Rituals of the Eid by Abu 'Abdirrahman Yahya bin 'Ali Al-Hajūri

بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم

◾️It is incumbent upon the Muslims to give attention to this eid, displaying the ritual of this eid, and joy in it◾️

By our Shaykh, the 'Allāmah, the Trustworthy Advisor, Abu 'Abdirrahman Yahya bin 'Ali Al-Hajūri - may Allāh preserve him - 

🎙"And the blessed eid is commencing in the forthcoming days, it is incumbent upon the Muslims to give attention to it, displaying joy in it, and not having expectations that perhaps they may fear of, upon things which the affair in it is to Allāh

(قُلْ إِنَّ الْأَمْرَ كُلَّهُ لِلَّهِ) 

"Say you (O Muhammad ﷺ): "Indeed the affair belongs wholly to Allah." 

So they display this ritual, the ritual of eid."

And the Prophet ﷺ used to order the menstruating women, and the purdah-observing women to come out and witness the supplications of the Muslims and the good. As it comes in the hadeeth of Umm Atiyyah: 

يأمر بإخراج العواتق، والحُيَّض، وذوات الخدور إلى صلاة العيد؛ يشهدن الخير ودعوة المسلمين، ويعتزل الحْيَّضْ المصلى

"He ordered us with the bringing out of the adolescent girls and the menstruating women and the purdah-observing women to the eid prayer, to witness the good and the supplications of the muslims, and the menstruating women stay away from the place of prayer."

[Reported by Bukhāri]

She doesn't pray but she sits listens to the speech of Allāh, the speech of His Messenger ﷺ, and she listens to the supplications of the Muslims, and she witnesses the good, so the ritual of worship is displayed, and she becomes joyful with the joy of the Muslims even if she doesn't pray.

And the point of benefit from that, is that it is incumbent that these rituals are implemented in times of ease and hardship, when there is no preventing factor which necessitates preventing from this, and there is nothing which necessitates it - and praise is to Allāh - The people are still in well-being, and likeso what happens from that is strength in Eēmān, every time a persons morale weakens, and his expectations diminish, the whisperings of Shaytān overcome him, and delusions overcome him, and weakness in morale overcomes him, he may even be afflicted with diminishing religious and worldly affairs.

Every time a person's morale strengthens upon the obedience of Allāh, for verily Allāh loves this. 

المؤمن القوي خير وأحب إلى الله من المؤمن الضعيف وفي كل خير

"The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak believer, but in all is good." 

(يَا يَحْيَىٰ خُذِ الْكِتَابَ بِقُوَّةٍ وَآتَيْنَاهُ الْحُكْمَ صَبِيًّا) 

"O Yahya (John)! Hold fast the Scripture [the Taurat (Torah)]." And We gave him wisdom while yet a child."

Taking the affairs with determination is requested, as is in the evidences.

So the affair in that is flexible, that a person is joyful with the obedience of Allāh as is in the two Sahihs that the Prophet ﷺ said:

للصائم فرحتان يفرحهما: إذا أفطر فرح بفطره، وإذا لقى ربه فرح بصومه

"The fasting person experiences two joys, when he breaks his fast he is joyful at breaking it, and when he meets his Lord he is joyful with his fasting." 

So being joyful with eid is legislated due to this hadith, joyfulness is legislated, it's limits are not to be exceeded; and from that (being joyful): Is being joyful with the displaying of this ritual and worship of Allāh with his remembrance and present blessings. 

And being cautious concerning that from legislative oppositions, like being joyful with songs, and beautification by shaving the beard, and what is of legislative oppositions, and clothes which are not appropriate whether for the men or women, but rather the clothes of the Muslims and the clothes of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and his companions and what is from the legal clothing.

So what is of this (kind) it is the joy that Allāh ﷻ will complete it in this life then it will be followed by the joy in the next life, Allāh said:

(فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ فَيَقُولُ هَاؤُمُ اقْرَءُوا كِتَابِيَهْ¤ إِنِّي ظَنَنتُ أَنِّي مُلَاقٍ حِسَابِيَهْ¤ فَهُوَ فِي عِيشَةٍ رَّاضِيَةٍ¤ فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِيَةٍ¤ قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ ¤ كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا هَنِيئًا بِمَا أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِي الْأَيَّامِ الْخَالِيَةِ)

"Take, read my Record! Surely, I did believe that I shall meet my Account! So he shall be in a life, well-pleasing. In a lofty Paradise, The fruits in bunches whereof will be low and near at hand. Eat and drink at ease for that which you have sent on before you in days past!"

And we ask Allāh to grant us success to what he loves and is pleased with."

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Transcribed to Arabic and summarised by:

Hamūd Ath-Thawābee 

- may Allah reward him with good -

on the 29th, Ramadhān, 1441H

Translated by: 

Abu 'Abdillah 'Omar bin Yahya Al-'Akawi

#Eid#Isla

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