 I don't want to say yes to what I'm saying. I don't want to say yes to what I'm saying. Today is your Eid. Congratulations, dear brothers and sisters, on completing this journey, the journey of fasting. In our life, we go through journeys. Allah SWT has made it in our face that whenever we perform a major Ibadah, there is a celebration after that. And in two pillars of Islam, the pillar of Siyah, after we complete Siyah, there is an Eid. After we complete Hajj, there is an Eid. And it's like a period of resting. As you go on a journey, as you embark on the train toward the station, toward the destination, when Ramadan is finished, we have accomplished our journey and we have reached our destination. Ramadan is a very special month. Our faith teaches us the value of patience. As Muslims, we know what patience is and we know the value of patience. And we know how to endure and how to persevere. And Alhamdulillah, all of us, brother and sisters, have completed fasting this year under special circumstances, under difficult conditions. But since our faith taught us how to persevere and how to endure and how to rise above our desires, that's the main lesson of Ramadan. One of the main lessons of Ramadan is that it teaches us that we rise above our desires. Nothing controls us. Prior to Ramadan, when I feel hungry and I feel the pain of hunger, I eat. To avoid the pain of hunger. I drink. To avoid the pain of thirst. Food controls me. And thirst and drinking controls me. Intermediate relationships controls me. Talking in vain may control me. When Ramadan comes, we rise above all this. And we control our tongue, we control our eye, we control our ears, we control our hunger, we control our thirst. We control our relationships. We control what to say and what not to say. We control our time. We manage our time. Ramadan teaches us to be different, to be, and thus we are a distinguished community. Because we can control our desires. We are in control. The only one that can control us is the commandment of Allah SWT. And Allah SWT told us to fast, so we fast. And as the hadith could say Allah SWT says, إلا الصومة فإنه لي وعنا أجزي به Except for fasting it is for me and its reward is on me. Allah SWT will reward those who are patient without limit, without measures. إنما يوفص صابعون أجرهم بغير حساب. So congratulations on completing the fast of Ramadan. Our faith also teaches us that whenever we face difficulty there is always ease. Ease always follows caution. Whenever we see difficulty we also have faith that this difficulty will not endure, will not be forever. But there will come a time when this difficulty will stop and will end and will pass. And ease is definitely on the way. Alhamdulillah we are in some other countries and some other places. They are still in complete lockdown. And they are facing very difficult hardships. This community Alhamdulillah has been very organized to establish prayers, Friday prayers, Aida prayers in a way that will preserve and maintain the safety of everyone. Jazakumullahu Faiqan. This ayid is Allah SWT says in the Quran when he talks about fasting, when he talks about siyam, كتب عليكم السيام كما كتب علي الذين من قبلكم. At the end of the ayah he says وَلِتُكَبِّرُ اللَّهَ عَلَى مَا هَدَكُمْ When you make taqbeer, the essence of taqbeer is to thank Allah SWT for the Hidayah. وَلِتُكَبِّرُ اللَّهَ عَلَى مَا هَدَكُمْ And to glorify God and declare the praise and taqbeer of Allah SWT because due to the Hidayah that He has given us. This is our thanking Allah SWT on the Day of Eid. And on the Day of Eid, after we complete fast and after we go through Ramadan, Ramadan is the month of mercy and the month of becoming free from the Hellfire. And Ramadan is symbolic, is a manifestation of Allah's mercy. Not because we deserve it. We have many shortcomings. We have many shortcomings before Ramadan. We have many shortcomings in Ramadan. We have many shortcomings after Ramadan. But Allah SWT has mercy, has no shortcomings. Allah SWT mercy is an eternal quality subsisting in Him that is deserving of His essence. Allah's mercy is not a reflection of my action but His mercy is an eternal quality in Him. And in Ramadan Allah SWT manifested His mercy because He is worthy of giving mercy. On Eid, it's a time where Allah SWT displays and manifests His affliction, His erasing the sins. It's after one goes through a difficult job and accomplishes the job. This is the time for paycheck. This is the time for giving awards. This is the time of giving. This is the time of giving prizes and awards. As we give prizes and awards and gifts to our children, Allah SWT on this day gives us prizes and awards. We say, Allah SWT, Allahumma innaka afflum kareemun tuhipu l-afwa faafu amni. Oh Allah, you love to forgive, so forgive me. And on the day of Eid, Allah forgives. So let's ask Allah SWT of His forgiveness. Today is the day of forgiveness and the day of affliction. Today is the day of mending relations. And mending broken hearts. And as many ulamas have told us, that mending broken hearts is one of the active worship that is more beloved to Allah SWT. When you see a heart that is broken, Allah SWT puts you in a condition, in a situation where you can give comfort to that broken heart, either physically or materially or by money or by a good word. Allah SWT loves that. And Eid is the manifestation of that. Eid is where we forget our differences, we forget our arguments. We may have an argument with a distant relative. On Eid, this is all forgotten. And the best of us are those that forget this. And mending relations. And mending broken hearts. Especially relationships among skinny. Silat ul-Arham. Silat ul-Arham is one of the important things in our face. And many other face in society in general, this concept of silat ul-Arham is now reduced to a minimum. Or becoming like lip service. But in our face, it's alive and striving. And Allah SWT, in Ramadan, we sit together and eat together as one family. We renew ourselves in Ramadan. It's like the trees renews itself in spring. Ramadan is our spring. We revive ourselves. We renew ourselves. We control everything. And we can start fresh. And we have shown ourselves that we can do it. We have shown the world that we can do it. And Allah SWT knows what's in our hearts. And An'ayi is not just our family, immediate family. It's our family, expanded family. And distant relatives. And beyond that, our community. And beyond that, it is Masjid. And this community that you all have contributed in helping building this community. Congratulations to all of you for doing this. As you know, we are living in difficult circumstances. And we all miss being together. Miss being together inside the mosque. Miss being together and praying together. And coming together and gathering together. But insha'Allah, we are hopeful that we will be reunited soon. We will be able to pray together inside. Insha'Allah, sooner than later. As vaccination now is taking place. And people insha'Allah will develop immunity toward this vicious virus. Some of you and some of us have contributed time and wealth and money and effort in order to build this community. Building community is very important. In order to preserve our deen. In order to pass this responsibility on to our children. We thank you. And we hope, insha'Allah, that you will remain safe in this aid. And this aid, insha'Allah, will be full of joy despite the circumstances for yourself and your family and for your loved ones. Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, La ilaha illa Allah, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, wa lillahi al-hamd. Alhamdulillahi l-man ittaqahu wa wakahu. Wa man ittaqal a'lihi kafah. Wa man ista'ana bihi a'ana hu wa qawwa. Wa ashhadu al-la ilaha illa Allah wahdahu la shaykalah. Wa ashhadu anna sayedana wa nabiyana Muhammadan abduhu wa rasuluh. Wa safiyuhu wa qadiluh. Sallallahu alayhi wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa sallam kallamate matta'a ta'ainun binazar. Wa wa'at uzanun bkhabar. Ibadah Allah, ittaqullaha fima amar. Wa antahu a'mana ha'anhu wa zajar. Wa ahriju hubat bunya min kulubikum. Fa inna hu izas tawla asar. Wa alamu anna Allah azza wa jalla amarakum bi'amrin a'meemin bada'a fihi binafsih. Wa sanna bimalaikati kudusih. Fa qala azza min qa'irin alima. Inna Allah wa malaikatahu sallun alal nabiy. Ya ayyuhal ladzina a'man. Sallu alayhi wa sallimu taslima. Allahumma gfir lana wa rhamna. Allahumma takabbal siyamana wa qiyamana wa ja'alana min ibadika maqbulin. Allahumma tawaffana wa anta'adin anna. Allahumma gfir li'a ba'ina wa ummahatina al amwati minna ya rabbal a'lamin. Allahumma gfir lana wa gfir li'a shaabina wa li'a ba'ina wa li'a ummahakina wa li'a shaabi hukuki aleina. Allahumma tawaffana muslimin Wa kullu a'amin wa antum bi khayr. Jama'ana Allah wa iyakum ala khayr. Wa sallallahu wa sallam ala man alamal khayr. Wa as-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. A'eed mubarak jazakum Allahum khayr.