Be Happy & Thankful on Eid

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm

Sohbah on 10th July 2022 by Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil Ar Rabbaniق

فَبِذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُوا هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ 

(Qur’ān 10:58)

‘Fabidhālika falyafraḥū huwa khayrun mimmā yajma‘ūn’

‘In that let them rejoice; that is better than what they accumulate.’

Allāh ﷻ tells us to be happy for what He ﷻ gives. What He ﷻ gives are things to be happy for. They are better than the goods of this world. What people collect is the goods of this world. Things given by Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla are much better. If you are happy, be happy with them. Not for earning money and wealth, but be happy if you have ’īmān, says Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla. That is better than everything. Things given by Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla are things to be happy with. 

So today, we are given this Eid. To be happy and joyful on Eid is a type of worship. It is to carry out Allāh’s ﷻ order. Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla loves people who make Shukr and rejoice for what He ﷻ gives. If they don’t make Shukr and are not happy, Allāh ﷻ won’t be pleased. Because it is His ﷻ gift. When someone gives you a present but you don’t look at him pushing it away, he gets upset. Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla gave everything to us. And above all, He ﷻ gave these Eids to us. These are beautiful things. These are the things we should be happy for, not anything else.

In old times, people used to value Eids more. Because there was not much idleness then. Better things were made during the Eid. They used to put on new clothes. And food was with more meat and sweets. The taste of Eid was more sensible in the poverty back then. Even if it is not much sensible now, people should be happy as it is something given by Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla. 

And when asked how you are, you should say, “AlḥamduliLlāh. I am happy, shukr to Allāh ﷻ.” People got used to saying “I’m unhappy.” Now people have a habit of saying, “I am not happy at all.” They think that it is cool to say so. Shukr to Allāh ﷻ, we are eating and drinking. Allāh ﷻ gave us rizq. And if Muslims perform their worship, there is nothing better than that. They should make shukr to Allāh ﷻ.

The Īmān of people of present time is not just on zero, it is below zero. In old times, even people with sins used to remember Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla during such occasions, and they used to pray even if once or twice a year.

There is a famous story. Mawlānā Shaykh Nāẓimق and Ḥajjah Anneق used to always tell it. People had asked someone who never prayed, “Do you ever pray?” He said, “I do.” “When do you pray?” He said, “From Eid to Eid.“ He said it as if he prayed every day. They asked, “Do you drink alcohol?” He said, “From evening to evening” as if he very rarely does it.

Even though it is a joke and a funny story – It means that even in a drunken state, people used to come for prayers on Eid. There isn’t such a thing now. As I said, these people are on zero, and have gone below zero. It is the condition of the world. The ’īmān of people in this world has gone below zero. Therefore, may Allāh ‘Azza wa Jalla help us. 

People with ’īmān should be happy now for not going below zero. We are near zero, around zero. They should make Shukr even for that. May Allāh ﷻ give strength of our ’īmān. May Allāh ﷻ make Eids a real Eid for us inshā’Allāh.

These Eids will turn into real Eids because of the thawāb written for us in the presence of Allāh ﷻ and our shukr inshā’Allāh. May Allāh ﷻ also give guidance to people. May Allāh ﷻ increase people’s ’īmān inshā’Allāh.

Wa min Allah at-Tawfiq. Al-Fatiha.

Al-Fatiha.

• Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbaniق

10 July 2022 / 11 Dhu’l Hijjah 1443

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