Ali Dawah - MESSAGE TO ALFIE BEST JR - YOU'RE NOT ALONE

00:00:00.000 But would I say I pray five times a day? I pray whenever I get a chance.

00:00:04.320 Because I can't, it's difficult to remember, I don't speak Arabic.

00:00:07.400 I changed my religion, not my culture. 0.99

00:00:11.600 I used to struggle reading the Quran daily before you instructed me to download this app.

00:00:17.060 I never knew that this app would have such an impact on people's lives.

00:00:20.360 You can go into the description box, click the link for iOS and Android,

00:00:23.620 and build your habit with the Quran right now.

00:00:26.500 Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, brothers and sisters and dear friends.

00:00:29.260 Here is a video of a billionaire's son, Alfie, who's come to Islam,

00:00:33.100 and here is the concern that he had pertaining to Salah.

00:00:36.140 What is stopping him from praying Salah, and what is the solution?

00:00:39.540 Well, do you pray?

00:00:41.700 Of course.

00:00:42.780 Yeah.

00:00:43.380 But would I say I pray five times a day?

00:00:45.320 I pray whenever I get a chance.

00:00:47.380 Whenever I get a chance.

00:00:48.360 And to be honest with you, I'm not up to scratch with it now.

00:00:50.400 And you know, if I could pray by myself, I believe I'd pray a lot more.

00:00:53.360 Because I can't, it's difficult to remember.

00:00:55.340 I don't speak Arabic, and a lot of people that I've spoke to about it,

00:00:58.680 I changed my religion, not my culture. 0.99

00:01:00.720 Yeah.

00:01:00.900 Now, you know, the inshallah, alhamdulillah,

00:01:04.160 the simple words that come with it, what, you know, Western Muslims speak,

00:01:09.560 obviously I'm going to pick up.

00:01:11.200 But the prayers from start to finish are difficult for me.

00:01:14.240 Of course.

00:01:14.500 Because I don't understand, I can't speak the language.

00:01:17.240 But as time goes on, I will.

00:01:19.080 And I'm trying.

00:01:19.960 But yes, I do pray as much as I possibly can.

00:01:22.020 I go to the mosque every Friday.

00:01:23.440 Oh, you do?

00:01:23.740 You don't miss Juma.

00:01:24.660 No, why?

00:01:26.040 No, why?

00:01:26.780 And you know what, Alfie?

00:01:27.880 I have a solution for you.

00:01:29.600 Now, don't feel guilty.

00:01:30.580 Because when I came to Islam 10 years ago,

00:01:32.260 I struggled because it's hard.

00:01:33.700 Like you said, I changed my religion, not my culture. 0.98

00:01:35.820 So therefore, do not feel blameworthy that you do not know how to pray.

00:01:39.940 You cannot memorize the words.

00:01:41.080 Totally understandable.

00:01:42.480 Absolutely normal.

00:01:43.520 I have a solution for you.

00:01:44.780 An organization, which is a charity,

00:01:46.540 non-for-profit organization, brothers and sisters.

00:01:48.500 You are watching this, Alfie.

00:01:49.900 Please, please get me in contact with Alfie.

00:01:51.560 I would like to send you a free guided prayer mat.

00:01:54.720 Yes, that teaches you everything that you need to know and recite.

00:01:58.580 And say, it is right in front of you in this prayer mat.

00:02:01.160 And guess what?

00:02:01.860 People donate it and we give them out for free.

00:02:03.920 We don't want nothing, no money, no shout out, nothing.

00:02:06.600 I'm genuinely doing this because you want to learn how to pray salah.

00:02:10.040 I've been through that.

00:02:11.120 I know how it feels.

00:02:11.980 The reason why?

00:02:13.080 Because I can see myself in you 10 years ago.

00:02:15.680 So I know exactly how it feels,

00:02:17.040 how frightening it was for me to go to a mosque.

00:02:18.620 I don't know if it was a temple.

00:02:19.660 I don't know if it was going to the right place.

00:02:20.840 But it's very daunting.

00:02:21.900 So guess what?

00:02:22.620 This guided prayer mat from salahplus.com

00:02:24.680 where we dedicate ourselves to the two pillar project,

00:02:27.240 which is what?

00:02:27.780 The shahada. 0.75

00:02:28.420 Number one, somebody accepts Islam.

00:02:29.780 The second pillar of Islam, it's salah. 0.96

00:02:31.940 Once people have these two pillars,

00:02:33.480 the remaining will follow, inshallah.

00:02:35.120 Zakah, fasting, going hajj. 0.99

00:02:36.960 The main thing now is the second pillar,

00:02:38.740 which is how to pray salah.

00:02:40.260 This prayer mat will change your life.

00:02:42.480 Fold it up, put it in your wallet,

00:02:44.120 wherever it is, even in your pocket.

00:02:45.420 Wherever you are, open it.

00:02:46.480 And all you have to do is as you're looking down,

00:02:48.240 you can recite it.

00:02:49.480 Exactly.

00:02:50.040 That's all you do until you memorize it.

00:02:52.240 Once you've done it, bro,

00:02:53.240 put it up in your room like a trophy.

00:02:54.980 Alhamdulillah, inshallah.

00:02:55.900 And Alfie, I also,

00:02:57.580 one of the things we do in our organization

00:02:58.820 is have a one-to-one personal training

00:03:00.880 with a salah instructor.

00:03:02.200 Myself or somebody could come out to you

00:03:03.740 and teach you how to pray salah step by step.

00:03:06.000 Again, we do not want to shout out.

00:03:07.340 We don't want nothing from you.

00:03:08.580 All we just want to do is teach you how to pray salah 0.93

00:03:10.660 because people donated towards this project

00:03:12.860 and we are here to make sure

00:03:14.940 we deliver that promise, inshallah.

00:03:16.340 Guys, get me in contact with Alfie, please.

00:03:18.520 Send this prayer mat.

00:03:19.280 We want this prayer mat to reach Alfie.

00:03:21.220 I will hand deliver it

00:03:22.060 or we can post it out directly to his address.

00:03:24.440 It'll be anonymous, wherever it is,

00:03:25.660 or I can bring it to him, myself,

00:03:27.180 or to one of his friends, inshallah.

00:03:28.860 And salah is the component.

00:03:30.420 That number one fundamental thing

00:03:32.120 that spiritually elevates you,

00:03:33.840 spiritually feeds your soul.

00:03:35.940 Everything in life that we have,

00:03:37.480 that emptiness is what?

00:03:39.000 Because of salah, 1.00

00:03:39.980 because of the remembrance of our Lord.

00:03:41.100 We give it the money, the cars, the woman, 0.99

00:03:42.620 the holidays and all this luxury,

00:03:44.740 but the heart rejects it.

00:03:45.860 Just like when you eat bad food,

00:03:47.240 the stomach vomits it out,

00:03:48.400 the soul rejects it

00:03:49.380 because the soul wants the remembrance of its Lord

00:03:51.440 and what is best than praying salah.

00:03:54.000 Alfie, may Allah keep you firm.

00:03:55.400 The prayer mat is waiting for you 1.00

00:03:56.760 to be sent out directly to you

00:03:58.020 and I promise you,

00:03:59.080 it's going to change your life.

00:04:00.200 Even by yourself, you can do it.

00:04:01.820 But if you need a one-to-one salah instructor session,

00:04:03.780 I am more than happy to come

00:04:05.360 and teach you how to pray salah, inshallah.

00:04:07.440 May Allah preserve you

00:04:08.120 and look after yourself, Alfie.

00:04:09.380 Send this video to him.

00:04:10.280 Please, please, please just bombard him

00:04:11.860 and let it reach him, inshallah.

00:04:13.280 And he can go to our website, salahplus.com

00:04:15.560 and so can you.

00:04:16.900 If you want to learn how to pray,

00:04:18.160 get the prayer mat freely distributed,

00:04:20.560 sent to you

00:04:21.060 or you want to learn how to pray

00:04:22.020 for your instructor, brothers team

00:04:23.280 and sisters team,

00:04:24.320 we are there to serve you.

00:04:25.440 Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.

00:04:27.520 Guys, do not forget to donate to this project

00:04:29.500 so we can carry on our works, inshallah.

00:04:31.540 Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.

Ali Dawah - May 13, 2023

MESSAGE TO ALFIE BEST JR - YOU'RE NOT ALONE

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