Celebrate eid with Saudi.
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
(May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
I live
in northeast of
Is this correct ? I tried to talk to them and they say this is to avoid Fitnah
and to avoid multiple Eid...
If this is correct then I'll follow them ? If this is not correct then what
should I do ? I don't want to be the one who goes out of community and crates
Fitnah either... Please advise...
JazakAllah
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Answer:
Celebrate eid with
Saudi
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chatper 10 Surah
Yunus verse 5:
5 It is He (Allah) Who made the sun to be a shining glory and the moon
to be a light (of beauty) and measured out stages for her: that ye might know
the number of years and the count (of time).
Nowise did Allah create this but in Truth. (Thus) doth He explain His Signs in detail
for those who understand.
Sahih Muslim Hadith 2378 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah
Allah's Messenger (saws) said: ‘Whenever you
sight the new moon (of the month of Ramadan) observe fast, and when you sight
it (the new moon of Shawwal) break it, and if the sky is cloudy for you, then
observe fast for thirty days.’
Beloved brother, at the time of the Prophet (saws) and the
early generation of believers, if even one amongst the believers bore witness
that he saw the new moon….all the believes would start and/or end the count of
the month.
With the spread of Islam to the other regions of the
earth, and without the tools of advancement in communication which we have
access to today….it was obviously not possible for the governing authorities to
announce the start/end of the months to all the regions of the earth. Thus the believers of each region started to
count the start/end of the months by the respective sighting of the moon in
their own regions.
Besides, just as the sun does not rise and set at the
exact same time on the different regions of the world, the moon too does not
appear at the same time/day all over the earth….and thus the count of the
start/end of the lunar months differ from region to region all over the earth.
If the muslim Ummah was united, and the authorities
amongst the believers were to come to an agreement and arrangement that the
witness of one believer anywhere on the earth would be enough for all the
believers to start/end of the count of the days of the months, regardless of
where they reside on this earth….it would suffice. But unfortunately the muslim Ummah is divided
today and no such agreement and arrangement is in place.
Thus under the current condition of the muslim Ummah, if
would be best if, at least, all the believers of a particular region start/end
the count of the month on the same days….and if and when Allah Subhanah Wills,
and the believers strive to become one United Ummah as it should be….this
disparity and confusion of some believers choosing to count the start/end of
the month in their own different formats and regions will Insha Allah cease to
exist.
Your
Question: If this is correct then I'll follow them ? If this is not correct
then what should I do ? I don't want to be the one who goes out of community
and crates Fitnah either...
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chatper 3 Surah
Ale-Imraan verse 103:
103 And hold fast all together by the rope which Allah (stretches out
for you) and be not divided among yourselves; and remember with gratitude
Allah's favor on you.
Respected and beloved brother in Islam, under the present
conditions when our Ummah is already divided, one who sincerely believes in
Allah and the Last Day should never ever do something which would further
divide or disunite the Ummah; but rather strive one’s utmost, with patience and
with wisdom to do everything in one’s power and ability to unite this divided
Ummah.
As explained, both formats: where one starts the count of
the month by visibly sighting the moon in their own region, or where one starts
the count of the month by the witness of one believer anywhere on the earth are
both acceptable in Shariah….thus instead of striving to prove one of the two
claimants right or wrong, one should align oneself and start the count of the
month with the absolute majority of the believers in the place/region/nation
one happens to reside, absolutely regardless of which of the two lawful formats
the believers in authority in that region choose to adopt….that would be piety
and righteousness in the Sight of Allah Subhanah.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan