Sikander Hashmi – KMA 1st DriveIn Eid Gathering Message
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Assalamu alaikum, everyone.
Let's do it nice and loud. Assalamu alaikum,
everyone.
So nice to see everyone. So nice to
hear everyone finally.
My dear brothers and sisters,
my young friends,
my dear elders,
Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh.
We
begin by praising Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
and glorifying Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, the Lord
of the universe,
the Lord of everything that we see,
and everything that this universe contains.
We thank Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala for giving
us this opportunity
to witness
the month of Ramadan,
the blessed month of Ramadan
once again.
SubhanAllah, so many of us were unsure
about whether we would see another Ramadan.
We did not know if we were going
to see another Ramadan or not,
but Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
made it happen for us. Alhamdulillahi
rabbilalameen.
We ask Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
to grant us acceptance
of whatever good he guided us to in
this blessed in the blessed month.
And we ask Allah
for forgiveness
for our for our shortcomings
and our mistakes.
I also want to thank you
as brother Mahmoud and doctor Nabil said. I
also want to thank you,
each and every single one of you, for
your continued support
for us,
for our work,
and for each other, especially during the past
2 months,
the past 2 challenging and difficult months.
We did not know what Ramadan was going
to be like during a pandemic
and with so many restrictions.
People were concerned.
How are we going to spend Ramadan
without Tarawee in Jamaaah?
Without Iftar with each other? How are we
going to spend Ramadan without being able to
go to the Masjid?
But alhamdulillahirabbilalameen,
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
made it positive for us in so many
ways.
Similarly my brothers and sisters, my young friends,
let us always have faith.
Let us always have faith that whatever Allah
sends our way without us wanting it or
liking it
will actually be good for us insha'Allah.
Once again, let us always have faith that
whatever Allah decides,
whatever Allah decrees to send towards us
will actually be good for us insha'allah.
My brothers and sisters,
aid comes to us a day of joy,
a day of happiness,
gratefulness,
and glorification of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
as a celebration
mandated by Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.
Yes. Allah and his messenger salallahu alaihi wasalam
want us to celebrate.
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says in the Quran,
after the injunctions of fasting.
And
that you must clarify Allah,
meaning to say the tagbir as we have
been saying,
for having guided you so that you may
be grateful
to him. So we glorify Allah with
the Takbir.
We show gratefulness and thankfulness to him.
We show gratefulness
and thankfulness
by praying, by
enjoying bounties,
and thanking Allah
for praying, for and praying for one another,
humbling ourselves
by showing extra mercy and extra kindness
to one another with expressions
of love and gifts.
And of course, the mandatory payment of of
Zakatul Fitr
for each member of our family
to expiate for our shortcomings in the month
of Ramadan Thank you. And to make Eid
a bit more enjoyable
for the less fortunate.
My brothers and sisters,
Eid is a time for happiness and joy.
The prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said,
for every nation, and this
is our Eid.
So let's try, my brothers and sisters,
to try to make it fun, make it
memorable
manner, of course.
And especially in the this year, especially at
this time, in a legal
and a wise
There is no question, my brothers and sisters,
that Eid is very different this year.
As was when was the last time we
gathered in cars
in this way,
like cars.
Kids
gathered here.
SubhanAllah.
So there's no question
that aid is very different this year as
was Ramadan.
But my brothers and sisters,
different
does not have to be bad.
Different
does not have to be bad. So let
us be creative
and make different
good, and exciting. Masha'Allah. We see cars decorated.
Masha'Allah.
Right? We see signs.
We see children. Masha'Allah. Blowing bubbles sitting on
cars.
Uh-huh. Decorations.
So we celebrate but we do it in
a different way. We adjust to the reality.
We adjust to the situation that Allah Subhanahu
Wa Ta'ala puts us in.
And after being at home
for most of the past 2 months,
many people are now finding joy in the
little things.
A picnic at the park,
going out for a family walk,
a bike ride, sitting by the water, doing
a barbecue,
little things which we may not have cared
much for before, but all of a sudden,
they have become valuable.
So my brothers and sisters,
let us find joys in the little things
and continue to find joys in the little
things
as that increases gratefulness.
What does it do? It increases gratefulness.
When we show gratefulness to others, it helps
us thank Allah. When we show gratefulness to
Allah, we go against what shaitan promised Allah
subhanahu wa ta'ala.
He said to Allah in defiance,
He promised Allah, he said, I will approach
them, and he's talking about us.
I will approach them from their front, from
their back, from their right, from their left,
meaning he wants to surround us and attack
us from every direction.
And then he said to Allah that you
will find most of them to be ungrateful.
He wants us to be ungrateful,
so let us fight back with gratefulness.
The shayateen were in the penalty box during
Ramadan.
We had the power play advantage.
Now they are out. Their penalty
during this test of life is over,
and they are out in full force.
So my brothers and sisters,
a reminder for myself and all of us,
be on
guard, be on the offense
with good deeds
similar to as you were in Ramadan.
Strengthen
your defense with the remembrance of Allah,
and don't let shaitan score on you by
leading you to disobey Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala.
Be forgiving.
Allah will be forgiving to you. Be merciful,
and Allah will be merciful to you. Be
tolerant and give people the benefit of the
doubt.
The prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam
said,
Be merciful towards those upon the earth,
and Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, the most merciful,
will be merciful towards you insha'Allah.
So my brothers and sisters, let us continue
to make dua.
Resist the urge to go back to the
old ways.
Resist the temptations to go back to the
old ways.
Make your Ramadan a Ramadan of acceptance from
Allah by becoming a better person
and a better servant to your lord.
My brothers and sisters, let us also resist
the urge
to go back to old ways including in
terms of caution in this pandemic
as there may still be some unexpected and
undesirable terms. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala protect
us all. So let us continue to take
precautions.
Let us continue to take precautions
and place your trust in Allah
Thank you and jazakallahu
khayra once again for all of your love
and your support, and a special thanks to
all of our amazing supporters
and volunteers.
May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala always be with
each of you. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
bless you and your family.
May Allah continue to guide you and protect
you from all harms.
Muhammad.
Oh, Allah, we thank you for allowing us
to witness this beautiful month, the the beautiful
month of Ramadan.
Oh Allah, please accept our deeds. Oh Allah,
please forgive us for our shortcomings.
Oh Allah, please forgive our mistakes and our
sins, You rham
Rahimi.
We ask you for your protection
and blessings on every single day of our
lives, You rhamal Rahimi.
Oh, Allah. Please protect
us. Protect our families.
Oh, Allah. Please protect our neighbors, our fellow
citizens,
especially the health professionals, the first responders,
the nurses, the store workers, the relief workers,
all others who are on the front lines
and serving others. Oh Allah, please protect them
all.
Oh Allah, we ask you to please cure
all of those who are ill. Oh Allah,
please grant them relief. Oh Allah, please grant
them purification.
Oh Allah, remove everything harmful from their bodies,
You're hamar rahemeen. Oh Allah, please grant them
a cure that is complete and that is
quick, you Allah. Oh Allah, please grant relief
to all of those who are in pain,
all of those who are in grief, in
stress, and anxiety, you Allah. Oh Allah, please
replace it with happiness, and joy, and relief,
You hamarrahimin.
Oh Allah, please open the doors of halal
sustenance, and remove
all financial pressures and debts from all of
us and especially those in need,
Oh, Allah, please protect all of those who
are in fear. Oh, Allah, please feed all
of those who are angry.
Oh, Allah, we ask you for a good
return to you during this life, at the
end of this life.
And on the day of judgment,
oh, Allah, please shower your mercy and your
forgiveness upon all of those who have returned
to you, you Allah, especially our loved ones,
our relatives,
our parents who have returned to you. Oh
Allah, please grant them forgiveness.
Allahu
Akbar.
Allahu Akbar.
Allahu Akbar.
Can we pause?
There is 2 people I want to,
people I want to thank. 1 is brother
Ziyad Hamida. He came all the way from
Gatineau to Canada today, and he was the
first one to arrive.
And I also also want to thank the
Auroa main mask for lending us
this,
FM transmitter that has been very, very useful
to us. Can we have a beef for
BLSZIA than Auroa Muslim Auroa mask?
Thank you.
Okay. That's it. That's it. That's it.
One more.
Oh, that's it. That's it. That's it.
That's it. That's it.
There are kids.
Next, I would like to,
ask you to repeat after me, Allahu Akbar,
3 times in the car. Allahu Akbar.
Allahu Akbar. Allahu Akbar. Allahu Akbar. Allahu Akbar.
Now we will say Eid Mubarak to each
other. Eid Mubarak. Eid
Mubarak.
Oh, that's a lot. No. No. No. Oh,
only people who did not get goodie bag.
Okay, kids. Do I know you want you
want the you want 2nd round.
Bags?
K.