Episode 29 Sight It Up
Watch Level Up with Ziyaad, Nabihah, and Isa Plaatjes on Radio Islam International MW 1548
Episode 29: Sight It Up
Sunday 29th March 2026 / 09th Shawwal 1447AH 14h00 - 15h00 (CAT)
Listen to Level Up with Ziyaad, Nabihah, and Isa Plaatjes on Radio Islam International MW 1548
Episode 29: Sight It Up
Sunday 29th March 2026 / 09th Shawwal 1447AH 14h00 - 15h00 (CAT)
Transcript
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To dear listeners, it's just past 200 p.m. right here in South Africa and it's our favorite day of the week, Yomul Aad.
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It's the 9inth day of Shawal 14:47 ah and it corresponds to Sunday the 29th of March 2026.
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I'm Zad Plachis and with me are my co-hosts Nabia and Issa Plachis. Welcome to Level Up where we listen, learn, and
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grow inshallah with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala's guidance and we break down the week's news and talk about what really matters to young Muslims today.
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Our WhatsApp line is open. The number is 0727861548.
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You can call in on 0185472 or DM us on iilz.com.
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That's Lov Zoom M. We on Instagram, Facebook X,
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LinkedIn, YouTube, Tik Tok threads as well as Upscrolled. So before we start
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today's program, alhamdulillah, someone messaged us to say for your talk on the six days of Shaw.
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It inspired me to try it out for the first time and I managed all six fasts in a row. Alhamdulillah.
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Alhamdulillah. That is such a beautiful message um to start the program with.
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And alhamdulillah, we listen, we learn, and we grow inshallah with Allah subhanana wa ta'ala's guidance. And I'm
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so glad and I hope that um those of you that have uh tried the six days have
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managed, alhamdulillah, um those who still want to try, inshallah, Allah make it easy for you so that you do manage to
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do the six days, um the six fasts, inshallah, inshallah. So today in the program we're talking about World
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Optometry Day. Uh World Optometry Day is observed annually on the March the 23rd which was this week and it's more than
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just a celebration of eye doctors. It is a global call to treat vision care as a fundamental human right.
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uh 2026 theme was a shared vision collaboration in global eye care and it emphasizes that protecting site requires
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a team effort from schools and parents to primary doctors and specialists. So the reason why we observe world
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optometry day, the day was established originally in 1986. It's a beautiful year, alhamdulillah.
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Uh it's exactly 40 years ago and to highlight it's to highlight the critical role of opto that optometrists play as the first line of defense for our site.
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It serves three main purposes. The first is preventing avoidable blindness. So approximately 1 billion people worldwide
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have vision impairment that could have been prevented or treated. Number two is highlighting holistic health. An eye
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exam can often detect early signs of systemic issues like diabetes, high blood pressure and even certain
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neurological conditions. And number three is advocating for access. It pushes for integrated eye care in
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underresourced communities where a simple pair of glasses can change a life.
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So there's um also the importance for children and for elders. Okay. So
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importance for children uh vision is the primary gateway to learning. Since they often don't know what normal vision
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looks like, they rarely complain about it. The myopia boom. With the rise of digital screens and less time outdoors,
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nearsightedness, myopia, is skyrocketing. Early detection can slow its progression. Learning and
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development. Many children diagnosed with learning barriers actually have undiagnosed vision issues. Correcting
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sight improves concentration, literacy, and sports performance.
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Ambilopia is a lazy eye. If caught early, usually before age seven, conditions like lazy eye can be treated
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effectively. If missed, it can lead to permanent vision loss in that eye.
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Then in terms of elders, as we age, the risk of silent eye diseases increases significantly.
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For seniors, good vision is synonymous with independence.
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Managing the big four. Regular checkups are vital for early detection of cataracts, glaucoma,
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diabetic retinopathy, and age related macular degeneration, AMD.
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Fall prevention, vision impairment is a leading cause of falls in the elderly.
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Ensuring the correct prescription and clear peripheral vision keeps seniors mobile and safe.
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Quality of life. Clear sight allows for continued engagement in hobbies like reading or driving which is crucial for mental health and preventing social
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isolation. So we have Issa. Well actually all three of us Nabia, myself and Issa, we all wear glasses. Yes.
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Shocking. Um we each have different stories obviously why we wear glasses.
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uh mine was because of a sports injury and but Issa would like to share uh why
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he celebrates or observes World Optometry Day and why it is important for other children to also make sure
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that they look after their eyes and um you know do the general eye care, go for
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checkups, especially like they said if you're under seven you can pick up things um that would help correct the
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vision which is still early. So Issa, tell us exactly why do you wear glasses?
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I wear glasses because I have a lazy left eye.
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Oh, okay. So can't you tell your eye not to be lazy?
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Um no. Um it's just that with the left eye
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like say on the right eye I can see things like images big and the left um
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like in small if I don't wear glasses like at home.
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So I was actually born with a lazy left eye.
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Okay. So you didn't know that your eye was lazy until what age were you not able to see clearly?
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I think about like almost 4 years ago in like July or August or something like when I was eight.
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So you were 8 years old. So for 8 years you you didn't know what the world was supposed to look like.
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No, like I can see like images and stuff like that, but with the left eye um I
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can't see like small words that's like very far or like like that.
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Okay. And then how how was it detected?
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How did you find out that did you have headaches? cuz I know a lot of kids say that they either have headaches or their
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eyes get really sore or you know what how did you find out that you couldn't see or it wasn't clear in your one eye?
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So in 2022 um I went to an optometrist
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uh aunt and Shireen Sherin Abu Bakr say who now has a a practice in Sunning Hill
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Medical Center and um she picked up that like so I did a so
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she did the test and um for me to see
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and stuff like that. And then um she picked up
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that I had a problem with one of my eyes and then I was sent to another like doctor or
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something and um that person said that my left eye was
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on holiday. So, did your left eye ever come back from holiday? Where was it in holiday in some island?
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No, it I don't know what it meant, but it was on holiday.
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So, basically what happened was um like Issa said, he was born with the left
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eye, which was um like they said on holiday. So he was basically using his right eye for the longest time like he
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said like seven or eight years and a lot of children go through this and they
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don't know we as parents don't know what um that they can't see because Issa
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would try to remember how certain things looked, how certain words looked and we thought that he could see perfectly
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And I know there's a lot of schools that do offer optometrists to come in and they do checks, but it's it's not always
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the case. So, it's always good for you to take your kids to the optometrist to
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do this. And like we said, this myopia boom because of lots of kids um looking
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at the screen a lot of the time, it wasn't the case with Issa. He was actually born with it. And there are a lot of kids like we said. Um and the the
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the test is not uh evasive. So it um Issa was it scary to do the test cuz
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some kids obviously don't want to do the test cuz they think it's scary. They think you they have to touch your eye or you know like what actually happens?
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So it wasn't scary. Um, so what happened was there's like on desk or something
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there's like a machine or something that's controlled by the optometrist
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computer and um it's like a big machine
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thing and then you have to see through that eye thing and then there's like
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black uh circles that is there that like covers the one eye, but you have to keep
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both eyes open to to see. It's just that there's that blocked thing
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and um like to see the screen of like letters and stuff like that and numbers.
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Can you can you cheat in the test?
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No. No, you shouldn't because uh that will just that will just impair your
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vision longer. But um Issa, how has it been wearing the glasses and how is there a difference?
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Um there is like a difference. So, with the lazy left eye, I've got like a mag
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defined glass kind of lens on the left thing. And it actually looks like so
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much bigger than the right. And I can see clearly now. And alhamdulillah. Yeah.
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Alhamdulillah. And um in order to get this lazy eye not to be lazy anymore, are there any like exercises that you
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need to do? Is there anything extra that you need to eat or um how how does one you know like if you have this lazy eye,
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how do you correct it besides just wearing glasses?
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So um there is this. So like a few times
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I wear it's uh like a eye like a pirate eye patch um that you put on the right eye to
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cover the right eye so you can see on the left. Sometimes I wear it without glasses and sometimes with glasses, but it's better to wear it without glasses.
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So then it jogs the left eye and um no, there isn't like something that you have
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to eat anything. Uh it's just like that.
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And then I don't know if all optometrist um
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things um have like a sheet um where you can uh do like activities or like color
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in or fill in things with the left eye when you have the patch on.
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So you do activities with the patch on to obviously to jog that left eye. So you cover your right eye and then your
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left eye helps you to to do the activities.
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Yes. Um yeah. So that's it. But sometimes I just play with my cars or I color in a book or something like that.
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Okay. And then in terms of like screen time, uh do you have extra screen time, less screen time, normal amount of screen time? Uh, how does it work?
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Um, so I'm hardly on the phone to like check messages and pictures and stuff,
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so I wouldn't know. And uh yeah, so I hardly look at the screen to when I wear
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the patch or um you know like Yeah.
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Okay. So inshallah it will correct and those of you who are looking to um you
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know take your kids. There is a a lot of the optometrists do offer where you can go in and they do a free eye test. They
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give you free glasses I think up until the age of 12. Just find out at your local optometrist if um they do offer
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that. It's it's because like we said, it's it's a right for kids to see. It helps them with um their education with
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them being able to see when they're at school. So, look into that. Also like Issa said there is an optometrist in
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Sunning Hill Medical Center um uh Shireen Abu Baker Desai who has helped
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him like you can see um to to find out that he had a a problem and we managed
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to correct it. Alhamdulillah and inshallah it will be corrected fully.
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One thing I want to mention is that um I sometimes only wear glasses when I go
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out and I have spoken to other kids and they say they only um wear glasses like
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to write on the board or also like only when they go out and sometimes sometimes some of them wear it fully.
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Okay. So it's um it's also about dependency and I think at an early age if you're not dependent on the glasses
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then that also helps. I'm not an optometrist so I wouldn't be able to say if that's correct or not but um hopefully inshallah it does help.
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Inshallah. If you would like to join the conversation, our WhatsApp line is 0727861548
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or you can call in on 011854722 or you can even DM us on iO.
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Let's go for a break and when we return we'll continue this discussion inshallah.
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And welcome back to Level Up. If you've just tuned in, we have been talking all about World Optometry Day. But right now
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we'll um talk about the latest news.
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Our sub line is open. The number is 0727861548 or you can call in on 011854722
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Yes. So we did talk about World Optometry Day. If you miss the first half um don't worry it will be on radio
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Islam international Soundcloud during the week inshallah which we will share on all our platforms inshallah.
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So next weekend or this coming weekend is going to be a long weekend and we
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know that uh we often like to go down to the coast especially from Joberg to Durban and with the conflict in the
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Middle East the price of crude oil has risen significantly and we're looking at quite a big jump in our petrol price
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here in South Africa. I know that the diesel price in some places has already gone up. People have already pushed it up to almost 30 rand a liter.
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And I think it was just a few weeks ago where we were enjoying a 19 rand 99 rand a liter for petrol. And now we're
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looking at almost I think probably like 26 rand a liter. Um, we it hasn't been
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confirmed yet what the amounts will be, but it's going to be quite a bit. So, if you're looking to go down um to drive
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down from Johannesburg to Durban this weekend, you're going to be paying a little bit extra than than you would be
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normally. Also, the price of the tall gates have increased. It's about almost 350 rand for one way. So, you have to
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factor that in. as well. I think it's about 34750 if I'm not mistaken. Um, so you're
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looking at almost 350 rand each way. So that's 700 rand on talls and um you're
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looking at around 5 rand extra per liter for fuel. So
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those are the things that you need to consider. There are obviously alternatives. One is um to fill up now and then also take a few jetty cans with
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you to fill those up so that at least your trip down uh to the coast won't be that expensive so you get the cheaper
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fuel. It's a it's an option. Um I don't know if you'll have space to to pack it in with all your luggage, but there's
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that option. The other option is to obviously, you know, like not speed down. And if you don't have a time constraint, leave at a reasonable time.
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Um after fajger is always a good time to leave. The roads are a little bit emptier.
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Um plan your trip properly so that you know you don't make a lot of stops.
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You're not speeding to um you know try and catch up some time and use alternative routes. There are
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alternative routes to the tall roads which are actually we've tried them and they're actually much better not in
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terms of uh the road itself because some of them not not so much but in terms of that it's not so busy. The tall roads
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get very busy especially over the holiday periods and you sometimes get stuck at tolls. I know one of the tolls
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here in Johannesburg um they had a problem for a few days where they were offline and it just makes it
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so much more difficult when you're traveling and you want to go and you want to enjoy um your time away and have
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a rest and now you have to deal with things like being stuck in traffic at a at a tall gate. So there are alternative routes and there's some beautiful places
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here in South Africa to visit along the way. It's actually how we found the Nottingham Road uh masid as well because
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we took a um sort of a detour and we went off the the highway. So there's
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lots of places along the way. There's lots of um places to to make salah.
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There's lots of halal places along the way to eat. And if you plan it well, you probably wouldn't lose that much time. I
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think it's it's maybe 30 minutes to an hour extra maybe, depending on the routes that you take. You don't have to
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miss all the tolls. Um it's dependent on you, but I mean you save where you can
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and you can still um avoid the tolls and come back onto the highway if you need to to fill fuel. So there's those
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there's those alternatives as well. Then um if you're not traveling locally and you want to travel internationally, just
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be aware that there are quite a few um airports that have restrictions. So
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obviously because of the conflict in the Middle East, there have been a few uh problems. We know that now is actually
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they say now is actually a good time to go for Umrah. So if you manage to book uh to go now after Ramadan they say that
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it's less busier than obviously during Ramadan and Hajj time. So there is that option if you can afford to go for Umrah
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but there have been people that have been and they have run into some problems. I know there was people that
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have gone for Umrah and as soon as they landed in Dubai they were taken straight to bunkers and then once it was clear
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they were sent back home. Um but there have been people that have gone via Emirates or uh other airlines and have
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managed to get to um Saudi without a problem. Alhamdulillah they've performed their umrah. They've
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come back And um there are people that have gone recently
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within the last week as well that have alhamdulillah got through. So I think it's just a test from Allah subhanana wa
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ta'ala. Um you know we don't know we make the intention to go. Allah knows
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best whether we get there or whether we come back. Whatever the reason is, we
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trust Allah cuz Allah is the master planner. But do be aware that there could be roadblocks along the way in
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terms of um like I said, you could be sent back, you could have to stay in a country for a certain amount of time. Um so take those things into consideration.
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I know some people have um cancelled their trips and have moved it to June or
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July um to after the Hajj period, but do your research, speak to the locals, speak to people that have gone um and find out that information.
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Okay? So, um if you are choosing to go for Umrah, inshallah, may Allah make it easy for you. And uh one of the things
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that one of our listeners sent in um was that if you are thinking of going to
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Medina, there are different hotels that are closer to different landmarks. So if
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you want to stay closer to the Roa, choose hotels near gate 301 to 308 and
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365 to 369. So that's gates 301 to 308 or 365 to 369. These hotels are closer
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to the roa. And some hotels even have a view of the green dome. Okay? So write
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those down. Gates 301 to 308 or 365 to 369.
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And then for um our sisters, if you prefer to be near the ladies gate access with a shorter and easier walk,
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especially for our uh elderly, then gate 338.
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Um you close to the the shopping, the food, the cafes, and the money changes. So
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there's been da with the TA mall, the food court. So, choose hotels near gate 328 and 338 when you're booking. Um, if
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you want uh your hotel close to historical masid, so masid kama, masjid ali, masjid Abu Bakr, choose hotels near gate 309 to 313.
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So, if you want to be closer to the um ladies gate access, it's gate 328 to 338. If you want to be closer to
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historical masids, then choose your hotels between gate 309 and 313.
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And then if you want to stay near Masjid Bilal and the surrounding area, choose hotels near gate 310 and 326.
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And then lastly, if you want uh closer access to Jonathal Baki, choose hotels near gate 340 and 364.
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Some hotels even have a direct view of Jonathal Baki. So like I said again,
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Mashid Bilal and surrounding areas, gates 310 and 326 and Jonathal Baki are hotels near gate 340 to 364.
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Then something interesting that I also found out and I'm not sure if many parents do know. So if you are traveling
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with kids, there is a child care center at the Mashidel Haram.
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There's um close to the Haram Emergency Hospital near gate 100 to 104.
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It's in the third expansion area. Um, it's open 24 hours
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and they allow usually boys from 1 and a half to six years, girls from 1 and 1/2
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to 9 years. So, apparently it's a it's it's quite a nice space with a play area, a rest area, and supervision so
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parents can make more ibada with more focus. Um, the cost they say is usually free for the first 3 hours. after that
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there are charges that apply. So if you're planning Umrah with children, I'm sure this can really help inshallah.
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And then I know that um you know a lot of us want to pray near the mataf um and if you're not in they don't allow you
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anymore, but there's still a way to pray with a caba view. Most people think you have to go down to the mataf but you
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don't. So you enter through gate 89 or 90 and go to the men's prayer area inside. From there you can still pray
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with a view of the cabba without going down. The view isn't fully open but you can still clearly see it. Obviously
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timing matters. So come early, you choose your spot and come late you'll have to follow the crowd. And then again
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for the ladies if you're looking for uh the bathrooms um it becomes very difficult if you
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walking around and you don't know where it is. So for the sisters the closest ones are WC1 at the Ajiad side, WC4 and
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5 near Zamzam Tower, WC7 at Jabul Omar side and near Marwa the Sai exit.
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There's also bathrooms there. Obviously, again, um it gets quite busy. Uh there's
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cues, so plan those bathroom breaks as well.
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And then the three best prayer spots. Um especially for women with a carba view the front area not the mataf you enter
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from gate one gate or gate 79 bab umrah then go down towards the mataf level
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look for the woman's area near the pillars you can sit and pray facing the cabba directly with zamzam right in
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front okay and then the mataf area you go down through gate one or gate 79 bab umrah to
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the Tawwah area. This is the closest you can be to the Caba. Then level two, the upper floor level, use escalators from
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gate 91 or 92 or the King Abdul Aziz gate. There's more space. It's less
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crowded with a clear view of the Caba from above.
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Okay, so those are just a few things that you can do um to make your Umrah easier, inshallah.
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And may Allah take all of us for Umrah and for Hajj inshallah.
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So speaking about Umra and Hajj and then you mentioned that inshallah we will all get a chance to go there for to perform
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umrah and to perform Hajj inshallah. I mean there's something that I saw online and you know how I always say make sure
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that your whatever you do online is worth it you know like is beneficial for you. So that so so in that way I always
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managed to uh see these like um Islamic accounts you know. So one of the Islamic
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accounts is online Quran mentor and then I saw that they had this post that said the risk of Omrah and Hajj chases you
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once you start reciting these two verses during tashahood and you get to the opportunity to visit the house of Allah
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inshallah. So um I saw it. It said that after you know inahood in salah after you recite then you must recite these
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two verses. The first verse is surah ayah 59 and then the second verse is
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surah al bakar ayah 128 right. So in your salah you read your right and then you read this ayah from surah.
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Okay. And then the second verse is from surah al bakar. I'm sure you've heard this one before.
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ina.
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So according to this post, I'm not sure if it's true if anyone, you know, continues to do so and that they do that
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they are invited to go for to perform um and Hajj inshallah but um I think we should try it from now onwards inshallah
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um make a point of remembering after reciting these two verses and inshallah may Allah invite us all to visit his
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house his uh the house of Allah the cabba um and perform umrah and perform on page inshallah. Amen.
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Before we wrap up today's uh program, I just want to read a little story that I saw on social media. Um it says, "What
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you leave behind will speak for you long after your voice is gone." A child walked into the masid after
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Mahreb. The lights were dim. The people were leaving. But he stayed sitting quietly in a corner holding a small pair of worn shoes.
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When he was asked where his father was, his answer did not just break hearts, it revealed a legacy.
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My father used to bring me here every day, but he died last week.
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And when asked who brought him today, he said something that echoes louder than any inheritance.
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No one. I walked alone.
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Baba said, "If I ever feel sad, I should come to Allah's house because Allah listens when no one else does." Let's pause for a minute.
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What has just happened?
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A man has left this world, but he is still being obeyed. He is still guiding, still teaching, still earning.
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Not through wealth, not through status, but through a seed he planted in the heart of his child.
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This is the kind of legacy that does not stay buried. While people spend their lives building houses their children may
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fight over, this man built something inside his child that guided him back to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
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And when that little boy raised his hands and said, "Ya Allah, everyone says my father is with you now. Please tell
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him I came to the masid today just like he taught me." That moment is heavier than the years of
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ibada done without sincerity because this is ongoing
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because this is an ongoing reward. This is love that continued beyond the grave.
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This is that did not end with death.
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Every step that child takes toward the masid, his father receives it. Every tear he sheds while turning to Allah
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subhanahu wa ta'ala, his father is raised by it. Every dua that leaves his small lips, it reaches a grave that can no longer speak for itself.
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This is what it means to truly leave something behind. Not just children who remember your name, but children who
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remember your rob. Not just children who miss your presence, but children who continue your alarik.
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Because one day you will be gone too.
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And your children will either carry your habits or carry your absence. They will either say, "My parent taught me how to
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return to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala." Or they will search the world not knowing where to go when their hearts break. So
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build carefully, speak gently, teach intentionally.
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Repeat the things you want echoed after your death. Because one quiet sentence today, go to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
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when you are sad can become a light in your grave tomorrow.
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And perhaps one day when no one remembers your achievements, no one mentions your name and your place in this world has been replaced.
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A small voice in a quiet masid will whisper, "Ya Allah, tell them I came
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just like they taught me." And that will be the legacy that saves you.
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Subhan Allah. What a beautiful story.
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Alhamdulillah. I'm sure it must have brought some tears to our listeners eyes um to your eyes as well as you always
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take Issa to the masid and you've taken him from the time he was small. I think the the main thing also is to remind him
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and remind um listeners to remind your children that if you ever feel sad go to the house of Allah. You don't only have to go to the house of Allah, you know,
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you you can also, you know, make woodoo, proper woodoo, sit on the malah and just go into the sujud position, you know,
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and just even if you have nothing to say and you don't or you don't know how to say it,
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you don't know the words to say, just go into sudjud position and I know that that actually also brings you a bit of
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relief. Sometimes it brings tears and then it brings relief. But yeah, always make sure that we turn to Allah. You
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know, there's that um uh I think one of the prophets, it's we have a little
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Quranic verse from there and it says, "I only complain of my pain and my sorrow and sadness to Allah alone."
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But yeah, alhamdulillah Isa and Zad for a lovely show
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um about optometry and Umrah and traveling. And for those of our listeners who are traveling now that
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it's going to be the long weekend, if you're traveling in and around South Africa, please be safe and drive safely.
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Try and look for like certain ways where you can save or you know you don't use too much maybe when you're filling. I
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know there's there's that thing that if you're filling during the morning or the late evening or late afternoon times then um you tend to get more petrol in.
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I'm not 100% sure about that. We have to speak to and I'm sure he'll say oh on another show because it's time to wrap up. But
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yes, if you're traveling in and around South Africa and you're driving, travel safely. If you're flying, inshallah, you have safe flights. If you're flying
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internationally, may Allah keep you safe and protected, take you wherever you need to go to safely, keep you safe, and bring you
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safely back, return safely back to your country um safely, inshallah. Amen. with
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everything that's going on to our dear listeners for joining us on this lovely Sunday afternoon.
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Please join us every Sunday from 2 to 300 p.m. right here on Radio Islam International. Inshallah from myself,
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Nabiha, from Isa, and from Zad. Enjoy your Sunday and we wish you a wonderful week ahead. Inshallah.
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Well, too.
