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The importance of fearing one's own actions and not living long periods of time is emphasized in Islam's OMA (the god of man). Prayer and setting up personal responsibilities, including praying for the Prophet's actions, is crucial for achieving success. The importance of praying every day to increase productivity and receive reward is emphasized, as well as the need to address one's own luck and be mindful of one's own success. The segment ends with a call to pray for peace and healing, and a statement to thank people for their contribution to the pandemic.

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and my bad, all praises due to Allah we seek His guidance and his forgiveness and we seek refuge in Allah from the evil of ourselves and the whispering of our desires, whom Allah guides no one can misguide. And whom you allow us to be misled. No one can guide and I bear witness that there is nothing worthy of worship except Allah alone, having no partners and that Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is his slave and His messenger and his perfect worshiper. Allah Subhana Allah, Allah says in the Quran, Oh you who believe, fear Allah as he deserves to be feared and do not die except in a state of Islam. And Allah says, Oh, mankind, Fear your Lord who created you from a single soul and

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produce from that soul it's made and made from their combination many men and women. So Fear your Lord whom you ask each other by and by the ties of kinship, verily, Allah is Ever Watchful over you. And Allah says, Oh, you who believe fear Allah and say that which is correct, he will correct for you your deeds and forgive you your sins. And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, then they are indeed victorious, as to proceed.

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imam of diversity in Abu Gerrera Tabata he mentioned from Mujahid that the Prophet sallallahu Sallam

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had told the Sahaba or the Allah and him the story of a man

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from Benny Israel, who every day would go out in the path of Allah subhanaw taala.

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And every night he would pray

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and the Sahaba of the Allah and whom, when the Prophet sallallahu Sallam told them that man would exert so much daily effort, he then told them of the time period of how long this man had been doing it for. It wasn't something that he did for a week and then stopped. It wasn't something that he did for a month and then stopped. He did it for 1000 months. He did it for 1000 months. And so the Sahaba of the Latin who they said, O Messenger of Allah, we don't even live that long.

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We don't even live up until the 80s.

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Think of the Sahaba Leilani how many of them died in their 30s How many of them died in their 40s How many of them died in their 50s? How many of them died in their 60s?

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And so, Allah Subhana Allah, Allah revealed, as a consolation to the competitive spirits of the Sahaba they heard a story of people who lived before who worshipped Allah Subhana Allah at such a high level, and they didn't relegate it to simply it being a story, but rather they took it as something that they wanted to compete with. Even though this was an OMA that lived before them. They truly want it to be halal meeting all the deadliness they want it to be the best worshippers of Allah subhanaw taala not just among themselves, it wasn't just oh my trying to compete with a walker or the the Omaha Gideon competing with the onslaught. They want it to compete with every Ummah ever.

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And so Allah subhanho wa Taala revealed in Anza. Now Ophelia that in Qatar, we're madaraka Malayala Laila to me official.

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We revealed the Quran on Laylatul Qadr.

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This night, this blessed night was a night in which the Quran was revealed. And Allah subhana wa Tada says and what will allow you to know later to reply there is and then he mentioned Leila is better than the worship of 1000 months. This OMA that is so special. This OMA that's so unique. This OMA that is the greatest OMA, this OMA that is the most gifted, Obama was gifted, among many things. It was gifted a night, that is equal to the worship of 1000 months, your lifespans were made sure our lifespans were made short, we don't live for 950 years, or more than that, or less than that, however, we were gifted nights through which we can expand our lifetimes, and later to carve it is

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one of those nights. If you do simple math, I want you to just imagine to bring it closer, if a person's monthly salary, whatever that person's monthly salary is, if in one night, you could make that salary times 1000.

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Would you spend the night awake?

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If you could multiply your monthly salary by 1001 Nights work, that is the opportunity when it comes to the worship of Allah subhanho data that we have on data to gather, and it is 83 years or 1000 months of pure worship, not distracted. And so taking advantage of these gifts, Allah subhanaw taala says about Ramadan, a yam and MA do that. They're just a fixed number of days. And it seemed like it was literally just yesterday that we were anticipating the arrival of Ramadan. And then it was just yesterday when Ramadan arrived. And now it's going to seem like just yesterday that Ramadan passed. And so when we approach the end, that is the time when a person has been pacing themselves. But when

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you see the finish line when you see the end when you see the goal when we're in the last 10 Nights, this is the time where a person any racer, they pick up the pace, and they sprint to the finish line. And so what are some things that we can do? In these last 10 Nights these blessed nights, the majority of Ramadan has passed but the best of Ramadan and sha Allah to Allah remains.

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What we can do in these last 10 nights the Prophet sallallahu Sallam

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when the last 10 Nights approached, shut them Zahra waited the Allah or shut them at Zara wa ala who April Allah, the Prophet sallallahu Sallam would tighten up his loincloth, which is a metaphor for a number of things. As we would say in English, you roll up your sleeves, you get to work. Also, it's a metaphor for staying away from intimacy from his family for these 10 days he was completely laser like in his focus. He would not be distracted by anything seeking what ALLAH SubhanA wa Tada has gifted of later to Qatar, and it's so much actually the inside Muslim, the province of Elijah said LaMotta Ramadan, he saw it later to love it in the first 10 nights of Ramadan.

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And

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the Sahaba made it take off with him. And then after 10 days had passed, he said, I've been shown that it's in the it's still remaining. It's still ahead. And so he made that ticket for another 10 nights.

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And everybody made that ticket with him. And then

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And he said, I have been shown that what we're searching for is still ahead. And so whoever is seeking later to pardon let them seeking in the last night and so that year, the province of Elijah said to them had made it into Gods the entire month him in this companion seeking this great night, that the province of Allah they sent them tells us to seek in the last 10 Nights tells us to seek in the odd nights of the last 10 Nights, this great opportunity that exists for us. And so of the things that the Prophet sallallaahu Selim used to do is he would tie in his lower garment, his loincloth. Number two, he would stay up for the entire night or the majority of the night

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and a cover Allah he will wake up his family, he would encourage people you would encourage people to take advantage of this opportunity of the great things that we can do in the last 10 Nights. Allah Subhana Allah to Allah says matakauri Robert E DB che in Hebei, lamb masala to Allah.

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Allah says, My servant does not come closer to me all year round, including the last 10 nights of Ramadan, with anything that is more beloved to me than what I have obligated on them. And so focusing on perfecting the obligations, what are the things that are obligatory on us on these days? Number one, the obvious one is the fast and so focusing on perfecting my fast not watching things that I shouldn't be watching not listening to things that I shouldn't be listening to not looking at things that I shouldn't be looking at that as best as I can not saying things that I shouldn't be saying the province of Elijah said them said, man, let me yeah, that code Zewde Well, I'm gonna be

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Felisa de la hija Tom Hirsch Alaba that whoever does not leave false speech and false action, Allah subhanaw taala has no need for them to leave their food and their drink. And so now let me zero in on perfecting my fast

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the prayer is obligatory on us. And so let me zero in on perfecting my prayer. Yes, I'm praying my five prayers, but let me zero in on perfecting them, beautifying them, making them as perfect as possible.

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Let me zero in on relationships with my family members, kindness to my parents, the things that Allah Subhana Allah has obligated on me focusing on that. And then Allah subhanho data says, Oh Allah is how do we know if it had that Riba and my servants will continuously come close to me with voluntary actions until I love them. And so adding voluntary actions of course, after perfecting the obligatory actions, making sure that you're paying

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Aisha on time you're praying budget on time, these are the obligations but then adding to that family and of course,

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and the Prophet sallallahu Sallam would pray excessively in the nights and Ramadan. And so praying tahajjud praying that are we as best as you can praying with the Imam until the Imam is finished, because the prophets of Allah do send them says that whoever prays with the Imam until the Imam is done, they get through word of praying the entire night. These are little cheat codes, personal praise Aisha in the messenger and praise Vegeta in the messenger, they get the reward of praying the entire night. These are little things that a person can take advantage of it Ramadan in the last 10 nights of Ramadan, also the recitation of the Quran, shahada, Ramadan, a lady on Xena feel Quran,

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who the Nina's ALLAH SubhanA, Allah to Allah says that this is the month in which the Quran was revealed and this is the month in which the Prophet sallallaahu Selim used to review the Quran with Djibouti. It is set up every single year. And in his last year, he reviewed it with Djibouti and it has said I'm twice and so simply adding more to our citation, exerting ourselves a little bit more. The Prophet sallallahu de send them in the last 10 nights the thing that he used to do the most was the salah. He used to do the most as the salah. And so engaging in the prayers message we can engage in a more prayer engaging more recitation of the Quran engaging and more they could have ALLAH

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SubhanA wa Tada every moment is to be taken advantage of in these last 10 nights. And over them, of course, is charity.

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If an ambassador of the Allied when he says in the famous Hadith

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that Rasulullah sallallahu wasallam was the most generous of the people that he was most generous in Ramadan when the angel would visit him. And then the Prophet salaallah alayhi salam was described as being more generous than the wind, he was more generous than Aditya Helmstetter. He was more generous than the wind. And so taking advantage of the opportunity of the multiplication of these deeds, if a person experiences giving sadaqa on a moment that is later to the quieter than they've given sadaqa for 1000 months. And if a person experiences a drug that is accepted, or that is made, then that is a supplication that has been made for that extended period of time, a prayer that is

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extended for that period of time, a any act of worship.

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And so taking advantage of those moments, giving sadaqa every single night and Allah subhanaw taala has made it so easy for us one of the things that a person can do is simply automate their setup others so many websites are so many opportunities for a person to simply automate giving any charity every single night of the last 10 nights you just automate it, you set it and you forget it. So at least at the very least, you make sure that every single night of Ramadan that you've given some sadaqa every single night of Ramadan that you every single night of the last 10 nights that you've given some Salah and also of course of the great acts of worship is

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it is called Laila to other

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and of the meanings of others destiny of the meanings of God there is restriction because the scholars mentioned that space is restricted on the nights of power, space is restricted because of the amount that then as the rule melodica The angels descend, it is crowded, there is no occupancy, it's standing room only on layer two color spaces restricted or have the meanings of clutter, of course is that it is a day of, of shutting it is a day of dignity. It is a day with nobility, it is a day of greatness. But it is a day of destiny. Allah subhanaw taala says, If you how you frog Coco ammidon Hakeem that every matter of importance, or every matter of greatness is determined on that

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day. And so it is a day in which we should be making a lot of these nights or nights and we should be making a lot of data and I should not be alone. When she asked the promise of a lie. They said them he said if I know which night is later to cut it, as you reported it to me the she said, or as determine the reported, what should I say? What should I say if I know that it's later to like, what's one thing that I should say? And the province of Elijah says I'm taught her and he taught us to say, Allah who may Nick iPhone to Hebrew alpha five, and you say Oh Allah, you erase the trace of sin, and you love to do that. So erase the trace of my essence, remove the presence of my sense. And

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so this is a dua that we should be saying every single night, in these last 10 nights and more, because Allah Subhana Allah places, the verse talking about drought in the verses of Ramadan when Allah says what you just said, I like everybody, I never in your career, who doubted that either and fully SDG bully, what do you mean to be let alone Yo*o ALLAH SubhanA diocese when My servants asked you about me, I am near, I respond to the call of the caller when they call upon me. So let them believe in me and respond to me, that you may be guided.

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All of us, if not all of us, then many of us have experienced offering somebody for help offering somebody help. And they don't take you up on that offer.

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Could be somebody looking for a job? Could be somebody looking for assistance in anything. And you say to them, I can help you. Oh, this is what you're looking for. Yeah, just call me, I'll

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I'll help you out with that. That's not a big deal. That's not a problem. And then they don't call you.

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And then they don't they don't they don't take you up on your offer. You know, some people they get offended by that.

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Why wouldn't a person not do that either two scenarios, either. They don't really want it. Maybe they were just venting, they don't really they don't really want a job. Or number two, they don't really believe that you can help them.

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So Allah Subhana Allah says, For this stage, you bully while you're a newbie,

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imagine a person every day having all sorts of problems, and we all have problems. And they complain to the Imam and they complain to their parents, and they complain to Facebook and they complain to everybody.

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And the only one who they don't complain to is Allah subhanaw taala. They meant to everybody, but they don't. And they ask everybody, but they don't ask Allah. Allah subhana data says, yes. Did you believe ALLAH says I respond to the call of the caller. That person who you call, they're tired of your phone calls they might not even answer. And Allah says I respond to the call of the caller when they call upon me. For the SDG bully, let them respond to Me and let them believe in me, let them believe in me that the homeowner should do that they may be guided. So we ask Allah subhanaw taala to allow us to hear the speech and follow the best of it and experience they have to get a hold of

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Massimo Mustapha La Jolla.

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At hamdulillah salatu salam ala Rasulillah. While I do so have you seen him seemingly throughout

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the province of Elijah send them didn't tell us what knightly Little COVID is. We don't know for sure.

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And the Sahaba of the Allah and whom they differed very much with regards to what night latest there is. I will say the Hadith of the Allahu Anhu he says as reported by Buhari that the Prophet saw the light as sending them

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when he was seeking later

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he said I've been shown a vision of me prostrating between mountain will clean water and mud.

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And I will say the whole day said there wasn't a cloud in the sky. And then clouds came.

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And I saw that night the Prophet saw the light he said to them prostrating between water and mud. And it was the 21st night.

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I'm delighted Mr. Lewis asked Which night is later to MacArthur he said if you want to experience a little bit of praise to emulate every single night of the year you'll experience data from clutter. This was then taken to obey even cabin obey niqab is in Medina and abdulai minister who does in Iraq and OBEY HIM niqab he said to the people who came to him and they said your friend, your brother Abdullah, who says that it's on the every every night you have to seek it out. And he said he knows what night it is. But he didn't want you to simply depend only on

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it but he knows that it's the 27th night. So we have obeyed Nick I'm saying it's the 27th night no matter how thorough the line we asked him to live in a bus he says, What night is there so I'll do live in advice he said it is with seven days remaining or seven days having passed. He said What makes you say that? He said Allah subhanho data create a seven heavens Allah subhanaw taala create a seven Ursula made the days of the week seven alasa like this pattern of seven is consistent. And so it's either going to be on the 23rd or it's going to be on the 27th night and I'm gonna bla bla bla I know you said you notice something that we didn't notice. But Allah Subhana Allah knows best we

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don't know for sure, but it seems like inshallah Allah will talk about this later on tonight, but later to, obviously rotates.

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Some years it will be the 21st I'm yours, it'll be the 23rd some years will be the 25th some years the 37th. In any case, what we are required to do is we are required to strive every single night of the last 10 Nights asking Allah Subhana Allah to allow us to experience data to further so we ask Allah azza wa jal takes up from us our fasting and our charity and RPM and our citation of the Quran. We ask Allah azza wa jal to make us of those who as the prophets of Allah, they send him said whoever stands Laila to coddle their sins will be forgiven, we ask Allah azza wa jal to make us of those whose sins are forgiven. We ask Allah azza wa jal to have mercy on our parents as they raised

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us while we were young and to have mercy on our deceased and to heal our sick and to give Sophia and success to all of our students who will be studying for finals very, very soon. We ask Allah azza wa jal to protect our brothers and sisters and puts and to liberate that city and to liberate that country. We ask Allah azza wa jal to have mercy on our brothers and sisters in China and to feed our brothers and our blindness done, and all over the Muslim world everywhere that ALLAH SubhanA data carries them and uplifts them and protects them. And we ask Allah to accept from us in this Ramadan and to bless our misdeeds and to bless our communities and our families and to make the best of our

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days, our last days and the best of our moments the day that we meet him. Allah who met in NSA local general Makabe ham encoding ml when they're older, becoming a narrow Micromobility Hamiltonian Ramat Allahu methylcobalamin RCM and RPM and our Quran our sudo then was Salalah Al Asad and Mohammed, Camila sabbatical from Allah