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Let’s not forget our needy & poor brothers and sisters as we enjoy the infinte blessings of Allaah! Let’s share our happiness & joy with them! ♥

Narrated Abu Huraira, Allah’s Messenger (sallAllahu ályhi wasallam) said,

❝Allah said, ’O son of Adam! Spend, and I shall spend on you.❝

(Bukhari :: Book 7 :: Volume 64 :: Hadith 264)

Description of the Eid Takbeer: Three Formats proven from ahadith.

FORMAT-1: الله أكبر ، الله أكبر ، لا إله إلا الله ، والله أكبر ، الله أكبر ، ولله الحمد

Allaahu akbar, Allaahu akbar, laa ilaaha ill-Allaah, wa Allaahu akbar, Allaah akbar, wa Lillaah il-hamd (Allaah is Most Great, Allaah is most Great, there is no god but Allaah, Allaah is Most great, Allaah is most great, and to Allaah be prais
e).

Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayba 5650-5653, Sahih Isnaad, Irwa Ghaleel 3/125.

FORMAT-2: الله أكبر، الله أكبر، الله أكبر، لا إله إلا الله . والله أكبر ، الله أكبر ، ولله الحمد

Narrated by Ibn Abi Shaybah with the same isnaad, but with the phrase “Allaahu akbar” repeated three times. Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayba 5633, See Irwa Ghaleel 3/124.

FORMAT-3: الله أكبر كبيراً الله أكبر كبيراً الله أكبر وأجلّ ، الله أكبر ولله الحمد

“Allaahu akbaru kabeera, Allaahu akbaru kabeera, Allaahu akbar wa ajallu, Allaahu akbar wa Lillaah il-hamd (Allaah is Most Great indeed, Allaah is Most Great indeed, Allaah is most Great and Glorified, Allaah is Most Great and to Allaah be praise).”

Al-Irwa’, 3/126, Sahih Sanad

✦ REVIVE A SUNNAH ⇨ ”PURIFY YOUR HEART FROM MALICE AND ENVY” ✦

The Man went to Paradise because he purified his heart from Malice and Envy.

Anas ibn Malik (رضى الله عنه) said that when he was sitting with the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم), he said: “Coming upon you now is a man from the people of Paradise.” So a man came from the Ansar whose beard looked disarrayed by the water from Wu
du (ablution), and he was carrying both of his shoes with his left hand.

The next day the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) repeated the same words, and the Ansar came in the same condition.

The third day the Prophet repeated the same again, and the Ansar man showed up in the same condition.

When the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) stood up to leave, Abdullah ibn Umar ibn Al-’As followed the man and asked him, “I have quarreled with my father and I have sworn not to enter my home for three days. May I stay with you?” He said: “Yes.”

Abdullah ibn Umar ibn Al-‘As stayed three nights with him but never saw him praying at night, and whenever he went to bed, he would remember Allah and rest until he woke up for Fajr prayer.

Abdullah said that he never heard anything but good from his mouth. When three nights had passed and he did not see anything special about his actions, Abdullah asked him, “O servant of Allah! I have not quarreled with my father nor have I cut relations with him. I heard the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) say three times that a man from the people of Paradise was coming to us, and then you came. So I thought I should stay with you and see what you are doing that I should follow, but I did not see you do anything special. What is the reason that the Messenger of Allah spoke highly of you?”

The man said: “It is as you have seen.” When Abdullah was about to leave, the man said, “It is as you have seen, except that I do not find fraud in my soul towards the Muslims, and I do not envy anyone because of the good that Allah has given them.”

[Musnad Imam Ahmad, Narrations of Anas ibn Malik, Number 12286]

✦ REVIVE A SUNNAH ⇨ ”THE SUNNAH OF THE DAY OF EID” ✦

THE SUNNAH OF THE DAY OF EID -:- EVERY MUSLIM SHOULD OBSERVE:

1 – Doing Ghusl before going out to the Prayer.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to do ghusl on the day of Fitr before going to the place of prayer. [Malik :: Book 10 : Hadith 10.1.2]

2 – Eating before going out to pray on Eid al-Fitr:

Narrated Anas bin Malik,: Allah’s Apostle never proceeded (for the prayer) on the Day of ’Id-ul-Fitr unless he had eaten some dates. Anas also narrated: The Prophet used to eat odd number of dates. [Bukhari :: Book 2 :: Volume 15 :: Hadith 73]

Whoever does not have any dates may eat anything that is permissible.

3 – Takbeer on the day of Eid

The time for takbeer on Eid al-Fitr starts from the night before Eid until the imam enters to lead the Eid prayer.

It was narrated in a saheeh report that ‘Abd al-Rahmaan al-Sulami said, “They (companions) emphasized it more on the day of al-Fitr than the day of al-Adha.”. Wakee’ said, this refers to the takbeer. [See Irwa’ al-Ghaleel, 3/122/]

Ibn Abi Shaybah narrated with a saheeh isnaad that al-Zuhri said: The people used to recite Takbeer on Eid when they came out of their houses until they came to the prayer place, and until the imam came out. When the imam came out they fell silent, and when he said takbeer they said takbeer. [See Irwa’ al-Ghaleel, 1/121]

4 – Offering Congratulations

It was narrated that Jubayr ibn Nufayr said: When the companions of the Prophet PBUH met one another on the day of Eid, they would say to one another, ” تَقَبَّلَ اللَّهُ مِنَّا وَمِنْك ’Taqabbal Allaahu minna wa mink’ ’(May Allaah accept (this worship) from us and from you)”. [Ibn Hajar said, its isnaad is hasan. Al-Fath, 2/446.]

5 – Adorning oneself on the occasion of Eid.

Narrated ’Abdullah bin Umar: Umar bought a silk cloak from the market, took it to Allah’s Apostle and said, ”O Allah’s Apostle! Take it and adorn yourself with it during the ’Id and when the delegations visit you.” Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) replied, ”This dress is for those who have no share (in the Hereafter).” [Bukhari :: Book 2 :: Volume 15 :: Hadith 69]

The Prophet PBUH agreed with ‘Umar on the idea of adorning oneself for Eid, but he denounced him for choosing this cloak because it was made of silk.

Narrated Naafi: Ibn ‘Umar used to wear his best clothes on Eid. [Sunan Kubra Bayhaqi 6363, Sahih Isnaad]

So a man should wear the best clothes that he has when going out for Eid.

6 – Going to the Prayer by one route and returning by another.

Narrated Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaah RA: ”On the day of Eid, the Prophet PBUH would vary his route, i.e., he would go via one route and come back via a different route”. [Bukhaari 986]