MISTAKES MADE ON EID:
Praise be to Allaah.
As Eid is approaching, we would like to point out
some things that some people do out of ignorance of the laws of Allaah and the
Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
These include the following:
1 – THE BELIEF OF SOME THAT IT IS PRESCRIBED TO
SPEND THE NIGHT OF EID IN WORSHIP.
Some people believe that it is prescribed to spend
the night of Eid in worship. This is a kind of innovation (bid’ah) that is not
proven from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Rather it
was narrated in a da’eef (weak) hadeeth which says, “Whoever stays up on the
night of Eid, his heart will not die on the day when hearts die.” This hadeeth
is not saheeh. It was narrated via two isnaads, one of which is mawdoo’ (fabricated)
and the other is da’eef jiddan (very weak). See Silsilat al-Ahaadeeth
al-Da’eefah wa’l-Mawdoo’ah by al-Albaani, 520, 521
.
It is not prescribed to single out the night of Eid
to pray qiyaam to the exclusion of all other nights, unlike the one whose habit
it is to pray qiyaam, in which case there is nothing wrong with him praying
qiyaam on the night of Eid.
2 – VISITING GRAVES ON THE TWO EID DAYS.
This is contrary to the purpose of Eid which is to
express joy and happiness, and it goes against the teaching of the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and the actions of the salaf. It
comes under the general meaning of the Prophet’s prohibition on visiting graves
on a specific day and making that like a festival, as the scholars stated.
See Ahkaam al-Janaa’iz wa Bida’uha by al-Albaani,
p. 219, 258.
3 – FORSAKING THE JAMAA’AH AND SLEEPING LATE AND
MISSING THE PRAYER.
Unfortunately you see some of the Muslims missing
the prayer and forsaking the jamaa’ah. The Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The covenant that stands between us and
them is the prayer; whoever forsakes it is a kaafir.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi,
2621; al-Nasaa’i, 463; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.
And he said: “The most burdensome
prayers for the hypocrites are the ‘Isha’ and Fajr prayers. If they knew (what
goodness) there is in them, they would come to them even if they had to crawl.
I had thought of ordering the call to prayer to be given, then I would tell a
man to lead the people in prayer, then I would go, taking some men with me
carrying bundles of wood, to people who do not attend the prayer, and would
burn their houses down around them.” Narrated by Muslim, 651.
4 – WOMEN MIXING WITH MEN IN THE PRAYER PLACE, THE
STREETS AND ELSEWHERE, AND CROWDING TOGETHER WITH MEN IN THOSE PLACES.
This is a source of great fitnah (temptation) and
serious danger. Both women and men should be warned against that, and the
necessary means should be taken to prevent that as much as possible. Men and
youth should not leave the prayer place or the mosque until after the women
have dispersed completely.
5 – SOME WOMEN GOING OUT WEARING PERFUME AND
MAKEUP, AND WITHOUT VEILS.
This is a problem which is widespread, and many
people take this matter lightly. Allaah is the One Whose help we seek. Some
women – may Allaah guide them – even dress up in their finest clothes and put
on the best perfume when they go to the mosque to pray Taraaweeh or go to the
Eid prayers, etc. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: “Any woman who puts on perfume and passes by people so that they can
smell her fragrance, is an adulteress.” Narrated by al-Nasaa’i, 5126;
al-Tirmidhi, 2783; classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb
wa’l-Tarheeb, 2019.
It was narrated that
Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There are two types
of the people of Hell whom I have not seen. People with whips like the tails of
cattle with which they beat the people, and women who are clothed yet naked,
going astray and leading others astray, with their heads looking like the humps
of camels, leaning to one side. They will not enter Paradise nor even smell its
fragrance, although its fragrance may be detected from such and such a
distance.” Narrated by Muslim, 2128.
The guardians of women
must fear Allaah with regard to those who are under their care, and fulfil the
duty of protecting and maintaining that Allaah has enjoined upon them, because,
“Men are the
protectors and maintainers of women, because Allaah has made one of them to
excel the other”
[al-Nisa’ 4:34 – interpretation of the meaning]
So they must guide
them and show them that which will lead to their salvation and their safety in
this world and in the Hereafter, by means of keeping away from that which
Allaah has forbidden and striving for that which will bring them closer to
Allaah.
6 – LISTENING TO SINGING AND HARAAM THINGS.
Among the evil things that are widespread in these
times is music and singing. They have become very widespread and people take
this matter lightly. It is on TV and radio, in cars, homes and marketplaces.
There is no power and no strength except with Allaah. Even cell phones are not
free of this evil. There are companies which compete in putting the latest
music on the ringers of their cell phones, and in this way music has even
reached the mosques, may Allaah protect us… This is a great problem and a great
evil whereby music is heard in the houses of Allaah. This confirms the words of
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), “There will be among
my ummah people who will regard adultery, silk, alcohol and musical instruments
as permissible.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari.
The Muslim has to fear Allaah and realize that the
blessing of Allaah means that he is obliged to give thanks to Him. It is not
gratitude for the Muslim to disobey his Lord, when He is the One Who has
bestowed this blessing upon him.
One of the righteous passed by some people who were
engaged in idle entertainment on the day of Eid and said to them, “If you did
well in Ramadaan, this is not the way to give thanks for that. If you did badly
in Ramadaan, this is not the way that the one who did badly should behave.”
And Allaah knows best
