Sikander Hashmi – Moments of Mercy Friday Message

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The speakers discuss the mercy of Allah Subhan Bu cancellation and the importance of not becoming overconfident, afraid, and hopeful in the mercy of Islam. They emphasize the need for everyone to be hopeful and hopeful in their mercy, and for forgiveness and showing mercy towards others. They also discuss the importance of forgiveness and showing mercy towards others, especially in light of severe and dire circumstances. The speakers encourage attendees to increase their devotion and strengthen their ranks, while reminding them of a daily quiz and a KMA sunset live event. They also ask for donations to help keep the situation under control and strengthen the people.

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			Respected elders, your brothers
		
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			and sisters, my young friends,
		
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			We
		
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			begin by praising Allah
		
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			the lord of the universe,
		
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			our creator, our sustainer, our nourisher, our designer,
		
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			and the controller of everything that exists in
		
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			this universe.
		
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			And we begin by sending peace and salutations
		
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			upon his beloved messenger, Muhammad, the son of
		
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			Abdullah,
		
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			the final Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa
		
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			salam. I hope and pray my brothers and
		
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			sisters
		
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			that you are doing well on this
		
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			first blessed Friday
		
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			of this blessed month of Ramadan.
		
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			And
		
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			indeed we must thank Allah
		
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			for allowing us the opportunity
		
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			to witness
		
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			this first Friday of Ramadan,
		
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			the blessed the the blessed day of the
		
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			week. So the first most blessed day of
		
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			the week of the most blessed month of
		
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			the year. May Allah
		
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			grant us tawfiq. May Allah
		
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			protect us and grant us strength
		
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			and guide us to take full advantage
		
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			of this blessed month. Ameen.
		
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			My
		
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			brothers and sisters,
		
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			this is indeed a great blessing
		
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			and another example of the mercy of Allah
		
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			upon us. Because, subhanAllah,
		
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			last year when we ended the month of
		
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			Ramadan, when we exited the month of Ramadan,
		
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			we did not know
		
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			how many of us would be
		
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			able to or would be allowed
		
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			to witness this blessed month once again. But
		
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			Allah
		
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			out of his sheer mercy and his grace
		
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			has granted us this opportunity.
		
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			So first and foremost,
		
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			it's for us
		
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			to be or or for us to express
		
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			shukr for Allah
		
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			That Allah
		
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			has chose us and made us worthy enough
		
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			considered us worthy enough to give us another
		
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			chance so that we can turn to him
		
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			in repentance and seek his mercy and forgiveness
		
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			during this this blessed month. And, of course,
		
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			we ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala to shower
		
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			his mercy and forgiveness
		
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			upon all of those who have returned to
		
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			Him. Indeed, that is not in our control,
		
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			that is in no one's control. Allah
		
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			is the one who determines
		
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			when we are to breathe for the first
		
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			time, and Allah
		
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			determines and indeed He has already determined
		
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			for every single one of us when our
		
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			last breath is going to be. And no
		
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			one no one is able to change that
		
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			decree of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
		
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			So may Allah
		
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			elevate the rank and the status of all
		
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			of our brothers and sisters who have returned
		
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			to him, especially during this past year. May
		
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			Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala shower his mercy and
		
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			forgiveness upon them. Ameen You Rabbala Alameen. My
		
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			brothers and sisters, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says,
		
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			My mercy
		
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			encompasses
		
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			all things. Allah
		
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			mercy is the greatest. There is no one
		
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			else who has as much mercy as Allah
		
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			And as the prophet
		
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			told us
		
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			that
		
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			once
		
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			the it is narrated that the prophet
		
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			saw a woman who was feeding her child,
		
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			who was breastfeeding her child. So he said,
		
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			do you think that this woman can throw
		
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			her son, her child in the fire? And
		
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			the companions
		
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			replied and they said, no,
		
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			it is inconceivable, it is impossible
		
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			that this woman who is lovingly
		
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			feeding her child, who is breastfeeding her child
		
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			that she can throw her child into the
		
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			fire. So the prophet
		
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			said, Allah is more merciful to his servants
		
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			than this woman is to her son.
		
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			La Inna HaAllahu,
		
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			Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala is more merciful than a
		
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			mother is to her young baby
		
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			and and the compassion and the love that
		
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			she has in taking care of the child
		
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			and feeding the child. That love and compassion
		
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			is nothing compared to the love and compassion
		
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			and mercy that Allah
		
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			has towards his servants.
		
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			In the end, my brothers and sisters, it
		
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			is going to be his mercy.
		
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			It will be his mercy that will make
		
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			the difference for us as well.
		
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			You know, a lot of times
		
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			we think that a person or a person
		
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			thinks that because they have a lot of
		
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			good deeds,
		
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			because they have done a lot of prayers,
		
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			or they have fasted a lot, or they
		
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			have given a lot of charity,
		
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			or because they do a Hajj and Umrah
		
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			every year or every other year, or because
		
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			they do this good deed and they do
		
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			that good deed
		
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			that they are going to be saved. And
		
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			my brothers and sisters, this is not the
		
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			approach or the attitude of the believer.
		
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			This is not the attitude or the approach
		
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			of the believer. The believer is always humble.
		
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			The believer is always humble in their deeds,
		
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			never taking things for granted, but at the
		
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			same time, the believer also does not become
		
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			despondent and hopeless. Because sometimes people hear this
		
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			and they say, well, what is the point
		
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			of doing good deeds? If I have no
		
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			guarantee
		
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			if I have no guarantee that my good
		
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			deeds are going to take me into Jannah,
		
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			then why why should I do good deeds?
		
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			What's the point of doing it? Now my
		
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			brothers and sisters, this is not the attitude
		
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			of the believer.
		
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			This is not the attitude of the servant
		
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			who humbles themselves in front of Allah
		
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			The servant has a balance of hope and
		
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			fear, fear that Allah
		
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			may not accept me or my deeds are
		
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			probably not good enough, but also hope in
		
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			the mercy of Allah
		
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			that as long as I have tried my
		
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			best, as long as I have been sincere,
		
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			insha'Allah, from my insha'Allah, Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
		
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			will forgive me and grant me deliverance from
		
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			the hellfire. May Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala protect
		
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			us all, May Allah
		
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			forgive us for our shortcomings.
		
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			When a Muslim has recorded on the authority
		
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			of Jadid that the prophet
		
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			said that actions alone
		
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			will not enter any of you into Jannah
		
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			or protect him or her from the fire.
		
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			And not, will not protect him or her
		
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			from the fire and the prophet
		
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			the best of creation
		
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			said
		
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			and not even me
		
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			and not even me the prophet sallallahu alayhi
		
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			wasalam you know humbling himself
		
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			in front of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and
		
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			telling us that he also although he is
		
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			the best of the creation
		
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			he humbles himself and tells us that not
		
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			even me illa bi rahmatimin Allah
		
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			except through the mercy of Allah, my brothers
		
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			and sisters, we ourselves, whatever we are able
		
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			to do, whatever we are guided to do,
		
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			it is minor, it is little, and this
		
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			is the approach of the believer. A believer
		
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			is never overconfident
		
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			about his or her
		
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			or his or her deeds, good deeds, never
		
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			overconfident,
		
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			always afraid
		
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			but also also also hopeful as well in
		
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			the mercy of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.
		
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			So at the end of the day my
		
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			brothers and sisters a person who shows up
		
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			with a lot of good deeds on the
		
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			day of judgment, if Allah
		
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			wants Allah
		
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			could reject every single one of their millions
		
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			and hundreds and thousands hundreds of thousands of
		
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			good deeds if Allah
		
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			finds shortcomings
		
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			in them.
		
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			So anyone who gains acceptance,
		
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			even if it appears to be through their
		
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			deeds, will be because of the mercy of
		
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			Allah
		
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			So this mercy of Allah is all that
		
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			we need my brothers and sisters. And on
		
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			this first, you know, Friday of Ramadan,
		
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			most of
		
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			us are in a state of spiritual filth,
		
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			spoiled and dirty spiritual state. You know, we
		
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			may have dressed nicely
		
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			as is the sunnah on Fridays,
		
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			but our body bodies
		
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			are probably hiding
		
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			much more than our internal
		
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			fluids and our filth
		
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			that is visible.
		
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			It is there hiding a lot more than
		
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			what is expected and what is visible. Our
		
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			spiritual state, my brothers and sisters, is in
		
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			a state of decay
		
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			and disease, and we may not even realize
		
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			it. Like the person who has an illness,
		
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			a virus, and cancer, but they're not even
		
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			aware until the last minute when it's too
		
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			late. May Allah
		
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			protect us and forgive us.
		
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			Our spiritual state may be similar as well
		
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			that we are rotting from inside
		
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			spiritually, that we have spiritual cancers
		
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			and spiritual viruses, but we do not even
		
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			realize it because we are asymptomatic.
		
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			Or perhaps we are symptomatic, but we don't
		
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			realize the symptoms.
		
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			May Allah
		
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			purify us, our bodies, our souls, and our
		
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			minds.
		
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			And brothers and sisters, if we were to
		
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			go into our graves with all those stains
		
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			of sins and those hidden thoughts that we
		
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			are too ashamed to share with anyone and
		
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			those temptations
		
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			and the spiritual diseases that are inside of
		
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			us right now, then what would be our
		
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			state when Allah
		
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			opens it up? What will be our state
		
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			when Allah
		
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			opens it all up for all to see
		
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			and to be judged? May Allah forgive us
		
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			for the believers. My brothers and sisters,
		
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			this is indeed a scary thought because
		
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			at the end of the day, we are
		
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			going to be judged for every single thing
		
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			that we have done. Allah
		
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			will take us to account for all of
		
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			our actions and our deeds, and everything that
		
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			is hidden inside of our hearts, inside of
		
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			our minds
		
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			will
		
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			come out on that day, will be spilled
		
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			out on that day. So for the believers,
		
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			it is indeed a scary thought but my
		
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			brothers and sisters,
		
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			this is the month of mercy and forgiveness.
		
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			And while it is good to be fearful
		
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			of Allah and His wrath on the day
		
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			of judgment,
		
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			This is also something that the believers should
		
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			have.
		
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			Indeed, it is a part of belief to
		
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			fear Allah
		
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			to fear His wrath and to fear the
		
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			day of judgment and not to take it
		
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			lightly.
		
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			But Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala also gives us
		
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			much hope and indeed wants us to be
		
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			hopeful, to always be hopeful in his mercy.
		
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			The good news is Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
		
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			says,
		
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			say, oh, my servants will have transgressed against
		
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			themselves,
		
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			meaning by sinning. How do we transgress against
		
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			ourselves?
		
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			It's by wronging we wrong ourselves by committing
		
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			sins, which ultimately are going to lead to
		
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			damage and hurt for our own selves.
		
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			May Allah forgive us. So Allah
		
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			Indeed Allah forgives all sins.
		
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			Indeed Allah forgives
		
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			all sins. So no matter what you have
		
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			done, my brothers and sisters,
		
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			no matter what you have done, so many
		
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			of us,
		
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			indeed all of us, have skeletons in our
		
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			closets, meaning we have done things that we
		
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			are ashamed of, perhaps nobody knows about, perhaps
		
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			people know about,
		
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			perhaps they are very serious against others, against
		
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			ourselves, against
		
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			our family members, against Allah
		
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			Whatever it is, do not despair of the
		
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			mercy of Allah because
		
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			indeed Allah forgives all.
		
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			Indeed it is he who is the forgiving
		
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			and who is the merciful. My brothers and
		
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			sisters, do not despair of the mercy of
		
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			Allah. You know, always, the 1st Friday of
		
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			Ramadan, in the month of Ramadan,
		
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			There are many brothers and sisters who tune
		
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			in or who attend prayers for the first
		
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			time in the whole year.
		
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			And may Allah forgive us, may Allah protect
		
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			us all.
		
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			But
		
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			who knows
		
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			what we have done in the past year
		
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			except for Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. Perhaps there
		
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			are some who were taking drugs, doing alcohol
		
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			taking alcohol. Perhaps there are those who were,
		
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			committing crimes. Perhaps someone committed a murder. Perhaps
		
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			because someone committed
		
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			other serious crimes, perhaps someone was indulged in
		
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			drugs, in
		
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			things which are haram, in consuming haram.
		
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			No matter what you have done, my brothers
		
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			and sisters, never despair the mercy of Allah
		
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			Allah And the list of sins is long,
		
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			and I'm not gonna go through them all.
		
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			But my point is, no matter what you
		
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			have done, no matter how serious it was,
		
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			know that the doors of my mercy and
		
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			forgiveness are open for you, my brothers and
		
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			my sisters.
		
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			Come forward towards Allah
		
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			with sincerity,
		
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			with remorse, and Insha'Allah, Allah
		
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			will wipe it clean for you, and Allah
		
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			will guide you as it says
		
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			hope in Allah's mercy. Certainly, no one despairs
		
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			of Allah's mercy
		
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			except the people who disbelieve.
		
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			So my brothers and sisters, Shaytan plays this
		
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			trick on us and tells us that we
		
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			have gone beyond
		
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			the point of no return, that we have
		
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			become so bad, that we are so terrible,
		
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			that our situation is so hopeless, that we
		
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			should become so despondent, that now there is
		
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			no point in even trying, there is no
		
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			point in even turning to Allah
		
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			That there is no point to try to
		
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			reestablish our prayers or to do any amount
		
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			of goodness because we have been doomed to
		
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			the * fire. My brothers and sisters, this
		
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			is the trap. This is the trick of
		
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			shaitan.
		
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			Do not fall for this, my brothers and
		
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			sisters.
		
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			No one is past the point of no
		
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			return
		
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			as long as you are alive and as
		
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			long as the doors of Tawbah are open.
		
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			My brothers and sisters, the mercy and forgiveness
		
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			of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala are there for
		
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			you. Do we just need to be sincere?
		
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			We just need to be sincere
		
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			and take some steps, make some effort, have
		
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			some good thoughts and insha'Allah, Allah Subhanahu Wa
		
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			Ta'ala will take us from there. Abu Huraira
		
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			radiAllahu Wa'an who relates the Qalaqara rasulullah Sallallahu
		
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			Alaihi Wasallam Jaa'Allahu
		
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			Rahmatamiatajuz
		
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			Allah has 100
		
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			parts of mercy. Allah
		
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			has made 100 parts of mercy
		
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			for and
		
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			he has of which he has sent down,
		
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			well, and, of which he has, kept, you
		
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			know, 1
		
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			he has kept 99 parts. And he has
		
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			sent upon the earth only one part. He
		
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			has sent to the earth, he has sent
		
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			to the creation
		
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			only one part and he has kept 99
		
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			parts for himself.
		
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			And the prophet
		
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			said that
		
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			by means of which this 1% of mercy,
		
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			by means of which wild animals are kind
		
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			to their offspring,
		
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			right? Allah
		
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			has sent 1%
		
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			and what you see in the mercy that
		
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			the animals have towards their children and what
		
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			mercy you'll find amongst the human beings and
		
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			the creation and indeed the jinn as well,
		
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			that is 1%
		
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			of the mercy that exists and
		
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			Allah
		
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			has kept
		
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			99%
		
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			of the mercy
		
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			for the day of judgment for his servants,
		
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			for his slaves on the day of judgment.
		
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			My brothers and sisters, can you it is
		
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			even inconceivable to imagine
		
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			how the extent, the depth of that mercy
		
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			that all of this mercy and compassion and
		
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			kindness that we find in the world since
		
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			the beginning of time till the end of
		
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			time amongst all the creation of Allah, the
		
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			human beings, the jinns, the animals,
		
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			everyone is only 1%.
		
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			And Allah
		
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			has kept 99%
		
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			my brothers and sisters. My brothers and sisters,
		
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			let us not deprive ourselves of that 99%
		
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			mercy that Allah
		
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			has kept for us by becoming despondent,
		
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			by turning away from Allah by
		
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			rejecting Allah
		
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			Let us not become those who will be
		
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			even deprived of that 99%.
		
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			May Allah
		
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			protect us and forgive us and guide us.
		
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			So this is how merciful my brothers and
		
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			sisters, Allah
		
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			is. It is even hard even to imagine,
		
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			and we don't need to we won't we
		
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			don't want to be those who are deprived
		
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			of Allah's mercy. So we need to work
		
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			on it now to attract as much as
		
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			it of it that we can and the
		
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			tools that Allah has given us are the
		
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			Ibadat.
		
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			They are the worship.
		
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			Those are the tools for attracting the mercy
		
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			of Allah
		
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			At the end of the day, it will
		
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			be the mercy of Allah and not our
		
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			actions
		
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			which not our good deeds alone, I should
		
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			say. That will determine our fate, but it
		
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			will be the mercy of Allah
		
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			but the mercy of Allah is closer to
		
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			those who do good. The mercy of Allah
		
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			is closer to those who are humble servants
		
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			of Allah
		
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			The mercy of Allah is closer to those
		
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			who turn to Allah
		
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			with sincerity and humility.
		
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			So, yes, actions, good deeds are important,
		
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			but they're
		
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			not alone
		
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			going to determine our fate. It is to
		
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			attract the mercy of Allah
		
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			So our prayers, our fasting, our charity,
		
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			all of the good deeds that we have
		
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			been taught, these are all tools for attracting
		
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			the mercy of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. And
		
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			what we wanna do my brothers and sisters
		
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			is to do them properly
		
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			with our heart, with presence of mind, with
		
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			feeling, the feeling of neediness,
		
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			the feeling of weakness,
		
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			and being small in front of Allah Subhanahu
		
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			wa Ta'ala,
		
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			feeling the burden of our sins and our
		
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			shortcomings,
		
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			feeling like we are nothing, feeling like we
		
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			are faqara in front of Allah Subhanahu wa
		
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			Ta'ala.
		
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			And worthy of all praise. So my brothers
		
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			and sisters,
		
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			let us fast and let us stand in
		
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			prayer and give,
		
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			and all of these things should be felt.
		
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			So when we fast, it's felt in the
		
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			stomach. When we stand, we feel it perhaps
		
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			in our feet. When we give, you know,
		
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			we feel it, we give with our mind,
		
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			we decide and we give it with our
		
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			hand, but in all of those things, my
		
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			brothers and sisters,
		
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			our heart should feel the presence of Allah
		
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			We want to be connected with Allah
		
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			We want to feel love for Allah Subhanahu
		
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			Wa Ta'ala.
		
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			We don't want to be those who just
		
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			do these actions, these rituals
		
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			without any feeling. May Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
		
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			grant us hearts that are pure and that
		
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			are filled of positive feelings for him
		
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			My brothers and sisters, Allah the prophet
		
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			said,
		
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			and he pointed towards his heart, towards his
		
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			chest. Fasting, my brothers and sisters, is for
		
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			taqwa. Other acts of worship are also linked
		
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			to taqwa. So at the end of the
		
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			day, there needs to be there should be
		
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			some feeling here, my brothers and sisters. Now
		
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			the best way to increase the intensity of
		
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			mercy that is being beamed down upon us,
		
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			my brothers and sisters, is to pass on
		
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			the mercy to others as the
		
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			prophet
		
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			said, Those who show mercy to others, the
		
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			rahman meaning Allah
		
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			will show mercy to them, show mercy to
		
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			those on the earth and the one in
		
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			the heavens will so will show mercy to
		
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			you. So the key to being continuous recipients
		
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			of Allah's mercy, my brothers and sisters, is
		
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			to be merciful to others as well. So
		
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			my brothers and sisters, what should we do?
		
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			Number 1, forgive others.
		
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			Be merciful towards others as you want Allah
		
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			to be merciful and forgiving towards you. Let
		
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			us clean our hearts. Perhaps Allah
		
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			will like it that we have forgiven others,
		
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			that we have cleaned our hearts, and that
		
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			we are merciful towards others. And perhaps Allah,
		
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			subhanahu wa ta'ala, would like it, and he
		
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			will do the same towards as well towards
		
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			us as well. Number 2, my brothers and
		
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			sisters, show kindness and compassion to all. Deal
		
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			nicely in the best way possible, always looking
		
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			out to help beyond what is required. Insha'Allah,
		
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			Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will also have the
		
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			same attitude towards us as well. And finally,
		
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			my brothers and sisters,
		
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			find
		
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			ways to make your presence
		
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			a form of mercy for the entire creation
		
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			of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, not to be
		
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			a burden or annoyance
		
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			even if others don't reciprocate
		
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			your mercy and your kindness. Insha'Allah, you will
		
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			see how the mercy of Allah subhanahu wa
		
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			ta'ala will descend upon you. Insha'Allah.
		
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			My Lord forgive and have mercy and you
		
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			are the best and the most merciful. And
		
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			especially on this Friday, my brothers and sisters
		
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			want to encourage you
		
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			to please myself first and all of us
		
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			to increase our istighfar,
		
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			increase
		
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			repentance and turning to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
		
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			and seeking the forgiveness of Allah Subhanahu Wa
		
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			Ta'ala. The current
		
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			situation is very dire.
		
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			The current situation
		
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			is very serious and is very dire. Space
		
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			is running out in hospitals. They're talking about
		
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			creating field hospitals,
		
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			actual field hospitals
		
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			that are not inside actual hospitals, but other
		
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			hospitals in the fields outside in other places,
		
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			perhaps. But there are not enough staff to
		
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			staff those hospital beds.
		
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			And this may
		
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			I don't like to say it, but this
		
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			may actually be our last public Friday prayer
		
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			in the month of Ramadan. May
		
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			Allah forgive us. May Allah
		
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			forgive us for our shortcomings.
		
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			May Allah
		
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			forgive us
		
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			forgive our sins and shower his mercy and
		
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			forgiveness upon us.
		
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			At least,
		
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			the good thing is Allah
		
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			has blessed us at least with this one
		
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			Friday compared to last year.
		
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			Knows our good intentions and Allah
		
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			will continue to, we hope,
		
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			reward us according to our good intentions
		
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			and what we actually desire. And, of course,
		
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			the restrictions
		
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			that may be coming into place
		
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			are for good reason because, like I said,
		
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			the situation is very dire. It is very
		
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			serious.
		
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			So everything that is being done is for
		
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			the benefit of of the people and to
		
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			save people. So there is no blame in
		
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			terms of that. But just this prospect of
		
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			not being able to offer salah in Jamarah
		
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			in the month of Ramadan,
		
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			especially on Fridays, this is very, of course,
		
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			saddening
		
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			for the believers, but Allah
		
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			knows what is best
		
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			and
		
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			will continue to
		
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			to to to shower his mercy upon us.
		
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			We hope,
		
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			But, nonetheless, my brothers and sisters,
		
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			let us turn to Allah in repentance and
		
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			increase our
		
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			because this situation has not gone anywhere. It
		
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			hasn't gotten any better and has actually gotten
		
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			much, much worse all of a sudden. May
		
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			Allah forgive us all. Allah says,
		
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			and whoever is mindful of Allah, He will
		
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			make a way out for them
		
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			and provide for them from sources that they
		
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			could never imagine.
		
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			And whoever puts their trust in Allah, then
		
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			he alone is sufficient for them.
		
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			Certainly, Allah achieves his will, and Allah has
		
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			already set a destiny for everything. May Allah
		
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			shower his abundant mercy upon us. May
		
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			Allah soften our hearts. May
		
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			Allah purify our hearts and fill them with
		
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			goodness and love for him, and may he
		
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			make us recipients of his endless mercy until
		
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			the day we meet him.
		
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			My brothers and sisters, with your generous support,
		
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			we finally have our own place for prayers
		
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			and activities.
		
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			Allah has guided us and enabled us to
		
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			do the work that we are doing. Now
		
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			on this blessed first Friday of Ramadan,
		
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			we ask you to please donate to help
		
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			keep us building together. So building togetherness
		
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			through improved programs and services,
		
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			may Allah help us and and a much
		
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			needed new Masjid and Center 20,000 Square Feet
		
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			Facility Insha'Allah
		
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			to host us all after this pandemic Insha'Allah.
		
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			As
		
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			you have not let this work down, every
		
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			time we have come in front of you,
		
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			the phase one construction of our Masjid and
		
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			project the center project, which is the current
		
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			building that is existing, the renovating that and
		
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			the outside work that needed to be done
		
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			that slowed down during the lockdowns.
		
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			But the finishing touches
		
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			are being completed
		
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			almost daily, and, the beautiful new carpet has
		
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			been installed.
		
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			People are praying on it every day, alhamdulillah.
		
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			And phase 2,
		
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			which is again the 20,000 square foot purpose
		
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			built Masjid and Center just in front of
		
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			the existing building towards the road, is currently
		
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			being reviewed with an award winning architect, and
		
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			we look forward to sharing the updated design
		
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			with you in the near future, Insha'Allah.
		
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			But additional funds are needed in order to
		
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			start construction
		
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			of the new Masjid and Center facility. And
		
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			my brothers and sisters, honestly, you know, it's
		
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			not every day that we witness the building
		
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			of a Masjid,
		
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			that is so close to us. And when
		
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			that opportunity passes, it's gone. So thank you
		
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			for all that you have given so far.
		
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			May Allah
		
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			accept from you. And may Allah
		
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			continue to,
		
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			you know, alhamdulillah, Allah has continued to give
		
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			you,
		
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			so take this opportunity to show gratefulness to
		
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			Allah by investing in his house with so
		
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			much need and so much potential. Seriously, like,
		
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			there's so much to be done. And the
		
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			goal of this Ramadan is $400,000
		
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			Insha'Allah. It's called the building together campaign. We're
		
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			building the masjid together, but also building togetherness
		
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			in this process as well. And your contribution
		
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			will be spent on the new Masjid and
		
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			center facility Insha'Allah.
		
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			And instead of giving later, you know, be
		
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			smart and give now, reach 70, you know,
		
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			up to some 100 times more reward insha'Allah,
		
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			plus of course the tax benefits as well.
		
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			So we need to reach $20,000
		
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			today insha'Allah. That is our goal. So for
		
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			that, I would kindly ask 20 brothers and
		
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			sisters who can give a $1,000 each. After
		
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			the tax credit, it will only cost about
		
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			$640,
		
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			and, you know, that's about the cost of
		
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			a coffee a day. So please come forward
		
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			today. The debit machines are at the back
		
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			for those who are here outside, and it
		
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			is also
		
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			available,
		
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			you can, of course, also give online as
		
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			well,
		
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			at kanadamaslims.ca/donate.
		
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			And even if you're planning to, you know,
		
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			to give in the last 10 nights on
		
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			the 27th night of Ramadan, the reality is,
		
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			my brothers and sisters, there are no guarantees.
		
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			You know, what if I don't make it
		
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			up to there?
		
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			So therefore, make the intention, inshallah. Allah will
		
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			reward you for your good intentions.
		
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			May Allah bless you all. May He increase
		
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			your reward manifold in this blessed month. May
		
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			Allah
		
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			bless you and protect you and your loved
		
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			ones.
		
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			We have some sad news of the passing
		
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			of brother Mansur Al Islam, the father of
		
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			sister Khuzala Waheed and sister Rahilah Nadeem, who's
		
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			the father-in-law of brother Waheed Usmani, passed away
		
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			on Wednesday here in Harwa. And also, sadly,
		
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			the grandmother of our brothers, Ahmed Tawakul and,
		
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			brother Basim Abdul Hanin and brother Muhammad Shafi
		
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			also passed away yesterday in Cairo.
		
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			So please remember them in your Dua, and
		
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			I'm going to pause for a minute, and,
		
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			inshallah, I'll be back, for those who are
		
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			home.
		
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			My apologies, brothers and sisters.
		
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			Actually, you're not leaving giving the first today.
		
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			So,
		
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			brother Hisham was giving the first and therefore,
		
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			had an issue with the sound system, and
		
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			I'm sitting inside because the sound is coming
		
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			in. But we will continue
		
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			with our dua.
		
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			So as I was mentioning,
		
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			the, brother Mansoor Islam, father, sister, Rosalah, sister
		
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			Rahila,
		
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			passed away, and also grandmother,
		
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			brother Ahmed Tawakul,
		
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			and brother Basim Abdul Anin and brother Mohammed
		
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			Shafi. She passed away in Cairo.
		
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			So let us make the for them and
		
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			all of those who have returned to
		
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			Allah.
		
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			Allah. Oh, Allah. Oh, Allah. Oh, Allah. Please
		
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			elevate their ranks. Oh, Allah, please grant them
		
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			the best place
		
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			in. Oh, Allah, please reward them for all
		
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			of the good that they did. Oh, Allah,
		
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			please forgive them for any shortcomings.
		
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			Oh, Allah, please gather them and their loved
		
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			ones on the day of judgment in general
		
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			for those,
		
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			Allah.
		
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			Oh, Allah. Oh, Allah. All praises for you.
		
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			We thank you with our hearts, our minds,
		
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			our tongues, and every limb of our bodies
		
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			for all of your blessings and favors.
		
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			Oh, Allah. We can never thank you enough
		
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			for all of your favors and blessings.
		
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			Oh, Allah, please count us from amongst the
		
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			grateful.
		
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			Oh, Allah, we thank you and praise you
		
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			for bringing us to this 1st Friday of
		
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			this blessed month.
		
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			Oh, Allah, indeed, we have rammed ourselves. Oh,
		
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			Allah, please forgive us. Otherwise, we will be
		
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			from homes to losers.
		
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			Oh, we are your weak, sinning servants, you
		
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			Allah. Oh, law, indeed, we have sinned. Oh,
		
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			law, indeed, we have wronged ourselves. Oh, law,
		
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			indeed, we have gone against your commands. Oh,
		
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			law, indeed, we have gone against the guidance
		
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			of your beloved messenger, sallallahu alaihi wa sallam.
		
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			Oh Allah, please forgive us and guide us.
		
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			Oh Allah, please open your doors of mercy
		
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			for all of us. You Rabbi Alameen.
		
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			Oh Allah, please do not deprive us of
		
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			your mercy on this blessed day.
		
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			Oh, Allah, please make us the way you
		
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			want us to be.
		
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			Oh, Allah, we are so weak. Oh, Allah,
		
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			we are so lost. We don't even know
		
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			what you want from us, You Allah. Oh,
		
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			Allah, please make us the way that you
		
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			want us to be. Oh,
		
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			Allah, please grant us
		
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			please grant us opportunities
		
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			to gather, oh, Allah, to worship you in
		
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			safety and in goodness.
		
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			Oh, Allah, please make this the best Ramadan
		
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			for us, oh, Allah. Oh, Allah, please make
		
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			this Ramadan the best one for us yet.
		
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			Oh, Allah, please grant us strength, then bring
		
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			us closer to You.
		
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			Oh, Allah, please guide us to that which
		
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			pleases You most, and grant us the best
		
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			return to You whenever it has been decreed
		
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			for us.
		
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			Oh, Allah, please open the gates of halal
		
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			sustenance
		
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			for all of your faithful servants.
		
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			Oh, love. Oh, love. So much death. Oh,
		
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			love. So much illness. Oh, love. That this
		
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			world hasn't seen in a long time. Oh,
		
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			love. Please forgive us. Oh, love. Whatever this
		
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			Ummah has done. Oh, love. Whatever humanity has
		
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			done. Oh, Allah, that has brought this upon
		
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			us, oh, Allah, please forgive us. Oh, Allah,
		
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			please rectify.
		
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			Oh, Allah, please enable us, guide us to
		
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			rectify our actions, You Rabbil Alameen.
		
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			Oh, Allah, please cure all of our brothers
		
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			and sisters who are ill. O Allah, please
		
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			cure all of our loved ones who are
		
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			ill. O Allah, so many people have relatives
		
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			who are ill. O Allah, so many have
		
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			relatives who have passed away, especially due to
		
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			COVID 19. O Allah, please grant me forgiveness.
		
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			And, O Allah, those who are still struggling
		
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			and who are still ill, oh, Allah, even
		
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			if they have recovered, they are facing
		
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			hardships and after effects of the illness. Oh,
		
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			Allah, please cure them
		
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			all. Oh, Allah, especially
		
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			our elders. Oh, Allah, especially our elders who
		
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			are ill or who are in weakness. Oh,
		
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			Allah, please grant them strength and and and
		
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			cure them as well.
		
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			Oh, Allah, our brothers and sisters who are
		
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			fighting cancer, oh, Allah, our brothers and sisters
		
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			fighting and and dealing with all types of
		
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			illnesses. Oh, Allah, please please grant them a
		
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			complete and speedy recovery.
		
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			Oh, Allah, those who are in extreme pain.
		
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			Oh, Allah, our brothers and sisters who live
		
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			constantly in pain. Oh, Allah, please remove their
		
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			pain and their hardship.
		
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			Oh, love. Please grant strength and protection to
		
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			us all. You're welcome.
		
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			Oh, love. Please envelope us all in your
		
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			protection. You're welcome.
		
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			Oh, love. Please protect us, our fellow human
		
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			beings, especially the frontline workers, the health professionals.
		
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			Oh, Allah, the doctors and the nurses, the
		
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			hospital staff are tired. Oh, Allah, please grant
		
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			them strength. Oh, Allah, please grant them strength
		
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			and reward them for their goodness, You Rabbal
		
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			Alameen. Oh, Allah, all of those who are
		
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			having to go out of their homes to
		
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			work, oh, Allah, please protect them as well,
		
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			You Rabbal Alameen.
		
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			Oh, Allah, please grant relief to all of
		
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			those who are in pain or in grief
		
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			and stress and anxiety. Oh, Allah, please remove
		
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			all of those and replace them with happiness
		
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			and peace and joy.
		
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			From us all, my brothers and sisters.
		
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			For your attention, for your sincerity, for your
		
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			love.
		
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			I look forward to seeing you tonight at
		
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			KMA sunset live at 7:30 PM,
		
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			inshallah, 7:25 PM, inshallah. And remember, our daily
		
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			quiz is online right now. Go adamusims.ca/waramadhan
		
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			is where you can find the quiz, all
		
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			of our timings,
		
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			and all other details about joining prayers. May
		
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			Allah
		
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			bless you all. May Allah
		
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			keep you safe and happy and blessed.