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Eid: A Renewed Spirit!
All praise is due to
Allah and may His
choicest salutations
continue to shower upon
our master and leader
Muhammad Sallallâhu
'alayhi wasallam.
The day of Eid brings to
closure a month of
intense devotion, prayer
and charity. It is a day
of joy, a day of
happiness and elation
for those who have
diligently applied
themselves. We rejoice
in having submitted to
Allah, we rejoice in
having sought His
forgiveness, we rejoice
at drenching ourselves
in the mercy of Allah.
We rejoice at having
pleased our Master and
Creator!
"Say: "In the Bounty of
Allah, and in His Mercy;
therein let them
rejoice."
That is better than
(all) that they amass."
(10:58). If there is any
cause for celebration,
it is having experienced
the bounty of Ramadân
and the Mercy
of Allah!
This day begins with the
Eid Salâh which
demonstrates the unity
and brotherhood of the
believers. "All
Believers are but
brothers.” (49: 10) This
brotherhood…this meeting
of hearts is a unique
and distinct
characteristic of this
Ummah, which we must
never take for granted.
The glorious Qur'ân
says: "If you (O'
Prophet of Allah) had
spent all that is in the
earth, you could not
have united their
hearts, but Allah has
united them…" (8:63)
The brotherhood of the
Ummah serves as the
basis for the equality
of believers,
irrespective of their
financial, racial or
ethnic backgrounds. It
also creates a distinct
bond based on mutual
concern and compassion
among the brotherhood of
believers.
"A Muslim is a brother
to another Muslim. He
does not oppress him,
nor does he abandon him.
Whoever helps his
brother at the time of
need Allah will help him
at the time of his need.
And whoever relieves a
distress from a Muslim,
Allah will relieve him
of the distresses of the
Day of Judgment, and
whoever conceals the
shortcomings of a
Muslim, Allah will
conceal (his shameful
deeds) on the day of
Qiyamah." (Bukharî &
Muslim)
The day of Eid should
therefore renew our
commitment to helping
those in need, seeking
forgiveness from those
that we may have
offended, fostering
ties with our family
members and contributing
in our own limited ways
to bettering the plight
of our brothers and
sisters who are
condemned to live under
oppressive and poverty
stricken conditions.
This is also a day we
need to look within and
assess the position of
our imân and our
obedience to Allah. Nabî
Sallallâhu 'alayhi
wasallam has said:
“There
is none among you who
does not have a constant
companion from the Jinn
(devil) and a companion
from the Malâikah
(angels)…” (Muslim) The
function
of the devil is to
entice you, mislead you
and tempt you to partake
of the 'forbidden
fruit”, whilst the
function of the angel is
to encourage you towards
virtue, piety and acts
of purity. Ramadân gave
us the foresight to
identify the whisper of
the devil and the
spiritual strength to
avoid falling victim to
it, it gave us the
wisdom and inclination
to be receptive to the
murmur of the angel.
Ramadân was intended to
cleanse the hearts from
the rust of
heedlessness…
a heart corroded with
rust does not feel
pleasure in obedience,
nor any remorse at the
disobedience of Allah.
No virtue flows into it,
nor can any repentance
flow out of it. Has
Ramadân made a
difference to the state
of our hearts? Will we
find the drive to obey
Allah and the conscience
to feel
remorse at our
indifference to the laws
of Allah? Anas
Radhi-Allâhu 'anhu says:
“You will (in the
future) perform (sinful)
deeds regarding them to
be as insignificant (as
the breadth of a strand
of) hair, yet we
regarded the same (deed)
during the time of Nabî
Sallallâhu 'alayhi
wasallam as the
destroyer of our entire
deen” (Bukharî)
The day of Eid is also
an occasion to reflect
at the utility of the
Qur'ân in our lives. We
have listened to the
Qur'ân and read the
Qur'ân during the days
and nights of Ramadân.
Is it not time that we
start understanding the
message of the Qur'ân?
“The Qur'ân opens its
doors only to those who
knock with a depth of
yearning, sincerity of
purpose and
exclusiveness of
attention that befits
its importance and
majesty. Only those who
are prepared to abandon
themselves completely to
its guidance and do
their utmost to absorb
it, are allowed to
gather from its
treasures. What a tragic
misfortune it would be
if you came to the
Qur'ân and went away
empty handed soul
untouched, heart
unmoved, and life
unchanged. You may
recite its words and
turn its pages endlessly
and laboriously, yet
fail to make an
encounter with it that
enriches and transforms
your whole person. The
Qur'ân's blessings are
limitless, but the
measure of your fill
depends entirely upon
the capacity and
suitability of the
receptacle you bring to
it… So make yourself
more deeply aware of
what the Qur'ân means to
you, and what it demands
of you; and make a
solemn determination to
recite the Qur'ân in an
appropriate manner, so
that you may be counted
among: “Those whom We
have given the book,
they recite it as it
ought to be recited; and
(it is only) they who
believe in it” (2:121)”
May Allah infuse the
spirit of Ramadân into
our lives for the next
eleven months. May Allah
make us of those who
have earned His
pleasure, mercy and
forgiveness on this
blessed day.
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Moon-Sighting News
As there
has been no news of the
sighting of the new
crescent of Shawwal
1427, Ramadân 1427 will
last 30 days. Eid-ul-Fitr
in Southern Africa will
therefore be on
Tuesday, 24 October,
2006, insha-Allah.
The Jamiatul Ulama
wishes all Muslims Eid-ul-Fitr
Mubarak. May the spirit
of Ramadân live on
throughout the year and
beyond. Aameen.
Haj
Seminar
The
Jamiatul Ulama in
Johannesburg will host a
Haj Seminar as follows:
Date: Saturday 28
October 2006
Venue: Johannesburg
Institute of Social
Services, JISS Centre,
Cnr Battery St and Third
Ave, Mayfair
Time: From 2:00pm until
5:30pm
Separate Ladies
Accommodation will be
available.
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Eid-gah |
Ahâdîth
• It is narrated by Hazrat Abu Sa'îd
Khudri that on the Day of Eidul Fitr
and Eidul Adha, Nabî Sallallahu
alaihi wa sallam used to go out to
the Musallâ [Eidgah]. The first
thing he commenced with was Salât
and thereafter he would
turn facing towards the people for
delivering the Khutbah whilst the
people remained seated in their
Saffs.
• It is narrated by Hazrat Abû
Hurairah Radhiallahu anhu that it
rained on an Eid Day, so Nabi
Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam
performed the Eid Prayer for the
people in the Masjid.
Commentary:
• From the first hadîth we come
to know that this was the common
practice of Nabî Sallallahu alaihi
wa sallam. The Eid Salâh A,as
performed on the outskirts of
Madinah Munawwarah in such a place
which was stipulated for this, as if
the Eidgah land was stipulated. At
this time it did not even have four
walls around it, it was just an open
land. Its distance was approximately
1000 footsteps away from Masjide
Nabawi.
(Mariful Hadîth, Vol. 3, P.399)
• From the second hadeeth we learn
that only on one occasion due to
rain Eid prayers were performed in
the Masjid of Nabî Sallallahu alaihi
wa sallam.
Masa'il Regarding the Eidgah & the
Eid Salât
• Complying to the Sunnat,
performing of the Eid Salâh on the
outskirts of the town is better and
more virtuous, than performing it in
the town. (Fatâwâ Darul Ulûm, Vol 5,
P. 208)
• The Eid Salâh should be a huge
gathering on the outskirts of the
town. In this way the might and
power of Islam is manifested. In
the big cities it is difficult to
make Eidgah on the outskirts of the
city, therefore a huge open plain
should be chosen for the Eidgah
or according to the need, it can be
performed in the Masjid, which will
be correct. But as far as possible,
one huge gathering is more superior
compared to many small Eidgahs. (Ahsanul
Fatâwâ,
Vol. 4, P. 119)
• Performing of the Eid Salâh in
the Eidgah is Sunnat-e-Muak'kadah.
Without any valid excuse, the one
who does not perform his Eid Salât
in the Eidgah is worthy of being
reprimanded and taken to task and
this kind of a person is a sinner.
If the Eidgah is a distance away and
it is inconvenient for the old and
sickly, then the Jurists have given
permission for them to perform
Eid Salât in the Masjid. (Fatâwâ
Rahimiyah, Vol. 1, P.276)
• The Eid Salât performed in the
Masjid is complete, but performing
it in the Eidgah is Sunnat. Without
any valid excuse, not to read the
Eid Salât in the Eidgah is contrary
to the Sunnah. (Fatâwâ Ddrul Ulûm,
Vol. 5, P.2261
The one who revives a Sunnah in the
time of corruption will
receive the reward of 100 martyrs (Hadîth)
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Hadith:
Fasts of Shawwal |
Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (Allah be
pleased with him) reported Allah's
Messenger Sallallâhu 'alayhi
wasallam as saying: "He who observed
the fast of Ramadan and then
followed it with six (fasts) of
Shawwal; it would be as if he fasted
for the full year." (Muslim)
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