[0:01]high expectations in the beginning of the month of Ramadan. Alhamdulillah, once again, it's a reminder for us, in the last days, and we can still make up for our weaknesses. So just to go over what we've discussed, the first point that we discussed on the first night of Ramadan was three reasons of sin. And first is second is, and third is bad company, and we said Satan is locked up in the month of Ramadan. is controlled by hunger and thirst, provided that we don't over eat at and. If we eat less then will be controlled and only third enemy that we have. The third reason for sinning is bad company and I said if you can defend from bad company, you'll be purified for the month of Ramadan. That's all that we have to work on. I'm really happy, Alhamdulillah. I have a very high percentage of people in the reports that that were sent to me, people who didn't watch any movies in the month of Ramadan. People who completely disconnected their internet, some people stopped using their the games on their phones and things like that. That's a big achievement because I said that's the third cause of sinning, bad company is not only people, it's also these apps on your phones and internet and watching movies. That's that's the bad company that we need to refrain from, that we need to work hard on. And a lot of people have been working on that. And if few people are still guilty of this sin of watching that which is haram or something which is unnecessary, because it's not a month of entertainment, it is to attain the of Allah. to enjoy the hunger and thirst. and gain the of Allah. Then here is another opportunity, another reminder for all of us for the coming 10 days, we work hard on that inshallah and act upon the of the. The second talk was about to be blessed with life in Ramadan is a great honor, and I gave the example of and to keep thanking Allah, Allah, we thank you that you blessed us with life in this blessed month of Ramadan. Point number three, the third talk was how angels pray for those people who are fasting and they see someone else eating next to that person. And until the other person finishes, Allah appoints his angels and they keep doing for the fasting person until the other person finishes eating. So that's a great blessing if you're at work and someone else is eating next to you. Then thank Allah that Allah has blessed you with this opportunity, this great blessing that the angels are descending from the heavens and they're especially making for you until the other person finishes eating. Alhamduillahi. The fourth talk was about the picking of food pieces of bread, or other food from the dining mat. And how the person is forgiven if he picks up food and he eats it. And that forgiveness is guaranteed by and how the people who pick up food from the floor and eat it, how their children will be intelligent. And how Allah will bless them with with blessings in their sustenance. And the children will be saved from insanity. They will have beautiful children. Point number five was the fifth talk was about Quran and the Prophet increasing in charity the day after. would meet, the would read, and then the Prophet would increase in charity in the following day in giving charity, and then we discussed the reasons behind that. And the Prophet would receive the love letter from Allah. That is the Quran, that's the of Allah. says that you thank Allah. So if you meet someone pious, one way of thanking Allah for that is to give in charity. So the Prophet as if the Prophet was meeting Allah because the was given to the Prophet and the next day the Prophet charity would be like blowing wind, like a tornado, it would reach everyone. When you meet someone pious based on this Hadith, someone who's greater than you, then you should increase your charity. You should give more if you meet someone who's greater than you, someone more pious. And who's greater than the Prophet it's Allah. So this was a meeting between Allah and the Prophet. The of Allah was given to the Prophet. And the Prophet would thank Allah for receiving the mercy from Allah. So why shouldn't we thank Allah for the of the Prophet? So this is a point for all of us also, because when we receive the blessing of Allah in the form of the Prophet, we should increase the. Then we talked about, the sixth talk was delay in and the two types of people who make. The which is accepted and the which is rejected a detailed lecture was delivered on that. And the practical methods of and how the Prophet if he sins then he's given six hours to repent. If he if he repents within the six hours, then that sin is not written, that person's sin is not written. So other points of were mentioned in that. The seventh talk was whoever fast in the month of Ramadan is forgiven. And I said Ramadan is not limited to fasting only. Ramadan is not only about not eating, it's also about not sleeping. Sleeping less. The eat less in the same way, be sleepless. And then we talked about the how those people who sleep during the day, how they are deprived from the blessings of of the blessed month of Ramadan. So sleep less in the month of Ramadan. In the same talk we talked about the example that you are constantly thinking about in for every, 1,500 good deeds are written in our account. For every, we should be thinking about that. If someone makes a poster that in this, you will get 1,500 pounds for every in, everyone would be here. You wouldn't have to make any phone calls to remind people but here it is. Imagine that if someone says 1,500 pounds for every that you perform, you will get that guaranteed. Imagine this place would be packed out. It's still a blessing. so many people come. So, so let's remember this in your. 1,500 are written in every. Then the eight lecture was the of Allah and I talked about it's like 1 + 1 = 2. That's how the is. This is the Islamic law. gratitude increases Allah's blessings. ingratitude decreases Allah's blessings. So rather than complaining about what we don't have, let us make a habit and in our we do in those who in this. Every night, one pointed is is we count the blessings of Allah and we thank Allah. So don't talk about what you don't have. talk about what you have and thank Allah because this is a promise from Allah. make a habit every night before going to sleep. Thank Allah for your eyes, thank Allah for your hands, for your feet, your tongue, your ears, your house, your children, your family. Count the blessings of Allah and saying Allah, I thank you for what you've blessed me with. Stop mourning and complaining about what you don't have. And this is a guarantee. gratitude increases Allah's blessings. Allah will give you everything if you change your approach and give thanks to Allah. Then we talked about the beautiful Hadith when the Prophet stood up and he said, look who's who's coming up here. And then the was surprised and the Prophet said, Ramadan is coming. It's Ramadan. happiness and excitement and then we talked about how the fish in the sea, they pray for the fasting person and how the birds pray for the person who's fasting. And how 1 million people are freed from the fire of hell, but four people. And then after every day, if you recite and, 70,000 angels are appointed, they keep making for forgiveness until time. So make a habit of doing this. Let us decide this once again.
[8:04]And Then the 10th lecture was a summary of all the previous talks. The 11th talk was the importance of and how we are connected. How the there is a strong and deep relationship between the blessed month of Ramadan and and why Allah in verse 183, 184, 185, 186. In between these verse Allah mentions the importance of fasting and then Allah emphasizes the importance of and how we can connect and establish our link with Allah with individual. teachings we mentioned that he said, you have to believe and persuade yourself that you're helpless, you are not in command of your life, you are not in control of your life. If we persuade ourselves, then we will shed tears in our and we will have a connection in our. Then point number 12 was the at the time of constantly reminding ourselves, this is the that that is accepted. At the time of when you're worried about the food, think about your relationship with Allah. Before we eat, we should make a and also the importance of at the time of. So lecture number 13 was about the importance of importance of joining ties of relationship. How many of us have actually gone to our relatives and people who have distanced themselves from us to to solve and resolve all our grievances and and ask for forgiveness. Even if you, even if they are wrong, even if they have to you, but to seek their forgiveness to be blessed from the of the blessed month of Ramadan. And how those people who are guilty of breaking ties of relationship, how they did not benefit from the blessing of Ramadan. And lecture number 14 was the of not fasting as on talked about yesterday. So many people in our community that they do not fast. So we talked about the punishments of those who do not fast and those who fast and then they break their fast. And number 15 was the importance of respecting the house of Allah. Some very important lessons were taught about. Especially those people who are in it. And I told about mentioned that he can't vote in the house of Allah. You cannot eat in the house of Allah. It's haram to sleep in the house of Allah, unless you make the intention of. So whenever you enter in the make an intention of, even if you've got water for, do not drink that water. Drinking, eating and sleeping in the house of Allah, it is haram unless you make the intention of. So how do you make the intention of? You can take it English. Allah, I make the intention of. The lecture after that was about the link between Quran. Why Allah mentions gives the example of rain in the Quran and how every plant is revived to be given life by rain and how Quran gives life to dead hearts. So we need to ask ourselves what have we thank Allah for blessing us with Quran. And then we talked about in after the revelation of for 600 years there was no. And then there was a great Allah mentions as a great blessing that was sent after darkness and Allah says this darkness kept increasing and people were waiting for light. And then the light came in the form of the Quran and we have that light and the month of the light, the that came from Allah. It is the blessed month of Ramadan. How many of you have actually read the Quran? How many of What is your favorite in the Quran? If I ask you this question. You know, I've come across Christians, I've come across atheists who come to debate me about the existence of Allah. When they ask them, they say that Muslims, they do not have a favorite in the Quran. They do not know which is the best. They study the Quran to refute the Muslims. They know the and the reasons why the of the Quran were revealed. But unfortunately, it is the blessed month of Ramadan, but we are still not connected with the Quran. That letter is written for us, but we haven't read that letter yet. Let us make this inshallah in the coming last 10 days of Ramadan. We will recite the Quran those of you who read point of this name. And then we talked about Imam Ahmed's dream, how Allah had told who was cured in the blessed month of Ramadan. His father has told him in his dream. His father came in his dream and told him that you're fully, but we make sure you do not miss Ramadan. So he kept fasting and then he was cured because of the benefits of the of fasting. And then yesterday's talk was about about backbiting. That how to control your tongue and how some people they do not benefit from the blessed month of Ramadan. It is nothing more than hunger, thirst and we make. So if you want to benefit then we have to control our tongues. We have to control our eyes, we have to control our hands. And we mentioned many regarding that. So make inshallah coming 10 days, act upon this inshallah. Eid day, just a reminder for everyone. If I told your friends, all your relatives, the brothers, will be coming from other cities as well and we are thinking of the Eid prayer will be refreshments and also artists will be coming. And we'll have a inshallah, spiritual atmosphere, inshallah. So what time do you should you think we were thinking between 9:00 and 9:30? We couldn't really decide some people are coming from other cities as well. So what happy to come what is this? hamdulillah.
