Salamulikum Malik ,Sorry for the late reply , Kids and Junior taking my sleep and running around like a frog , Thanks Allah SWT for Coffee
, InshaAllah when I See him again I will bring it up and advise him that you asked to Post his recital on YouTube & will ask to make a Dawa channel also, He does allot of Dawa to strangers , and I will also advise him you are a perfumer . Now I forgot to tell you that Yusuf also Is a perfumer . He comes from a Family of perfumers . His Father was an influential helper to our Muslim community for the kids in Canadian cities , ( His Father is retired now ) , but he taught his work ethics to his Kids and community. When I 1st met Yusuf he sat right beside me in the Masjid and said "Brother you smell real nice, is that Oud you are wearing?" I replied "absolutely!" and I showered him with Oud , Then I found out he is a Oud lover like Us , So next Day I brought my most Barnyard Oud from Bandarban Bangladesh , He Responded " SubanaAllah give me More" , we started reminiscing previous people selling Oud and I brought up his Father ( I did not have his name ) I said " I remember when I was a Kid there was a Moroccan brother outside of large Ijtema's who sold Attars and Oud and he Sold it on a Carpet on the floor with Live Coal burning with Oud and Frankincense & there was only 1 guy doing that ( the way he presented him self on the Carpet , Other attar Vendors had there tables but this guy was from a Old History book of spice & silk trade & Incense from back in the days ) ,Yusuf replied , " Bros that was my Dad" , I started crying in front of him cause I had so many positive memories as a Kid during large Ijtma's across North America and his Dad was always there and also he does lot of Tablighi Work also.
So I got closer to Yusuf in a Mystical way and we share the same passion "Perfumes" , Before He got married & became a Hafiz , he was making Oils for Certain High end Clothing Stores in Montreal ( Custom made Clothing "Taylor Made", ) His Oils were marketed to a certain age group and the store Owner gave profiles to him to see what he can do , For Valentines day he provided an Oil in the Red Color group that had Rose and touch of Oud and lime and bros the Owner called Him back " Mr Yusuf we need more , an Old guy purchased all the Bottles "in a thick French accent" and he could no believe it " I was just there yesterday" Hence he was doing great ,after he finish studying to be a Hafiz and he got married and had multiple children he had no more time to put in the perfumes , He said " Ish I had a choice to follow the Perfume path but it would take away my work in the Community with the Kids and my family also so I made the decision to stop making Perfumes and give all my time to my Family and community , I need to be a true Helper."I told him 'we have projects going on in Bangladesh regarding Aggarwood , Chandan , Farming , etc ( The Projects are intended to help the poor Villagers and Teach them increase there revenue to help the Poor ) , and you are now part of my circle brother, hence I would also love to learn from you"
So he taught me also regarding the Sunnah way to do business and to make sure always listen to your clients who purchase from you to see what they want and how you can implement scent in a Bottle and then came the scent Wheel with white strips and learning different florals and then came Cooking woods and flowers & the learning is never ending , I advised Yusuf that
@Adam is helping out for the art of distillation , Yusuf Replied " Ish you are lucky brother, I am going to always make Dua For
@Adam , I was going to tell you to meet with the Majid Family in Saudi Arabia cause there Fam been cooking for couple of Generations " ( I had no Idea
http://iterji.com/en/ ) , and Yusuf & Adam & with the Help Of Allah SWT gave me the inspiration to start planting back Home and also I built more Connections in Bangladesh and different areas. I told Yusuf when the Kids are married and gone on there way, when your students follow Rasool PBH path and you have more time on your hand, Move to Bangladesh when you are retired and help me out back home to make more perfumes when we are older with more gray hair inshaAllah , and Yusuf replied with tears " Yes Ish it would be an amazing retirement job , Absolutely"
So next time I see Yusuf I will tell him that you asked for his recording of the recital of the Quran and will ask to open a Dawa Channel and will tell him to make Dua for you plus you are from the Land Of al Aqsa and the surrounding he will start crying for sure. Plus I hope you can meet him one Day. When you speak to him he has no Arab accent , Pure English and Sounds like he is from the Hood and actually he is from a rough part of Montreal hence he knows the lingo of the younger Generations. OMG Malik am chatting away again , Sorry bros , My Bad , please forgive Aki , I Tend to do that , In person I am more intense and Dramatically in a Good way lol , Take care Aki and Don't forget to give My Salams to your whole fam , , Take care Bhaia , Salamulikum.
