Building Prophetic Community, Part 2 | Shaykh Hassan Lachheb | Winter Suhba 2025

We treat Islam like a checklist. Pray, fast, give, repeat, and quietly feel like we have arrived. This talk reopens the Hadith of Jibreel to show that the land of Islam is not flat. It is an ascending land, and the climb from Islam to Iman to Ihsan was always the point. In this video: - Why the Hijrah was a decision of the heart, including the women who migrated alone - The Hadith of Jibreel and the difference between Islam, Iman, and Ihsan - Why Ihsan, worshipping Allah as if you see Him, sits at the top of the climb - The honest reason dhikr alone does not purify the self - How the Prophet ﷺ raised the companions, and what he told Umar about love - What Gaza has shown us about real Iman, and the comfort that holds us back A reflection on moving from a pedestrian Islam to a living faith. JazakAllah Khair for watching. Chapters: 0:00 Opening dua for a gathering of mercy 2:28 The Hijrah, and the women who migrated alone 9:37 The Hadith of Jibreel: Islam, Iman, Ihsan 14:59 The stranger who came to teach us our religion 22:30 The simple idea we mostly forget 23:35 The land of Islam is not flat 40:00 A steep hill: why dhikr alone does not purify 54:50 Loving the Prophet ﷺ more than everything 57:43 Comfort, calamity, and what Gaza taught us about Iman 59:05 Closing dua