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Asalamu Alaikum, this is your 
host Nosheen and welcome back to

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Jan Each agenda. 
This is episode six of the 

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Becoming a Muslim A Girl series,
a series I created to help all 

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my fellow beautiful Muslim 
sisters become the woman of 

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their dreams. 
In today's episode, we'll delve 

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into the art of creating your 
perfect night routine since we 

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talked about creating our. 
Perfect morning routine. 

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In our last episode, I felt like
this would just tie both of them

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together as Muslim women. 
It's crucial to prioritize our 

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self-care in nurturing our souls
and in establishing a peaceful 

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and rejuvenating even evening 
ritual. 

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A well planned night routine not
only allows us to unwind after 

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having a long day, but it also 
enables us to take care of 

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ourselves. 
And to prepare for a restful 

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night's sleep, both physically 
and spiritually. 

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So throughout this episode, I'll
share valuable insights, 

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practical tips, and Islamic 
wisdom that will guide you in 

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crafting a net routine tailored 
to your own needs and 

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aspirations. 
We'll explore various aspects 

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including self-care practices, 
spiritual rituals, spiritual 

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rituals. 
And methods to promote 

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tranquility and balance in your 
evenings. 

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So grab a pen and paper, a 
notebook, open your notes, app, 

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whatever it is you use to write 
so that you can create your 

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perfect routine. 
While you're listening to this, 

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to start our night routine, we 
are going to be disconnecting at

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8:00 o'clock. 
By disconnect I mean putting 

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your phone down and any other 
electronics not going on it 

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after this time. 
And I call this disconnecting 

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because through it you are able 
to shift your focus inward and 

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dedicate time solely to yourself
by disconnecting from the 

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outside world. 
I found that this really helps 

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in creating a more peaceful 
atmosphere for myself. 

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I'm not constantly just like on 
my phone checking who's texting 

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me and texting back, scrolling 
through social media, checking 

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comments and whatnot. 
It just. 

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It really helps in keeping my 
mind calm and centered and I'm 

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able to actually focus on my 
routine. 

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Make sure to place your phone in
a designated spa, away from your

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immediate reach where you can't 
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This physical separation will 
make it so that the temptation 

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to go on your phone is reduced. 
And because your phone is on 

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DND, it will make you less 
likely to pick up your phone 

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because of a road vacation that 
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And just a side note, you don't 
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night routine right after you 
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I just feel like getting off of 
your social media or just your 

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phone just makes your brain a 
lot crummer and there's honestly

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no need to scroll. 
So now that we have disconnected

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for the night, we are going to 
fully submerge ourselves. 

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In self-care, the first thing 
that we're going to do light a 

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candle. 
This helps set the mood and it 

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makes everything just so much 
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Turning off your main light and 
then also turning on your furry 

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lights and any other sources of 
ambient lighting this serves the

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further calm the mood and then 
just create a very warm and 

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inviting space for us. 
Now that we've set the tone, we 

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will start our night by cleaning
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A clean and organized 
environment promotes a sense of 

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calm and tranquility, and it 
allows us to unwind more 

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effectively. 
So start by tidying up any 

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clutter or items that are out of
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Put away any clothes, clear off 
your services, and make sure 

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that everything is in its 
designated spot. 

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As you clean, you'll notice that
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opens up and you're creating a 
more peaceful atmosphere for 

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yourself. 
I'm a big believer that the. 

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Environment you place yourself 
into is a reflection of who you 

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are. 
By consciously cleaning our 

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physical space, we are cleaning 
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Taking the time to clean and 
organize our space is not only 

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about just cleaning up, it's 
about creating a positive and 

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comfortable environment for us 
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After we have tidied up our 
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on to hygiene. 
I know some like to take their 

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showers in the morning, so if 
that's you, obviously don't 

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incorporate it into your night 
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Well, if you do take your 
showers at night, include that 

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here. 
We're also going to be including

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skin care here. 
I don't care if you take a 

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shower in the morning, you're 
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Now because that is so 
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We should all have a skin care 
routine by now for our skins to 

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make sure to take care of it, 
whether it's just like a 

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moisturizer or you have an 
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cleanser, A serum, a 
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Like whatever it is, just have a
skin care routine that suits 

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your skin. 
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supposed to be taking care of it
unless upon with that has given 

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us a body and we are supposed to
be taking the utmost care of it.

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So we should be taking the time 
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take care of ourselves properly 
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Make sure to do would do because
you don't want to have all of 

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your skin care done and then. 
Remember you need to do with you

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and then you to pray and then 
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Your would do and then your skin
care just like comes off because

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the water that's literally the 
worst feeling ever. 

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So don't forget to do with you 
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Next we're going to do a show 
prayer. 

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So I know that prayer times is 
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Maybe prayer time for you fresha
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that's the last step at your 
routine because you're going to 

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pray right at 10. 
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afterwards whenever the time 
comes and whenever like you feel

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is the best time to put it into 
your team, put it in then. 

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But just a rule of thumb, the 
earlier you pray a prayer, the 

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more Hassan noth you will get. 
So just try and pray it as early

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as you can after we're gonna. 
Pray we're going to recite 

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Quran. 
So reciting Quran daily is a 

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habit that all of us should be 
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And even if it's just like 
reciting one or two ayots and 

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then reading the English meaning
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Wondering about the the seer 
about it and just trying to 

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understand the Quran, whatever 
it is, you should be reading 

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Quran. 
So try to add that somewhere 

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into your routine and after that
doing dua in dua. 

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Like the best thing that I have 
found is just talking to Alyssa 

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Hanawatala from the soul. 
Talk to him and you know, 

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explain that you're grateful for
what he's given to you. 

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Explain that you're grateful for
all the blessings that he's 

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given you. 
And you know, talk to him. 

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You know, I have these problems 
in my life, you know. 

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Can you please help me fix them?
Can you guide me on how to fix 

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them? 
You know, like there's so much 

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that you can ask from Allah. 
And I feel like we don't take 

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advantage of the lot enough 
because, like we're just. 

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Basically having a conversation,
like obviously prayer itself is 

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a conversation with Allah. 
But when you're making the law, 

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you can say essentially whatever
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You can pour your whole entire 
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and then explain to him what 
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And that feeling of like telling
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And then at the end it just, it 
feels so good to have everything

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out and like, you know, telling 
your creator what's been going 

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on and explaining your emotions 
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peace. 
That venting to like anyone 

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else, it's so different than 
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Like when you do that with Les 
Panwatala, it's such a different

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feeling and I would 100% 
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Literally just, you know, 
reflect on your day, reflect on 

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the good things that you've 
done, the bad things that you've

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done, assess the actions that 
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And you know, we do all this to 
strive for self improvement so 

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you can improve the next day, 
you know you can see. 

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Yourself raw and you know see 
again the good and the bad that 

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you have done and then after 
that we are going to go on to 

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more self-care rituals. 
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form of self-care, but I'm 
talking about like doing face 

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masks or journaling or reading a
book and just engaging in any 

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activity that helps you relax. 
You can incorporate these 

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activities to like get you right
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Actually going to sleep. 
If you're not already tired 

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enough, you can do this before 
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I find it best that I pray and 
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afterwards. 
But again, whatever works for 

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you. 
Put it in whatever order you 

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feel like is best. 
Now, before turning off the 

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lights, let us take a moment to 
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For a last time, grab a journal 
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And write down three things that
you are grateful for from the 

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day. 
And this is because focusing on 

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gratitude can really shift your 
mindset to a more positive 

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outlook of life and foster a 
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Because I feel like a lot of us 
just focus on negativity and all

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the bad things that have 
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Let's focus on the good. 
Let's focus on the things that 

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we have to be grateful for. 
It reminds us that. 

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We have so many blessings in our
life and small joys, and even in

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the middle of when you're going 
through something hard, there's 

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so many good things happening. 
So by cultivating gratitude, you

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invite abundance and 
appreciation into your hearts, 

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and it helps you just be a more 
positive, happy content person 

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overall. 
So now that we've done all of 

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that, we have just one more 
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To do and that is by ending our 
nights by making a sincere 

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intention to Alasapano Matala to
wake us up for fudger prayer and

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wellahi. 
It is the best way to wake up 

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for fudger like it's better than
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You just have to sincerely ask 
Allah, please wake me up for 

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fudger. 
Please help me wake up up for 

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fudger and Allah will wake you 
up before your alarm even if 

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you're like. 
Someone who has a hard time 

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waking up for fetcher. 
This is because you're asking 

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for a lot Almighty's help in 
doing something, and Alyssa 

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Brown with the will obviously 
100% help you remember. 

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The most important aspect of any
routine is being consistent in 

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it and your intention. 
Your intention needs to be pure,

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so tailoring your night routine 
to your personal preferences and

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needs while keeping your 
ultimate goal of seeking 

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closeness to Allah. 
In mind is very important. 

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Don't take everything I'm 
sitting in here and you know if 

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it doesn't fit the lifestyle 
that you want or you know it 

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just doesn't fit you as a 
person, don't force yourself to 

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go to it and adhere to it. 
Change the routine to something 

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that fits you with that. 
Thank you for joining me on this

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episode of Journey to Jenna and 
I hope through it you were able 

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to create your perfect night 
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Make sure to follow me on 
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This is my personal Instagram at
the Desi Royal. 

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I'll have it written in the 
description. 

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Follow me for updates of this 
podcast and for just updates on 

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my life in general. 
Remember, a well planned night 

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routine is a powerful tool for 
self-care and for personal 

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growth. 
So go ahead, prioritize 

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yourself. 
Embrace the beauty of a peaceful

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night routine. 
Sleep well and wake up 

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refreshed, ready to conquer the 
world. 

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Sweet dreams. 
And until next time on journey 

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to Jenna as Salaamwalekum, my 
beautiful loves.