 We have completed our first fast by the Fadr of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and just like this, as we were celebrating our first iftar, reminiscing so many different things that we were and while we were making dua, the reality is that the days are going to pass by and before you know what the month is going to be over, which reminds me of a hadith of the prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam where the prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam says man saama ramadana iman an wahtisaban gufira lahuma taqaddama min dhambi, whosoever fasts the month of Ramadan with iman and anticipation of reward from Allah, all their sins are forgiven. All we have to do brothers and sisters and we all do this naturally is anticipate that reward from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. The moment we do this for reward from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala when we make iftar insha'Allah and we make the dua. All right, Allahumma inni laka sumtawabika amantu wa alaika tawakkatu wa ala riskika aftartu, insha'Allah our dua and our fast has been accepted with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. That is the yakin and conviction we need to have with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. And then of course very similar to that hadith happens to be another one, man qama ramadana iman an wahtisaban gufira lahuma taqaddama min dhambi, whosoever stands in Ramadan with faith in Allah and anticipation of reward from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, their sins are forgiven. Now again keep in mind that while you know all the schools of thought remind us that salatu tarawih is twenty rak'a's while there is an opinion out there that it is eight rak'a's. We also must as important as it is to pray tarawih. We also must acknowledge that the reality is that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam did not pray every single day. As a result of that of course unfortunately some people may not pray at all but the reality is pray wherever you are. Tarawih does not need to be prayed at the masjid. If we can't pray at the masjid we can still pray at home. Tarawih does not need to be done in congregation. It can be prayed individually. While ideally we would pray twenty rak'a's it does not have to be twenty rak'a's and I know that there may be some people who will get a little upset with this but the reality is wherever we are in our homes at the masjid with the convenience that we have and the time that we have and whatever Quran we know let us pray after Salatul Isha as much tarawih as possible. Pray Salatul Isha if we can. Let us pray with our families in congregation. Salatul Fajr, Salatul Maghrib, Salatul Isha at the very least. Let's pray them in congregation if not at the masjid then at home and after that pray as much tarawih as we can so that we can become a part of that hadith of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam where the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam says Manqama Ramadana, whosoever stands in Ramadana and even then there's a few things I want to share really quickly. Maybe just three things and then close it off. When we wake up for Suhoor in the morning let us wake up with enough time to pray some tahajud at that time. Two rak'a's, four rak'a's every single day in Ramadana we should be making some tahajud. Secondly, wake up with enough time for us to be able to raise our hands in dua even if it's for a minute. Even if it's just a minute after you've prayed two rak'a's of tahajud or four rak'a's of tahajud raise your hands and make dua to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala so that's the second thing. And thirdly, and I've said this so many times before and for many of you that have been hearing me it's almost like an auto-repeat at this point. At the time of iftar, every single day, let us ensure that we raise our hands and get into the habit of making dua to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala every single day because the Nabi sallallahu alayhi wasallam reminds us that at the time of iftar Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala grants forgiveness to the believers. Grants forgiveness to the believers. Some people will say, why is there so much mention of forgiveness? The reason behind this is once we have been forgiven, we are in a good book with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. We are honored with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and as a result of that honor and that dignity and being cleansed whatever dua we make is accepted. Why do we ask the elders to make dua for us? Why do we ask the ulama to make dua for us? Why do we ask the pious people to make dua for us? Because those are people who may have less sin. I won't say no sin because every human being is prone to sin. They may have less sin. They may be constant in their istighfar and tawba. So once our slate is clean with Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, Allah answers our prayers. So at the time of iftar, let us ensure that we raise our hands every single day and make dua to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. May Allah continue to make this month a blessed one for all of us and continue to make the rest of the fasts easy for all of us, insha'Allah. Barakah allahu fikum. Jazakum allahu khayran. Salam alaikum warahmatullahi ta'ala. Wa barakatuh.