What are the dos and don’ts of Eid?

In this short, concise presentation by Muhammad Alshareef, it goes through everything you need to know about Eid–all from the Sunnah. So watch it, share it, and benefit from it! Eid mubarak to you and your families! Click HERE!

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Date: 30th September 2008, 1st of Shawwal 1429 – Eid Al Fitr

Asalaamualaykum,

SubhanAllah.. our dear friend, our noble companion came and has now departed.. the time spent passed so quick, I shall surely miss Ramadan and I pray to Allah .. that He allows us to reach next Ramadan. ameen

Eid Mubarak

عيد مبارك

Taqabbal Allahu minna wa minkum wa kullu ‘aamin wa antum bikhayr (May Allah accept it from us and you and may you be well every year). Ameen

Email from Br Jalal Ibn Sa’eed…

As-salaamu ‘Alaikum – Do you remember me?

I pray you are all in the best of health and upon peeks of piety, Ameen.

http://1eid.net

http://alfitrah.com

http://jamattimes.com

http://alshura.tv

http://dawaart.com

I am writing you because you when I was calling out to the public to give live on Islam Channel to a worthy cause you were one of the few who opened their hearts and gave either a generous donation or words of comfort and support for the pleasure of your Lord. Here I am calling out again hoping you will once again open your hearts and give again either a donation or carry the words, the message on to others. This time it is for a joyous occasion insha’Allah.

Eid is around the corner and we are planning and preparing now. It is so important that we succeed in achieving THREE simple goals.

1. Eid prayer be held away from the masjid (This is the correct method for Eid prayer)

2. Women (majority of them) are invited to join us for Eid prayer as commanded by the sunnah

3. Give the children an exciting, fun and adventurous celebration, one they will never forget.
(its sad our kids love religious celebrations of other faiths because our Eid is boring for them)

We need as much collected as possible by the end of July so we can secure a venue, book the massive marquees which serve as an outdoor prayer hall as well as a later stage tent for nasheeds / lectures and other activities, fun fair rides, bouncy castles, security and all the rest that is needed to make the above THREE a reality.

Please give a lot because it is going to take a lot – www.justgiving.com/youreid

I am hoping that with this email I will be able to convince at least ten blessed believers to donate £1000+, another ten £500+, and as many people to give at least £100 each. If you don’t and I don’t make this happen then who will? We are Allah’s believers, His grateful servants. Besides, I have a really good feeling about writing you and I really think you will definitely do your part because I am doing mine. In fact, my family says I am doing the part of many who for some reason or other have not done their part. I need your help and the Muslim is a supporting brick to another.

Did you know we launched this event last year and it was a huge success? We set a park up as described for about 3 thousand Muslims but we were surprised and overwhelmed by over 12 thousand Muslims. Have you seen the 1Eid DVD? Order your copy today or if you make a sincere donation then request a free copy be sent to you so you can watch how incredible it was and how thousands of children were over the moon and said they would never forget 1Eid 2007.

This is reviving the Sunnah and it is a sadaqah Jariyyah to benefit us all and our long gone loved ones, even those we didn’t know. It is very important for us to engage in such a public event to share our celebrations with those who are not Muslim (yet) so that they may get to know us and see us for whom we are and not what the media portrays insha’Allah. There is so much I want to tell you but I don’t want to carry on until you write back and tell me what you think about this project 1Eid.

I also want you to ask me about ECC (Eid Celebration Committee) which is being launched this August in central London at a dinner gala with Sheikh Salim al Amry and Sheikh Bilal Philips. Many more will be present and many presentations as well as speeches will be delivered insha’Allah so it will be a night you will not want to miss. We are working hard to unite the Eid in this country and hope to do so with your continuous help and support. Email and ask about tickets to this dinner which is not only going to revive a major Sunnah but also impact the nation.

I challenge you to do your part by not only giving as much as you can but also by helping us promote 1Eid with your friends and family. I so badly need you to speak to them because I have no contact with them except through you. If you do not speak to them on my behalf then they cannot know nor can they gain the rewards of this Sunnah revival. Words cannot express how major this is and how exciting it is and I have too many words but I want you to ask for them.

Sincerely,

Jalal ibn Sa’eed
www.1eid.net
info@1eid.net
0208 429 0001

Also ask about:

1. Being part of it (volunteer)
2. Sponsoring (your company exposed to thousands)
3. The Pre Eid Dinner Gala
4. Brother Ameen’s Dream – he passed away at age 26 on Dec 1st 2007, after last eid: http://www.justgiving.com/ameensiddiqui1eidproject [We miss him every day and we ask Allah to grant him paradise, ameen]
5. The Jamattimes.com Project

Donation Options:

1. Prayer area set up for 10 thousand worshipers (£3 per person)
(How many prayer spaces will you sponsor?)

2. Gift bags for children – £2 per bag per child
(last year we gave away 500 blue gift bags and 500 pink)
(they deserve to smile on eid with a wonderful bag full of surprises on Eid)

3. Gift bags for Adults – £3 per bag per adult
(last year we gave away 3 thousand gift bags)

4. Breakfast on Eid – £3 per person
(last year we gave free breakfast to over 2 thousand)
(sisters did not have to stay home and cook for the men)

5. Sponsored Free fun fair rides – £1 per person per ride
(last year we gave away hundreds of free rides)

6. Prizes for children who are Hafith Qur’an £100 minimum each prize
(last years prizes were a laptop, toys and two electric motorbikes)

Please give a lot because it is going to take a lot – www.justgiving.com/youreid

* If you have a company and would like to gain incredible exposure by having a 12 foot banner saying Eid Mubarak from (business name) then get in touch for a company sponsor pack insha’Allah.

Sheikh M. S. Al-Munajjid, a prominent Muslim Scholar states:

Fasting on the two days of `Eid is haram (forbidden), as indicated by the hadith of Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade fasting on the day of Al-Fitr and [the day of] An-Nahr [Sacrifice]” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim). The scholars are unanimously agreed that fasting on these two days is haram.

It is also haram to fast on the Days of Tashreeq, which are the three days after `Eid Al-Adha (11, 12 and 13 Dhul-Hijjah) because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The Days of Tashreeq are days of eating, drinking, and remembering Allah” (Muslim).

Click Here to find out which other days are forbidden to fast.

Asalaamu’alaykum!

SubhaanAllah, what a mix of emotions — sadness due to Ramadan ending and happiness for the day of our Eid!

Eid Mubaarak to you all - Taqabbalallaahu mina wa minkum (May Allah accept from us and you)… Ameen

“IslamBradford was informed of the official decision and announcement of the High Judiciary Council of Saudi Arabia that since the moon of Shawwaal was sighted this evening, in Saudi Arabia, we shall be completing twenty nine (29) days of Ramadhaan (1428 A.H.), in accordance with the hadeeth of the Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu alayhe wa sallam): ((Fast when you see the crescent. If it is obscured to you, then complete thirty days of Sha’baan. And break your fast when you see the crescent. If it is obscured to you then fast thirty days)), [al-Bukhaaree and Muslim]. Subsequently, we shall be celebrating ‘Eid al-Fitr on Friday 12th October 2007, inshAllaah. Prayers at The IslamBradford Centre at 9:30am.” [Source]

If people did not know about Eid untill the next day:

Abu ‘Umayr ibn Anas reported from his paternal uncles among the Ansaar who said: “It was cloudy and we could not see the new moon of Shawwaal, so we started the day fasting, then a caravan came at the end of the day and told the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that they had seen the new moon of Shawwaal the day before, so he told the people to stop fasting, and they went out to pray the Eid prayer the next day.” (Reported by the five. It is saheeh; al-Irwaa’, 3/102)

Takbir on the day of the Eid:

Ibn Abi Shaybah reported in al-Musannaf that Ibn Mas’ood (may Allaah be pleased with him) used to say Takbeer on the days of Tashreeq as follows: “Allaahu akbar, Allaahu akbar, laa ilaaha ill-Allaah, wa Allaahu akbar, Allaahu akbar wa Lillaahi’l-hamd (Allaah is Most Great… there is no god but Allaah, Allaah is Most Great, and to Allaah be praise).” Ibn Abi Shaybah reported it elsewhere with the same isnaad, but with the phrase “Allaahu akbar” repeated three times.

Takbir from Makkah, on Eid-Al-Adha 2006

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May Allah accept our Ramadan, guide us to continue striving to do the good deeds and worship all year round, and bless us to see another Ramadan. Ameen

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Please give a lot because it is going to take a lot – www.justgiving.com/youreid

Eid Mubarak from AlQamarDesigns. May Allah accept from us and you. May He keep us steadfast in His worship and obidience all year round untill next Ramadan. Ameen