[PF:146755] The Greatest Day in the sight of Allaah

In the name of Allah, the Most-Merciful, the All-Compassionate  

"May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon You"

 

Praise be to Allaah, we seek His help and His forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allaah from the evil of our own souls and from our bad deeds. Whomsoever Allaah guides will never be led astray, and whomsoever Allaah leaves astray, no one can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allaah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

 

  

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah

As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu

 

Reminding All to keep Fast on 9th Dhul-Hijjah

 

*ninth day of Dhul-Hijjah is 1 day before Eid al-Adhaa.

For people in india , it falls on November 27th - Friday.

For people in pak  , it falls on November 26th - Thrusday.

(please ignore my earlier email dates on the same subject as typing mistake)

 

 

 

The Greatest Day in the sight of Allaah (swt)

 

 

Eid al-Adhaa is the tenth day of Dhool-Hijjah, the last (twelfth) month of the Hijri or Islamic calendar.

 

It is, as the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "The greatest day in the sight of Allaah (swt), may He be blessed and exalted, the Day of Sacrifice . . ."

(Reported by Abu Dawud; see also Saheeh al-Jaami', 1064).

 

It is also the greatest day of Hajj, as the Prophet (peace be upon him) told us. (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, see Saheeh al-Jaami', 8191).

 

The reason why it is described as the greatest day of the year is that it combines so many acts of worship which are not combined on any other day,

such as the

Eid prayer, offering

the sacrifice,

reciting Takbeer (glorifying Allaah),

and widespread remembrance of Allaah.

 

For the pilgrims in Makkah,

it also includes offering a sacrifice,

stoning the pillars representing Shaytaan (the devil),

shaving the head (for men only; women merely cut a little off their hair),

and performing Tawaaf (circumambulation of the Kabah)

and Saee (running between the two hills of Safaa and Marwa).

 

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What should be done if Eid coincides with Friday

 

If Eid al-Fitr coincides with Friday, is it permissible for me to pray the Eid prayer and not to pray Jumuah or vice versa ?

 

If the day of Eid coincides with Friday, then whoever prays Eid with the imaam does not have to attend Jumuah (it is not obligatory on him); in his case it becomes Sunnah.

 

If he does not pray Jumuah, he has to pray Zuhr.

This is in the case of people other than the imaam.

 

As for the imaam, he has to be present for Jumuah and lead those Muslims who attend the prayer.

 

The Jumuah prayer should not be forsaken completely on this day.

 

 

 

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