In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
All praise and thanks belong to Allah, and may the peace and
blessings be upon the noblest of Prophets and Messengers,
our Prophet Muhammad, his family and all of his companions.
Dear brothers and sisters! For decades, the Muslims has lived under a relentless barrage of moral lecturing. We were told our values were “medieval,” our modesty was “oppression,” and our devotion to our beloved leader, the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was “backward.” But the release of the Jeffrey Epstein Files has triggered a global moral earthquake. It has exposed a stomach-churning reality: while Western elites were busy “civilising” the Muslims with bombs and lectures, they were allegedly building a Satanic underworld of child trafficking, exploitation, and blackmail.
As Muslims, we must stop playing defense. This is not just a scandal; it is a divine unmasking that proves the Shari’ah (Islamic Law) was right all along.
Dear brothers and sisters! As the long and protracted details of The “Jeffrey Epstein files” are slowly drip-fed to the public, mainstream and independent media sources are scrambling to make sense of what it all means. The unsealed court documents and records tied to Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking case, including testimony, emails, and names mentioned in lawsuits run in the literal millions.
The questions abound: Who was in the network? Who visited the island? What exactly happened there? How deep did the connections go, involving the world’s most elite rich and famous? While there are those looking at the case from an academic or salacious lens, as Muslims, the truest lessons we can take from this trending global news story can be reduced to this: Jeffrey Epstein—and his known and hidden allies—are a parable of the world. From his case, we glean several timeless and damning lessons that help us to understand this world—and this life—for what it truly is.
Fellow brothers and sisters! The Jeffrey Epstein files are a collection of millions of documents, emails, images, videos and audios detailing the criminal activities of American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including his social circle of public figures, leaders, politicians, and celebrities. The files are documents collected as evidence in the criminal cases against Jeffrey Epstein and his associates, stored as over 300 gigabytes of data, plus other media, in the FBI’s Sentinel case management system. They include his contacts book, flight logs of his planes, and court documents.
Many of the records and files belong to Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, which is run by lawyer Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn.
A contact book made public during the Jeffrey Epstein Files Phase 1 release in 2025, with the majority of its content redacted.
In November 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Jeffrey Epstein Files Transparency Act, and the U.S. Senate unanimously approved it, with President Donald Trump signing the bill the next day.
The following month, the U.S. Department of Justice released a relatively small amount of files, leading to bipartisan criticism.
Donald Trump had previously floated the idea of releasing the files during his 2024 presidential campaign, though he later claimed that controversies surrounding the files were fabricated by members of the Democratic Party.
On January 30, 2026, an additional 3 million pages were released, including 2,000 videos and 180,000 images. Though the Department of Justice acknowledged that a total of 6 million pages might qualify as files required to be released, it stated that the January 30 release would be the final one, and that it had met its legal obligations.
The released files mentioned a number of public figures and led to increased scrutiny of their activities.
Since the release of the files, two men have had criminal investigations launched into them due to their ties to Jeffrey Epstein, with one resulting in criminal charges thus far; former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland, who has been charged with aggravated corruption, and British politician Peter Mandelson.
As of February 2026, individuals whose names show up frequently in the files include Jeffrey Epstein’s assistant Lesley Groff, (157,613 mentions), accountant Richard Kahn, (52,781 mentions) lawyer Darren Indyke, (17,783 mentions) sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, (13,169 mentions) and modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel (4,727 mentions), and many more.
Respected brothers and sisters! The revelations surrounding this incident have laid bare an undeniable truth: money, power, and influence cannot purchase happiness, nor can they shield a person from moral collapse.
The level of immorality uncovered has shocked observers across the world. Yet for the Muslim believer, the underlying cause is neither perplexing nor unprecedented.
Allah the Most High says:
“Have you seen those who take their lusts as their god?” [Surah Al-Jathiyyah: 23]
The Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said:
“Every person begins his day and sells his soul, either freeing it or destroying it.” [Muslim]
Imam Al-Hafiz al-Nawawi (rahimahullah) commenting on the Hadith said:
“Some people sell their soul to Allah the Most High, through obedience to Him, thereby freeing it from punishment. Yet some of them sell it to the Devil and to their desires by following them, thereby ruining it, meaning destroying it.”
The Jeffrey Epstein files in question further illuminate why certain elites harbour hostility toward Islam. Islam stands as a moral authority that opposes corruption, exposes injustice and oppression, and refuses to sanctify lust and immorality. It confronts exploitation, disciplines desire and insists upon accountability and justice before Allah, the All-Mighty.
Alhamdulillah, all praise belongs to Allah for the blessings of Islam and Iman. The conclusion and message are inescapable and clear: Sell your soul to Allah through obedience and integrity, not to lust, not to power, not to money, and not to the Devil. For you have only one soul!
For example, if this man (Jeffrey Epstein) was a Muslim, the whole world would be condemning Islam and Muslims. But he is not, so, everyone is silent!
Wallahul Musta’an!
All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. Prayers, peace and mercy are upon our beloved master, Muhammad, the son of Abdullah (Peace be upon him), his family and Companions.
Murtadha Muhammad Gusau is the Chief Imam of Nagazi-Uvete Jumu’ah and the late Alhaji Abdur-Rahman Okene’s Mosques, Okene, Kogi State, Nigeria. He can be reached via: gusauimam@gmail.com or +2348038289761 or +2348024192217.
