Lex Fridman · Khabib on role of God and religion in his life | Khabib Nurmagomedov and Lex Fridman

1. 1. Khabib Nurmagomedov says his entire life, including training and daily routine, has been built around the five daily prayers (salah), with everything else scheduled around them.
2. 2. Khabib states that his primary purpose in life is to worship the one God, and everything else is secondary.
3. 3. Khabib credits his faith in Allah with preventing success from going to his head and helping him through life's hardest trials.
4. 4. Khabib says that when he lost his father, faith was the only thing that helped him cope, and he doubts he could have handled it without belief in predestination and returning to God.
5. 5. Khabib advises people struggling with loss to go deeper into religion and ponder existential questions like why they were born and why they have consciousness.
6. 6. Khabib explains that he frequently says 'alhamdulillah' (all praise to God) because his heart is full of gratitude, and speech reflects what is in the heart.
7. 7. Khabib warns against taking credit for success, noting that many who became successful and powerful made mistakes by attributing their achievements to their own greatness.
8. 8. Khabib views everything God has given him as a test, and he believes in a day of judgment where all deeds will be weighed.