How does the sacrifice of an animal demonstrate piety? The essential element here is that Allah asks man to give something up – an animal that he o wns, for no reason other than Allah has commanded it. Maidnah Eid ul Fitr Salaat and Khutbah 1430 by Sheikh Salaah Al-Budair Makkah Eid ul Fitr Salaat and Khutbah. Another khutbah for Eidul Fitr (revised for 2017). And why does sacrifice d o this?Ī khutbah discussing the meaning of eid al-adha and its implications on the lives of Muslims. “It is neither their meat nor their blood that reaches Allah, but it is piety from you that reaches Him.” (Al-Hajj 22:37) So Allah has qualified sacrifice as an act that demonstrates TAQWA (piety, god- consciousness). And now we turn to the Eid that is upon us: Concerning the act of sacrifice, Allah(S) says. The pattern that is emerging here is that we, as Muslims take joy in having held to the commandments of Allah and obeyed him with sincere obedience.

The Eid of Jumuah is a celebration that we were able to follow Allah's commandment to “come to the remembrance of Allah and leave off business and every other thing” (62:9) We are celebrating that no matter where we were and what we were doing we acknowledged that the remembrance of Allah was greater – and we came to that. We strove to rectify that – as we stood during the nights seeking Allah's mercy, imploring him for forgiveness. We realized during the d ays of Ramadan that the greatest pain is from a heart that is empty and preoccupied. The Eid Al-Fitr is really a celebration that we were able to pass the test of Ramadan – that we submitted to our Lord, f ollowed his commandments, even if difficult, and emerged gaining his mercy Insha'A llah.

Why should there be j oy in our hearts on thi s day? In Islam we have three Eids: three celebrations – the Eid of Al-Fitr after Ramadan, the Eid Al-Adha that we are in now, and the Eid of Jumuah every Friday. What does it mean that we commemorate an event when Allah asked Ibraheem to prepare to slaughter his onl y son?

But let not the meanin g of this great occasion be lost on those who have stayed behind. Service manual free download.Īnd this is the seaso n of Hajj – when the Muslims have come fr om around the world to the house of Allah in humility and submission. For our revelry, the reason for our celebration, the reason for our joy? Today is Eid Al-Adha – th e celebration of the sacrifice.

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