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How to ask, and how to follow up

The 30-second version
3things a real answer contains
  • A number, a document or a date.
  • Anything else gets a calm follow-up, ready below.
  • Write down the exact words and the time.

The Gainesville question set has 51 questions with follow-ups and the record to ask for, in seven sections. It prints on paper with a tracker for answers and commitments.

Open the Gainesville questions (51)

Promised for the October 17 town hall

The promises are listed here when the page's scripts have loaded. They are also on the Promises tab.

After the meeting, each is marked kept, partly kept or not kept, with the time stamp from the recording.

Also outstanding from the January 10 town hall

The promises from the January 10, 2026 slides are listed here when the page's scripts have loaded.E25

See all Gainesville promises

Start with your questions

All forty-three questions, with the page that backs each one, are on the Questions tab. Tick the two or three you plan to ask and copy them as a list.

Go to the questions

If you hear this, ask this

Common non-answers, and a calm follow-up that keeps the question open.

"It's already in the annual report."Follow up: "Could you tell us which page? We looked at pages 4 to 6 of the 2024 report and did not find it."
"We'll look into it."Follow up: "Thank you. By what date, and where will the answer be posted?"
"That's confidential."Follow up: "Can you share the totals without names? ICM publishes zakat totals monthly without naming recipients."
"Why are you asking this?"Follow up: "Because ADAMS lists audits and financial disclosure as part of its transparency value, and we want to help it meet that."
"The board has approved it."Follow up: "Can members see what the board approved, and the figures it was based on?"

At the meeting

Before

  • Pick two or three questions from the Questions tab
  • Write down the page numbers
  • Agree with others who will ask what

During

  • Ask one question at a time, with the page number
  • Keep the tone respectful; adab carries the point
  • Note the exact words of each answer & the time

After

  • Email the question and the answer you heard, asking ADAMS to confirm in writing
  • Submit the record to the Accountability tracker
Takeaway

A good answer has a number, a document or a date. Anything else gets a polite follow-up and goes in the record.