Initially, when I was first starting as a musician, I was a very nationalistic figure and I used to believe in doing a lot of national songs. I would always have a national song in the albums I did.

Because I move around among people I get inspired by the people.

I get to meet people from all walks of life, from all different countries, from different backgrounds.

I think Allah (swt) has given me the ni'ma of this voice, for which I use for Allah (swt) and his Prophet (pbuh) to read nasheeds. That is a certain kind of music, which is pleasing in the eyes of Allah (swt) and His Prophet (pbuh). And if people can start listening to it, I think that is a great service to the ummah. Keeping that in mind, that now has become a priority.

One of the greatest tazkiya (purification) of the nafs (self) is to part with your money and to give it to people who deserve it.

Allah (swt) by His grace has given you some ni'ma (blessing), some bounty. So, the best way to be thankful to Allah (swt) is to use that bounty and ni'ma to bring the people of Allah (swt) close to Allah (swt).

My wife obviously would like to have her husband right next to her. I keep telling her inshaAllah we will be together in paradise.