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And so here's what I want us to sit with for a moment, inshallah,

for the moments that we have here today, as we are fasting,

may Allah azaa accept our fast, and many of you intended to fast.

May Allah accept your fast as well.

Allah, ameem, Amin.

Abu Dreda'Radi al-a-a'u'an'an'u has a beautiful statement.

He says,

L'la'u'u'u'i'r, had it not been for the long days of fasting.

I'm not going to lie.

When I got on a flight to come here, I left Dallas at 11 p.m. Fadr hit like less than four hours in. I looked at the

time of Maghreb in London and I went, whoa. I'm being honest here. Pulled out some, some of those

electrolytes and got myself ready. I was like, all right, this is going to be a tough one.

Abu Dardá'a, Radi'u'lli'u'u'a'u'a'u'a'u'a'i'r.

Had it not been for the long days of thirst, and the long nights of quiamul leil,

I'm a habibtul be here in Dunea.

I actually wouldn't want to be here anymore.

I wouldn't want to live anymore if I didn't have the sweetness of long days of fasting

and long nights of praying.

Meaning he fell in love with the process of sacrifice itself for the sake of Allah,

subhanu and ta'am. Not that you enjoy the pain, but you love the one that you are enduring for.

And that gives you joy. I can tell you, I know people, I know people, not a Sahaba, I know people,

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