picture youre trying to paint. There is nothing wrong with beeing famous and earning money, Look at Khabib example of beeing known world wide, earning money and what he does with it, similar with his last opponent Poirier. You are really trying to paint picture to justifiy your points making us look at it, as if its truth, which it isnt.
Mohammed Hijab, why can't you be like this all the time...... humility suits you better. Props on an excellent interview. Firas, major props to you, may Allah give you more. A blessed 1 hour of my time.
cmmon Firas, brother Khabib has been in such gullitoines since his pre ufc fights and is good enough to get out of them, khabib is awsm off his back too
I disagree with Firas on the wrestling of Khabib and GSP being equal. Khabib's wrestling pedigree is unmatched. But I do agree the size and reach plus GSP's striking might give him an edge.
May Allah guide firaz. I did not hear a single evidence of Quran and sunnah about this topic mma, punching in the face etc. From him, the only thing I heard was (I think, in my opinion and I find it) Islam is not a religion of desires. The scholars gave a fatwa about this long time ago, with evidences. So punching in the face is haram in sparring or in the cage/boxingring, accept for selfdifense. By the way punching or harming is not the only problem, there are many like music, mixing with woman, showing body parts who are not allowed to show, ringgirls, promotion of haram and so on. May Allah guide us all and give us knowledge
were you listening ?? his argument is valid and hitting face in some case might be allowed. he put his argument on the table and now its the scolars who should make a statement on this. and nothing wrong when it comes think and ask. and he is not blinded he clearly stated once its clear and its haram for the points he mention then its haram. dont play a saint =-=
@@Userdoesnotexit I listened very well. First of all I am not a Saint, this is a childish statement. Muhammad hijab explained it very well, that hitting in the face is haram so what are firaz and your arguments? As a Muslim you should accept the scholars statements who are based on Quran and sunnah, simple as that. There is no place for philosophy or personal opinions. Everybody can ask what they want, but at the end you have to go back to the prophet and his companions.
@@fl3777 Bruva, I understand you and agree he referred to no evidences. So I will give you some to think about. The relevant hadiths does not contain any explicit statement to say striking face is not allowed, but rather should be avoided out of respect, making it makruh rather than haram. Furthermore, look at Sahih Muslim 4131 - this contradicts all the hadiths on hitting the face As for the other stuff...you are just looking for reasons there. I've competed before and I never had to any such things...
Of course it's haram anything hitting someone for no reason whether it's Muslim nor not, the fighters are aware of that, but that does not mean who does this haram it's not a Muslim. Everyone will be judged for his Own deeds.
@@Randomhandlename and you brother just became from those ignorants who blatantly give his opinion fatwas considering this sport a suicide!!! Do you know that if you pressure yourself to much in football your heart will beat faster and it may result in stopping your heart from beating so judging by your fatwa football is also considered suicide. Yes khabib may burn in hell for his OWN deads and the sport is haram but it does not make you disbeliever. Same as stealing or zina.
@@Randomhandlename I know the hadith you just not find the right place to put it into the real issue. Bc you are saying if I go to street fight and fight someone it's like commiting suicide Brother givetit a second opinion you are not okay with your brain. I have not heard a single sheikh giving this kind of fatwa, every sheikh I listen to said that this is haram not a suicide haram please don't spread false fatwas because nobody says this other than you. Stop giving blatantly fatwas. Just because there is hadith doesn't mean you can put it into NY situation and give fatwa out of it. REFLECT because you art going to be held account for this on judgement day and you haven't read a single book about giving fatwas but you dare to give this kind of serious fatwa. It's unbelievable the young these days.
It's refreshing to hear Firas say "look if the Muftis say it is haram, i accept it is haram". This is despite his expertise in the field. Although, I don't think his stance on a ketogenic diet is informed/accurate. He was asked and he gave his opinion but there are many athletes that stay in ketosis without consuming pre-workout carbohydrates, especially endurance athletes. If anyone is interested check out Thomas Delauer's or Dr Berg's youtube channels. Their focus is on fasting/ketosis so his knowledge is much more specialised.
Muhammad Hijab is a super intelligent guy yet today he impresses me even more. why? cos he knows when to keep quiet and let his guest espouse his ideas and thoughts. so Thank you Br Hijab! your contribution in the convo is also much appreciated. I think you both learnt from each other and so did i from listening to you both intellectuals. BarakAllahu feekum. JazaakAllahu khayran kathiran
With all due respect to bro firas but there's no way gap is on the same level as khabib in wrestling or fighting. Gsp lost a couple of fights. Lost many many rounds. Cut and battered. Taken down. Khabib untouched. No cuts in his entire fight history. Arguably lost 1 round only. Dominated every fight from beginning to end. Khabib beats gsp according to stats
I am a fan of Khabib but that is retarded. Gsp has two losses and avenged both, and had much more title defences, fought better guys, and became a double champ, all of this against bigger guys. Khabib would not ragdoll everybody in WW. He almost died because of a weight cut... He is a WW and not a LW.
Lol GSP lost 2 fights both of which he came back to win in the rematch.He has had 9 title defenses when khabib has only had 2.GSP has a way better resume by far
Such an amazing guy Zahabi! But it makes me sad to see people commenting „like to listen to him even tho I’m not a muslim“ What does that even mean? It was a podcast with 90% content outside of religion, so what does that have to do if your Muslim or not wether you like Zahabi?
love how Firas acknowledges how we are all born different when it comes to having certain natural abilities. This idea of we are all the same is not true. Gad gave all of us different set of skills and circumstances. We are not all the same and we all do have strengths and weaknesses.
Khabib’s trainer Javiez is Christian, GSP’s trainer Firas is Muslim. This is pure sport😊
Now let's mix them together in one ring 😂
lol why do people always use bad english or grammar when using the pure sport line lol. "This is pure sport" no duntz, "This is a pure sport". But why is it pure?
@@mysticranger6894 "this is a pure sport" has a different meaning to "this is pure sport". You understand the first sentence correctly. The second one means that people give up all their prejudices in life for the sake of doing that sport and trying to perfect it. That's not to say that the sport is pure in the sense that it's clean, it isn't. The difference is subtle, I know.
@frip lip when did i affirm or deny this? I did neither. u r wierd.
@frip lip Who is picking parts to suit what agenda here? And do you want to cite your sources as to why it's haram specifically and address the points Firas Zahabi brought up?
Deep, humble, intelligent conversations. Great podcast. Im not muslim but i'm liking more and more what I see and hear from humble God fearing muslim people like Firas and Khabib, I feel very in tune with you both. Great examples to the world. GSP and Khabib are both my favourite fighters. 🙏
Daniel Grech hey buddy , Its such a breath of fresh air when people like khabib and firaz come about these are people striving towards the greater good educated people in Islam and are the perfect role models for the Muslim and non Muslims . They strive for the life they waY Islam has taught .
God bless you bro. If you haven't already I'd recommend watching the guy who interviewed Firas here too. His name is Mohammed Hijab and he has discussions on atheism, Christianity etc. you can check
Thank you brother, I am telling you Islam is about being leveled, patient and self-controlled. It is hard to achieve and 99% of us muslims don't act like muslims or as we should. So yes Habib and firaz aswell because he is extremely educated all around are great representatives and there is no doubt they are the way they are because of the Islamic principles taught to them.
Why don't you accept Islam amd enter the religious of God?. He will forgive your sins and make you enter gardens of eternal pleasure.
""The war of light and darkness sounds well but in this post-Freudian world men realize that the darkness ascribed to one’s enemies is a projection of the darkness in oneself that is not fully admitted. So in this way the distorted image of Islam is to be regarded as a projection of the shadow side of European Man."" Professor (Reverend) William Montgomery Watt, Influence of Islam in Medieval Europe, page 83.
29:33 start of halal/haram discussion
Jazak'Allahu khairan!
Thank you
Thx a lot, saved a lot of time
Good talk here.
MVP
Im not muslim or religous at all, but I a huge fan of Firas, this was very educational and a ton of good info in this hour. And cool to understand the way the Muslim people think a little bit.
If you think it's cool maybe you can look into it more. You never know what you may find.
@@ia1399 stop trying to convert everyone, focus on becoming a better muslim and human being yourself, instead of relying on converting others to make yourself feel better.
Zony Metaphorz don't be so quick to judge maybe you should practice more than commenting on his downfalls bro
@mustafa anwar young man, if you think me telling someone to become a more self aware better human being by focusing on themselves, instead of pushing ideologies upon others, to feel as if that will bring you closer to god, as hate, you are the example i speak of.
+Brent dude most dont think like these two
"People don't know that's what standing between them and their goal, it's just ignorance"
Firas Zahabi
Mma is haram
Asamalaykum! I'm not even muslim but I love knowledge and whenever these 2 talk I always listen. Amazing knowledge through every video!
WaAlaykum, Austin. Glad you are enthusiastic!
Just a bit of helpful knowledge, saying "Asamalaykum" changes the meaning of the word to something you may not intend.
Changing it to "Asalam.." makes it more correct and wholesome 🙆
@@sa-ud2gl thanks alot brother! I'll keep that in mind! Sorry I didnt know.
Austin Pierce MMA
Keep up the mad training, that is intense! 💥🙌💢✉
@@sa-ud2gl thanks alot bro! Wish you the best as well!
@@onelifepassport look into Islam, it will save you
Islam makhachev recently said in an interview that he will contend for the LW title after Khabib retires.
Wow, what amazing loyalty to his brothers.
@@danial469
He should. He should bring the belt back to his team. I think Habib would want the same. Inshallah he wins it and Zabit wins the featherweight title from Max...
Who cares he’s trash Nowhere near Khabibs level
SMAV Emerson Agreed. The weight cut will definitely force max to light weight in the future. But although it looks like he’s getting hit, he is getting really good at rolling with punches and only getting caught on the end of them like a Ferguson or Diaz
Will Khabib retire after Tony beats him?
Firas is such a complete person. Definitely is a polymath who is well educated in martial arts, philosophy, theology, psychology and just has a keen awareness of common sense. These are the kind of men and warriors we need to look up to and model after. Men who act from duty not wants/needs.
All facts
I live in Mtl I met him twice and I had the chance to talk 5 min with him. He is the same in person very respectful and very available a great man
@cosmosspring the bar is pretty low on polymaths nowadays lol
A great martial artist is by default a philosopher.
@cosmosspring A polymath (Greek: πολυμαθής, polymathēs, "having learned much"; Latin: homo universalis, "universal man
Definitely is.
I've watched a lot of Firas Zahabi's interviews. I always listen to anything he says, because he's more than just a trainer. He expresses his ideas in a very solid coherent fashion that anyone can follow today. But for sure this interview is probably the best I've ever seen. Extremely beneficial!
Agreed.
yu are dumb thats why! go read self Quran before u end up in a shity place where u will think" I tought it wasn't haram
Mayn i think firas is by far the smartest mma coach in the world .. the amount of knowledge that he has is amazing ... I always learn something new whereever i listen to him ..
He knows a lot about fighting but he's happy to hand over ethical and moral issues to a 'higher power', which is what the weak-minded do. Smart in one sense; stupid in another. Just like most people, me included.
He is but muhammad Hijab is a complete imbecil
@@asweproceed52 he cant be muslim if he does not..
@@asweproceed52 How can you call him weak minded he's not you. Literally his conversation is consistently mind empowerment. That's what he emphasizes most.
You make no sense.
@Adonis Nomos who told you that?. can you see what is in his heart?.
This podcast was so inspiring. I hope to encourage my family to learn basic jiu jitsu and self defence, thank you. Combat defence and moderated eating is a neglected tradition of the prophets of The Creator.
Two great Muslim men. May Allah bless you and your families.
I wanted to become a mma fighter and a pro wrestler and was confused as Muslim on what to do . This video helped me a lot on deciding what to do. May Allah Talla protect us from hells fire Ameen.
what did you do? imo martial arts is 100% halal
نسيم lol wow
Thank you guys, informative and entertaining
I always learn something new listening to the coach.
jazakallahu kheiryan for this episode
from Kenya.
Islam gets alot of flack from the Western world. Some of it earned and some of it not. One thing for certain is that Firas is a great representation for Islam! Much love from a Christian
This interviewer is great, it's rare to watch such a deep conversation with two knowledgeable people. Thank you for the video.
I like how Mohammad hijab just listened he didn’t try to impose his will he just listened that’s how you know he is an intelligent man
To be honest Khabib and George if they ever fought I am sure Khabib will shock us all even more how good he is,a year ago I was someone used to say Khabib striking is not on point let alone its out there with top strikers but I have seen him beating every single top striker who was just going there and killing it against Khabib the fighters they just not what they normally are,gsp is great no question but him being the bigger guy more experienced guy will still not give him an edge on Khabib if this fight happening on 155 or even 165 Khabib takes it
His striking is underrated like last night
Gsp will beat khabib but wouldn't be an easy fight
@@wisewigga7129nah
We definitely need more of this mentality. The part where he talked about you shouldn’t let knowledge go away from you, and knowledge is power. That’s there what Muslims need the most right now. Learn anything and everything, truth can never harm you.
You’ll find people ( sometimes scholars ) trying to convince that learning philosophy is harm. others will tell you to not waist your time with modern knowledge. even worse, some people will tell you to listen to certain people, read certain books, and that’s it, you don’t need to learn more. And that exactly the mindset that brought the umah down. So don’t listen to them. Listen to that man instead. He knows how to build champions, and we need more champions.
When Firas Zahabi speaks you just sit quietly and listen.
Imagine you can make someone like Mohammed Hijab stay quiet to listen to you.
Never heard of him stop this worshipping hes just a fighter or trainer point blank
I don’t agree with GSP and Khabib’s wrestling being the same . Khabib is far better wrestler than GSP
@Jam GSP is a better freestyle wrestler, but Khabib is a better MMA grappler
@Mystery Man mann, the game keeps evolving, gsp is old technology
Khabib is the best wrestler on the fence, hands down. We’ll know when and if they finally scrap.
@Jam Khabib has been wrestling/grappling since he was 5/6. GSP started wrestling in his 20es . It’s common sense to know who is the better wrestler/grappler . I don’t care about the percentage of the takedowns, it’s because GSP was not using wrestling /grappling in every of his fights.
@@azmanfaris2145 has khabib ever shot a double leg take down?
MashALLAH brother Firas is a true hardcore muslim who is righteous,decent and a man of absolute integrity..MAY ALLAH BLESS HIM AND KEEP HIS FAMILY SAFE...IA
Ooooook how do you know all of that? Allah knows best
@@jujuouass
Both...asking you how do you know that? And stating the obvious Allah swt knows best.
@@jujuouass asking me how do i.know what..i really honestly don't get where the issue is lesding to..i suggest to you try Not to be pinnacky on the smallest of issues otherwise you will suffer from paranoia and a sense of moral compass.Firas is a good man who practises his Islam and is mentally and physically strong ..like me.I suggest if you need an outlet to expel your anger and attitude come down to my gym.
Mmm no issue... I just simply asked how do you know that he is a "hardcore Muslim", righteous, decent and a man of integrity? That's all... I'm not arguing that he isn't... I'm just wondering how do you know this? Not sure what u mean by moral compass, or paranoia lol. It was a simple question but if you can't answer then I can't break it down to you any further.
This guy is a blessing, i can listen all day to him. god bless you
When brother Hijab takes notes while you’re speaking you know you have something to say. I love both these brothers al hamdulillah!
One of the few genius in MMA, I highly respect the guy. The guy brings positivity and no ego
I wish more people would discuss about game development professions and related careers instead of blindly calling them haram, but bringing up Khabib as a role model is instead acceptable...
dude if i ever had a trainer i would want it to be a guy like him. just look up his story, he completely built himself up on his own and he further improved his craft further and further more. he continuously is on the grind. this will come one day when an unsuspecting individual who will go and train in a gym only to be caught by the eye of an old fires. just imagine what a kind of beast, an old fires with years of accumulating knowledge and experience can make 😂
Perfect answer about Haram. Never justify against Allah swts orders. Even if you sin don't justify it
I donno about Firas Zahabi as a person - I got doubts about listening to things related to the deen cuz he is married to a non-muslim
@@nomaanabdulshukur8660 one does not negate the other.
Nomaan Abdul Shukur why would that give doubts? That makes me even more jealous of him and I’d love to hear how he did that
I can listen to Firas' views for hours and hours. Masha Allah he's very intelligent and well spoken. I wish he had more podcasts and discussions available to watch.
Very informative interview. Great interviewer asking basically the most perfect questions and what we all want to know. I enjoyed the vibe of this podcast.
Man Hijab and Firas, both outstanding guys! What a great interview, inspiring and knowledgable.
GSP after Khabib beats Tony inshAllah
Then 30-0
psychedelic toaster khabib wil smesh Tony face🥴
InshaAllah ☝🏽
psychedelic toaster and you are not muslim dont lie okay kafer fan😎
@psychedelic toaster Tony is an old man.
@psychedelic toaster lol Tony eye poke RDA and illegally upkick Barboza (his two best wins have asterisk)
pure perspective on life...that's what true Islam teaches
Firas "For Instance" Zahabi
Le Doc Mailloux JRE has entered the chat
I thought it was Firas 'however' Zahabi
Interesting watch, Firas Zahabi made some very profound points. Some of it is common sense but when you get that "reminder" you are like wow, interesting!
Is Islam Machachev still on PEDS?
Is Islam Machachev still on PEDS?
I just Love how he casually says: just don't eat for 24 hours. 😂 No big deal.
Haraam or not, I'd rather be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.
Gsp vs khabib is going to be the best fight in ufc history ever
@51:10 "people don't know that whats standing between them and their goal is their ignorance. "
Very powerful!
The benefits of MMA outweigh the negatives, and the Sahaba actually wrestled, in all forms, when used professionally there is nothing haram about it, especially since self-defense is sunnah.
MMA (prize fighting) is NOT self defense.
Wrestling is not the same as Jui Jitsu/Boxing etc.
@@khoyrulislam wrestling is the same as ju jitsu IN THE SENSE THAT there is NO STRIKING INVOLVED, ju jitsu is ok
MMA is definitely not wrestling
Wrestling is acceptable, MMA is not. Most muftis claim mma is haram.
Who are you to say what is Haram and what is not?
Watching your son with his mouth wide open staring at the screen. I'm like holy heck getting him this interested in anything is impossible. Wonderful conversation gentlmen.
Honestly as a woman that is not into fitness (though I do go to the gym, only because it helps me psychology) and watching sparring matches I enjoyed this so much. I now know what to do to stay on the leaner side and what to eat before I do my morning exercise at the gym.
Mashallah brothers you guys are a inspiration to muslims tabarak allah
Is Islam Machachev still on PEDS?
MH has quality hosting skills, very professional, the best Re-Rooteds had so far!
When will people understand that its easier to take someone down to the ground then it is to knock em out. Most MMA fights are 90 percent stand up. Khabib has found a niche into getting people down to the ground and fighting them there.
This is an amazing episode.
This guy is on another level. He’s my man. Intelligent and knowledgeable. I am a new fan to him. Thank you for the information. I know GSP also fasts too.
Loved the talk. Bring firas and hijab more often. May Allah bless them
Excellent interview, very impressed with Mohammed.
He's like a trainer, dietician & philosopher all in one. Very intelligent man
My two worlds just collided. Speakers Corner and MMA
Two incredibly problematic worlds.
@@ia1399 Whether you find it problematic or not, It exists and will continue to exist with or without your negativity.
It's my two worlds too 😂😂😂😂
Mashallah, may Allah bless these brothers and grant them jannah
Our contemporary mufties need to listen from 30:00 to 43:23 so that they can give a proper Fatwa on this matter.
Eban Takie They don't. With all due respect but Firas is just making up his own Fatwa and arguing in his own favor. Basically, following his one desire unfortunately. If something is wrong and you are weak just admit it instead of whitewashing.
@IFFI im not muslim so i dont know wats wrong about a professional contest between two respectful participants? A fight is different just based off of emotion. This guy may have worded his argument wrong but his intentions were still clear and pure.
@@gunmetal3104
I havent seen the video but here goes.
In Islam the main problem with such sports is that it encourages attacking the face - the identity, dignity and honour of people lie in here so it's considered extremely bad to make bleed people's faces.
Have a good one.
@IFFI But bruva, the thing is the relevant hadiths does not contain any explicit statement to say striking face is not allowed, but rather should be avoided out of respect, making it makruh rather than haram. Furthermore, look at Sahih Muslim 4131 - this contradicts all the hadiths on hitting the face
@Zaid Shakil Why does it not contradict anything? It clearly contradicts the second paragraph (tafsir) you presented, because the criminals' eyes were gauged out. I know it was for punishment, but if striking the face is haram (explained by the tafsir you mentioned), then why did our Prophet SAW do this, when there are obviously other ways and that the Quran doesn't specifically say to do this action?
Perhaps it seems like you are just trying to justify reasons to ensure this remains haram.
Even if I give you the benefit of the doubt, the hadiths (e.g the last one you presented), does not explicitly state it's forbidden, as I've stated before. Rather it just states the face should be respected and avoided, thus making it makruh?
Firas is amazing ! He's just that Real Master that any student would wish to have !
Too many teasers. Definitely will be listening to it now. Allah bless you.
Mohammed Hijab conducted this really well. Oh and glasses suit him mashaa'Allah
Firas zahabi the Joe ROGAN interview amazing between the best interview I've seen in my life. No disrespect brother hijab 😊😊😊
Firas if your reading this, YOU LOOK BETTER IN A BEARD AKHI!! Keep your beard
Disagree
@IFFI what do you see then?
@@SDSen yeah what then?
I can listen to Firas all day.
Massive respect for your guest. What a wonderful human being
Firas Zahabi is brilliant. Great interview👍
I totally agree with Firaz Zahbi all the way,He explained everything beautifully 👊
Great One here My brother very good interview. Insightfull . God bless you two
Mashaallah very interesting and engaging discourse between the two brothers! Brother firas has some very interesting views, which i totally agree with. This is one of the finest interviews from an mma coach i seen thus far. Inshaallah the broski firas can set up a gym here in london. The government should invest in these kinda people to help aliviate the issues we have in the youth today. The discipline and values sports in general promote are the foundations of success in many aspects of life. May the almighty Allah swt bless you brothers, may he also guide us all!
I loved this chat , was captivated by ever word. will defiantly what the next one.
Watched Firas's podcast with 5pillars yesterday now can't wait for this one 😁
He did a podcast on the 5 pillars? On his own podcast tristar gym?
@@bobm3250 No, it's on the youtube channel called 5pillars
To the person reading this, I hope you know how groundbreaking this interview is
Like khabib said “it doesn’t matter how tall they are, once I’m on top I’m the tall guy”
It ISN'T just about the injuries sustained in matches (which might as well be inconsequential as he says) , it's about the repeated head trauma that contact sports players can sustain!
Most professional boxers have some degree of brain damage, even if they don't exhibit symptoms just yet. MMA just hasn't been looked at as much as boxing, due to it being new and current practicioners just haven't aged enough yet. I really dislike this sugar coating when people's lives and wellbeing may be at risk. Also, I agree that we can't always know what's good for self defense unless we actually try it out, but there better ways for us to know.
tigerheaddude if there are better ways then please do list them
Sparring is a legit way to know what works and what doesn't, fighting until someone is so injured to the extent of not being able to continue the fight or until someone is KO'd, (and that happens A LOT in professional fighting), and REPEATED max-power blows to the head are common place and encouraged, you can get similar results without having devastating effects on people's future lives...that is if the intent is actually to learn more about self defense and not for the fame or fortune. I love martial arts, but not the professional life of it where people are affected in horrible ways and no light is shed on what happens to them later on in their lives
That is simply not true. As for brain injury boxing is far more dangerous cause youre limited to head and body, while MMA rules allows all other targets. Time has nothing to do with it, like u proposed. And if u listened you would understand, instead trying to score points on matter. There isnt any other way to figure out if something works than to compete. Sparring is not enough and I´ll give you an example that you can not refute. There is a lot of traditional martial arts. They all learn and spar but they dont compete. Most of them dont work today. Wrestling, jiu-juitsu, boxing, muay thai, kick boxing and the rest of competitive martial arts work, why? Because they compete. And very rare fights are to the extreme unlike a picture youre trying to paint. There is nothing wrong with beeing famous and earning money, Look at Khabib example of beeing known world wide, earning money and what he does with it, similar with his last opponent Poirier. You are really trying to paint picture to justifiy your points making us look at it, as if its truth, which it isnt.
Mohammed Hijab, why can't you be like this all the time...... humility suits you better. Props on an excellent interview. Firas, major props to you, may Allah give you more. A blessed 1 hour of my time.
Mansha Allah. You guys are soothing to watch. Very humble and knowledgeable.
It is always a treat listening to Coach Firas Zahabi
What a great interview. Thank God.
I learned a lot . thank you 2 great people.
This was beautiful, Firas is an amazing human being Allaahumma baarik
Beautiful podcast guys really loved it
Alhamdulillah!!
cmmon Firas, brother Khabib has been in such gullitoines since his pre ufc fights and is good enough to get out of them, khabib is awsm off his back too
Firas is a great example to young brothers - and sisters too. Alhamdulillah.
I hope hijab host more episodes with firas and others and maybe bring khabib inshal allah haha
True
I disagree with Firas on the wrestling of Khabib and GSP being equal. Khabib's wrestling pedigree is unmatched. But I do agree the size and reach plus GSP's striking might give him an edge.
Love both of you guys. Could listen to this all day long, please more of these shows please brothers 😺
I genuinely want him to sit down with 10 Muftis and talk it out Wallahi
Love fares, can't wait to see what his training will do for t Woodley. Great show, thank you lads.
Nothing lol
In this day and age MMA should be fared ( compulsory) like Salah. Fitness, health, self defenxe, mental well being. God knows best.
May Allah bless these brothers. Can’t wait to wrestle them for fun in Jannah
May Allah guide firaz. I did not hear a single evidence of Quran and sunnah about this topic mma, punching in the face etc. From him, the only thing I heard was (I think, in my opinion and I find it) Islam is not a religion of desires. The scholars gave a fatwa about this long time ago, with evidences. So punching in the face is haram in sparring or in the cage/boxingring, accept for selfdifense. By the way punching or harming is not the only problem, there are many like music, mixing with woman, showing body parts who are not allowed to show, ringgirls, promotion of haram and so on. May Allah guide us all and give us knowledge
That's it. Ameen
I mean obv he is not a religous leader.. His field is fitness and martial arts.
may Allah guide us all!!!
were you listening ?? his argument is valid and hitting face in some case might be allowed.
he put his argument on the table and now its the scolars who should make a statement on this.
and nothing wrong when it comes think and ask. and he is not blinded he clearly stated once its clear and its haram for the points he mention then its haram.
dont play a saint =-=
@@Userdoesnotexit I listened very well. First of all I am not a Saint, this is a childish statement. Muhammad hijab explained it very well, that hitting in the face is haram so what are firaz and your arguments? As a Muslim you should accept the scholars statements who are based on Quran and sunnah, simple as that. There is no place for philosophy or personal opinions. Everybody can ask what they want, but at the end you have to go back to the prophet and his companions.
@@fl3777 Bruva, I understand you and agree he referred to no evidences. So I will give you some to think about.
The relevant hadiths does not contain any explicit statement to say striking face is not allowed, but rather should be avoided out of respect, making it makruh rather than haram. Furthermore, look at Sahih Muslim 4131 - this contradicts all the hadiths on hitting the face
As for the other stuff...you are just looking for reasons there. I've competed before and I never had to any such things...
Firas gave a really nice talk, may Allāh reward him and Hijab
Of course it's haram anything hitting someone for no reason whether it's Muslim nor not, the fighters are aware of that, but that does not mean who does this haram it's not a Muslim. Everyone will be judged for his Own deeds.
@@Randomhandlename and you brother just became from those ignorants who blatantly give his opinion fatwas considering this sport a suicide!!! Do you know that if you pressure yourself to much in football your heart will beat faster and it may result in stopping your heart from beating so judging by your fatwa football is also considered suicide. Yes khabib may burn in hell for his OWN deads and the sport is haram but it does not make you disbeliever. Same as stealing or zina.
@@Randomhandlename I know the hadith you just not find the right place to put it into the real issue. Bc you are saying if I go to street fight and fight someone it's like commiting suicide Brother givetit a second opinion you are not okay with your brain. I have not heard a single sheikh giving this kind of fatwa, every sheikh I listen to said that this is haram not a suicide haram please don't spread false fatwas because nobody says this other than you. Stop giving blatantly fatwas. Just because there is hadith doesn't mean you can put it into NY situation and give fatwa out of it. REFLECT because you art going to be held account for this on judgement day and you haven't read a single book about giving fatwas but you dare to give this kind of serious fatwa. It's unbelievable the young these days.
AlbaTech I made a mistake I’m deleting my comments
Firas is one of my fav people to listen to
26:18 "we need some thoughtful hand gesture footage"
Love it. The more I hear from Firs Zahabi, the more impressed I become. Great guy Masha'Allah. Hijab is a masri beast per the usual.
17:50 Jamieeeee!! Punch that up. It's incredible.
An example of wonderful human being . Masallah brother masallah...
It's refreshing to hear Firas say "look if the Muftis say it is haram, i accept it is haram". This is despite his expertise in the field. Although, I don't think his stance on a ketogenic diet is informed/accurate. He was asked and he gave his opinion but there are many athletes that stay in ketosis without consuming pre-workout carbohydrates, especially endurance athletes. If anyone is interested check out Thomas Delauer's or Dr Berg's youtube channels. Their focus is on fasting/ketosis so his knowledge is much more specialised.
@Tom Edwards fasting is one of the pillars of islam
Muhammad Hijab is a super intelligent guy yet today he impresses me even more. why? cos he knows when to keep quiet and let his guest espouse his ideas and thoughts. so Thank you Br Hijab! your contribution in the convo is also much appreciated. I think you both learnt from each other and so did i from listening to you both intellectuals. BarakAllahu feekum. JazaakAllahu khayran kathiran
With all due respect to bro firas but there's no way gap is on the same level as khabib in wrestling or fighting. Gsp lost a couple of fights. Lost many many rounds. Cut and battered. Taken down.
Khabib untouched. No cuts in his entire fight history. Arguably lost 1 round only. Dominated every fight from beginning to end. Khabib beats gsp according to stats
Gsp has a single loss on record
I am a fan of Khabib but that is retarded. Gsp has two losses and avenged both, and had much more title defences, fought better guys, and became a double champ, all of this against bigger guys. Khabib would not ragdoll everybody in WW. He almost died because of a weight cut... He is a WW and not a LW.
Lol GSP lost 2 fights both of which he came back to win in the rematch.He has had 9 title defenses when khabib has only had 2.GSP has a way better resume by far
Gsp losy but he can catch up thats what make gsp gsp being undisputed doesn't mean they aren't having edge
Such an amazing guy Zahabi!
But it makes me sad to see people commenting „like to listen to him even tho I’m not a muslim“
What does that even mean? It was a podcast with 90% content outside of religion, so what does that have to do if your Muslim or not wether you like Zahabi?
All I can recall are the words of TYLER DURDEN- "The things you own end up owning you"
love how Firas acknowledges how we are all born different when it comes to having certain natural abilities. This idea of we are all the same is not true. Gad gave all of us different set of skills and circumstances. We are not all the same and we all do have strengths and weaknesses.
subhanAllah the point about depending only on Allaah (near the end of the podcast) was so deep