Khutba of Eid ul Fitr 1434
الله أكبر)9( الله أكبر ، الله أكبر، الله أكبر، لا إله إلا الله. الله أكبر، الله أكبر، ولله الحمد. الله أكبر كبيرا، والحمد لله كثيرا، وسبحان الله بكرة وأصيلا.
لا إله إلا الله وحده، صدق وعده، ونصر عبده، وأعز جنده، وهزم الأحزاب وحده. لا شيء قبله ولا شيء بعده. الله الأكبر، الله أكبر، الله أكبر.
نحمد الله تعالى ونستعينه، ونشكره تعالى ونستغفره ونستغيثه، ونشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك و له الحمد، يحيي ويميت، بيده الخير، وهو على كل شيء قدير، ونشهد أن سيدنا و مولانا محمداً عبده ورسوله، النبي الأمي الذي أرسله الله بالهدى والدين الحق، بشيرا ونذيرا بين يدي الساعة، صلى الله عليه وسلم وعلى آله وأصحابه ومن تبعهم بإحسان إلى يوم الدين.
أما بعد! فيا عباد الله، أبشروا، أبشروا بالفلاح والفوز العظيم، وبمغفرة من الله ونعمة، ورضوان منه قبول وثبوت الأجر إن شاء الله على ما أديتم من فرض صيام رمضان وقيام الليال، ومن أداء زكاة الفطر والصلاة
فقد
قال الله تعالى في كتابه الكريم:
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّى وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى
O Muslims, rejoice! Rejoice in the good news of success, forgiveness, blessings, contentment and acceptance from Allah, on account of your fulfilling the obligation of fasting Ramadan, your bringing its nights to life, paying the Zakat al-Fitr and attending the Salat al-Eid. For Allah says in His Noble Book, the translation of which is, “The one who has purified himself (tazakka), invoked the Name of his Lord and prayed, will have success.” This ayah has been interpreted by many of the mufassirin as referring to the payment of the zakat ul-Fitr and the establishment of the Eid prayer.
الله أكبر، الله أكبر، الله أكبر
And He, the exalted, says:
وَلِتُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا اللَّهَ عَلَى مَا هَدَاكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
the translation of which is, “You should complete the number of days and proclaim Allah’s greatness for the guidance He has given you so that hopefully you will be thankful.”
The tafseer of this ayah is that the proclaiming of Allah’s greatness by uttering the takbeer is at the end of Ramadan, on the day of ‘Eid, in gratitude for His blessings and favour bestowed upon us, His guiding us and enabling us to fulfil what He has prescribed for us.
الله الأكبر، الله أكبر، الله أكبر
We have gathered together to celebrate the ‘Eid al-Fitr, to rejoice in our having successfully completed one of the greatest acts of obedience to our Lord, fasting the month of Ramadan. And for that we must give heartfelt thanks, in acknowledgment of Allah’s vast mercy and generosity. Today is a day Allah has singled out – it is the day He bestows upon the believers His reward for fasting the month of Ramadan. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:
إذا كان يومَ الفطرِ هَبَطَتِ الملائكةُ إلى الأرضِ فيقومون على أفواهِ السِّكَكِ ينادون بصوتٍ يسمعُه جميعُ من خلقَ اللهُ إلا الجنَّ والإِنسَ يقولون: يا أمة محمد اخرجوا إلى رب كريم يعطي الجزيل ويغفر الذنب العظيم، فإذا برزوا إلى مصلاهم يقول الله عز وجل لملائكته: يا ملائكتي ما جزاء الأجير إذا عمل عمله؟ فيقولون: إلهنا وسيدنا أن توفيه أجره فيقول: إني أشهدكم أني قد جعلت ثوابهم من صيامهم وقيامهم رضائي ومغفرتي، انصرفوا مغفوراً لكم"
“On the day of the Eid ul-Fitr, the angels come down to the earth, stand at the head of the various streets and alleyways, and call out in a voice that all of creation are able to hear except for mankind and the jinn, ‘O umma of Muhammad, go out to a Generous Lord who gives an ample reward and forgives great wrong actions.’ Then, when the people come to their Musalla, Allah says to the angels, ‘My angels, what is the recompense of the paid worker who completes his work?’ They reply, ‘Our God and our Master will give him his payment in full.’ Whereupon Allah says, ‘I bear witness that I have made their reward for the fasting and praying they have done be my rida (contentment with them) and My Forgiveness. So go forth forgiven.’”
أقول قولي هذا وأستغفر الله لي ولكم ولسائر المسلمين من كل ذنب فاستغفروه إنه هو الغفور الرَّحيم
الله الأكبر، الله أكبر، الله أكبر، لا إله إلا الله. الله أكبر، الله أكبر، ولله الحمد.
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام الأتمان الأكملان على خير المرسلين حبيبنا وشفيعنامحمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين.
أما بعد: قال الله تعالى في كتابه العزيز:
قُلْ بِفَضْلِ ٱللَّهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهِ فَبِذَلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُواْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ
the translation of which is: “Say: ‘It is the favour of Allah and His mercy that should be the cause of their rejoicing. That is better than anything they accumulate.’”
Muslims, rejoice in Allah’s blessings upon you. He says in his Book:
وإن تعدوا نعمة الله لا تحصوها
the meaning of which is : ‘And if you try to enumerate Allah’s blessings, you will not be able to count them.’
Allah’s blessings are countless, and today some of the greatest ones are most apparent, so take delight in them – enjoy your good food and drink, your beautiful clothes, your sweet-smelling perfumes and the company of loved ones. And display them openly out of thanks to your Lord. He says:
وأما بنعمة ربك فحدث
the translation of which is, “And as for the blessing of your Lord, speak out!”
The Messenger of Allah may Allah bless him and grant him peace said:
إن الله يحب أن يرى أثر نعمته على عبده
‘Allah loves to see the mark of His blessing on His slave.’
So honour Allah’s generosity and celebrate it. And remember that Allah has made the believers brothers, in the the most profound sense; and this is an existential reality which we must cherish and nurture and not understand or take superficially. This bond is our support and respite in a time when all ties have been shuttered and people have been individualised, enslaved and deprived of their communal power and economic and transactional freedom.
Allah says:
فَأَصْبَحْتُمْ بِنِعْمَتِهِ إِخْوَانًا
“You became brothers by His blessing.”
And He says:
إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌ
The translation of which is, “The muminun / the believers are brothers.”
And He also says, may He be exalted:
هو الذي ألف بين قلوبهم
“He is the One Who joined their hearts together”
So take the opportunity of this blessed day to renew and strengthen the bond amongst you. Be generous to each other, have concern for each other, help each other, honour each other, give each other good counsel, forgive each other and put things right between you where there are grievances.
الله أكبر ، الله أكبر، الله أكبر، لا إله إلا الله. الله أكبر، الله أكبر، ولله الحمد
Oh Allah, we ask You to accept our fast and our prayer and grant us Your Forgiveness. We ask You to give us success and fulfill our highest aspirations. We ask that He make this day a time of great joy for the Muslim Umma, especially those who are being downtrodden and oppressed throughout the Muslim world. We ask that You bless us on this blessed day and grant us victory over Your enemies.
إِنَّ اللهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ، يَا أَيُهَا الذِينَ آمَنُواْ صَلُّواْ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُواْ تَسْلِيماً. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ.
وَارْضَ اللَّهُمَّ عَنِ الْخُلَفَاءِ الرَّاشِدِينَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ وَعَلِيٍّ، وَعن عائشةَ وسائر أزواج النبي، وَعَنْ سَائِرِ الصَّحَابَةِ أَجْمَعِينَ، خُصُوصاً اِلأَنْصَارَ مِنْهُمْ وَالمُهَاجِرِينَ، وَعَنِ التَّابِعِينَ وَتَابِعِي التَّابِعِينَ وَمَنْ تَبِعَهُمْ بِإِحْسَانٍ إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ.
اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِ وُلَاةَ أُمُورِ المُسْلِمِينَ لِمَا يُرْضِيكَ وَلِاتِّبَاعِ سُنَّةِ نَبِيِّكَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَهُمْ عَلَى الصِّرَاطِ المُسْتَقِيمِ، وَأَصْلِحْهُمْ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ.
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلَى شَيْخِنَا، وَعَلَى أَمِيرِنَا، وَعَلَى جَمِيعِ أُمَرَاءِ وَزُعَمَاءِ المُسْلِمِينَ.
اللهم اغفر لنا وارحمنا وارحم والدينا وارحم موتانا وارحم من علمنا وارحم أشياخنا وارحم من سبقنا بالإيمان وارحم بفضلك جميع المسلمين والمسلمات، والمؤمنين والمؤمنات، الأحياءِ منهم والأموات، يا أرحم الراحمين، يا رب العالمين. آمين آمين آمين.
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