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Abdullah Durr

Abdullah Durr

Imam, educator, and Senior Fellow/Scholar at Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research; co-host with Omar Suleiman of the Qur'an 30 for 30 Ramadan podcast.

Mar 17, 2026

0:33
He gave you the provision in the first place, and he's guaranteeing you not just a reward in the hereafter, but he's guaranteeing you as well that you will not be deprived or be deficient because of giving for his sake in this world.
0:46
you should always ask yourself, is it possible for me to give more? Have I given more in this first night, the second night, the third night? To where when after Ramadan is over, you feel a level of sakina, you feel a level of tranquility, knowing that you've pushed yourself.

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12:34
Bismillah.
12:35
It's really, I like how you mentioned the dignity and how an abd, The goal is to really find dignity in being an abd, the dignity in submission, the dignity in striving to be vulnerable to Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la, especially as you mentioned, as Ibn Al-Qayyim Rahimullah mentioned, you know, the particular qawl, that if it could be on any night of the year, but particularly it's the 10 nights that has been in Mutafiq fiyat, and it's been agreed by the scholars, and particularly these last 10 nights is when , right? So you should really seek this night, this night of Laylatul Qadr.
13:09
And it's that night where you give everything.
13:12
And I think it's so beautiful within the Sharia in and of itself that one finds dignity in the Sharia as a whole, but then particularly in these last 10 nights, particularly possibly this night as well, that one goes beyond their capabilities.
13:27
When you see that there's these 10 nights and that there's times where you should push yourself, you should always ask yourself, is it possible for you to give more? have I given more in this first night, the second night, the third night, to where when after Ramadan is over, you feel a level of sikina, you feel a level of tranquility, knowing that you've pushed yourself.
13:50
I think when it comes to Ramadan, Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la always wants us to push ourselves in general, but then He gives you a timeframe.

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