EXCERPTS FROM DR. KHALED ABOU EL FADL'S APPEAL TO MUSLIMS (Read Full Transcript Here):

"Al salamu 'alaykum Everyone. I am Khaled Abou El Fadl and this is a unique and special kind of message that I am sending out to all Muslims who remember the words of Allah [SWT]. Allah tells us that overcoming one of the greatest obstacles to entering heaven, to be in Allah's grace, is to free someone from bondage. And the truth of the matter, my brothers and sisters, is that we live in a world full of human beings living in bondage… 

"So, here is the situation, I am appealing to any Muslim who wants to fulfill and embody God's command of overcoming the obstacle to entering heaven [Qur'an 90: 11-13]. As Allah says, if only you know what is the aqaba? And the aqaba is to free a human being from servitude, to free a human being from starvation, from homelessness, especially these young women, whose fate is horrific…

“Your reward is with Allah, and remember that Allah does not forget. If you help a person in need today, tomorrow, when the circumstances of life puts your child in a difficult situation, Allah will make the good that you've done come to the aid of your child and your grandchildren and the children of your grandchildren. In other words, you are investing not just in your Hereafter, but you are investing in goodness for your very children. Please, again, I beg of you, whatever you can donate, as small as it might be…May Allah bless you, and may Allah have mercy on all of us and forgive all of us our sins. Wa al salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah wa barakatohu.”

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