 Al Raheem, Salamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu Al Hamdu Lillahi Rabbil Alameen Wa Salatu Wa Salamu Alayh Sayyidina Muhammad Wa Alaa Alihi Wa Sahbihi Wa Man Tabi'ahum Bi Ihsanin Ila Yumuddin Amma ba'ad I began by, you know, hoping, anticipating that all of us, insha'Allah, have had a blessed Jumu'ah today, a Mubarak Day, one filled with Ibadah, one filled with worship, one filled with happiness and contentment. You know, when we worship Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and when we prepare ourselves for the worship of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, there's a certain level of Sukun that we find in our hearts, right? That's the sign of a believer. You know, when people say, am I a good Muslim? Am I a believer? There's, you know, sometimes I have a hard time believing in Allah. You know, people have all these things. And the reality is that if, just as I mentioned last night, it's Friday, so make sure that you take a shower, wear clean clothes, go to Jumu'ah. Even if you're not going to Jumu'ah, be at home, you know, like, it's Jumu'ah for God's sake. And so as we spend that day in happiness, as we spend that day in contentment, feeling good that I've actually done something, you know, the moments before, if thought, having raised your hands and then after, you know, making if thought, feeling this level of excitement, happiness, contentment, that it was a good day. That's a sign of our Iman. That's a sign of our faith and belief in Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. And as long as we maintain that and continue to maintain that, of course, especially in Ramadan, but for the rest of our life, then we will be in a good place with Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. Which actually reminds me of the hadith. And a few days ago, we mentioned this hadith. The Prophet, A.S., specifically in regards to Ramadan says, Mansama Ramadana Imanan. Whosoever fasts in Ramadan with Iman. Like, why would Allah put the condition of Iman? The vast majority of people that are going to fast in the month of Ramadan are going to be believers anyways. And Mansama Ramadana Iman and whosoever, you know, stands in the month of Ramadan with Iman. And then, of course, anticipation of reward. In other words, this belief in Allah, not just believing in Allah, but belief in the reward from Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala and the mercy of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala in the kindness of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala because it's having that belief that inspires us and facilitates for us to do more and more and more and more. And when we have that Yaqeen and conviction in Allah, then we have this desire to ask from Him as well because there are people who unfortunately, and this should not be the case, there are people who unfortunately at times are shy to ask Allah. They say, I haven't been an obedient servant. How can I ask Allah? I haven't been an obedient slave. You know, how can I ask? Or how can I make dua to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala? Or ask, I can ask Allah for this, but how could I ask Allah for something so big? Interestingly enough, in Surat Al-Baqarah, when Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala mentions the verses of fasting in Ramadan, the verse begins with Ya'ayyuhal Lathina Aamanu Kutiba Aalaykum Al-Siyamu the really famous verse. And then after that the verse, Shahru Ramadana Lathin Unzila Fihi Al-Quran. You know, immediately after that, the verse is Wa Itha Sa'alaqa Ibadi Anni Fa'inni Qareeb. Wa Itha Sa'alaqa Ibadi Anni Fa'inni Qareeb. Ujibu Da'u wa Tadda'i Itha Da'an. When my slave, Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala says, when the slave asks Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, supplicates to Allah, asks Allah, makes dua to Allah, Anni, from me Fa'inni Qareeb. I am close. Ujibu Da'u wa Tadda'i and I answer the call of the caller, Itha Da'an, when he calls unto me. As long as we are not making shirk, as long as we know in our hearts that everything comes from Allah, and as long as we can convince ourselves to ask Allah, right? And as a friend once said that with Allah go big or go home. Like ask Allah for the impossible. Have conviction in Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala and ask because that's what we're supposed to do. This month is a month of asking. This is a month of conviction. This is a month of Yaqeen. This is a month of love, right? This is not a month in which we doubt ourselves. Whatever we do, we're able to do with the sake of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. And as we now begin the weekend, we have a little extra time on the weekend. Many of us, some of us, let us not utilize all of that, simply sleeping through it, but making sure that we get in an extra juz of the Qur'an or two, get in some more ibadah, be able to go to the Masjid during the course of the day if we haven't been able to do so. Make it out for Salat al-Tarawih if you're able to do so. Some of the things that we may not be able to do during the course of the week, let us try to do those during the weekend. May Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala facilitate his best and choicest blessings for all of us, insha'Allah. Ameen Ya Rabbi Al-Alameen. Barakallahu Feequm. Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.