On 'Eid Al-Fitr ...Good News to the Winner of the Prize

Don't Be Prodigal

The days of 'Eid are days of joy. maintaining the ties of kinship, visiting others, and reviving friendly relations with relatives and neighbors. On those days Muslim can eat, drink, enjoy themselves through permissible means that do not take them away from remembering Allah Almighty. Moreover, spending generously on one's children in 'Eid is an act of the sunnah. However, spending in 'Eid should be moderate without prodigality or stinginess, for both behaviors are abominable in the sight of Allah. He Almighty says [ and eat and drink, but be not prodigal. Lo! He loveth not the prodigals ] ( Al-A'raf 7:31 ) and [ And let not thy hand be chained to thy neck nor open it with a complete opening, lest thou sit down rebuke, denuded ] ( Al-Israa' 17:29 )

clipped from www.islamonline.net Who will win the prize this year? Which one among us has obeyed the Lord Almighty and has been able to adapt to taste the sweetness of fasting, perform Tarawih, recite the Qur’an, remember Allah, supplicate, perform Tahajjud, give charity and zakah, and all other acts of worship? The market is over! Some have won and some have lost. Ramadan, the honorable host, has left us after bearing the trust to the Lord Almighty. It has witnessed the acts of worship and obedience we performed throughout the thirty days. Here is the day of the prize, the blessed `Eid Al-Fitr, when joy prevails all over the houses of Muslims, when all Muslims, young and old, rejoice. The `Eid is, in fact, the minor joy that the believers feel as they break their fast; whereas their major joy is when Allah rewards them for their fast in the Hereafter. Thus, the Takbir “Allahu Akbar” with which we start the `Eid day is a way of thanking Allah for the favor of guidance and belief that He has granted us.