Deen, Dawah, Fitness, and More! | With Faris

10,141 views·Feb 2, 2026

I sat down with Abu Mussab Wajdi Akkari @onewaytoparadise in this episode to talk about the art of parables in Dawah, Fitness and in the online drama we see. This episode has been shared by other channels like Inspirable Podcast and onewaytoparadise Timestamps: 00:00 Cold Open: The Cake & Fish Parable 00:39 Welcome to the Conversation 01:24 Over 20 Years in Dawah 03:22 The Secret to Staying Young & Active 04:19 Portion Control, Sunnah & Healthy Eating 06:29 Can We Call You a Dawah Expert? 07:10 Why Simple Dawah Reaches People 08:03 Hospital Dawah & Speaking to Non-Muslims 09:45 The Communication Barriers in Dawah 11:13 How Parables Became a Dawah Tool 12:14 Parables in the Quran and Sunnah 14:23 The Spider Web Example in the Quran 15:30 Making Difficult Theology Easy to Understand 17:11 Does Eternal Hellfire Fit the Crime? 18:39 The Software Company Parable 24:33 Gratitude to Allah vs Pleasing Everyone Else 26:23 The Island Parable: Are We Born Upon Fitrah? 29:49 Jealousy, Competition & Sincerity in Dawah 31:31 Why Refutations Happen 33:04 How Popularity Can Mislead Du‘at 33:54 The Importance of Scholars and Mentors 35:21 The Decree of Allah: Is It Fair? 36:25 The Boss and Employee Parable 40:00 Stop Wasting Time on “What If?” 42:20 The Crucifixion and Atonement Question 42:50 The Bank Owner and His Son Parable 48:40 Young People Questioning Hadith 49:22 The Doctor Analogy for Trusting Hadith 50:45 Weak Hadith and the Work of Hadith Scholars 52:01 Why Sahih al-Bukhari Is Often Attacked 53:14 Conditions for Using Parables in Dawah 54:07 Explaining Gender Confusion to Children 55:13 The Reward of Praying in Congregation 58:13 Switching Gears: Casual Talk Begins 58:34 12,300 Steps a Day? Fitness Discipline 59:24 Walking: The Easiest Cardio for Everyone 1:01:02 Weight Training and Strength 1:02:45 Muslims Need to Be Strong 1:03:28 Women, Strength Training & Misused Labels 1:04:49 Abu Mussab’s Current Dawah Projects 1:05:43 Translating Scholars and Teaching Texts 1:06:54 Long-Term Students and Online Classes 1:09:08 Why Good Companions Matter 1:11:11 Becoming Strangers Upon the Truth 1:12:03 Keyboard Warriors and Online Accusations 1:14:30 Online Drama, Slander and Influence 1:15:28 The Hadith of the Bankrupt One 1:16:01 Double Standards in Refutations 1:18:09 Intellect vs Revelation 1:19:32 Loaded Questions and Trapping Scholars 1:20:25 Submit to the Text, Not Personal Desire 1:21:54 Rational Thinking Within Revelation 1:23:28 The Root of Deviation: Intellect Over Text 1:25:05 Do We Trust Revelation or Our Ego? 1:25:21 Double Standards Around the Prophet’s ﷺ Honor 1:26:31 Final Advice: Stop Hating and Learn 1:27:24 Closing Reflections on UAE, Dawah and Gratitude #farishammadi #islam #withfaris #like #subscribe #share