بسم الله تارحمن الرحيم
This article
before the Eid time is a reminder for me first and everyone and I pray Allah to
grant us the understanding and ease of application. Ameen
Needless to enumerate
what the "folk" Muslim (culturally
educated) does on Eid day?! He/she
creates “Havoc!”
What happens that
day, Allah knows best!
Blame it on
invested efforts in the parlor or the dress drama but it will
leave some attending the Eid prayer late, negligently , or not at
all to say the least, Subhanallah!
Also what is
generally not missing on the table along with the udhiya (scarified animal
meat) , is the “masala” news about the whole town if not beyond, all this
depending on the strength of the tongues at waging war against fulan or fulan
(this one or that one). Well… bad news the basket of Ajr just flew out of the
windows, if you only knew how much!
I guess….needless to say
more.
The real deal is this?!
What would you do if you knew that the most important day was not Isra wal Miraj, Laylatil Qadr, nor llyaum Arafat but Eid day? How much would it change from the careless behavior and sins of the tongue which seems to never find an exit May Allah grants all understanding .
What would you do if you knew that the most important day was not Isra wal Miraj, Laylatil Qadr, nor llyaum Arafat but Eid day? How much would it change from the careless behavior and sins of the tongue which seems to never find an exit May Allah grants all understanding .
Well, good news this
time ,"Eid day" is the most important day of all days of the years my dears and
Subhanallah!
Here is what unfortunately happens but hopefully will change : few “bida” things such
as visiting the graves on the two Eid days which not only is a
total discrepancy ,against the teaching of the Prophet (saw) who
prohibited specifying a day on visiting graves but it also clashes with the
joyful spirit of Eid . It does not find its way to this graveyard
does it?
Another source of great
fitna to say the least, can be found in the dressing code of our sisters from
the Nanga Panga style (revealing) to the perfume wearing or makeup. While some
go completely Hijab-less others dress the have-you-seen half-my hair -but- i- still think -I'm -covered kind of look or the famous camel hump. As if the list wasn't exhausted, you also find the sisters mixing and crowding with men
in the prayer place and the streets when the etiquette would recommended the
men to stay within the precinct of the Musalla and let the former (women)
disperse first .Hasn't Allah said “Men are the protectors and maintainers of
women, because Allah has made one of them to excel the other” [1]. Thus the males should take care of these details but how can it be so
when some are sleeping late and missing the prayer or forsaking the jamaa’ah? Except with a valid reason) it is really out of place?!!
Even more so when you will find them instead listening to singing, doing Haram or being in Haram places. May Allah save our Ummah and teach us Amen.
Even more so when you will find them instead listening to singing, doing Haram or being in Haram places. May Allah save our Ummah and teach us Amen.
The solution is to pause
for a minute during these precious days of worship, before the “hungama time” as
some call it arrives and really ponder:
-Do we sincerely hope to
achieve forgiveness of the past and future year sins?
-How can it be
achieved when the most important day of all days we start it by disobeying Our
Rabb?
Eid, let us recall
dear readers, is not only a day of rejoicing and family gathering ,but it is
before all a day of worship starting with the Khutbah and Eid prayer
followed by a sacrifice called udhiya .
-These very moments of Ebadah should be performed
with tremendous care reminding ourselves of the endless favors of Allah upon
ourselves and the manifestation of His blessings in our lives.
- Let us correlate this day in the Light of the Quran through the story of Ibrahim(عليه السلام( . By Alla's grace upon His Khalilullah,our beloved prophet Abraham (saw) the latter he did not have to sacrifice His son, long hoped for. Allah said :
( interpretation of the meaning )[2] We called out to him: “O Ibraaheem! You have fulfilled the dream!” Verily, thus do We reward the Muhsinoon (good-doers). Verily, that indeed was a manifest trial. And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice (i.e. a ram);And We left for him (a goodly remembrance) among the later generations. “Salaam (peace) be upon Ibraaheem!” Thus indeed do We reward the Muhsinoon (good-doers). Verily, he was one of Our believing slaves.
- Let us correlate this day in the Light of the Quran through the story of Ibrahim(عليه السلام( . By Alla's grace upon His Khalilullah,our beloved prophet Abraham (saw) the latter he did not have to sacrifice His son, long hoped for. Allah said :
( interpretation of the meaning )[2] We called out to him: “O Ibraaheem! You have fulfilled the dream!” Verily, thus do We reward the Muhsinoon (good-doers). Verily, that indeed was a manifest trial. And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice (i.e. a ram);And We left for him (a goodly remembrance) among the later generations. “Salaam (peace) be upon Ibraaheem!” Thus indeed do We reward the Muhsinoon (good-doers). Verily, he was one of Our believing slaves.
-Let us Remember the infinite
bounty and Ni’ma of Islam and the possibility Allah granted us to worship all
these days of Thul hijja and other times and the special reward for worshiping on the day of Arafah as well as the importance of the Eid day.
Whatever little good we have done my dears we haven’t given the due right of Ebadah as said the sinless angels to Allah Al Shakur though they are always abiding to Allah’s order. thus “Where do we stand Subhanallah?!
Whatever little good we have done my dears we haven’t given the due right of Ebadah as said the sinless angels to Allah Al Shakur though they are always abiding to Allah’s order. thus “Where do we stand Subhanallah?!
-Remember that it is out
of love care and Mercy that Allah has emptied our bags of sins and here we are
on the day of Eid filling it back again?!
Let us ask none but ourselves what kind of gratitude
is this? What is the aim ?
Yes dears Let us think about it until ....the day arrives InshAllah and let us not say a word except khayr …..
Yes dears Let us think about it until ....the day arrives InshAllah and let us not say a word except khayr …..
For we’ve
have been warned!
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