'Id Mubarak

Al hamduillahi rabb il 'alameen wa salaatu wa salaamu 'ala sayyid ilmursaleen wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wa awlia'ihi ajma'een. Ash hadu an laa ilaha ill Allahu wahdahu laa sharikallahu wa ash hadu anna Muhammadun 'abduhu wa rasoolhu. wal khair al huda huda muhammadan sal allahu 'alayhi wa salam. wal khairul kitaabul qur'aan ilkareem.

amma ba'ad:

What a wonderful 'Id al-fitr. Allah subhanahu wa ta'aala gave us so much to be thankful for. He subhanahu wa ta'aala gave us life. He subhanahu wa ta'aala gave us the blessed month in which we could earn tons of reward to offset our evil deeds. He subhanahu wa ta'aala gave us the blessed night which is better than a thousand nights. He subhanahu wa ta'aala gave us the day of 'Id. For the mu'min, insha'Allah, He subhanahu wa ta'aala has bestowed hope of forgiveness and tranquility upon his heart. What can we do to thank Him subhanahu wa ta'aala? How many favors upon favor have we received? How minor are our day to day issues in the grand scheme of things when we have the love of Allah, favors from Allah, and hope of entrance into jannah.

amma ba'ad:

For the muttaquun: Allah is true, His books are true, the angels are true, the propets are true, al jannah is true and an naar is true (a'udhubillah). The place of contentment, which is better than all places in all the worlds, is a place where we shall never be shamed and a place where we shall have the privilege of joy in all that we do (wal hamduillah). It will be granted to the muttaqeen because their taqwa will have kept them on the straight path. 'Id is a day to reflect on these things because if we have held fast the rope of Allah during Ramadhan, our chances of getting into jannah, if we should pass away today, are better than ever, insha'Allah. His divine plan of increasing our tawqa through fasting, during a month in which we receive most reward, is not an accident (astaghfirullah). It is His way of ensuring that on this blessed day ('Id), we can celebrate the fact that we have guarded ouselves and have heightened our imaan to its apex and it is on this day that our tawaqa is made manifest.

amma ba'ad:

And on this day, the most feared and hated of places in all the worlds is far away from us. Insha'Allah, an naar, which burns flesh and is hotter than anything that we can imagine, is something that is remote from our thoughts. Humiliated and disgraced are those who do not follow the way of Allah, reject His signs and don't acknowledge His favors. Through our fasting during Ramadhan, al mu'minoon wal mu'minat have their faces illuminated with hope and their foreheads marked with the signs of prostration. Thoughts and fear of the deepest, darkest, hottest and most hated of places, which is the punishment of al kafireen wal mushrikeen, is replaced with dhikr Allah. At-tawheed has ceased us and, in turn, we sincerely call on Allah and bear witness that our prayers, our fasting, our life and our death are for His sake and no other.


amma ba'ad:

On this day, we celebrate the gifts of Allah: His Word (al quran), His Messenger (sal allahu 'alayhi wa salam), the sunnah, and the knowledge of Him (subhanahu wa ta'aala) and His unity. We ask Allah to forgive us our sins, to ever increase our imaan, to soften our hearts to His name, to increase our love for the prophet, and to increase our love for one another. ameen. wal hamduillahi rabb il-'alameen.