Mufti Menk – Eid and Beyond
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The speaker discusses Islam's milestones, including achieving the full month of Georgia's praising Islam, celebrating achievement, attending events, and witnessing happenings like the upcoming month of praising Islam. They emphasize the importance of fasting, avoiding drinking, and support one another. The speaker also reminds people to be aware of their actions and receive rewards for them. The importance of worshipping Allah's teachings, including gathering together and being prayerful, is emphasized. The conversation ends with a recap of the importance of fulfilling daily prayers and avoiding offense towards others.
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My beloved brothers and sisters,
every time we achieve something,
we love to celebrate that achievement in one
way or another.
Every time we achieve something,
we become happy.
This time we have achieved
the entire month of Ramadan in obedience of
Allah,
fasting, standing in prayer, recitation of Quran, giving
charities,
remembrance of Allah, and so many more acts
of worship.
May Allah accept them from us.
As a result of these acts of worship,
Allah has given us a day to rejoice.
Allah has given us a day to celebrate
this huge achievement.
And on this day,
it is indeed a day that has been
given to rejoice
to us by Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala. So
declare the greatness of Allah by saying,
Allahu
Akbaru Allahu Akbar
On this day, one of the most important
things is for us to dress
with the best of our clothing
on condition that that clothing is well within
what Allah has ordained
and not that which Allah would be displeased
with. May Allah make that easy for us
and may we be strengthened
to realize that what is beautiful
is what Allah has ordained.
What is beautiful can never be that which
Allah Almighty would be displeased with. Allahu Akbar
Allahu Akbar.
This is a day in which fasting is
prohibited because
Allah Almighty wants us to eat and to
thank him.
The discipline that we achieved during the month
of Ramadan is to be extended by way
of us
abstaining from that which displeases Allah and engaging
in whatever pleases Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. So
today he told us you're not allowed to
fast. Hence,
it is prohibited to fast on this day.
Allah almighty wants us to eat and drink
and thank Allah,
and to eat and drink and show appreciation
without being wasteful
and reaching out to those who do not
have the food and the drink. Hence, we
have something known as zakatul fitr or sadaqahul
fitr,
which we should have already given
to the poor in order for them to
have something to eat on a day like
this, and to enjoy and to thank Allah
to be part of the beautiful ummah of
Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam. Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar
Allahu
Akbar
My brothers and sisters, if you notice, the
takbir is the declaration of the greatness of
Allah
He wants us to worship him alone
and he wants us to abstain from rendering
any act of worship
to anyone or anything besides him because the
most important pillar of Islam
is the declaration
of faith.
I bear witness that there is none worthy
of worship
besides Allah.
Hence, we will not render a single act
of worship to anyone besides Allah because they
are not worthy
of worship.
Besides Allah,
none is worthy of worship. That is the
primary declaration of faith in Islam.
And I bear witness that Muhammad sallallahu
alaihi wasallam
is his messenger and his prophet. So whatever
he brought, whatever he did, whatever he said,
I will take it very seriously.
Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar.
On a day of Eid, Allah Almighty wants
you to gather together and to do Eid
in a large group known as the Ummah
because we need to support one another. We
need to greet one another with assalamu alaykum.
Peace be upon you, to begin with before
we give them the congratulatory
pleasantries
regarding Eid. So before you say Eid Mubarak
and takabbalallahu
minawamin
kum, you start off by saying assalamu alaikum
because that is the greeting
the greeting that we are taught as Muslim
The greeting that will happen when we meet
with Allah
in this verse. When they
meet with Allah, the greeting that will happen
is salaam which means peace.
The idea is on this day, you shall
be in peace.
No one will harm you. No one will
bother you. So when I greet you in
this world with assalamu alaykum, I am telling
you peace be upon you. May no harm
come to you neither from me nor from
anyone else. What a beautiful ummah. Allahu Akbar
Allahu Akbar.
La ilaha illallah
wallahu Akbar Allahu Akbar wallillahi al hamd. My
brothers and sisters,
the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, says
the ummah is like one body.
If any part of it is in pain,
the entire body is in pain,
suffers with insomnia and so on. Our brothers
and sisters in Gaza are struggling.
Our brothers and sisters in Palestine need our
dua and our help, our support in whatever
way we can. It would be wrong for
us
to have a day of Eid without remembering
them. Oh Allah, grant them goodness. Oh Allah,
protect them. Oh Allah, grant them victory.
Oh Allah, help them. Oh Allah, you know
that we are bleeding within. Oh Allah, help
them and grant them the best of this
world and the next. Oh Allah, forgive our
shortcomings as an ummah for indeed we have
failed them. We know your strength, you Allah.
You have allowed this to happen, oh Allah,
for reasons you know best. You expect us
to help them too you Allah.
But illahaalalameen,
we have failed them. Forgive our shortcomings.
My brothers and sisters, as you continue through
this day, don't forget your brothers and sisters
in Palestine.
And beyond Palestine, wherever they are suffering and
struggling,
be it in Sudan or Somalia or Afghanistan
or wherever else it may be, there are
brothers and sisters of ours who are struggling
and at times people are struggling in our
own midst without us knowing, oh Allah, alleviate
their struggles. Whoever is going through difficulty, illahaalalameen,
make it easy for them. Allahu Akbar Allahu
Akbar.
La ilaha illallah
and many people are entering the fold of
Islam.
Go easy on them as you are teaching
them, as you are encouraging them.
Go easy on them and realize and understand
that Allah always brings his worshipers and his
slaves who are sincere and who continuously
ask him to guide them. He brings them
towards the guidance at times with baby steps,
one at a time. But trust me, as
an ummah, we care for everyone, the weak
and the strong. And we pray for them,
and we will not harm them. So be
conscious of the fact that many who may
not be practicing
as well as they should
need a nudge, and they need to be
helped and supported. A word of encouragement
needs to be said to them rather than
a word that will chase them away from
the deen of Allah.
So congratulations
to every one of you for fasting during
the month of Ramadan.
If because of sickness or travel you were
unable to fast, there is no sin upon
you. You make it up after today, any
of the days, Insha'Allah.
And you will be rewarded in a similar
fashion because that is the mercy of Allah.
Allah Almighty tells us whoever has not fasted
because of travel and because of being unwell
and so on,
they will fast and make it up later.
Similarly, a woman who was unable to fast
due to her cycle,
Allah Almighty asks
her to make up the fasts later and
she will achieve
a greater reward
because not only did she observe the Ramadan
in the obedience of Allah, when Allah said
eat, she ate. When Allah said do not
eat, she did not eat. When Allah said
fast, she fasted. When Allah said do not
fast, she did not fast. So not only
did she achieve the reward of Ramadan,
but even out of Ramadan when she makes
up the fast, they will be equivalent to
the fast of Ramadan. May Allah Almighty bless
all of us. May Allah Almighty grant us
from His virtue, Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar.
La ilaha illallahu Allahu Akbar
My brothers and sisters, as in ummah, we
are one body.
There may be differences among us, but remember,
never disrespect a person who utters the shahada.
In fact, we are taught not to disrespect
another human because everyone is a potential Muslim.
May Allah Almighty grant us goodness and guide
us and guide everyone else to the straight
path. Amen.
My brothers and sisters in your families,
solve your matters and your problems. You have
differences with your parents, with your brothers and
sisters, uncles and aunts, with your husbands or
your wives.
Make sure that you resolve the matters. This
is a day to solve matters. It's not
a competition as to who was right and
who was wrong. When you say, I am
sorry, let's turn a new leaf. Let's start
afresh. Let's forgive one another. Have a big
heart. If someone has come to you with
that statement,
take it seriously and make an effort.
Make an effort insha Allah to open your
heart and to to forgive one another. This
life is very short. We live for a
few years. We return to Allah subhanahu wa
ta'ala. There is no point in holding grudges
for so long with your own kith and
kin. Allah says in the Quran that goodness
is achieved by those who try to resolve
matters and to solve problems, especially with those
whom you are related to. May Allah Almighty
help us. On this day we remember the
deceased, the martyrs of Gaza and Palestine. May
Allah grant them the highest strengths of Jannah.
And the martyrs and those who passed away
from any other place in the world, the
entire ummah. We ask Allah to forgive them
too. Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar.
La ilaha illallahu Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar Walillahi
Alhamd. My brothers and sisters, what a beautiful
day. We're all smelling quite good. We're looking
quite good. All this in the pleasure of
Allah. When Allah asked us,
we went ahead and we did it. Try
to make it a point
to fulfill your 5 daily prayers. In Ramadan,
we engaged in extra voluntary prayer at night.
What about the normal compulsory prayers out of
and our duty unto the rest of the
creation of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. Allahu Akbar
Allahu Akbar
La ilaha illallahu
Akbar
Allahu Akbar