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In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful. All praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. And peace and blessings be upon the honorable prophets and messengers. Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and upon his family and companions. He is the most merciful and the most merciful. My brothers and sisters, we come finally to the end of this month. SubhanAllah, let us leave this month with a sense of loss, with a sense of grief, not with a sense of happiness and relief. Alhamdulillah, we are happy that tomorrow will be the day of Eid. And inshallah, that is something to be happy about. But we are happy about the fact that there is Eid, but we are not happy about the fact that Ramadan is over. And be very, very, very conscious that today might be the last fast of your and my life in Ramadan. Because if Allah does not give me another Ramadan, this is my last Ramadan. I said this in the beginning, I am saying it again. Let us consciously have this thought that this is my last Ramadan and make it the best Ramadan of my life yet. Two or three important things. One is the fasting of Shawwal. The six days after Ramadan, Abu Ayyub said, The Prophet said, Abu Ayyub Al Ansari narrated that Rasulullah said, Whoever fasts Ramadan and follows it with six fasts from Shawwal, That is equal in reward to fasting the whole year, every day of the year. So Ramadan effectively is like fasting for ten months. And Shawwal is fasting the six days equals to sixty days because Allah gives one for every hasana, for every good deed. Allah gives ten hasana. So therefore, fasting of six days gets us the reward of fasting for sixty days. So, for sixty days, fasting of one month gives us the reward of fasting for ten months. And therefore, we have fasted for the whole year. So do not miss the fast of Shawwal. The fast of Shawwal can be kept at any time during the month of Shawwal. They don’t have to be kept continuously or continuously. You can fast on Mondays and Thursdays, for example, and you will finish the six days in the whole month or at any whatever combination. Don’t pick a Friday to fast. If you are fasting, for example, the Yawmul Bidh, 13th, 14th and 15th of the month, if you are fasting, one of them is a Friday. No problem. Alhamdulillah. But don’t pick the Friday to fast because Friday is a day of Eid and fasting is not permitted on Friday just by itself. Otherwise, you can fast. I find the easiest way is immediately after Eid, give it a day or two because the period of Eid is for three days. And after that, just fast six days and you are done. But whatever is convenient. So don’t miss the six days of fast of Shawwal. Now Eid itself, it’s called Eid ul Fitr. And therefore, Zakat ul Fitr, the charity for Zakat must be given. And it must be given. It is wajib on behalf of all Muslims, young and old, male and female. Even if a child was born the previous night, Zakat ul Fitr is wajib on that child also. Check with your masjid wherever you live. Whatever is the amount of Zakat ul Fitr, make sure it is given. Give it before you go for Salat ul Eid. It is not permissible to give it after. For example, the Hadith, not example, the Hadith, the dahlil is Hadith in Sayyid Abid-A’ood. Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said whoever gives it before the Salat, it is Zakat ul Fitr. And whoever gives it after the Salat, it is ordinary charity. And therefore, it is very important to make sure that you give Zakat ul Fitr outside, before the Salat ul Eid. So be very clear about that and make sure that you give it. Ideally give it one or two days before the day of Eid, which is most convenient. So anyway, Kullu Aam, Mantum Bi Kheir. Eid Mubarak to all of you. May Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala give you the Eid in the best possible way. Think of the people who cannot celebrate this festival, who are in difficult circumstances all over the world. Make lots of dua for them. Give lots of sadaqa. And thank Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala over and over again that Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala has kept you and me safe, has kept us in a state and in a place where we can celebrate this Yawul Eid with peace and harmony and comfort. Be good to our neighbors, invite people home, go to people’s houses, and invite people to celebrate in all the halal ways which are possible for us to celebrate. Wa salallahu ala nabi’il kareem wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa barakatu. Bi rahmatika ya rahmati wa rahimina wa alhamdulillah ki rabbi’il alameen. Eid Mubarak Kullu Aam, Mantum Bi Kheir for all of you. Jazakumullahu wa karim. Wa salamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.
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