Mustafa Khattab – Ramadan Reflections 19 Strategic Ibadah

Mustafa Khattab
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The importance of praying for others and finding the best way to obtain goals is emphasized in Islam. It is important to strategically pray, including reciting the Quran and practicing small things that can bring rewards such as working at home or finding a job. It is emphasized that praying with others is essential, and strategies are suggested. Additionally, it is emphasized that small things can bring rewards such as working at home or finding a job. It is emphasized that fasting during busy seasons is encouraged, and strategies are provided on what to expect.
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The last ayah the shayef has cited Imam

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Bilaj is Allah Khair Mujal Nabaadakumlibardin

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Fitna. Some of you are attest to others.

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One of the applications of this ayah, when

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people come late for salah to Isha, and

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they saw a huge amount for Isha, and

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a second, third JAMA starts for Isha, and

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we feel guilty when we pray salah to

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Taweih, and we have to wait for them

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to finish, and people want to leave, and

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so on and so forth.

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Allah, if we follow the Sunnah, your life

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will become easy, but sometimes

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Okay, this is the way I'm gonna do

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it whatever Muhammad

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did, Khalas. This is my way,

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done. So in the hadith in in Bukhary,

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Muadh Radhi Allahu Anhu, he used to pray

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Isha behind Muhammad

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And when his Isha is done behind Muhammad

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He would go to his own people, their

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masjid was far away, and he would do

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a second Isha. He would become their imam.

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This is like sunnah for him, and they

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create 4th Isha behind him. And this is

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in Bukhari, and Muhammad salallahu alaihi wa sallam

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approved. There is another hadith in Bukhari,

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they finished salah like Thor or Asr or

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something, salatul Dhur, most likely.

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And, they finished, and a man came, he

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didn't pray his father, and he looked around,

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there was no one praying salah, and the

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Prophet salAllahu alaihi wa sallam said, Many of

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us salltaqalaha hafayi salima'a who will give sadaqa

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to this man and pray with him? So

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Abu Bakr stood up, he prayed his sunnah,

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and the man prayed surat behind him, right

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in front of Muhammad

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So my advice to the brothers, if you

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come late for Isha, try it behind us.

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We're praying taraweeh, you pray with the niyyah

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of Isha. It's perfectly perfectly acceptable. If it

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was approved by Muhammad

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you shouldn't be shy to do it. Please.

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So if you come late insha'Allah, promise me

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that you'll pray behind the imam when he's

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praying taweeh with the niyyah of Isha. Allah

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will accept and He will give you their

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word. Tell us, Alhamdulillah.

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So basically, there's something we call

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strategic Ibadal. Ibadal is strategic.

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Now let's say for example, if I would

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like to get all the hsanat in the

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world in one night,

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and you see, I would like to read

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Quran but I cannot finish the Quran in

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1 night. So basically there's a hadith that

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suggests if you recite Qumuloaha

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at one time you get,

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1 third of reciting the entire Quran. So

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basically, if you read it 3 times, it

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is as if you got the reward for

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reading the entire Quran in one night. So

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this is one strategic thing. Another hadith of

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the prophet

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that if you make dua for all Muslims

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in the world, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will

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give you for every Muslim Hassanat. So if

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you say you Allah, if you die to

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all Muslims, you Allah accept their fasting, you

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Allah accept their salah, their piyans. Allah will

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give you what it worth for every Muslim,

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that's 1,600,000,000

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or at least a few million, and this

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is the easiest way to get Hassanat.

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Helping people, you know, the

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most beloved among you is the one who

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is most beneficial to people. Make shafar to

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people. If someone is desperate, they are looking

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for a job, and you know how to

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help them, don't hesitate.

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Because if you if you are there for

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people and you stand up for them and

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you help them, Allah will

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help

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you. When you pray

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salah, say for example, you miss salah.

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You're at work somewhere, you miss salah, or

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you came late, not in Tarawiyah, but some

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other time, and and you want you would

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like to pray salah to Jannah, don't pray

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by yourself. Pray with someone.

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Even if they're praying their sunnah, if you're

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at home, pray with your wife, if you're

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at work, pull someone

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and pray with them. If you don't have

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Muslims there, just give shaharah to someone, pray

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together.

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I don't know. You just do it. You

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know, if you do it in JAMA'ah, you

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will be getting a lot of your words.

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If you wake up for salatul fashr, you

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are going to the masjid to pray jama'ah,

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pray sunnah with your wife, it's to your

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your rakah sunnah, and your wife will pray

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farda behind you. She will give the word

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of jama'ah, you then you will come to

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a masjid and give the word of jama'ah.

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This is the strategic way of doing things.

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And Nabi'ul salawahu alaihi wa sallam said let's

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assume that you are desperate to go for

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Hajj, but you don't have the money.

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You still can get the reward of Hajj

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even if you're staying in the city and

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you never left the prophet salawahu alaihi wa

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sallam in Al Tirmidhi.

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He said if you pray Fazr injama,

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then you sit and remember Allah

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sun is up 15 minutes after you pray

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The prophet salawasalam said you will get the

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reward of Hashir al Urah complete complete complete.

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He said it three times. And some of

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the arlemaans say this applies to the sisters

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at home

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because they can't leave the house, if they

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pray with their family, then they sit and

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remember Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, they pray the

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2 raka'ah, of course Allah will give them

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alakarim, Allah will give them the reward.

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So it is easy inshaAllah to get hazanat

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by doing small things

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Caring about people, doing Iqbal strategically.

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If you see someone who is sick

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who is sick, you say You Allah give

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him shifa in your heart. When you see

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someone who's looking for a job say Allah

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give them a job. When you see someone

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who is going to work say say Allah

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give them tawfiq, put barakan.

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You see janat say Allah give them janatah

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for those. If you see a Muslim who's

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not practicing, say Allah. Guide them. Give them

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tafiki Allah.

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And the Malaika will always say

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The Malaika will say, and you will get

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the same. If you pray for Barakah, good

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health, good wealth, good kids, the Malaika will

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say, and for you too. And once the

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Malaika say and for you too, there is

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a guarantee that Allah will accept their dua

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for you.

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Even if your own dua is not accepted,

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the Malaika's dua for you will for sure

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be accepted. So this is that in some

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ways to to do a better strategically,

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we ask Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala to accept

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from all of us who will continue tomorrow,

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inshallah.

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The question for last night was a tricky

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one. So the question was, if I take

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pills for painkillers

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and I don't use any water, I just

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swallow the pills, Khalas. Is my fasting still

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I'm doing this during the day. Is my

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fasting still valid or no? So the people

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are confused because of the water aspect. If

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I don't use water, then it should be

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okay. But the answer is no. If you

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swallow the pills, even if you don't use

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water, your fasting is not valid. But if

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you take the shots, the pain killer shots,

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then your fasting is okay. Anything that goes

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through the throat, in terms of syrup or

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pills will invalidate the the fasting even if

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you didn't didn't use any water.

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And the winner is sister,

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I assume, sister Lalo Akil.

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Lalo Akil.

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Sister Lalo Akil.

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She's outside.

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Okay. So we'll give her the,

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the prize after inshallah. After salah, inshallah after

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we will be turned the whole way and

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give her the award inshallah.

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A question for tonight,

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is easy one inshallah.

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If you fast a month of Ramadan, you

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fast 6 days from the month of Shawwal

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after, what is the reward that you get?

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You know the answer, email me before tomorrow

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asa at imamustafa at Anatolia sintur Gazzi. Jazakulahu

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hayra.

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And make sure on the way out inshallah,

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at the end,

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check out the, the booth,

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for the, Human Concern International and help them

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as much as you can. Inshallah.

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Thank you.

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