 بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم و الحمد لله رب العالمين الحمد لله الذي يجيب نيحينا و ناديه و يستر علي كل عوة و أنا عصيه و يعضل من نعمة علي فلا أجازيه بحمده و نسبحه و نقدسه على آلائه و نعمائه و نشهدوا الله إلا الله و احتبوا لا شريك له إلها واحدا أحدا فردا صمدا قيوما نؤمن له بالعوهودية و نقر له بالعوهودية من يهدي الله فهو المحتدي و من يغل الفلا تجد له وليا مرشية و نشهدوا أن سيدنا محمدا عبده و رسوله لا أبصله بالهدى و دين الحق ليه و يره على الدين كله الله صلي و سلم و ذلك وترحم على محمد و آل محمد كأبضي ما صليت و سلمت و ذاركت و ترحمت على إبراهيم و آل إبراهيم في العالمين إنك حميد المجيد و صم الله و سلم على جميع الأنبياء والمرسلين والأوصياء والصديقين و عطرة نبيك الطيبين الغاهرين المخصومين وأصحابه المنتجين و من تبعهم بأحسان و إيمان إلى يوم الدين عباد الله أوسيكم وأوسي نفسي بتقوى الله و لزوم أمره أعوذ بالله من الشيطان غجين بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم شهر روضان الذي أنزل فيه القرآن قدن للناس و بينات من الهدى والخوطان حما شهد منكم الشحر فليصمح و من كان مريضا أو على سفر فعدت من أيام أخر يريد الله بكم اليسر ولا يريد بكم العصر و لتكمل العدة و لتكبر الله على ما هداكم و لعل لكم تشكرون صدق الله العلي العظيم لإسراء و لحظة فلمضان هناك مرسي بانفت لكن المرسي بانفت المهمة من هذا المنه من العقل من العقل في هذا المنه يكتب في برس 185 في صورة البقرة الله سبحانه وتعالى سيس كتب عليكم الصيام كما كتب على الذين من قبلكم لعل لكم تبتقون يمكنك أن تتعلم تقوى فرصة تقوى يعني تقوى فرصة و هذا تقوى فرصة هو أيضا فرصة بنا نحن مرحبا من هذا المنه من بعض مرسي و لحظة تقوى فرصة و لحظة فرصة نحن مرحبا و هذا مرحبا هذا ليس شيء that has been imposed on us بعض الناس مرحبا يتعلم أو يتعلم أو مرحبا as a means of deprivation as a means of punishment أنه أو أنه لم يستطيع أو يمكن أن يتعلم أو يمكن أن يتعلم أشخاص لأنه مرحبا لأنه مرحبا و لذلك في الأسفل ليس مرحبا فهذا هو معد من المرحب و معد من المرحب و معد من مرحبا و مرحبا و مرحبا الله سبحانه وتعالى و يتحدث عن مرحبا يقول لا أريد أن أضع مرحبا لا أريد أن أرد منك ليس عن مرحبا أو مرحبا أو مرحبا يقول يريد الله بكم اليوظر أريد أن يرسل كل مرحب for you كل مرحب for you كل مرحب for you يرد الله بكم اليوظر لا يرسل لك أسر أو مرحبا يرد الله بكم اليوظر و لا يردون بكم اليوظر ولكن إذا نفهم المرحب و سوف نحاوله is sometimes some people really do not enjoy fasting it's a burden they look at it as a burden when the month of Ramadan approaches they don't enjoy that they say او again Ramadan I have to fast I have because they do not really number 1 they do not understand the value the benefit the meaning the merits of fasting لأن you'll see the teacher early in the morning he's in a very bad mood he's hungry How would you like to, would you really enjoy this, you're not going to You don't enjoy this experience Here the teachers they smile I don't know what they eat that makes them really always smiling So A child who does not like school would not benefit from it أن تستطيع أن تستطيع أن تقوم with your strength and self-control. It's not a punishment. Yes, during the fast, we may lose few things. We lose the food, the drink, probably the sleep, probably the comfort. It's not an easy process, but then you gain many things instead. The things that you gain is trouble. Self-control. You find it through fasting. When you try to really squeeze yourself and control yourself against these desires. Through your own will, not the will of someone else. Sometimes a person is a solitary confinement. He or she is denied food or drink. For many hours, sometimes many days, that person would not learn piety. Because he needs the food, they don't give him the food. While you at home, you have the food. It's there that you're disposable. You have it. And you have the freedom of going and eating and drinking. But you say to yourself, I'm not going to do that. The food is here next to me, the drink is here next to me. I'm hungry. Probably I'm thirsty. But I'm not going to do that. Submitting to the will of Allah. This is how we build our characters, our manners. This is how we learn تقوى. تقوى is what you desire is right in front of your eyes. But you say to yourself, no. I'm not going to touch it. I'm not going to get close to it. I'm not going to do that. Now, this is how we build the power of resistance. Because تقوى is about resistance. مقاومة. Resisting desires. This is تقوى. When we are able to control our desires, we learn تقوى. لعلكم تتقوى. The Prophet ﷺ emphasizes this point in particular. He says during the month of Ramadan, the right way of fasting is going to improve your اخلاق and your manners. But the wrong way of fasting is going to make you frustrated and angry during the month of Ramadan. The wrong way of fasting. But if you enjoy it, if you go by the rules, if you respect the spirit of fast, the spirit of Ramadan, then you are going to enjoy. You are going to improve your manners. And you and us من حسن منكم في هذا الشهر خلقه. Whoever tries to work out on his manners, we have to work out on our manners. The same way we work out on our muscles, our bodies. We need to work out on our manners and اخلاق. من حسن منكم. Whoever tries to improve his اخلاق and his manners in this month, كان له جواز على الصراط يوغ تزل فيه الأكدر. On a day where many feet are going to slip away from Salat, the bridge that takes you right to paradise, your feet would not slip. كان له جواز. You are going to have a safe and smooth passage on this bridge without hesitation. You are going to reach your destination. If you are restrained, you are wrongdoing. You are evil. You are harm. Restrain it. Control it. Don't let people get hurt by you. If you need to send people something, send them something good, not bad. Whether it is a speech, whether it's an action, whether it's a thought, send the good things that you have to people and keep the bad things. Don't send them. ومن كف فيه شرواح abstain from harming and hurting people during this month كف الله عنه غضبه يومي. الله is going to restrain his wrath against that people. So he would not see Allah angry on the day of judgment. He would see Allah pleased with him, content with him. يا يتهم نفس المقمئنة ورجعي إلى ربك راضية مرضي. وطفت صلى الله عليه و سلم يتكلم. ومن أكرم فيه يتي من في هذا المنظر إذا كانت تفعيلة لنفس لنفس تذكروا لنفس بسيطة بسيطة بسيطة بسيطة أكرمه الله يومي الله will remember you on the day of judgment on that day that you meet him he is going to honor you the same way you honored and often during this month. ومن وصل فيه رحمه وصل الله برحمة يومي. If you reach out to your next of kin to your extended family members we are busy throughout the year the month of Ramadan is the month of communication the month that you inquire and ask and send your greetings to your extended family members to your uncles, to your cousins, to the family that you have in America outside of America greeting them telling them Ramadan Mubarak may this month be a month of mercy and forgiveness and compassion on you and your family reach out to them during this month take some time take some time to reach out to your family members those that usually you don't get to contact them during this month then Allah says وصله الله برحمته يومي الله is going to reach out to you with his mercy on the day that you meet him ومن قطع فيه رحمه a person who chooses not to reach out to his family he would sever disconnect himself from his family in this month قطع الله عنه ورحمته يومي الله would not bestow his mercy on him on the day of judgment ومن تطوع فيه بصلاة تطوع من صلاة المعفن the extra prayers other than the 5 daily prayers if you offer one of these prayers قتب الله له براءة من النور Allah will give you have you seen in this country you have to get sometimes security clearance in order for you to get this sensitive job Allah will give you security clearance against punishment against the hellfire ومن أكثر فيه من الصلاة علي who ever increases the Salat over the Prophet who ever always frequently says اللهم صل على محمد وآل محمد الله ميزانه يوم تخف فيه الموازين your scale is going to be heavy on the day of judgment a day where other people's scale and Meezan is light has no amag in it anti your scale is full of deeds good deeds because of you Salawat from the Prophet صلى الله عليه و آله و سلم and his father كتب عليكم الصيام كما كتب على الذين من قبلكم لعلكم تتقون we ask Allah سبحانه وتعالى to bestow piety self-restraint self-control enables us through this journey of the month which one third of it has ended already I always say the fastest journey in this life trip is the journey of Hajj and the fastest month or season is the month of Ramadan one third of it is over try to take advantage of the rest of this month spend some time in the evenings for munaajat and dua with your Lord only two thirds of this month has left and this also the 20 days that we have they will pass very quick and all of a sudden the month of Ramadan is over now the gates of mercy are open Allah gives concessions Allah invites us and he gives concession and he wants an excuse for him to forgive us during this month at the time of efar at the time of sahur in between especially the nights of Ramadan we have to cut back on entertainments try to spend some time with your family teach your children your family together to worship to speak to Allah to recite du'as we have plenty of du'as for this month let's spend time to nurture ourself spiritually so we can gain the tatwa the self respect insha'Allah بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والعصر إن الإنسان لفي خصر إلى الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات وتواصلوا بالحق وتواصلوا بالصبر صلى الله عليه وسلم على سيدنا محمد وأهل بيتنا الطيبين الطاهرين