Ismail Londt – Hydrate and Hum. For those leading Tarwh. Suggestions reminders advice

Smell, hydrate and hum, you have to hydrate for a clear mind, for

strong focus and for ease in your vocal production. Dehydration can

result in lack of focus, and it can result in a dry throat,

inflamed codes and strain sound you have to drink water, Iftar

time, se Hari time, and try some salt before you drink the water.

General salt is fine a pinch, or Himalayan salt, or Celtic salt.

You see the research online, the magnesium in the salt draws the

water directly to your cells so you don't urinate that much. And

if you have to urinate and you really in the masjid go, do not

keep it in the Jama can rather wait for a few minutes, but you

cannot, or should not, pray in that manner. It's discouraged.

And then what can you drink just before you start performing, or

during your Taro, we have rendition between every two units

some warm, boiling water is good.

Honey water is good for energy. How, however, honey may leave your

mouth a bit dry. So try the following. Try anise seed, try

fenugreek, try cinnamon sticks, a few teaspoons of aniseed and

fenugreek independently, all together in a small pot of water

and have it boil. Likewise, the cinnamon sticks, a few sticks in a

small pot of water boil, and then you pour that into a flask and

have it with you in the Majid you may add some honey to each of

them, just for taste

minty, maybe soothing and relaxing. However, mint and

spearmint and peppermint are all triggers for acid reflux. It may

leave you gassy, so try to avoid them. Teas in general and coffees

in general have caffeine, and they're going to dry you out for

every cup of tea and coffee you have, you have to have two glasses

of water to counter the dehydration. That's the advice of

ENT specialists, ear, nose and throat specialists. Tea that's

good to maybe drink is rooibos tea, or any other herbal herbal

teas, those without caffeine. And then I discovered something

recently, and I've been trying it for the past few months, is

licorice root research, where you can find some licorice root in

stick form or powder form. Boil them in water and have them they

produce like a type of protective layer over your throat. Or you

feel that way, like a film over your throat, a covering of your

throat. It lasts for a few minutes, but it's very soothing,

and he drink some more. Have these between your units of prayer, and

then hydrate also as best possible. Iftar and sehari. Iftar

and Suho time, okay, humming. Humming is the easiest way to warm

up your cords on the way to the masjid in between the rakaat

before your turn comes, try imagine an athlete about to run a

race and then does not warm up or stretch before the race and just

immediately starts sprinting or running. It's going to hurt

himself, going to end up with cramps, may even strain. So

likewise, you you are not vocalizing enough, or

appropriately, the cords are not warm, and then you go into a

sprint, four to five minutes of continuous sound. It's not normal

sound reduction. You You may feel by the second or third or fourth

raka that your your vocal strength is is has decreased. It's waning.

It's weakening. It's not as strong as it was initially, and you may

have to exert yourself even more. You know why? Because you did not

warm up. Your warm up is a stretch, and a hum is the easiest

way to warm up just one key, just

lightly, without any force. You want to do a few steps, do a few

steps.

You want

to do some random sounds, do them, whatever you wish, just warm up

the cords

and you see you'll notice a difference. Inshallah, a hum is

also the easiest way to cool down after your rendition, just lightly

by yourself

to see that the cords are still fine, so hydrate and hum to be

able to vocalize and recite with more ease inshaAllah, one of the

best was Salaam Alaikum Muhammad Allah Abu.