Nahela Morales – Ramadan Making Sense Of It All

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			Salam Alaikum Warahmatullahi
Wabarakatuh welcome back to
		
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			another episode.
		
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			I'm gonna give it a couple seconds
just so folks start connecting in
		
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			sha Allah and I'm able to share
this out as well. So we'll start
		
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			in a couple seconds Bismillah
		
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			today we're going to be talking
about Ramadan making sense of it
		
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			all. So hang tight and we will be
starting in sha Allah
		
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			Salaam Alaikum everyone. We'll be
starting in a few seconds.
		
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			I just want to make sure that we
share this out with Nila and
		
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			All righty.
		
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			Okay, folks are connecting from
the left.
		
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			All righty. So sit on a good water
for the lucky Warahmatullahi
		
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			Wabarakatuh. Welcome back. My name
is Nikhil Morales. And today we
		
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			will be talking about Ramadan
making sense of it all.
		
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			For those of you that may not
know, I'm actually a convert to
		
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			Islam, I'm Mexican American, and I
live in Dallas, Texas.
		
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			Subhanallah
		
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			we are in the last days of
Ramadan. And so first and
		
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			foremost, I want to say
congratulations, my Brooke
		
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			felicidad is for making it here to
the last days. And it's truly an
		
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			honor. It's a blessing from Allah
subhanaw taala. Out of His mercy
		
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			He allowed us to reach another
Ramadan and hopefully enjoyed it
		
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			and benefited. And so today we're
going to talk about that
		
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			specifically, Ramadan and making
sense of it. Where are we some of
		
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			us are, you know, more broken than
others. Some of us are healing.
		
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			Some of us are in a quest, some of
us are curious about this
		
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			religion. So today we're gonna
touch on some of those issues or
		
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			topics. As far as what do we make
of this month?
		
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			Are we leaving the same way we
came in? Are we leaving empty
		
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			handed? Or are we leaving with
more than what we came? And so
		
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			I want us to take a couple steps
back and just reflect for a
		
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			second. How much did you benefit
but don't be so hard on yourself
		
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			because I have heard that I
actually work with reverts. And
		
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			oftentimes we are looking for
perfection when perfection is an
		
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			attribute that belongs only and
solely to Allah Subhana Allah. So
		
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			Allah is not looking for
perfection from us. He is looking
		
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			for excellency. And so what did
you make out of this Ramadan, we
		
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			still have nine days to go we are
actually on the 21st day, which is
		
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			an odd day tonight will be the
22nd night. And so how are you
		
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			making the best out of these last
days? So recently I heard
		
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			a lecture and the Sheikh was
saying you know, sometimes we
		
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			start very strong at the beginning
and then fizzle out or start
		
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			getting overwhelmed or tired, as
the days are still long in some
		
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			areas, and so by the end of the
race, we are exhausted. And so
		
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			that's what we want to focus on
today in sha Allah that in these
		
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			last few days of Ramadan, we make
the most of it the best of it for
		
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			us individually. So each and every
one of us has different goals. You
		
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			know we are in different stages of
our spiritual journey. We are in
		
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			different stages of our Islam,
some of us or new into the faith
		
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			and are just learning or are
celebrating our first Ramadan and
		
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			what did that look like for us so
I know that most of us make a lot
		
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			of goals prior to Ramadan.
		
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			On the beginning of Ramadan in the
middle of Ramadan, but are these
		
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			goals?
		
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			attainable? Are these goals really
realistic? Are they realistic for
		
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			us. And so we need to make sure
that as we are ending this month,
		
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			we don't leave empty handed, we
don't leave with nothing at all.
		
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			And so one of the best ways to do
that is inshallah to focus on four
		
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			things. And these four things,
hopefully, and I pray to Allah
		
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			subhanaw taala, that we're able to
carry them outside of Ramadan. So
		
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			whatever we are acquiring in this
month, we should be able to take
		
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			it outside of Ramadan. And why is
that? Well, because, you know,
		
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			normally, they say that it takes
anywhere from 20 to 27 days to
		
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			gain a new habit. And so Allah has
blessed us with 29 to 30 days. So
		
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			let's just pray that we're able to
take something with us, before the
		
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			month is over in sha Allah.
		
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			I see there's a couple questions
coming in. So I'll try to address
		
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			those towards the end. Inshallah,
if that's okay with everyone.
		
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			And I don't see them here. Okay.
So number one.
		
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			To be generous, you know, we're
not generous, not only with the
		
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			people outside, but to be generous
with ourselves. Sometimes we're so
		
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			hard on ourselves. And so we got
to give ourselves a break, we got
		
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			to be merciful with ourselves, you
know, the same mercy that we're
		
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			looking for from Allah subhanaw
taala. That's the same mercy that
		
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			we should have,
		
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			you know, for ourselves Bismillah.
And why is that? Well, simply
		
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			because
		
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			I hear this very often, well, you
know, I'm not a good person,
		
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			because I didn't do A, B and C, or
I'm not donating enough. Like,
		
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			today I got a message Well, I
don't even have a job. And so
		
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			we'll talk a little bit about what
that means when it comes to
		
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			charity. But for now, generosity
is something that we should be
		
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			working on ourselves. You know,
for those of you that are not
		
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			aware, Ramadan is broken down in
through into three sections,
		
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			right, so the first 10 days of
Ramadan, they're the days of
		
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			mercy, they're known as the days
of mercy, the next 10 days are
		
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			known
		
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			as the days
		
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			of forgiveness.
		
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			And then finally, we are in the
last 10 days, which are the days
		
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			where we are looking for Laila to
gather, right? And so
		
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			let's be generous, let's be
generous and generosity doesn't
		
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			always mean that you have to give
money. Sometimes generosity means
		
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			that you are kind simply kind with
yourselves, and forgive yourself.
		
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			So the same forgiveness that
you're looking from, or you're
		
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			seeking to obtain from Allah
subhanho wa taala. It's the same
		
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			type of mercy and the same type of
forgiveness that you want to work
		
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			on yourself. So like I mentioned
earlier, some of us came into
		
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			Ramadan, a little bit more broken
than others. And so let's work on
		
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			that healing. And the best way to
work on that healing is to work on
		
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			forgiving oneself.
		
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			And to be merciful and kind and
nice to to one oneself. So number
		
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			two would be giving charity and so
charity doesn't always come in a
		
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			form of finances or monetary
charity comes in many forms.
		
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			Charity comes in your time, your
time, we've heard the phrase Time
		
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			is money. And it is because our
time is very valuable. And we will
		
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			be questioned about our time. You
know, on the Day of Judgment, how
		
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			did we utilize this time did we
make the best of this time did we
		
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			waste time. And so in these last
10 days, now nine, we want to make
		
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			sure that we're utilizing our time
in the best manner.
		
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			And we're giving up this time in
charity if we're not able to give
		
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			monetarily but if we are blessed
with resources, if we are blessed
		
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			with a love giving us a wealth, we
are also responsible to utilize
		
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			that wealth in the best manner.
And I want to highly encourage
		
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			everyone whether you're going to
watch it now or you want to watch
		
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			it later. Please share this video
in sha Allah that giving charity
		
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			or sadaqa is a way to purify your
wealth and we want to purify our
		
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			wealth as often as possible. Allah
will
		
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			test us, even with our wealth and
the Prophet says on said that
		
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			every nation is has a test right
and is tested with something in
		
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			our nation his nation Rasul allah
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam this
		
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			nation is wealth, we will have
wealth and we will not know how to
		
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			spend it or where to allocate it
properly. And so it's very
		
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			important for us to get into a
habit not only during Ramadan, but
		
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			even beyond Ramadan to Inshallah,
make it a consistent
		
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			to give in whatever manner and
capacity we're able to. So we want
		
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			to make sure that we give and
Hamdulillah I mean, this page does
		
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			a lot there's so many beneficial
articles and there's so many talks
		
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			and so it takes funds to
		
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			carry different operations and so
we want to highly encourage you
		
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			during these nine days left
inshallah nine, nine nights
		
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			laughter that you digging into
your pockets and donate whatever
		
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			it is just make it consistent.
		
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			Inshallah, and may Allah subhana,
Allah, you know, allow us to
		
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			always be of those who give for
his sake, I mean,
		
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			so again, number one, we want to
be generous. Number two, give for
		
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			the sake of Allah charity. And we
understand that the Prophet
		
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			salallahu Alaihe Salam also taught
us that charity comes in another
		
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			form, which is smiling, right,
this is another form of charity.
		
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			So when we think of wealth, we
only think of what we have in the
		
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			bank, or if we have a huge house,
or if we have a car, the latest
		
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			car, the latest clothes, the
latest purse, but your smile is
		
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			charity. And so, you know, I
actually have a neighbor who's
		
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			very grumpy. And I always tend to
smile, because you never know how
		
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			you're going to reach someone's
heart. How are you going to, you
		
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			know, reach that individual, and
you're not only giving charity
		
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			with your smile, but it's also a
form of Dawa, right for them to
		
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			see, the way we carry and conduct
ourselves as Muslims inshallah.
		
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			And so one of the things I always
mentioned on here is that, whether
		
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			we like it or not, we are all
ambassadors of this faith. We are
		
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			all ambassadors of Islam. And so
the way we behave, our manners,
		
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			our character, they see us and
they put us all in a basket. And
		
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			if we are not in the best
behavior, then they don't say in a
		
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			halal they say these Muslims and
so we want to be in our best
		
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			behaviors at all times. First and
foremost, because Allah subhanaw
		
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			taala is watching us but also
because everybody has eyes on us
		
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			as Muslims, especially, you know,
if your attire is visible, that
		
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			you are a practicing Muslim, such
as the hijab or for the brothers,
		
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			the poofy or a big beard or what
have you. So let's never forget
		
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			that that we are a representation
we are ambassadors of this faith.
		
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			And so we want to make the the
best appearance when it comes to
		
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			dealing with our fellow brothers
and sisters in humanity.
		
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			So in sha Allah
		
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			Okay, so Ramadan, to worship more
and to compromise more.
		
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			Absolutely. I think that's very
important. So number three, I will
		
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			highly recommend to set aside some
time we call it the calf, some
		
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			people are not able to go to the
mosque, but you don't necessarily
		
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			need to go to the mosque to be
able to experience this, you can
		
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			do it in the comfort of your home.
And you want to focus on that
		
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			relationship with your Creator,
you want to focus on getting
		
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			closer to Allah subhanaw taala.
spending quality time with Allah.
		
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			And during this time, in this
place of comfort in a place where
		
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			it brings you Sakina tranquility,
a quiet space, a space where you
		
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			can focus. You want to make sure
that you focus on that one on one
		
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			connection. And the best way to do
that is by speaking to Allah
		
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			subhanaw taala. After praising him
and calling him by his beautiful
		
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			names and attributes, you want to
go ahead and pour your heart out,
		
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			right and the best way to do that
is by supplication do us. So make
		
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			your list of duas in these next
few days and ask ALLAH SubhanA wa
		
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			Taala for them. Remember that he
is closer to us than our jugular
		
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			vein. And so he is there just
waiting for his servants to ask.
		
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			You know, there's been times where
I've asked and it doesn't happen
		
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			immediately, but it happens at the
time that he knows I'm ready to
		
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			receive. And so I was asked this
the other day, Sister, why isn't a
		
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			law answering my doors? And, you
know, I keep asking, asking and
		
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			not answering my duas. And I
reflected, you know, sometimes we
		
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			are always asking, but are we in
true submission? And what I mean
		
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			by that is, have we ever reflected
on how is our salon? Are we
		
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			praying on time? Are we praying at
all? Are we
		
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			praying extra prayers? Are we
getting up in the middle of the
		
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			night to pray? And so when we ask
Allah, we also have to reflect on
		
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			what are we giving? Are we being
obedient servants? Are we?
		
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			Are we exercising the faith the
way it has been prescribed to us?
		
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			Or are we tailoring it to whatever
we wanted. And that's, I mean, I
		
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			want to keep it real today,
because these are the last days of
		
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			Ramadan. And we don't know if
we're going to make it to the next
		
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			Ramadan. And that's a fact because
we have seen so many loved ones
		
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			leave, you know, and did not make
it to this Ramadan. So you and I
		
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			are not promised tomorrow you and
I are not promise, if we are going
		
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			to make it to next Ramadan. And
may Allah subhanaw taala grant us
		
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			the ability to get there. I mean,
but for the time being, we need to
		
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			focus on what matters and what
matters is today today, what
		
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			matters is that we are being
obedient servants and that we are
		
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			in full submission to our Creator.
And that we try to practice the
		
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			Sunnah as best as possible. And so
the question is, you know, when
		
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			you question Allah, why isn't he
answering my duas? Are you? Are
		
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			you praying on time? Are you
praying at all? Are you giving,
		
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			you know, if Allah is blessing you
with wealth, or if you know, I
		
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			remember my grandmother, you know,
she had a loaf of bread, and she
		
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			knew her neighbor didn't have
anything, she would literally cut
		
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			the loaf of bread in half and send
it to that other home. And so how
		
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			are we with our neighbors? Do we
know our neighbors? Do we check up
		
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			on our neighbors?
		
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			There's an ayah in the Quran. And
I forgot to bring my Quran but
		
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			it's in Surah Nisa, it's
		
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			Ayah 36, where Allah specifically
tells us so it's chapter four, I
		
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			had 36, where Allah specifically
tells us
		
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			ever, every one that we're
supposed to be taking care of, and
		
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			our neighbors are mentioned there.
So we're supposed to be kind and
		
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			generous and everything that I
have mentioned, first and
		
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			foremost, to ourselves, because if
we are empty, if our glass is
		
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			empty, how can we give out to
anyone, right? So we have to make
		
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			sure that we are okay in order to
then take care of our families and
		
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			then work towards our community
and to organizations or
		
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			institutions, or a projects like
such as about Islam, and we
		
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			contribute in the best possible
manner. So do we know our
		
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			neighbors? Are we getting to know
our neighbors? Are we give them?
		
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			Are we giving them the message of
Islam? Not necessarily with a
		
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			pamphlet or with a Koran? But with
our manners? Are we perfecting our
		
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			manners? Our character? Is it
intact? Subhan Allah
		
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			the other day, I
		
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			Hamdulillah. Thank you. So the
idea that I was mentioning it's on
		
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			the on the, on the comments. The
other day, I went to pick up my
		
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			Iftar at this local restaurant.
And there was a gentleman there,
		
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			and he was arguing because there
it was late, right, His food was
		
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			late.
		
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			And so Subhanallah
		
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			he was arguing, and it really made
me very sad. It made me sad,
		
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			because the first thing that came
to mind was he's fasting. How can
		
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			he be treating this employee this
way? Secondly, I said it's
		
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			Ramadan, we're supposed to be
generous and kind to one another.
		
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			And so his food was not ready, you
know, color of Allah, you are
		
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			supposed to exercise beautiful
patience. And so it really it
		
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			really broke my heart to see this
type of behavior in public. And,
		
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			you know, during this blessed
month, and to one another, it was
		
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			a Muslim establishment holiday
place. And so I felt really bad
		
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			and I apologized on his behalf
even though I had nothing to do
		
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			with that argument. But I really
felt bad for the cashier and so we
		
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			have to make sure that we treat
one another also with respect, and
		
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			we're counting to one another
		
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			I'm Bethany law. So it's extremely
important that we are always
		
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			checking on ourselves, you know,
check yourself at all times. And I
		
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			always tell my son, I have a 16
year old I said, ask yourself two
		
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			questions before you make any type
of decision. Or if you're upset,
		
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			you know, ask yourself first and
foremost, would Allah be happy if
		
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			I did this, what I obtained the
pleasure of Allah. And the second
		
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			question is, what our beloved
Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa
		
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			sallam do this? Or do that or act
this way? And if your answer is
		
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			no, he wouldn't, then there is
your answer. You shouldn't be
		
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			engaging in things that are
displeasing to our Creator. And
		
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			obviously, he sent the best man
		
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			to this earth and he is an example
to all of us. So we want to walk
		
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			in His footsteps through his
sunnah. And So may we be of those
		
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			that follow the Sunnah of
Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi
		
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			salam. And finally, you know, we
are now in the last days and we
		
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			are seeking for Leila together,
you know, which is worth 83.4
		
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			years or 1000 months. And so
		
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			let's focus on, you know, bringing
out the best in us in everything
		
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			that I mentioned. Whether it's
through generosity, through
		
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			charity, through your connection
and your relationship with Allah.
		
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			Finding that space turning off
social media for a while, picking
		
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			up the Koran, even if it's one
idea that you're reading, you
		
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			know, Allah, again, is not looking
for perfection from us, he is
		
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			looking for excellence, try to
work on that excellence within
		
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			yourself.
		
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			It's not always easy, but it's not
impossible. It's not impossible
		
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			because we were created to worship
our Creator, Allah subhanho wa
		
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			Taala and so I want to leave you
with those four things inshallah.
		
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			And let's, let's always remember
that you know, if we're going
		
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			through hardships if we're going
through any type of storms, if
		
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			we're going through any type of
trials, look at them as blessings
		
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			as lessons as what am I going to
get or what is a lot trying to
		
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			tell me with this in my away from
Allah and so he wants me to come
		
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			close to him. And so if any
calamity brings you close to
		
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			Allah, you are of the successful
right you have succeeded, but if
		
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			you astray and you go far, far
away, then really we need to check
		
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			we need to check ourselves so
let's try to revive the Sunnah
		
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			I mentioned this before don't try
to implement something you're not
		
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			doing without doing what is
		
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			a call acquire from you obligatory
such as your salon. You don't want
		
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			to pray you know, Santa if you're
not praying fun, so you want to
		
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			make sure that you you remember
all of this and so
		
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			is there an easy Ramadan? I'm
gonna try to read some of these
		
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			Let me see.
		
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			Here please, I don't understand
that question.
		
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			Is Ramadan to worship more and to
compromise more? Ramadan is the
		
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			month of the Quran Ramadan is the
month of
		
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			rejuvenate our Eman. Ramadan is
the month of charity. Ramadan aid
		
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			encompasses so many things,
everything that I talked about
		
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			today, Ramadan, we should we
shouldn't walk away empty handed
		
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			during Ramadan.
		
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			You know, one of the things that I
always I always tell the river
		
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			community is even if it's $1, even
if it's whatever amount just make
		
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			sure that you're banking on your
head out because that's
		
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			essentially what we're doing when
we're doing any good deeds here.
		
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			We're really banking on on our
hereafter. We're working towards
		
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			that. And so we will we don't want
to leave empty handed during
		
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			Ramadan and we don't want to leave
empty handed.
		
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			You know when our books are closed
and when we leave this dunya don't
		
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			ever get too comfortable here my
beloved brothers and sisters,
		
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			every single one of us has an
expiration date, every single one
		
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			of us will taste death. And so
let's strive focusing on our
		
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			hereafter
		
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			and live this life as travelers as
our beloved Prophet sallallahu
		
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			alayhi wa sallam has recommended
us to do so with that. I ask Allah
		
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			Subhana Allah to bless each and
every one of you to accept
		
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			you're fasting to accept your
Ibadah your worship to accept your
		
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			good deeds.
		
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			I ask Allah subhanaw taala to give
you good health and to take any
		
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			calamity away. I ask Allah Subhana
Allah for patience and hikma
		
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			wisdom, and anything that you're
asking for, this is the time to
		
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			ask our Creator Subhanallah he
will be handy Why should Allah
		
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			Allah take care of yourselves
until next time, Salaam Alaikum
		
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			Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh