Freshly Grounded

👉 Faisal's mentorship: freshlygrounded.com/mentorship 👉 Free ebook: https://identity.desqy.com This solo episode breaks down the dilemma so many Muslims face today: we want more freedom, more family time, more control over our schedule, but we don't want to chase trends, compromise our values, or become "influencers" for the algorithm. After 15 years in content creation and leading marketing for a global Muslim app, I'm sharing the simple middle ground I believe solves it: YouTube. I explain why short-form content burns you out, why YouTube lets your videos compound for years, how search-based content brings the right people straight to you, and why long-form is the fastest way to build trust and real income without losing your dīn. If you're a barber, therapist, designer, chiropractor, mechanic, or any expert with knowledge worth sharing — this episode shows you how to turn that into ethical online income without dancing, acting, or compromising who you are. May Allah put barakah in your efforts, protect your intentions, and make your income a means of drawing closer to Him. 👉 Join FG Premium: https://fgtribe.com 👉 Hot Food Distribution in Gza: https://launchgood.com/freshlygrounded 📧 Freshly Grounded Newsletter: https://tribe.freshlygrounded.com/subscribe 💪 Buy The Game: https://shop.freshlygrounded.com ----------------------------------------­­­­­­­­---------------------------------­-­-­-­-­ ✉️ Contact Us • Instagram: http://instagram.com/Freshly_Grounded • E-mail: hello@freshlygrounded.com ----------------------------------------­­­­­­­­---------------------------------­-­-­-­-­- The views expressed by our guests do not necessarily reflect the views of Freshly Grounded or its hosts.

👉 Join FG Premium: https://fgtribe.com What if instead of "just knowing"… you actually asked the right questions before you got married? In this episode of Freshly Grounded, I sit down with Adiwahab, author of "Can I Ask You A Question?" – a book of over 150 questions to ask in the premarital stage so you stop guessing, stop romanticising, and start being intentional for the sake of Allāh. 📖 Get Adiwahab's book "Can I Ask You A Question?" here: 👉 https://www.amazon.com/CAN-ASK-YOU-QUESTION-Successful/dp/B0DW21F7PH 👉 Hot Food Distribution in Gza: https://launchgood.com/freshlygrounded 📧 Freshly Grounded Newsletter: https://tribe.freshlygrounded.com/subscribe 💪 Buy The Game: https://shop.freshlygrounded.com ----------------------------------------­­­­­­­­---------------------------------­-­-­-­-­ ✉️ Contact Us • Instagram: http://instagram.com/Freshly_Grounded • E-mail: hello@freshlygrounded.com ----------------------------------------­­­­­­­­---------------------------------­-­-­-­-­- The views expressed by our guests do not necessarily reflect the views of Freshly Grounded or its hosts.

An honest, unfiltered chat about the deeper, real-world meaning of lowering your gaze, beyond just interactions with the opposite gender. They break down how guarding your eyes protects your heart, your dignity, your privacy, and even your relationships in a world powered by timelines, rumors, and unintentional snooping. From peeking into open doors, back gardens, and balconies to not inspecting belongings that weren't shown to you — this conversation flips the concept into a daily practice of self-discipline, humility, and heart purification. 👉 Join FG Premium: https://fgtribe.com 👉 Hot Food Distribution in Gza: https://launchgood.com/freshlygrounded 📧 Freshly Grounded Newsletter: https://tribe.freshlygrounded.com/subscribe 💪 Buy The Game: https://shop.freshlygrounded.com ----------------------------------------­­­­­­­­---------------------------------­-­-­-­-­ ✉️ Contact Us • Instagram: http://instagram.com/Freshly_Grounded • E-mail: hello@freshlygrounded.com ----------------------------------------­­­­­­­­---------------------------------­-­-­-­-­- The views expressed by our guests do not necessarily reflect the views of Freshly Grounded or its hosts.

Sunnah Remedies is BACK. 💥 After years away from the mic and off social media, our most requested guest ʿAbdul Hakim returns with something brand new: a weekly series on Freshly Grounded called Heart Remedies – and this is episode one. 👉 Watch the weekly Heart Remedies episodes and all premium shows at: https://fgtribe.com

Kaya and Faisal break down the rise of a Muslim founder whose AI company is now valued at $3B—from coding in a Jordanian internet café and getting rejected by YC four times… to building a browser-based IDE in 2016, then pivoting into agentic AI that codes, debugs, and deploys while you sleep. We pull out the real lessons: grit over hype, "die on the path," and why building within halal limits brings barakah (with cautionary stories about riba). We also spotlight MENSPIRE, a global barbershop chain built on Muslim values (no music, no gossip, family-safe) that still scaled—proof you can build infrastructure for the community without compromising. Plus: dopamine from doing (not doom-scrolling), showing up daily, and being agile like water when markets shift. 👉 Join FG Premium: https://fgtribe.com 👉 Hot Food Distribution in Gza: https://launchgood.com/freshlygrounded 📧 Freshly Grounded Newsletter: https://tribe.freshlygrounded.com/subscribe 💪 Buy The Game: https://shop.freshlygrounded.com ----------------------------------------­­­­­­­­---------------------------------­-­-­-­-­ ✉️ Contact Us • Instagram: http://instagram.com/Freshly_Grounded • E-mail: hello@freshlygrounded.com ----------------------------------------­­­­­­­­---------------------------------­-­-­-­-­- The views expressed by our guests do not necessarily reflect the views of Freshly Grounded or its hosts.

👉 Join FG Premium: https://fgtribe.com Faisal sits down with his older brother Omar: a designer, builder, and the mind behind Five Day Sprint. They explore what it really means to believe in yourself, how a single teacher's words can change your life, and why true success comes from doing, building, and staying curious, not chasing titles or trends. This conversation is about creativity, faith, and finding purpose in an age where technology moves faster than we do. Watch this if you've ever felt stuck, lost your sense of passion, or questioned whether you're on the right path. 👉 Hot Food Distribution in Gza: https://launchgood.com/freshlygrounded 📧 Freshly Grounded Newsletter: https://tribe.freshlygrounded.com/subscribe 💪 Buy The Game: https://shop.freshlygrounded.com --------- ✉️ Contact Us • Instagram: http://instagram.com/Freshly_Grounded • E-mail: hello@freshlygrounded.com --------- The views expressed by our guests do not necessarily reflect the views of Freshly Grounded or its hosts.

FG Tribe: https://fgtribe.com England legend and World Cup-winning all-rounder Moeen Ali sits down with us one year after retiring from international cricket. We go deep on motivation after retirement, training for franchise leagues, why he still works harder at 38, and how he balances love of the game with staying present for family. Mo opens up on legacy, fame (and why he avoids it), starting his own podcast Beard Before Wicket, and what he wants to pass on as a potential future England coach. We also talk parenting, screen addiction in kids, padel obsession, Liverpool's rough patch, India–Pakistan cricket dynamics, and being proudly Muslim and British in a tense moment for the UK.

👉 Get Episode Notes & Join FG Premium: https://fgtribe.com From teenage "OG" creator to historian, Arabic teacher, and family man, Musa Adnan returns after six years for a real catch-up on growth, studying, and sincerity. We talk about choosing academia (BA + MA in History) while doubling down on Islamic studies and Arabic, why Arabic is the master key that unlocks every other science, and how teaching accelerates learning. 👉 Marriage & Money Summit: https://fg.live 👉 Hot Food Distribution in Gza: https://launchgood.com/freshlygrounded 📧 Freshly Grounded Newsletter: https://tribe.freshlygrounded.com/subscribe 💪 Buy The Game: https://shop.freshlygrounded.com ----------------------------------------­­­­­­­­---------------------------------­-­-­-­-­ ✉️ Contact Us • Instagram: http://instagram.com/Freshly_Grounded • E-mail: hello@freshlygrounded.com ----------------------------------------­­­­­­­­---------------------------------­-­-­-­-­- The views expressed by our guests do not necessarily reflect the views of Freshly Grounded or its hosts.

MARRIAGE & MONEY SUMMIT: https://fg.live In this episode, Ustadh Abdul Ahad returns to continue our running series on character and manners: from the classical roots of "heedlessness of the righteous" to the modern problem of backbiting, when to ignore and when to forbid evil, how to deal with elders and youngsters, what ghayrah really means (and what it doesn't), and why even gifts can become a burden if you're not wise. What you'll learn 👉 The original hadith-scholars' meaning of "heedlessness of the righteous" and how the term evolved 👉 A framework for ignoring vs. intervening: balancing preventing evil with protecting hearts 👉 Backbiting vs. narrating events for reconciliation (and why "I'd say it to his face" doesn't make it halal) 👉 Building thicker skin the right way: social intelligence and tailoring your delivery to people 👉 Adab with elders: don't sit before them, don't walk ahead of them, lower your voice 👉 Mercy and playfulness with children; overlooking the small stuff 👉 Ghayrah as protective jealousy for all of Allah's limits—not just over one's spouse 👉 When 'urf (custom) matters and when texts take precedence 👉 Gifting etiquette: how to increase love without burdening your brother or guest 👉 Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/freshlygrounded 👉 2 for 2 Show: ⁨@2for2show⁩ 👉 The Ground (Football Podcast): @TheGroundPod ​ 👉 Hot Food Distribution in Gza: https://launchgood.com/freshlygrounded 📧 Freshly Grounded Newsletter: https://tribe.freshlygrounded.com/subscribe 💪 Buy The Game: https://shop.freshlygrounded.com ----------------------------------------­­­­­­­­---------------------------------­-­-­-­-­- ✉️ Contact Us • Instagram: http://instagram.com/Freshly_Grounded • E-mail: hello@freshlygrounded.com ----------------------------------------­­­­­­­­---------------------------------­-­-­-­-­- The views expressed by our guests do not necessarily reflect the views of Freshly Grounded or its hosts.

👉 Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/freshlygrounded Shaykh Muhammad Tim Humble joins Freshly Grounded to unpack one of the greatest tests of our time: our relationship with money and the dunya. From the hadith of the two hungry wolves to the difference between having wealth and chasing it, Shaykh Tim explains how ambition, entrepreneurship, and seeking provision can either elevate us or quietly destroy our hearts. He and Faisal explore: 👉 The fine line between working hard and worshipping hustle 👉 Why dreaming of wealth can harm your dīn 👉 How to balance rizq, tawakkul, and responsibility 👉 The reality of zuhd (detachment) in a modern world 👉How believers can live, earn, and build — without being owned by what they build This is not a talk against success — it's a call to redefine it. 📖 Use code FG20 for 20 % off any course at AMAU Academy https://www.amauacademy.com/catalog . 🎙 Watch, reflect, and share this reminder with someone chasing both the Dunya and the Ākhirah. 👉 2 for 2 Show: ⁨@2for2show⁩ 👉 Hot Food Distribution in Gza: https://launchgood.com/freshlygrounded 📧 Freshly Grounded Newsletter: https://tribe.freshlygrounded.com/subscribe 💪 Buy The Game: https://shop.freshlygrounded.com ----------------------------------------­­­­­­­­---------------------------------­-­-­-­-­- ✉️ Contact Us • Instagram: http://instagram.com/Freshly_Grounded • E-mail: hello@freshlygrounded.com ----------------------------------------­­­­­­­­---------------------------------­-­-­-­-­- The views expressed by our guests do not necessarily reflect the views of Freshly Grounded or its hosts.