Note: Stay Steadfast During Times Of Fitna

💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
💌 Yet again another so-called "hijabi influencer" decided to abandon the hijab despite managing a "hijab business" after YouTuber Dina Tokio publicly announced her decision to stop wearing hijab some time ago. I find it very strange how she didn't say salaam or mention Allah's Name anywhere in her announcement video. I stumbled upon this through another YouTuber's channel giving out a public caution to Amena for discarding the hijab.
My advice to myself and other Muslims is to:
1) Steadfastly seek authentic Islamic knowledge for Allah's sake and implement whatever you have learned about Islam.
2) No matter how many times you've sinned, neglected some duties as a Muslim, or carried out some obligations in an improper manner, never quit seeking Allah's Forgiveness. When at times you get overcome by your nafs, defeat it and bring it back to its senses by saying lots of Istighfaar and Du'as, praying to Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala to grant you steadfastness, sincerity and strength to persevere upon Allah's Way. Compensate shortcomings by praying more Sunnah prayers like Salat Ad-Duha in the forenoon and Qiyaam Al-Layl Tahajjud in the last third of each evening.
3) Never emotionally attach yourself to any human being, particularly someone who eagerly seeks to be famous. Purposely doing things to achieve fame and amass large numbers of "followers", "fans" or subscribers, can ultimately lead to destruction.
4) When you notice a YouTuber or celebrity declaring they no longer want to do a good deed e.g. a "hijabi fashionista" deciding to model without the hijab, or a "celebrity sheikh" who announces his choice to be an "ex-Muslim", your initial response shouldn't be to copy them out of misguided loyalty but to remain true to Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala and patiently maintain your Islam, faith/Imaan and good values even if that individual has dozens of puppets following their wrong ways.
5) In times of rising fitna, be carefully selective concerning your selection of close friends, the online content you frequently expose yourself to, the type of status updates and comments you post, the Facebook pages you follow, and the Muslims from whom you derive Islamic lessons and inspiration.
Understand that sometimes what appears to be real on the outside may conceal significant truths that linger behind the scenes. Remember that during the time of the beloved Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam there were groups of hypocrites (munaafiqeen and munaafiqaat) who plotted against Muslims whilst they were among the Muslim community. It is possible for any polytheist, atheist and unbeliever to dress as Muslims are expected to while they make numerous efforts to create fitna and chaos among Muslims, whether they start an evil trend on social media or they try their utmost to divide the Muslim Ummah through inventing false news or events that can stir up drama.
Those who pretend to be Muslims while carrying disbelief in their hearts are among the inhabitants of Hell that are most severely chastised. They have the opportunity to interact with Muslims and attend their lectures yet on the inside they're extremely hateful towards anyone who believes in Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala and Islam. This is why we can't instantly trust any person simply because they claim to be Muslims.
Day and night make it a habit to say "Allahumma yaa Muqallib al-quloob thabbit qalbi 'alaa Deenik. (O' Allah Turner of the hearts, keep my heart firm upon Your religion. Ameen.)"
📖 Abdullah ibn Amr RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: We were gathered around the Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam while he mentioned tribulations (trials/fitan), saying, "If you see that people have disordered their commitments, diminished their trusts, and are as jumbled as this," and he SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam interlaced his fingers. I stood to come near him and I said, “How should I act if that happens?” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Stay in your house, control your tongue, accept what you know is good, reject what you know is evil, take care of your affairs specifically and abandon the affairs of the common people."
Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4343
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut