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tures of spring; so they put on weight and (the state of) their bodies improve. Likewise, during winter the believer’s religion is im-proved through what Allah has made easy of acts of obedience; for indeed the believer is able to fast the days of winter without diffi-culty or being troubled by hunger and thirst because its days of fasting are short and cold, and the difficulty in fasting is unnoticed.” (Ibn Rajab, Lataaif Al Ma'aarif 326) Hasan Basri rahimahullah said: “The best season to a believer is the winter, its nights are long for those who wish to pray, and its days are short for those who wish to fast.” �

With the Ramadan falling in winter in South Africa this year, we will be experienc-ing a fast of under 12 hours. Long nights mean there will be lots of time un-til Sehri once Taraweeh is over.

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Abû Hurayrah radhiallahu anahu said: Shall I not point you to comfortable pro-ceeds? People responded, “And what is that O Abû Hurayrah?” He replied, “Fasting in winter.” Umar radhiallahu anhu said: “Winter is booty for the de-vout worshippers.” Ubayd ibn Umayr rahima-hullah said: It used to be said when winter came: O people of the Qur`ân, the night has become long so you can pray (more) and the day has become short for you to fast. (Abû

Nu’aym, Hilyah Al-Awliyâ)

COLD REMINDER

The famous worshipper Râbi’ah rahimahallah said: I have never heard the adhân except that I remember the caller who will announce the Day of Resurrection, and I never see the falling snow except that I imagine the fly-ing pages of the records of peoples deeds (on that day), and I never see swarms of locusts except that I think about the Great Gathering on the Last Day. (Ibn Al-Jawzî, Sifah Al-Safwah 2:433)

SPRING OF JOY

“Indeed, winter is the spring of the believer because dur-ing it he enjoys himself in the gardens of obedience to (Allah) and wanders in the fields of worship, and his heart strolls along in devo-tion to the acts of worship facilitated within it, just like the animals revel in the pas-

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NEWS

MALI - Every year for one day a whole town of

thousands gets together to cover Djenne's massive

mosque in Mali in mud. There has been a mosque

on this site since the 13 Century. The current struc-

ture is the largest earthen building in the world. Peo-

ple manage to get to the top to slap on mud. They

do so by using these ladders made of timber and

rope. Even though thousands of people took part in

applying the mud, no serious injuries were recorded.

(BBC, 28 April 2015)

YEMEN - Saudi-led coalition warplanes have

bombed a special forces camp and weapons ware-

house in Sanaa, killing 36 soldiers allied with the

Shia Houthi rebels. Casualties were also reported

after air strikes in Hajjah province, near the Saudi

border. A rebel-held military base outside Dhalea

was also hit.(BBC, 27 May 2015)

PHILIPPINES - Thousands of Rohingya Muslim

refugees fleeing oppression in Myanmar and Bangla-

desh are still lost at sea and waiting to be rescued in

the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, the UN

High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and Inter-

national Organisation for Migration (IOM) have said.

As many as 10,000 people are affected by the mi-

grant crisis. Thousands of Muslim men, women, chil-

dren, and elderly are adrift in rickety vessels most

likely without fuel, most likely without water, most

likely without food, shunned by even Muslim states

like Indonesia, Bangladesh and Malaysia. 3,302 have

been rescued off the coast of Indonesia, Malaysia

and Thailand. Another 1,013 people have been re-

turned to Myanmar and Bangladesh.(AJ, 27 May

2015)

BANGLADESH - PM Sheikh Hasina criticised eco-

nomic migrants leaving the country calling them

"mentally sick". Many of the migrants are stranded

in dire conditions at sea. The region is currently bat-

tling an exodus of Muslim boat people fleeing perse-

cution and poverty, with up to 2,000 vulnerable mi-

grants thought to be stranded in the Bay of Bengal,

many at the mercy of ruthless people smugglers.

Most are Muslim Rohingya from neighbouring Myan-

mar, where they are not recognised as citizens, but

Bangladeshis trying to escape grinding poverty are

also among the migrants. (AJ, 24 May 2015)

IRAQ - Ramadi was captured by fighters from the

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group.

Ramadi is the capital of the vast province of Anbar.

In addition to Ramadi, this week IS fighters also

seized the last Syrian government-controlled border

crossing with Syria and, in Syria itself, the ancient

city of Palmyra. Some observers said IS now controls

50% of Syria's entire territory - as well as a third of

Iraq. (AJ, 20 May 2015)

PALESTINE - Israeli air force has carried out four

strikes in the besieged Gaza Strip hours after a cross

-border rocket mistakenly landed in Ashdod. The

planes targeted training camps belonging to the Is-

lamic Jihad. Qassam Brigades, the military wing of

the Palestinian group Hamas, confirmed that they

had fired five experimental rockets into the sea, but

one of them had landed by mistake in Ashdod. (AJ,

27 May 2015) �

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Fatimah bint Yahya

Fatimah bint Yahya was a great Mujtahidah of the 9th Century. A Mujtahid is a scholar of great calibre who can deduce from the sources of Islamic law. In turn they use these deductions to give rulings in accord with both the contemporary and individual needs of the society. For one to be given the title one must have knowledge on both the consensus and oppos-ing views of the Companions, the Successors, and the leading Scholars of Fiqh and Mujta-hids. Such was her knowledge, that her fa-ther, who was also a great jurist with several students, would be questioned by Fatimah re-garding several Juristic issues. Al Shawkani says about her: ‘She was most famous for her knowledge. She had debates with her father on several juristic issues. Her father confirmed that Fatimah applied ijtihaad in deriving rulings.’ Her father married her to the scholar al-Mutahhar ibn Muhammad. Al-Mutahhar would refer to his wife for judgement on difficult ju-ristic issues. Even within the midst of his stu-dents, when he would get stuck on a compli-cated issue, he would get up and head for the curtain, behind which Fathima would be sit-ting. When he would come back with the answer his students would say, ‘This is not from you. This is from behind the curtain.’ �

Part Three: From Ideal Muslimah

1. Salaah

Muslim: In a Hadith Qudsi, Allah states: “Oh Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, Verily, I have made five Salaah obligatory on your Ummah ..." (Ibn Majah) Shia: Abu Jafar said: “When the sun moves from the mid point, the two times (of prayer) enter: Zuhr and Asr. When the sun sets, the two times (of prayer) enter: Maghrib and Esha.” (Wasaail ash Shia, 4692) 2. Wudhu

Muslim: O you who believe, when you rise for Salah, (prayer) wash your faces and your hands up to the elbows, and make masah(wiping by hands) of your heads and (wash) your feet up to the ankles. (Quran 5:6) Shia: Abu Abdullah said: Sixty or seventy years comes upon a man without Allah having accepted a (single) salat from him. I said: How is that? He said: For he washed (his feet in Wudhu).” (Wasaail ash Shia, 1089) 3. Pillars of Faith Muslim: Islam has been built on five (pillars): testifying that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is the Messenger of Allah, performing the prayers, paying the Zakah, making the pilgrim-age to the House (Ka’bah), and fasting in Ramadan. (Bukhari) Shia: Abu Jafar said: Islam has been built on five (pillars): prayers, Zakah, fasting in Rama-dan, pilgrimage (Hajj) and Wilayah (believing in divinely appointed Imams). (Bihar al Anwar 329) �

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Traditionally Muslims were semi-vegetarians. During the caliphate of Umar radhiallahu anhu he prohibited the eating of meat everyday. One of the conditions which Imam Al-Tustari stipulated when he took students was that they eat meat only once a week. If we eat in right proportions, and if we eat good food, then it is going to be beneficial to the body. A'isha (Radiyallahu Anha) said to Urwa, "Son of my sister, we used to see three crescent moons in two months without there being a fire lit in the houses of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam." He said, 'What did you survive on?' She said, 'The two black ones - dates and water. (Bukhari, 6094) Umar radhiallahu anhu said, "Beware of meat. It has addictiveness like the addictiveness of wine." Umar radhiallahu anhu saw Jabir carrying some meat. He said, "What is this?" He re-plied, "We desired meat and I bought some for a dirham." Umar radhiallahu anhu said, "Does one of you want to fill his belly to the exclusion of his neighbour or nephew? How can you overlook this ayat? 'You dissipated the good things you had in your worldly life and enjoyed yourself in it.’” Starvation is one of the tragedies of modern food shortages is directly related to meat pro-duction in general. It takes several kilograms of grain to produce one kilogram of meat. Re-ducing meat consumption, if done on large scales, would have excellent benefits for both the environment and the less fortunate. �

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Over the course of history, few people have had the opportunity of entering the Sacred Chamber housing the graves of the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, Abu Bakr and Umar radhiallahu anhuma. One common fea-ture of these visits was the unique fragrance they all experienced over the centuries, de-spite the Chamber being enclosed: 709 CE: Abdullah bin Mohammad bin Aqeel relates, "When I reached near the house of Al-Mugayyara bin Shabah radhiallahu anhu, I came across some fragrance which I had

never experienced before. I entered the mosque and saluted the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. I was surprised to see that one wall of the Sacred Chamber had col-lapsed." 1461 CE: Samhoudi stated, “I had the privi-lege to enter the Sacred Chamber. I entered from the (North). I experienced a unique fragrance there which I never came

across in my life. We saw that the inner structure of the Sacred Chamber was a square and built of black stones similar to the stones of Kabah. There was no door in it.” 1971 CE: Sheikh Ahmed Sahirty relates, “When the doors were opened to us, and we entered the Prophetic Chamber, and I in-

haled perfumes and scents that I have never known before, and have never

known since. I still do not know the secret of its composition: it was a scent above scents, an aroma above and beyond aromas- some-thing else that us people of expertise, the people of the trade, have never experienced before.” �

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Q: What is the ruling for

wearing clothes, for in-stance T-shirts with pic-

tures of living creatures

on it?

A: "Those who make pic-tures/depictions, they will be punished on the Day of Judgement." (Muslim) Com-mentating on this hadith, Imam Nawawi said that to create pictures of animilia is absolutely unlawful, it is a major sin. Making exclusions from this text's generality is found elsewhere as well, like in the case of children's toys. The Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam allowed 'A'ishah radhiallahu anha to play with them. (Note: in many fiqh books, the toys are men-tioned specific to girls. While in Tuhfat al-Habib 3/458, Bu-jayrimi mentioned that boys are included too.) Shaykh al-Islam Siraj al-Din al-Bulqini made an exception for when that picture is used for the purpose of branding, in which case it is allowed. There is a difference from amongst the Shafi scholars on if this case should be in-cluded under the generality of the prohibition or ex-cluded. According to Bulqini

it is excluded. In Hashiyat al-Jamal 3/26, this is related from Ramli too. And thus, a picture used as a brand on a garment one owns, this gar-ment would be allowed. A photo t-shirt with a picture of an animal on it would not be allowed. And Allah knows best

Answered by Shaykh Yaqub Abdurrahman

Q: May we know the stance of the Shafi mad-

hab when it comes to the

Tableegh jamaat? A: The jama'ah al-tabligh movement was founded and is ran by great ulama based primarily in the Indian sub-continent. Moulana Ilyas, Shaykh al-Hadith Zakariyya al-Kandahlawi, and many others are scholars who gave over their entire lives in the service of Islam. Most of them link back to Dar al-'Ulum Deoband, in some way or another. This particular institute's educational meth-odology is Ash'ari/Maturidi and Hanafi. Accordingly, the tabligh movement is a part of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah and should be re-spected.

Answered by: Shaykh Yaqub Abdurrahman

Q: Please clarify the posi-

tion of the shafii madhhab regarding the use of con-

traception.

A: Regarding contraception, ibn Hajar says: "It is not per-missible to use that which permanently prevents preg-nancy." (Tuhfat-al-Muhtaj v8 p241) Commenting on this statement, sheikh Shabramillisi says:"As for that which temporarily de-lays pregnancy for a period of time, and does not perma-nently prevent it, it is per-missible to use. Furthermore, if it [temporary contracep-tion] is done with an excuse, such as nurturing a child, then it is not offensive, oth-erwise it would be offen-sive." (Nihayat-al-Muhtaj v7 p136) In summary: Permanent contraceptive methods that effectively make a person sterile are forbidden. Tempo-rary methods are permitted. In addition, if temporary con-traception is done with an excuse such as wanting to take time to nurture a child, then it is not offensive, oth-erwise, if done without an excuse, it would be offensive (makruh). �

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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Q: 1. Is using tasbeeh is

bidah (innovation) and is this imitation of Christian-

ity.

A: It is permissible to use a “tasbīh” or “subhah” in order to aid oneself in performing dhikr. A tasbīh helps in per-forming dhikr in two ways: By holding it in the hand or seeing it, one is encouraged and reminded to perform dhikr. This is why it is also known as a mudhak-kir” (reminder). It also helps one keep count. Using beads or stones to help one with dhikr is supported by hadīths. Imāms Abū Dāwūd and al-Tirmidhī nar-rated on the authority of Sa‘d ibn Abī Waqqās (radiyAllāhu ‘anh) that to-gether with Rasūlullāh (sallAllāhu ‘alayhi wasallam) he came upon a woman with date stones or pebbles be-fore her, with which she was reciting tasbīh. The narration continued, but does not state Rasūlullāh (sallAllāhu ‘alayhi wasallam) reprimanded her or disapproved of what she was doing. Imām al-Tirmidhī and Hāfiz Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalānī graded the chain of narration hasan. This offers proof that taking assistance from something to help one to keep count of his dhikr is permissible. Hence, if one uses tasbīh for this purpose it will not be bid‘ah. However, there should be no belief attached to the tasbīh that it has in-trinsic virtue or the one who recites dhikr using it is supe-rior to one who does not.

The great scholars, Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūtī (d. 911 H) and ‘Abd al-Hayy al-Laknawi (d. 1304 H)[3], have both au-thored treatises showing the permissibility of using a tas-bīh.

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Q: I take bus to commute for work. I find prayer

time in bus. Can I pray in

the moving bus. If I don't

do, I am afraid will miss my prayer and the prayer

time will be gone. I don't

want to miss my prayer so perform with sign while

sitting on the seat. Is this

permissable?

A: In principle, it is not per-missible to perform Fardh salāh while traveling on a conveyance. However, if a person fears that the time of salāh will pass out; he should perform it while on the con-veyance and thereafter re-peat the salāh.

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Q: Are you allowed to

pass in front of the chil-

dren's saffs (row), in the masjid?

A: It is permissible to pass in front of the children’s row during congregational salah only if one does so to fill in a space in the front.

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Q: I would like to know if

a wife is allowed to take

on her husband’s sur-name?

A: A wife may adopt her hus-bands surname if she wishes.

The wife using the husband's surname will not amount to attributing her lineage to anyone other than her fa-ther. It is generally done for matters of convenience and identification. The prohibition mentioned in the Quran and Hadith refers to attributing one's lineage to a person other than one's real parents. This is not the case when a woman changes her surname to that of her husband. Nevertheless, this should be the decision of the wife and she should be al-lowed to choose whatever she prefers.

Answer by Mufti Shafiq Jakhura and Mufti M.D. Mangera

Q: Are Muslims allowed to

eat turtle meat since they

live in sea water and land also?

A: It is not permissible to consume reptiles. A turtle is a reptile from the Order Chellonnii or Testudines. Therefore, it will be imper-missible for one to consume turtle meat. �

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Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you stop you will notice something amazing. Looking into the eyes of one horse will disclose that he is blind. His owner has chosen not to have him put down, but has made a good home for him. If you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell. Looking around you will see that it comes from the smaller horse in the field. Attached to the horse's halter is a small bell. It lets the blind friend know where the other horse is, so he can follow. As you stand and watch these two friends, you'll see that the horse with the bell is always checking on the blind horse, and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk to where the other horse is, trusting that he will not be led astray. Like the owners of these horses, Almighty does not throw us away just because we are not perfect or because we have problems or challenges! He even brings others into our lives to help us when we are in need. Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by the little ringing bell of those who Almighty places in our lives. Other times we are the guide horse, helping others to find their way. Good friends are like that. You may not always see them, but you know they are always there. �

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A lovely little girl was holding two apples with both hands. Her mum came in and asked her little daugh-ter with a smile: my sweetie, could you give your mum one of your two apples? The girl looked up at her mum for some sec-onds, then she suddenly took a quick bite on one apple, and then quickly on the other. The mum felt the smile on her face freeze. She tried hard not to reveal her disappoint-ment. Then the little girl handed one of her bitten apples to her mum, and said: mummy, here you are. This is the sweeter one. No matter who you are, how experienced you are, and how knowledgeable you think you are, always delay judgement. Give others the privilege to explain themselves. What you see may not be the reality. Never draw conclu-sions.

Methods of teaching from the Sunnah Part 3: 4. Interactive

The Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam used dialogue and questioning in order to capture the attention of the listeners ad to stimulate their minds. The Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam asked: “Tell me, if there was a river at one of your doors, and you were to bath therein five times daily, would any dirt remain on him?’ The Sahaba replied: “No dirt would remain on him.” The Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said: “That is like the five Salahs. Allah Ta’ala wipes away sins through them.” (Bukhari) 5. Visual Aids

At times the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sal-lam used to explain a concept by drawing on the ground or the sand. Jabir radhiallahu anhu said: “We were sitting with the Prophet sallal-lahu alaihi wa sallam when he drew a line on the ground in front of him with his hand like this and said: “This is the Path of Allah.” He then drew two lines to the right and two lines to the left, and said: “These are the paths of Satan.” He then placed his hand on the centre line and recited this verse: ‘This is My straight path. Follow it, then, and do not follow other paths which would deviate you from the path of Allah…’” (Ahmed) 3. Considering Individual Students

The Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam was watchful of the individual differences of the students whom he addressed. He addressed each person according to the level of his un-derstanding and in a manner appropriate to his status. � Sheikh Abdul Fattah Abu Ghuddah

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1. Anything is Ibadah (worship) with the

Right Intention Most of us have the false idea that worship to Allah only consists of prayer. And in order to reap as much reward as possible, we should spend our whole day in salah. But we have a right over our bodies (to take care of it), and our families have rights over us (to be taken care of). So how do we balance it all? When we perform basic household chores with the right intention then everything automati-cally becomes an ibadah and can reap reward. 2. Eat Healthy

Ramadan is not the month for stuffing our-selves after iftar, and putting on weight! It is the month where we learn to control ourselves by restricting the basic elements and necessi-ties of our lives. We have to stay within these boundaries even when we are allowed to eat. Eating healthy allows us to make the most of the month, and it means less time preparing elaborate dishes. 3. Share the Workload This applies to making all the snacks before Ramadan or even the chores of the house dur-ing the month itself. Get your kids involved in cleaning up after themselves, setting the table and helping you around the house within their capacity. Train them before Ramadan so you won’t have to hover over them and waste your time and energy making sure the work is done right. Let them know the amount of reward they get with the right intention is multiplied during Ramadan, and that it adds to their bas-ket of good deeds by helping you. �

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Mirwais Khan Hotak 1673-1715, was a chief of the Ghilji Pashtuns from Kandahar, Afghani-stan, who founded the Hotak dynasty. In 1707, Kandahar was fought over by the Shia Persian Safavids and the Sunni Moghuls. Mirwais Khan was held as a political prisoner by the Persian governor, who then sent him to the Safavid court. He was freed and allowed to meet the Shah. During his time in Persia, Mir-wais learnt the military weaknesses of the Sa-favids. Mirwais got permission to perform Hajj. The Pashtun tribes were upset at Shia at-tempts to forcefully convert them to Shiasm. While in Makkah, he got a fatwa from the leading religious authorities against the Shia rulers. In 1709 he attacked the Persian garri-son and killed the majority including the gov-ernor. Hotaki soldiers took control of the city and then the province. Mirwais and his forces defeated a large Persian army sent to regain control. Several attempts failed and the Persians sent an army of 30,000 who were also defeated and only 700 escaped. In 1713 another Persian army was defeated and Mirwais captured Qandahar province. Mirwais Khan became the governor of the Greater Kandahar region, which covered most of present-day southwestern Afghanistan and part of Balochistan, Pakistan. Refusing the title of king, Mirwais was referred to as "Prince of Qandahar”. Mirwais remained in power until his death in 1715 and was succeeded by his brother Abdul Aziz. In 1717, his son Mahmud briefly conquered large parts Persia. Mirwais is buried in Kandahar, Afghanistan. �

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Spending time in the rain was a practice of the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam and His Companions (may Allah honour them). Anas radhiallahu anhu said: “It rained upon us when we were with the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. The Prophet sallal-lahu alaihi wa sallam unveiled his garment (from a part of his body) until the rain fell on him. We said: why did you do this? He said: Because it has just come from the Exalted Lord.” (Muslim) “When the rain came down from the heavens the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam used to remove his garment from his back until the rain fell on it.” (Mustadrak) Scholars have taken proof from this that it is Sunnah to expose your body and clothing to the falling rain. Imam Nawawy explains, "That the rainfall is a mercy which Allah has just created, therefore use it as a blessing." Scholars mention:

1. The Sunnah of exposing oneself to the rain can be obtained by unveiling any portion of one’s body no matter how small like one’s head or arms. 2. One should not expose one’s Awrah. 3. Avoid standing in the rain if it may cause harm or sickness to oneself. 4. It is recommended by some scholars to take Wudu and Ghusl from the rainfall. Imam Nawawy: “It’s recommended that when the gorge flows (with rain water) to perform wudu and ghusl from it.” (Majmoo)

Sheikh Khalid Abduroaf

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Wherever an Islamic Judicial system exists, Muslim women could approach an Islamic court to seek an annulment of their marriages. In the absence of such a system women have an alternative to approach a Judicial Tribunal for annulment. A Judicial Tribunal should comprise of religious and competent individuals of integrity. An an-nulment concluded by such a tribunal, based on Islamic procedures and grounds, is valid and binding upon the couple, resulting in the wife being released from the marriage. The Muslim Marriages Tribunal, an initia-tive of Darul Ihsan Centre, has been estab-lished to serve the Muslim community in real-izing these objectives. Valid grounds for Faskh (annulment):

1. Absent husband: absconding or missing 2. Failure to provide maintenance: inability or refusal 3. Serious health condition or Disease: insan-ity, leprosy, impotency, HIV or any such dis-ease that could endanger the wife 4. Severe abuse: Physical or other 5. Gross neglect and/or undesirable conduct 6. Lengthy imprisonment N.B: These are not exhaustive, and are gov-erned by conditions and subject to further de-tails.

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Tue 27 14 5:51 6:01 12:28 3:55 5:28 6:48

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