
Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers Podcast is the official podcast of 5Pillars News hosted by journalist Dilly Hussain.
The show discusses a plethora of political, religious and socioeconomic issues affecting Muslim communities in the West and the Muslim-majority world with experts, influencers and professionals.
Latest episodes

Nov 4, 2023 • 1h 29min
Imran ibn Mansur | Gaza’s Martys, Defensive Jihad, Sins & Victory | BB #110
In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent YouTuber and da’ee, Imran ibn Mansur. #palestine #gaza #jihad
Topics of discussion include:
Why has Imran decided to come onto the podcast after declining two previous invitations?
Putting internal differences aside at times of (externally-waged) war and bloodshed.
The recent fatwa from the International Union of Muslim Scholars stating that it’s a religious obligation on neighbouring Muslim countries to militarily intervene in Gaza.
The blessings of jihad, Jihad al-Daf, the Palestinian resistance and martyrdom.
Can the Ummah do Jihad al-Daf without disobeying and rebelling against their rulers? Is this obligation on laity or the armies?
The Quranic and Prophetic argument that links the Ummah’s sins and repentance to attaining Allah’s victory.
Iran, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and historical treachery to Sunnis.
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Oct 29, 2023 • 55min
Rabbi Elhanan Beck | Judaism is against Israel & Zionism | BB #109
In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with Rabbi Elhanan Beck of the anti-Zionist Neturei Karta movement. #Judaism #Israel #Palestine
Topics of discussion include.
Did the current war in Gaza start with Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on 07/10/23?
Western media and British politicians’ dehumanisation of Palestinians.
Palestinians’ right to resist Zionist occupation.
Are most Jews Zionists Judaism vs Zionism.
Can there be "peace in the Middle East" with apartheid Israel in the region?
Can you dismantle apartheid Israel via non/violent means?
Concluding advice to Jews outside of Israel.
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Oct 25, 2023 • 1h 28min
Lowkey | Britain, The Zionist Movement & Israeli War Crimes | BB #108
In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with UK rapper, activist and pundit, Lowkey. #Britain #Israel #Palestine
Topics of discussion include:
British police and Israeli intelligence services’ relationship and links.
British state’s crackdown on pro-Palestine solidarity.
Mainstream media’s dehumanisation, lies and backtracking. Israel’s online fake news and PR disasters.
Ben Shapiro, Jordon Peterson and the Daily Wire.
Condemning the Palestinian resistance. What did Operation Al Aqsa Flood achieve?
Israel’s plan to demolish Masjid Al-Aqsa via the Third Temple Movement.
Concluding quick fire Q&A on regional players involved in the Palestine-Israel war.
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Oct 20, 2023 • 1h 27min
Robert Carter | Finding Islam, Leaving Shi’ism & White Privilege | BB #107
In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent British journalist, activist and influencer, Robert Carter. #bloodbrotherspodcast #britishmuslim #islam
Topics of discussion include:
Getting to know Robert: background and heritage.
Growing up in a typical English household in London with right-wing influences.
Christianity, exposure to Muslims and finding Islam.
Shia influences and becoming a Twelver Shia.
Leaving Shi'ism, Press TV, Iran and Syria.
White convert privileges and joining 5Pillars.
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Oct 14, 2023 • 1h 35min
Sami Hamdi | Gaza’s Uprising, The Ummah’s Response & MBS’s 2030 Vision | BB #106
In this episode, Dilly Hussain discusses the Palestine-Israel war, Israeli intelligence failure, and the civilizational struggle. They also talk about the safety of Jews under Muslim rule, Sami's involvement with the Muslim Brotherhood, and the Saudi-Israel normalisation. Additionally, they touch on Mohammed bin Salman's unIslamic '2030 Vision' for Saudi Arabia.

Oct 1, 2023 • 1h 25min
Khaled Siddiq | Music, Naseeds, Critics & Controversies | BB #105
In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain spoke with the controversial British nasheed artist Khaled Siddiq. #bloodbrotherspodcast #music #nasheeds
Topics of discussion include:
Growing up in Leicester with South Asian Muslims. Having mixed heritage convert parents.
Searching for God, and building a renewed connection with Islam.
Music, musical instruments, and the nasheed industry.
Being cancelled over music, and controversies.
Is all music haram? Imitating non-Muslim in nasheeds.
Accepting differences of opinion on matters of religion.
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Sep 25, 2023 • 1h 14min
Dr Uthman Lateef | Islamic History: Romanticism, Reality & Revival | BB #104
In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent Islamic historian and author, Dr Uthman Lateef, of Sapience Institute. #BloodBrotherspodcast #Islamichistory #Ummah
Topics of discussion include:
Quick fire Q&A on Islamic military leaders.
Quick fire Q&A on major battles in Islamic history.
Making sense of Islamic history: Romanticisation and reality.
Was the past better than the present for the Ummah?
Fall of Jerusalem 1099, sacking of Baghdad 1258, and the abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate 1924 — how did these events impact the collective Muslim consciousness?
State of the Ummah, collective consciousness, and Islamic revival.
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Sep 19, 2023 • 2h 7min
Shaykh Asrar Rashid | Salafis, Sufis, Syria & the Caliphate | BB #103
In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent British scholar Shaykh Asrar Rashid. #BloodBrothersPodcast
Topics of discussion include.
15 Hanafi fiqh questions.
Can Sunnis have any meaningful unity?
Success of Salafi duat and dawah in the West.
Obeying, criticising and rebelling against Muslim rulers.
Shaykh Ramadan al-Bouti, the Assad regime, and the Syrian revolution.
Shaykh Asrar’s upcoming book on the caliphate.
Imam Mahdi and the signs of the end of times.
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Aug 20, 2023 • 1h 34min
Uthman Ibn Farooq | Hanbali Fiqh, Muslim Unity & Criticising Rulers | BB #102
In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent American preacher and debater Uthman ibn Farooq. #BloodBrothersBodcast #Dawah #Salafi
Topics of discussion include:
- Q&A on 10 (Hanbali) fiqh rulings Uthman ibn Farooq adopts.
- Would he give talks at a 'non-Salafi' masjid?
- Is there a framework for Sunni unity? Does there have to be uniformity in creed? - Questioning Daniel Haqiqatjou about Deobandis.
- Online dawah beefs - is it healthy and necessary?
- Stabbing incident in March 2020. Fact and fiction. Was it a setup?
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Aug 16, 2023 • 2h 3min
Tariq Ramadan | Moral Shortcomings, State Witch-hunt & Political Islam | BB #101
Dilly Hussain talks to Tariq Ramadan about his ongoing rape cases, the French establishment's witch-hunt against him, reflections in prison, and the future of political Islam. They also discuss the impact of the allegations on his family and academic peers, as well as the role of the UAE and the Zionist lobby in Islamophobic witch-hunts of Muslim influentials in Europe.
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