Moments with the Messenger 8

Sajid Ahmed Umar

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We’ve been speaking about many game changers this Ramadan, today’s topic is related to the mother of them! – Laylatul Qadr, The Night of Power, Decree and Mercy.

We will be answering the following questions InShaAllah:

What is it?
When is it?
Does it change every year?
What are the best acts to perform during it?

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Alhamdulillah

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Alhamdulillah hilkiah el

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la jolla la comida Wachtell Makana la familia y shadow La ilaha illa Allah hula hula Sheree Allah, wa shadow Mohammed Abu Rasulullah sallallahu wasallam wah wah Baraka La la la wasabi Kiran Yeah, you have levena m n de la haka to party while at mo tuna 11 to Muslim moon. Yeah you have NASA taco Rob Bachman lady holla Coco me nephew wahida wahala Carmen has Oh jaha Well, best I mean who Mary Jane and Kathy era when he said What happened? La levy TESSA aluna v one out in LA hurricane alley. Kumara Kiba Yeah, you have Latina de la wakulla Colin sadita your

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way up through la Koo back home. Woman you can let her waters hula hoop who *a defassa frozen Avi ma lF in in Stockton howdy TK tabula. Well, hey, Ron, had he had you Mohammed in sallallahu alayhi wasallam or Sharon, to her wakulla Desert in beta. We're collaborating Allah. Welcome. Now what are the three why wakulla boletin finau Allah, Allah, Allah with dako, Yeoman tooru geralyn de la la kulu NFC Makassar but for whom la youth llaman My dearest brothers and sisters in Islam are servants of Allah, no children of Adam. We begin as always, by praising Allah subhanho wa Taala. We praise Him and we seek his assistance and guidance and we seek refuge in Allah from the evil of ourselves

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and the adverse consequences of our deeds. We testify that whomsoever Allah guides, none can misguide. And whomsoever He misguides, then then can guide and we request praises and blessings upon the final messenger, Muhammad Abdullah Saleh Allahu alayhi wa sallam, I bear witness that there's no one worthy of worship besides one Allah, and that Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is His Messenger, my dearest brothers and sisters in Islam. At the opening of this hotbar we decided an area in which Allah subhanho wa Taala teaches us that Allah subhanho wa Taala creates what he wants, and he gives a special status and rank to parts of his creation over other parts. And we see this

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with all the creation of Allah subhanho wa Taala. There is a hierarchy irrespective of whether the creation is from the animate portions of his creations panda who were to Allah, or the inanimate portions of his creation Subhana who were to add, and with regards to the month of Ramadan, and the last 10 days of Ramadan that we are in and our search for Laila to the other. The meaning of this particular Ayah becomes even more pronounced, even more prominent for Allah subhanho wa Taala. Indeed, he created all the months of the year, and he chose to raise the month of Ramadan in rank and gave it a special status above all the months of the year. And thus Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi

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wa sallam says, say to shoehorn Shahada Ramadan, that the best of all months is the month of Ramadan. And like this, Allah subhanho wa Taala Allah He created all the nights of the year, and he raised in rank the last 10 nights of Ramadan, and he made them the best of all nights, there is no better nights than these nights across the span of the entire year. And we understand this further from the fact that out of these 10 nights Allah has chosen one night and raised this night, even higher than the rest of the 10 nights in terms of sanctity and auspiciousness. And Allah declared this night to be better than 1000 months that whoever worships Allah subhanho wa Taala. During this

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night, whatever worship they do, they will get the rewards of worship which is better, not equal to but better than 1000 months that ilaha illa Allah and this night was called a little cuddle. And it is known as The Night of Decree and not only the Night of Decree, but the night of virtue and not only the night of virtue, but the night of mercy and goodness as well to handle law brothers and sisters in Islam. Allah subhanho wa Taala about this night that we are discussing then

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Which is greater than all the 10 nights which are greater than all the nights of the year? Allah subhanho wa Taala Allah revealed an entire surah about this night for Allah subhanho wa Taala revealed in

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Liam, Salah munia had Allah Subhan Allah and entire surah about this one night, the month of Ramadan is amazing, but we don't have an entire surah dedicated to Ramadan. With the Subhana Allah fasting is amazing. We don't have an entire surah dedicated towards fasting Yes, we find the concept of Ramadan and fasting mentioned within amazing sutras but in terms of dedication, we have a dedicated surah to the night of power and decree and virtue and understand how amazing and this night is because of this fact because Allah subhanho wa Taala Allah at the beginning of surah two Doohan, he also gives reference to this night in an ayah about later to other that is an ayah, which is part of

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surah. Doohan. But despite this Allah subhanho wa Taala reveals an entire surah is named after the night, it's only dedicated to the night from its beginning to its end, listing for us the virtues of the night of, of decree, and virtue, and, and and decree and in sort of the dawn, Allah says in the ends, and now he lay let him mubaraka that indeed, We revealed this Quran during a bless at night. And we know that night to be later to Qatar, as we find that the opening of Laila to Qatar for Allah subhanho wa Taala says in Tanzania who feel a little further Subhana Allah and once we have this discussion, brothers and sisters in Islam, how Allah raises in rank and gives hierarchy to

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everything that Allah subhanho wa Taala has, has created the Quran is not the Quran represents the words of Allah subhanho wa Taala not something created. But in terms of Revelation, then the Quran has the highest hierarchy for Allah subhanho wa Taala gave it a station gave it a sanctity gave it an auspiciousness that is far greater than any other revelation that Allah subhanho wa Taala sent on Earth. In fact, Laila to the other is special because the Quran was revealed during this night and the night of His revelation is special because the Quran was revealed during that night and the month is special the month of Ramadan because the Quran was revealed during that month Subhanallah

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and nothing receives the Quran, except that that thing becomes even more amazing, even more auspicious and even more sanctified. Subhan Allah, this is how amazing the words of Allah subhanho wa Taala This is how amazing the timeless Revelation the Quran is. May Allah subhanho wa Taala make us from the people of Al Quran. Now brothers and sisters in Islam. What does Allah subhanho wa Taala tell us about this night aside of the fact that Allah subhanho wa Taala revealed the Quran during this night which really is enough, really, if this was the only news we had about later to Qatar, it was enough for us to understand why it's so amazing and enough to push us to pursue Allah subhanho

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wa Taala in worship, to engage Allah subhanho wa Taala in worship, but Allah subhanho wa Taala tells us more. He says one other command a little further, what will make you understand how amazing how important this night is. So finally, there's just so many things to it. That pick Take your pick, what will make you understand how amazing this night is? Allah subhanho wa Taala says Laila to Kadri Hiram L. Fisher, that the night of power and decree and virtue, right and I translate it like this deliberately because this is the reality of the night many people say the night of mercy is more than a night of mercy. It's a night in which Allah subhanho wa Taala sends the decrees of the entire

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year. These decrees are made known to the angels who will be born who will pass away the sustenance of people, and so on and so forth. And when we understand this, this pushes us more to engage Allah subhanho wa Taala more deeply in terms of our app, we are living in an age of job insecurity with COVID-19 recessions are being discussed and so on and so forth. Well, this summer, it is cocoa warmer to I do so panela The Night of Decree and power and mercy teaches us and reminds us reminds us that nothing that happens on earth will affect what we meant to eat for Alhamdulillah matters of our sustenance or decided in the heavens where they lay his hand. So whatever happens on earth is

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not going to affect you because what you need to eat has been decided in the heavens, and Laila to Qatar is the night in which these decrees are rolled out. So we engage Allah subhanho wa Taala, especially this year.

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During the night of our powder if Allah gives us the feeling that it is the night and throughout the 10 days in our search for the night, asking Allah subhanho wa Taala to bless our risk, to bless our sustenance, to have mercy upon us in our matters of this life in the Hereafter, and all the other amazing draws from the Sunnah that inshallah we will be making during these during these nights and during the night. But the point is, when we understand the reality of the night, then our drawers automatically become more effective, our worship becomes automatically more effective apologies more, more effective. Why? Because now we are understanding areas of value that we might overlook if

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we didn't understand the reality of this night. So the reality is, it's a night of mercy. Yes, that's the common translation. It is a night of mercy. But it is also a night of, of decree, when Allah sends the decrees down. And it is a a night of power, indeed is a powerful night. It's the greatest night and on this night, Allah subhanho wa Taala is freeing even more people from the Hellfire but to heinola just as in Arabic we say I wish a bishop. Since we're talking about Allah freeing people from the Hellfire Allah frees people from the Hellfire every night during the month of Ramadan, and even more at the end of Ramadan during the prize giving Allah subhanho wa Taala will

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free even more people during the prize giving more than he freed during every other night in the month of Ramadan, including Laila to tartar Subhana Allah. So Allah says what will make you understand what laser cutter is and how important it is and how virtuous it is and what a grand gift this knife is to you. Allah subhanho wa Taala says Laila to pottery hi Roman Alisha, this night is not equal to but better than 1000 months in reward, whatever you do, that is you you gain for yourselves the reward which is greater than 1000 months of Hana law. 1000 is a massive number. But Subhana Allah Allah says greater. And we got to ponder over this fact brothers and sisters in Islam.

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This fact when Allah gives us this gift, because you and I know that the lifespan of us of the lifespan of our

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you know of our lives. The life span of our lives, is between 60 to 70 years, while New Zealand for example, lived for over 1000 years, he he became a prophet at the age of 40. He called to Allah for 950 years that makes him puts him at 990 then when the ark settled overseas, we bless them and blessings doesn't mean he passes straight away, which means he lived longer past 1000 years panela so he's opportunity to build gender. He had a longer opportunity to build gender far longer than you and I but Subhana Allah, Allah blesses us in a way better than any blessing that every other nation received. Why? Because we don't have to live for over 1000 years. Imagine how hard it is to live for

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over 1000 years brothers and sisters in Islam. Imagine, given the life of this world, it comes with happiness, it comes with pain, it comes with tears, it comes with laughter, it comes with so many things. Right? Imagine how tough it is to live for 950 years, what plus 1000 years. So Allah subhanho wa Taala gives us 60 to 70 years to tie in this life. But he gives us the value proposition, the opportunity to build Jana, in a way like those who live four plus 1000 years did by giving us for every year of our life a night to worship Allah as if we worshipped Allah for more than 1000 months. So if we put it at 1000 months, that's around 83 years. And if it's at 83 years,

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brothers and sisters in Islam, then think about it. If you catch later to Qatar for 10 years of your life, that's 830 years worth of worship. May Allah subhanho wa Taala grant us this, and many of us will search for Laila to Qatar insha Allah for far longer than just 10 years. So the value proposition is mighty brothers and sisters in Islam, what will make you understand what this night is? So panela I mean, if we can understand how important this night is, from this explanation of how we have the ability to live for more than 1000 years in just between 60 and 70 years. I don't know what well, also brothers and sisters in Islam, this night is a night in which Subhana Allah, we our

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previous sins will be forgiven if we stand the night so we're talking about an investment that is so great that your returns are guaranteed and the rate of return is far greater than any other investment and not only that, your losses from your previous investment, Allah will give it back. La ilaha illallah wa draka malita to cut mama drama a little cutter, Allah He you see me smiling and laughing a bit I'm I can't wait for the night to to arrive so I can search for it again. Allah subhanho wa Taala blesses Allah He I have a chance to fix the mistakes of the past because the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam said Mount Carmel a little harder. Imagine at 700 am in dombey

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whoever stands

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stands the night of Laila toccata. Believing in Allah and having hope in the rewards that Allah has promised for doing so Allah will forgive his or her previous sins, La ilaha illAllah La ilaha illa Allah, I have a chance to fix my past and I have a chance to live. You know, I have a chance to worship Allah as if I've lived for more than 83 years, just during one night or law he can't mean calling me in some kind of Allah, wa Kemal a little cutter Laila to come to the hero min alpha, it's greater than 1000 months. What will make you understand the reality of this night then Allah subhanho wa Taala tells us more. Allah says Xs lol mela Xs, Monica rojava Subhana Allah Allah says

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the angels descend, and Allah uses the present tense of the verb. Well, if you look at the RBT, aka the alcohol when you step back, it carries the meaning of something that happens now the present tense in the Arabic language carries the meaning of something which happens now. And something that continuously happens. So we understand when we read this ayah and the imagery that the Quran creates in our minds through the its eloquence is phenomenal. it's mind blowing, we understand by pondering over this, this idea that angels are continuously descending it's not one dissension but it's a dissension after a dissension after the dissensions upon Allah, Allah permits them to fill the space

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of the atmosphere, the space of the globe that we are in, and along with them is the greatest Angel, the angel that is responsible for revelation that brought Accra to Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he is so close to us.

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A roofie This is the first arose refers to gibril Allah, his Salah, Allah says be in Europe being with the permission of Allah.

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That Yes, you are so wowed by the angels descending you even more wowed by the fact that jabril has descended this angel was 600 wings, this mighty angel that has pearls and rubies dropping from his wings, this amazing creation of Allah.

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This angel that Allah raised above in rank than all the other angels you out about it? Well get even more out Why? Because they come down with Allah's permission. Allah is honoring us. Subhana Allah, Allah is honoring us brothers and sisters in Islam. Be is in Europe be him. In that statement. We understand if we think about it, and Allah is telling us that Allah honors you on that night La ilaha illa Allah, what will you pay to be honored by your Lord? In the west we talk about being knighted, right? By the by the queen, right? Allah is honoring you, the King of Kings of Hannah who is the creator of everything in creation subhanho wa Taala. What would you pay brothers and sisters

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in Islam, Allah is asking you to search for 10 nights for 10 nights out of your entire year. That's all and you know what you're going to benefit why in your searching Allah is rewarding you as well.

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Allah is rewarding you for every letter of the Quran, you read, you get 10 rewards every side after you give depending on your intention, your rewards are multiplied, you are being rewarded for the act and then you're being rewarded for the night. And then you've been given your past activities back because allies for giving you a sense of love for gives you a sense that means rewards come insha Allah right because Allah subhanho wa Taala you bet did say he has an ad Allah converts the bad deeds into good deeds. Insha Allah we never restrict Allah's mercy, we have good hope that inshallah you will forgive our previous sins and convert them into good deeds. Insha Allah

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that Allah Allah, Allah, I mean, presence sisters in Islam, why else would we choose anything else, besides focusing on Allah subhanho wa Taala and our worship of him during the night when he honors us like this La ilaha illa Allah not just by the rewards, but by sending His angels and teaching us that you are being honored or servant of Allah. Right? Whatever you doing, it's not important focus on your Lord, your Lord is honoring you. May Allah subhanho wa Taala grant us the understanding Allah says at the end Salaam when he had mattala in federal, it's a a night of peace and that's why we translate it as the night of peace.

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It's a night of peace until dawn arrives and your fast begins and the night ends. May Allah subhanahu Allah bless us with this night. I mean, you're a brand I mean, now brothers and sisters in Islam, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he understood how amazing this night was. And before he was taught, that is during the last 10 he knew it had to be in Ramadan. Why? Because Shahada Ravana levy on zelophehad Quran. The Quran was revealed during the month of Ramadan, he knew the sallallahu alayhi wasallam and he knew in Nyanza La Villa later that the Quran was revealed during the night of power. So I need to search for the night of power and it was revealed during the night

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of Ramadan. So at the beginning, he would practice at Caffe in his Masjid, searching for the night of power during the first 10 nights of Ramadan.

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Then he searched for it

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During the second 10 nights of Ramadan, then he saw people's dreams people were relating dreams to him about how they saw the night of power being on a particular night and all these nights, showed him that Laila to Qatar most likely is going to be in the last 10. And he himself Allah subhanho wa Taala honored him by making him see a dream in which he's prostrating on wet sand in his mustard, which means it was during a night of rainfall. And that night of rainfall happened during the month of Ramadan. And some of the Sahaba say, we saw the marks on his forehead, the mud on his forehead during the 21st night and some of the reports say the 23rd night. The point is, then he understood

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that it's during the last 10 nights, so he would practice a decaf only during the last 10 nights in search for latest record. But before he knew he would search for it in the first time and search for it during the second time. And he would encourage us to have that as well for in the habit of Oh nice, nice used to worship in his own place. But he asked the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasallam to give him a night for him to travel to mosquito net buoy, so that he can pray with the Prophet so that he can worship in mosquito net buoy and the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam told him to come and he during the 21st night and in another narration during the 23rd night, right. So,

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this is what the prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam would do, he would proactively seek out the night right? A bit and before he knew when it when it when it was or the the,

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the timescale that hosts this night, he would seek it throughout the month of Ramadan. Subhan Allah and then Allah subhanho wa Taala taught him and we know that Allah subhanho wa Taala taught him the exact night from the narration of abeta to the summit, Robbie Allahu Allah. However, when the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam came out, he saw two people in the masjid, quarreling, raising their voices, and Subhan Allah He turned back and he said, I actually came out to tell you when the night of power would be when the Night of Decree and virtue and power would be, but I saw these two such and such people quarreling and raising their voices. So Allah made me forget when this night

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is, but for your own good for your own good search for the night during the 25th and during the 27th and during the 29th. So we have some narrations in which encourage people to complete the message during the 21st some narrations 23rd in this narration 25th 27th to 29th. And that is why the majority of the latest college they believed that later two other moves from year to year, it moves from year to year between the last 10 nights of Ramadan, and most likely the last odd nights of Ramadan, the 21st, the 23rd, the 25th, the 27th and the 29th. Because of narrations like this that specifically mentioned the dates, and we see the dates, coinciding with odd numbers during the last

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10 however, the scholars say search for a during all the 10 Why? Because some duration say search for it during the last 10 but also more importantly, because we can see yes, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam said the last 10. But what he meant was the odd numbers as we know from other narrations, we say that's a plausible explanation. But let's not forget that the Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam he never ever gave up on his search. Even during the even nights in the last 10 he productively engaged Allah subhanho wa Taala. In fact, even during the year in which he saw the dream, when lay little cutter would be and some say it was the 21st and some say the 23rd we know

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that he completed his decaf he completed worshipping Allah subhanho wa Taala throughout the night until the end, right. So the point is, whether it's fixed and some scholars say it's fixed, they say, because we have some of the companions who took an oath, that is the 27th night and also because all you know, dates that are attached to worship and, and periods of auspiciousness in the Sharia, they don't move, like for example, the days of read, they stuck on a particular day that they have Ashura, it's stuck on a particular day, and so on and so forth. So they say the norm is Ramadan, it's stuck up fast during the month of Ramadan. They say the norm is, you know, matches or

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times that are attached to auspicious matters they fixed so the same with a little card but these are explanations. And that's why we have two views regarding the matter but we say brothers and sisters in Islam, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam Sudanese enough for us and Al Hamdulillah whoever stands during all 10 then inshallah they guaranteed to get the rewards of Laila to Qatar. And, and and in the in the narration of Abed, he mentioned that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said I was made to forget yet that might be good for you.

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Why yet that might be good for you. Our brothers and sisters in Islam, think about it. The way we are today especially when we we do things on a scorecard system. If someone does good to us, we do good to them. If we like someone, then we then we do for them. If they like us, then we like them. Imagine if we knew exactly when a little cutter was when we worship a lot during one night. A lot wants us to get more rewards than the rewards available.

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Qatar he wants to give us the rewards of Laila to Qatar. And he wants to build our agenda more from our worship of him during the other 10 nights of Ramadan, and the other nights of the year as well. And let's say the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam used to push, because we also know brothers and sisters in Islam, that towards the end of his life, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he did a decaf, 20 days. And once he did it in show Well, after Ramadan during the first 10, of of show well, but the scholars explained that he did it during the first 10 of show well, because during that year, he was traveling, or the year or the year before he was traveling, so he missed this gap.

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So he made it up La ilaha illa Allah. So this is teaching us brothers and sisters in Islam. That t calf is a type of worship. It's not just we do it to search for the night, we search for the night, and we include in our search this act of worship known as a T calf and the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he is teaching us how we need to push, push, push, push towards the end of his life, he pushed even more even though ALLAH forgive his previous sins, even though he could have been removed, he would have been rewarded for decaf, right? during travel, because the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam told us that if we travel or we ill, Allah gives us the rewards of that which we

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would have done had we not been traveling or not being ill, but nukkad Candela config. Rasulullah Hassan Hassan, in your messenger is the most perfect example. So the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is teaching us to push sallallahu alayhi wasallam bergenin mo bergenin mo, do it some more. As long as you are breathing, keep building you won't regret. Rather the regret will be if you didn't build it to your potential. Allah gives us a potential to build our agenda. None of us wants to get to Jenna and see agenda below the potential right below its potential, below the potential that Allah gave us in order to build it right around brothers and sisters in Islam. So brothers and

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sisters in Islam, bring yourself together, do what you need to do. The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam tightened his belt meaning he worked harder, right? This is an Arabic phrase some of the scholars he refers to work in tact today For example, when we get ready for hard work we say let's roll up our sleeves right

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this is in some cultures that's that's what we say. We're going to get ready for for hard work right let's take off the the hook for our take off the Shema take off the headgear. Let's roll up the sleeves. This is what we need to do brothers and sisters in Islam. Right and hamdulillah this year whether we like it or not many of us are at home. Every year we tell people guys take time off work for the night dusty nights of Ramadan. People prefer to take time off work for the holidays. No, take it for the last 10 it's worth it. Say No but then I lose out on that holiday. I lose out on that trip. I lose out on that travel. So Han Allah Allah has brought to us a year in which you can

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travel there is no trips you don't you in fact you being at home doesn't deduct your days Alhamdulillah from your holidays, Masha, Allah, Allah, Allah has given us every opportunity to bring it let us bring it brothers and sisters in Islam. Now what should we do very quickly, before we end, we should do several things number one, and many people ask Should I give charity should I do this? Should I do that brothers and sisters in Islam? Do as many acts of worship as you can. No doubt giving charity is a means for us because as the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said giving charity removes a lot of anger over us because of our sins. It creates a lot becomes angry with us.

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Then, when we give charity

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as the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said that the sadaqa it extinguishes the anger of Allah subhanho wa Taala. So give charity, you must do different things you must but brothers and sisters in Islam, make sure you don't do good things at the expense of better things. We spoke about hierarchy. And with regards to this night we have a hierarchy of things from the Sunnah of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam. Sometimes people they busy themselves, delivering food for example, and they don't stand the night we say Alhamdulillah You did a good thing but you left a better thing.

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That's what you did. So what are the things that we must make sure that we focus on for most of the night number one, no doubt Salah man Carmela Taka de man NYT, cyberwarfare, Allahumma Takata momentum.

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Definitely. Number two lumen Masjid, as the scholars say, of course the masajid are closed. But if you live in a place where it's opened and Alhamdulillah the regulations permitted, staying as much of the night as you can in the masjid. If you can't do a ticket for all 10 do it for days that are easy for you. If you can't do during any day, do it for some hours of the night stay in the machine is from the greatest acts of worship. And we know that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam had 10s put up for him.

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Goodbye he had a 10 footer for him so that he could isolate in so people knew that he's isolated we shouldn't disturb him.

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So this is another act this year. Of course with our massages closed we can't but we can stand the night so we should stand the night. Now someone might say chef, you know, I don't know much of the Quran. Well majority of the scholars for NFL Salah they allow you to hold the must have hold the must have read. If you say I followed a method that doesn't allow me to hold the Quran and read we say Alhamdulillah

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Read from what you know, if you say I only know Allahu Ahad, we say hamdulillah that equals a third of the Quran, read it and repeat it and repeat it and repeat it and if you repeat it 10 times Allah will build your house in gender hamdulillah read your Fatiha, read Surah ikhlas repeat it, repeat it, repeat it 10 times 15 times 20 times until you feel satisfied with your standing, then go into gore and worship Allah in ruku. Break your break the arrogance and hardness of the heart in ruku was worshipping Allah subhanho wa Taala Suppan or B allow him to have the mob back Africa cannot be the Glory be to Allah how perfect is my lord the greatest? Feel it, feel it Let your heart feel what you

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think when your heart feels it and there's other doors that you can learn if you download an app called fortress of a believer. There's extra doors that you can recite in ruku that go back to the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam then go to sujood and further break your heartless in ruin Institute.

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You worship you load in sujood with Rebecca sujood you glorify Him and announced his his his grand jury and magic majestic knus Institute sapan RBL ad. And then after you finish you ask Allah, whatever you need, ask Allah subhanho wa Taala This is how you spend the night in prayer hamdulillah his beautiful brothers and sisters in Islam. Allah He is beautiful, right? That you just engage in a meeting we always have meetings say I can carry my dear brother, where are you? I'm in a meeting by When can I meet you I have another meeting. I have another meeting koalas have a meeting with Allah, especially during the last two nights of Ramadan. So that's this Salah is definitely something we

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can do and we should do. We shouldn't do other things at the expense of it. We should do our salah and then in the remaining moments do the other things. What's the other thing we should do a lot of da da our raising our hands and begging from Allah and asking from Allah it's our weapon. And in particular Aloma inika foon carry mentorship Bravo, Annie, that Oh Allah in nikka foon Yeah, Allah indeed you are the one who pageants to Impala for you love to pardon. So Pardon me. La ilaha illa Allah

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Subhana Allah brothers and sisters in Islam, increasing this is what the prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam told Allah and had to do in his search during in his search for a little cutter. So these are three important things brothers and sisters in Islam obviously for this year, we can do two of the three because the massages are closed for many of us.

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So make sure we give priority to do and to Salah. Right and no doubt reading of the Quran and that's what we said in your Salah, you read the Quran, but if you get tired of standing, then while you sitting, so you read to then you read another to Salah to Lady mathema as the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said the Salah of the night is in twos you read to then you can rest maybe you are to took you 10 minutes five minutes you feel a bit tired. Sit but don't sit and do nothing sit and say Allahu Allah in Nicaragua when to have Bulava open you must have read from you must have a quarter Jews half of a quarter an eighth and then you when you feel rested stand up worship line

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another two and then you spend the night like this between salah and Quran and Dora and salah and Quran and do Alhamdulillah giving charity yes Alhamdulillah with the internet is very easy. We just click on a website of our choice. And the donation is done. no muss, no fuss five or 10 minutes and hamdulillah right.

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Brothers and sisters in Islam we've discussed much for this Friday lecture and we ask Allah subhanho wa Taala at this point to accept what is passed of our month and to bless what remains and we ask Allah to make us from amongst those that stood the nights of Ramadan, Eman and yt. Seven I mean, and to make us from amongst those that fasted the month of Ramadan Eman and watch the Sabbath. I mean with Eman and good hope in the words of Allah. And we ask Allah to make us stand the night of other of power and decree and virtue Eman and watch this happen. I mean, and we ask Allah to bless what remains and to make us from amongst those that are freed from the hellfire. And we ask Allah to

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grant us the full rewards of the month during the prize Giving Day at the end of the month, and to make our ending of the month of Ramadan far stronger than our beginning. I mean, you're a black woman and we ask Allah to bring Ramadan to us many, many more times year after year. Once we are in good health and experiencing good Eman and good life. I mean your blood I mean, this is the message for today and Allah subhanho wa Taala Allah knows best Don't forget brothers and sisters in Islam today's Friday, increase your salutations upon the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam Allahumma salli wa sallim wa barik ala nabina Muhammad, I love you all for the sake of Allah until another

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moment with the messenger and his companion sallallahu alayhi wa sallam Salama La Jolla alikum warahmatu to wabarakatuh