Thoughts on the FIFA 2026 World Cup | Shaykh Yasir Exposing the Hypocrisy

Yasir QadhiJune 18, 202610 min0 comments

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In this lecture, Shaykh Yasir addresses the upcoming FIFA 2026 World Cup, offering practical Islamic guidance on balancing entertainment with religious obligations, maintaining decorum in mixed gatherings, and avoiding excess. He then pivots to a powerful critique of media hypocrisy, drawing sharp contrasts between the intense scrutiny directed at the previous World Cup host — a Muslim-majority country — and the near-total silence surrounding human rights concerns, political scandals, and support for ongoing conflict in the West. The lecture is a call for consistency, courage, and truth-speaking in the face of double standards.

Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi is one of the most influential Islamic scholars and intellectuals in the Western world. Born in Houston to Pakistani parents, he earned a degree in chemical engineering before studying for ten years at the Islamic University of Madinah, where he completed degrees in hadith and Islamic theology, and later earned a PhD in Religious Studies from Yale University. He served for years as Dean of Academic Affairs at AlMaghrib Institute, taught at Rhodes College in Memphis, and now serves as Dean of the Islamic Seminary of America and resident scholar of the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) in Texas. His lecture series on the seerah, "Lives of the Sahaba," and Islamic theology are among the most comprehensive in the English language.

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