 As-salamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu Alhamdulillah we thank Allah for this opportunity to gather in his house on this blessed day of Jumu'a. May Allah's Muta'ala continue to facilitate his grace upon us in this difficult time and this unprecedented time, and may Allah have mercy upon those who have experienced the second half of this journey of life entering into this world and returning back to our Lord. May Allah have mercy on their souls, I mean. In the short time that we have, I want to talk about a word, really it's a concept, but I want to mention this that what would it mean for us to know that opportunities exist to be in agreement or to have to gain Allah's agreement in our lives? What would we be willing to do to achieve that success? So use this word success intentionally and agreement intentionally because there's a word in the Arabic language which is Tawfiq. And Tawfiq if we wanted to or it originates the wafaqa yawafaqa which means to be in agreement with something. And so Tawfiq really is this idea of it's to agree or the ability or opportunity to achieve success. Allah says, that there is no Tawfiq except for that it comes from Allah. I mean there is no success if we use this word success. But what I want to now do is give a context of this because through Allah's infinite wisdom we see that he places his Tawfiq in places where we don't want to go get it. Allah places his Tawfiq in places and I don't just mean physically and we'll talk about that where we don't want to go get it. And Allah says, The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said that Malik reported, may Allah be pleased with him, that the message of Allah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said, Allah Paradise is surrounded by adversity. Paradise is surrounded by adversity and the hellfire is surrounded by lusts. And the hellfire is surrounded by lusts. So what do I mean by this? Allah putting his Tawfiq in places where we don't want to go get it. Committing to the five times daily prayer is a challenge. Tahajjud is a challenge. The sunnah are a challenge. And if we think about these types of things, fasting Ramadan is a challenge, right? We could spend the whole khutbah talking about the rewards though of Ramadan. The rewards of the salat, the reward of tahajjud, the reward of two rakats of duha and and and. So the things physically that we do in our lives, right? That become a challenge for us. That's where we find Allah's Tawfiq. That's where we find Allah's Tawfiq. So if we think physically, the second one financially. The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said in the hadith, The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam has told us in the hadith that wealth does not decrease with charity. Allah says spend and I will spend on you. Think about that for a moment. You are physically watching money come out of your pocket. You are physically watching money come out of your bank account. Yet Allah is saying, the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam is saying, The most truthful of those who speak truth by saying, your wealth does not decrease by giving charity. The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam has slaughtered a sheep and he asked Aisha Ralli Allahu Anha to distribute it. And when he came back, he asked, Ya Aisha, does anything remain of the sheep? Ralli Allahu Anha Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, she said, Ya Rasulullah, nothing remains except for the shoulder. He says, Ya Aisha, everything remains except for the shoulder. Meaning that we will find a reward with Allah SWT from what we have given and what we have retained will remain with us. You see what I mean? Allah gives his Tawfiq and places his Tawfiq where we don't want to go get it. It's not easy to depart with our money and Allah knows specifically those things. The last word I'll mention is emotionally and we'll leave with this, insha'Allah. If we think about emotionally, for me it was clear it is that forgiveness is hard. Forgiveness for those that have wronged us is hard but listen to this for a moment. In the Surah An-Nur, this ayah was called, the occurrence which is called Ifk and if you are not familiar with it please go and read this in the Seerah today. Read it with your family, read it with your children. Gather everyone after Salat al-Mawgri whenever time is appropriate for you but read this story. The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam is on a caravan, he's on a mission, he's on a, sorry, they're returning back from a ghazwah, from a battle and Aisha radiallahu anha is with them. She's being carried in a briar, she's being carried in a basket, she's a small, statured woman. Anyway, I'll fast forward the story. The caravan leaves and they pick up the briar thinking that she's inside but she's not. So they leave without her. She returns back to the camp and everyone is gone. In that occurrence there's another man who happens to be traveling and then he brings her back to meet the caravan and now the problems start. The Munafiqun begin to say that illicit relations have taken place with our mother Aisha radiallahu anha, the wife of the Allah's Messenger Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. Illicit relations have taken place and this rumor continues for six months and it's being increased. The numbers of people that are saying and contributing to this, contributing to this increases. And here's the story. This is Abu Bakr's daughter radiallahu anha and he has a family member who was part of the group who was calling, who was spreading these rumors about Aisha radiallahu anha and he was giving charity to this family member and he took an oath that I will never give charity. I will never give another dirham to this family member and Allah sends down an ayah. Will you not forgive so that you will be forgiven? And it's directed specifically the Kaaf in Arabic which is the second, the pronoun which is the second person singular which means you. Allah is talking to Abu Bakr radiallahu anha specifically, will you Abu Bakr not forgive so that you will be forgiven? Allah places His to forgive where we don't want to go get it. Alla Alhamdulillah Alla Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah Alla Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah Alla Alhamdulillah and to Hamidun Majid. So Alhamdulillah just in closing here, but that's a reminder for all of us that we hear this verse often that after hardship is ease, yes, after hardship is ease promised by Allah SWT, and the hardships that we find in our lives that are either placed upon us, we will find ease after from Allah SWT, but also, also can you imagine that what you want, and what Allah wants for you, that they align? You want and what Allah wants for you align, that's what Tawfiq is. Wa Ma Tawfiq Illa Bilal Tawfiq can only come from Allah SWT. So as we think about this, Alhamdulillah we are constantly looking to improve our state, we're constantly looking to improve our relationship with Allah SWT, how willing are we to make sacrifices for the things that seem uneasy for us, but yet will be waiting for us in a reward of which no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard, and which has not even come on the heart of any of my creation, that's what Allah has in store for us. So may Allah SWT make us people that receive His Tawfiq, Ameen. Allahumma Rahma Al-Mu'mineena Wa Al-Mu'minaat Al-Muslimina Wa Al-Muslimat Al-Ahyaa Minhum Wa Al-Ammwaati Ya'Rahma Al-Rahmeen Rabbana la tuzaa qalubna ba'al ad-dhaadaytina wa hablana man laddunga Rahma Inna ka anta al-wahab Allahumma iftaa alayna fathaan qareeban mubinaan waasyaan fattin yallayk bi karamika wa rahmatika Ya'Rahma Al-Rahmeen Allahumma taqabul minna salatana taqabul minna qiyamana wa raku'ana wa sagurina Ya'Rahm Al-Alameen wa salahala ma'ala kullaha Allahumma wa fiqna bi ba'atu hibu ma tarda'ya Rabb Al-Alameen Allahumma aqid qalubna biq Allahumma aqid qalubna biq Allahumma aqid qalubna biq Allahumma jaal Quranah rabi'a qalubna wa shifaa'li sudorana wa nuran fi qoborina Ya'Rahm Al-Alameen Allahumma jaalna tahdi liwai Seydina Muhammadin sallallahu alai wa alai wa sahb al-sallam yawm qiyamah wa tahti dill yia'ushika yawmi la dillah illa dill Ya'Rahm Al-Alameen wa koon ma'ana wa la tu koon alai na aabudan Ya'Rahm Al-Alameen Allahumma khalfif an umma tisaida Muhammadin sallallahu alaihi wa sallam Allahumma ultaf an umma tisaida Muhammadin sallallahu alaihi wa sallam Allahumma wanzr umma tisaida Muhammadin sallallahu alaihi wa sallam nasr min indak Ya'Rahm Al-Alameen Allahumma man yun khayli haadzi umma tib Muhammadiyah fa wa fiquna kulli khayr ومن ينغير ذاك وخذه أكثر عزيز المقتل يا رب العالمين إنك على كل شيء إنقديه وبالحمد جديه أصلى الله عليه وسلم على سيدنا محمن وعلى آله صحبه السلام يا رب العالمين أقيم الصلاة يرحمكم الله