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Oct 2020
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Saad Ibn Abi Waqqas (ra): His Prayers Al...

YAQEEN INSTITUTE
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Saad (ra) was just a teenager when he saw a moon in his dream that brought him to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He endured a painful oath from his mother, who swore to starve herself in order to deter him from becoming a Muslim, and embarked on a journey to spread Islam throughout the world for decades.

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