Mufti Menk – The Death of Br. Azhar Safwan Dr. Muhammad – Unplugged

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The speakers discuss the sad stories of the deceased's family and his efforts to support them, including his involvement in organizing events and providing support. They also talk about Jannah's struggles with cancer and his desire to make it easy for her family. The importance of knowing the records of Islam and being a witness to Allah is emphasized, along with the importance of planning one's legacy and being behind something worth it. The speakers also stress the importance of being a witness of Islam and being the right person.

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			Sadly, we heard the sad news of the
		
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			passing of our beloved brother, Azhar Safwan.
		
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			May Allah have mercy on his soul.
		
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			May Allah admit him to the highest place
		
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			in heaven, Al-Firdaws Al-A'la, Ameen.
		
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			And he's been a very old and very
		
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			loyal friend.
		
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			May Allah bless him.
		
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			May Allah bless his soul.
		
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			And may Allah bless his family who suffered
		
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			a lot, went through a lot.
		
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			And no matter what I say, it is
		
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			not sufficient.
		
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			But Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah, he had invested greatly in
		
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			his life, in the field of da'wah,
		
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			even though he wasn't a speaker.
		
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			But he's been organizing our events for so
		
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			many years.
		
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			I never met him.
		
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			I never actually interacted with him, but I've
		
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			heard everything goodness.
		
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			And if you ever hear about him, you'd
		
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			only hear good things.
		
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			And he's a typical example of the hadith,
		
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			because subhanAllah, Azhar Safwan was simply loved by
		
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			everyone.
		
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			Everyone who associated with him, simply loved him.
		
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			Very decent guy, very simple.
		
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			And subhanAllah, he devoted his life, his wealth,
		
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			and even his family towards serving da'wah.
		
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			He was very keen to deliver the word
		
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			of Allah to everyone, even though he himself
		
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			wasn't a speaker, a known person.
		
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			But he was one of those whom An
		
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			-Nabiyu sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, You know,
		
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			the point of khafi, taqi, one who is
		
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			conscious of Allah, naqi, one who is pure,
		
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			does something only for the sake of Allah
		
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			as well.
		
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			And khafi, one who does things secretly.
		
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			If you were to meet this brother, you
		
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			would never believe what type of a mountain
		
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			he was when it comes to the work
		
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			he did to promote the deen of Allah,
		
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			and what he did for many, many scholars,
		
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			where he would arrange and organize and sponsor
		
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			huge events, and that which is very costly.
		
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			Quietly.
		
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			Very quietly, so unsuspecting that if you were
		
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			to see him, you would think perhaps this
		
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			is just an ordinary volunteer, just a normal
		
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			guy.
		
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			And he was the guy.
		
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			And very humble, his tone was always humble,
		
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			very respectful, very enduring.
		
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			What great qualities, subhanAllah.
		
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			And he is loved by so many of
		
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			the scholars, and so many of the top
		
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			people, and may Allah grant him Jannatul Firdaus.
		
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			Because those who are close to him, especially
		
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			of the du'a, they realize that he's
		
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			behind a lot of work, a lot of
		
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			activities.
		
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			And he doesn't just simply ask people to
		
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			help, but he would invest his own money.
		
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			He was not like a multi-millionaire or
		
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			a businessman.
		
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			But subhanAllah, he did not spare an effort
		
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			nor wealth to support any cause of da
		
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			'wah.
		
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			Since he was living in Doha, mashaAllah, for
		
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			so many years, he's been organizing our visits
		
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			and our speeches.
		
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			And guess what?
		
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			In the beginning, I didn't even know him.
		
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			So I would come, deliver my speeches, and
		
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			I would return home.
		
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			Without even knowing?
		
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			Not knowing who's behind that, subhanAllah.
		
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			May Allah accept it from him.
		
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			Another very great thing, he had a lot
		
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			of love and care.
		
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			You know, he would phone, ask if you
		
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			need something, and so on.
		
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			He would keep contact and communication.
		
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			Two days prior to his death, I had
		
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			the good opportunity of visiting him in the
		
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			hospice that he was.
		
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			He struggled with cancer for a while, and
		
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			his health went up and down.
		
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			They tried so many treatments, but you know,
		
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			when the time comes, nothing will delay it.
		
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			We ask Allah to give him the highest
		
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			ranks of Jannah and make it easy for
		
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			his family.
		
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			You guys know how much I love my
		
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			dear brother Mufti Menk.
		
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			And subhanAllah, when he had the chance to
		
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			visit him in the hospital, he immediately phoned
		
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			me and he texted me.
		
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			He said, I'm with your brother, Azhar Safwan.
		
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			He wants to talk to you, even though
		
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			he wasn't able to talk.
		
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			But subhanAllah, I was able to speak to
		
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			him.
		
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			I even asked him to say the Kalima,
		
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			and he repeated the Kalima after me a
		
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			few times.
		
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			He said, La ilaha illallah, Muhammad Rasulullah, his
		
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			wife and his family were next to him.
		
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			I have never seen anyone who is very
		
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			steadfast, very enduring as much as Azhar Safwan.
		
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			When the messenger of Allah, sallAllahu alayhi wa
		
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			sallam, said, the hadith is being demonstrated on
		
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			this person.
		
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			Whenever Allah loves one of his servants, he
		
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			will try him, he will test him.
		
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			Why?
		
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			So that when he will meet Allah subhanahu
		
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			wa ta'ala, he will have no sins.
		
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			I hope and I pray Azhar Safwan is
		
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			one of those category of people whom would
		
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			meet Allah with no sins, but only with
		
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			mountains of good deeds.
		
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			It is sufficient to hear the admiration and
		
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			the good words of all, mashaAllah, the speakers
		
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			and the dua.
		
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			And the prophet, sallAllahu alayhi wa sallam, said,
		
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			you guys are the witnesses of Allah on
		
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			earth.
		
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			So when we testify for him, when people
		
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			around him say, mashaAllah, how good he was.
		
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			This is a testimony that Allah Almighty honors.
		
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			May Allah have mercy on Azhar Safwan.
		
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			May Allah make all the suffering, all the
		
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			pain and the grief that he and his
		
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			family went through, be in the scale of
		
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			his good deeds.
		
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			Ameen.
		
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			Ameen.
		
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			This is a lesson for all of us
		
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			to plan our legacy, to be behind something
		
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			that's worth, you know, being in Jannah.
		
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			Ameen.
		
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			Ameen.
		
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			You know, I had the opportunity to tell
		
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			him because he was enduring so much of
		
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			pain.
		
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			And I said, Habibi, you know what?
		
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			Endure it for the sake of Allah, because
		
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			Allah will grant you a higher level in
		
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			the hereafter.
		
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			And he nodded his head and had a
		
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			smile.
		
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			And then, you know, he gave me a
		
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			hug.
		
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			It was priceless, subhanAllah, priceless, you know, and
		
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			to be able to tell someone, look, endure,
		
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			because he was in tremendous, excruciating pain towards
		
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			the end.
		
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			And he was on, you know, some medication
		
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			for that.
		
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			But that pain is such that one wonders,
		
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			why is Allah doing this?
		
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			Allah says, I elevate your status, because for
		
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			the hereafter, when you see the level that
		
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			you will be at, you will wish that
		
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			you had stayed in that condition for longer,
		
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			so that you could get a higher status
		
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			in Jannah.
		
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			And subhanAllah, if this hadn't happened to the
		
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			greatest man ever on the earth, the dearest
		
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			and the most beloved to Allah, Prophet Muhammad
		
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			sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, perhaps we would have
		
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			been doubting that.
		
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			In fact, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam,
		
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			while he was lying down on his deathbed
		
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			and Abdullah ibn Mas'ud visited him, when
		
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			he put his hand on his forehead, he
		
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			was like burning.
		
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			He said, Ya Rasulullah, you're really suffering.
		
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			He said, Indeed, I'm suffering double the suffering
		
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			of any of you, like two men at
		
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			the same time.
		
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			He said, Is it because Allah will raise
		
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			you into higher ranks on the Day of
		
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			Judgment?
		
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			He said, Yes, indeed.
		
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			And the highest rank ever is preserved for
		
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			Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
		
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			May Allah Almighty grant us all his company
		
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			in Al-Fardaws Al-A'lam.
		
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			Brothers and sisters, don't forget to support the
		
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			family of Azhar Safwan.
		
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			Wallahi, they deserve it, they deserve it big,
		
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			big time.
		
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			And this is the least we can do
		
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			to Azhar Safwan, who has been serving the
		
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			Deen of Allah throughout his entire life.
		
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			I think his youngest is about three years
		
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			old.
		
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			SubhanAllah.
		
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			Yes, I think he's youngest about three years
		
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			old and he has a few teenage kids
		
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			and some are a little bit post-teen.
		
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			But yes, correct.
		
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			May Allah make it easy for all of
		
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			them and grant goodness.
		
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			May Allah have mercy on him.
		
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			May Allah have mercy on him and forgive
		
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			him and may Allah send blessings on Prophet
		
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			Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
		
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			Include him in your Dua, my brothers and
		
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			sisters.
		
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			Jazakumullah khair.
		
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			Assalamualaikum.