Yaser Birjas - The blessings of being bored

About this lecture

In this lecture, Sheikh Yaser Birjas offers a thought-provoking reflection on the hidden blessing of boredom during a time of social distancing — arguing that if you're bored, your basic needs have been met, which is itself a profound gift from Allah. He connects this theme to the Islamic emphasis on the value of time, drawing on Quranic verses, hadith, and the structure of the five daily prayers, fasting, and Hajj to illustrate how deeply time-consciousness is woven into the Muslim way of life. The lecture closes with a heartfelt dua for the upcoming Ramadan and a practical Q&A covering topics from anxiety and prayer combining, to Tahajjud and learning Arabic.