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CONDUCT AFTER RAMADAN Prof. Dr. Mahmud Es'ad
COSAN Aůzu billâhi
minesh-shaytŕnir rajîm. Bismillâhir rahmânir
rahîm. Elhamdu lillâhi rabbil
ŕlemîne Praise is due to Allah, The
Lord of the Universe. The Prayers and peace be on our beloved
Prophet
Muhammad, his family, his companions and his sincere followers till the
day of
Resurrection. Dear Brothers and Sisters! May the Peace, Mercy,
Abundance, Grace, blessings, and treats of Allah be with you. On
this day
of Eid al-Fitr, I pray that Allah subhanahű
wa ta'âlâ places you among His forgiven servants. May he make
us
happy servants who receive the mercy of Allah. As he was praising the
month of Ramadhan, the Prophet SAS said: فان
الـشــقىّ من حرم فيه رحمة الله عزوجل (راموزالاحاديث:١٠/٩) (Fe-in-nesh shaqiyya men harume fîhî rahmetullŕhi azze wa jelle)
This is such a blessed month that is full of abundance and
goodness.
Almighty Allah sends His mercy on all, forgives the offences, and
accepts
prayers in this month. He asks His angels to look at His servants
who do
worship as if they are in a competition to earn rewards: "Look at
My
servants how they are trying to worship Me!" While the gates of
mercy
is opened, the gates of heavens are opened, the angels are praying for
the
servants, Satans are chained, and while there are many possibilities to
do good
deeds, if a person does not benefit anything from these good deeds that
person
is a true rebel (shaqî). "The
true rebel is the person who is deprived of the good deeds and mercy of
Allah
in this month." May Allah subhanahu
wa ta'alâ save us from being
among those who are deprived of the mercy of Allah. May Allah
grants us a
portion of His mercy in this month. A month in which there is a
night which is better than a thousand months has gone. We have
fasted in
this month. The Prophet of Allah praised fasting: ما من عبدٍ
اصبح صائمًا الا فتحت له ابواب السماء، وسـبَّحت
اعضاؤه، واستغـفـرله اهل السماء الدنيا الى ان توارى
بالحجاب، فان صلى ركـعـة او ركـعـتــين اضـاءت له السماوات
نورًا، وقلن ازواجه من الحور العين اللهم اقـبـضـه
الـيـنا فقد اشـتـقـنا الى رؤيته، وان هلل او سبَّح او كـبَّـر
تلـقـاه سـبـعـون الـف ملكٍ يكــتـبـون ثـوابـها الى ان توارى
بالحجاب (راموزالاحاديث:٣/٣٧٦) (Mâ min abdin asbaha
sŕimen) "There is no servant of Allah who
is fasting in the morning..." The fasting here could refer to the
obligatory fasting in Ramadhan as well as to the voluntary fasting in
other
times--Allah knows the best. (illâ
futihat lehű ebwâbus semâ') "... for whom then gates of the heavens
are not opened." That means, Almighty Allah opens the gates of
heavens for a person who is fasting. (Wa sebbehat a'dŕuhű)
"All of the body organs of the person who
is fasting praise and glorify Allah Almighty. (Wastaghfera
lehű ehlus semâid dunyâ ilâ en tewârâ bil hijâb)
Everything in the heavens and on earth asks forgiveness for that person
until
the sun goes down." (Fe-in sallâ rak'aten
aw rak'ateyni) "When a fasting person
offers one or two units of formal prayer, (edŕet
lehus semâwâti nűrâ) the heavens will pread light for him. (Wa qulne ezwâjuhű minel hűril 'iyn) His
wives from the paradise say: (Allŕhumme
aqbidhu ileynâ) 'O Allah, let him be ours, bring him to us; (feqad ishteknâ ilâ ru'yetihî) we desire
to be seen by him.'" (Wa in hellele aw
sebbeha aw kebbera telqŕhu seb'űne elfe melekin
yektubűne thewâbehâ ilâ en tewârâ bil hijâb) "If the fasting person
says 'Lâ ilâhe illallah,' 'Subhânallah'
or 'Allahu akbar,' seventy thousand angels come to
him, greet him and
register the rewards till the sun goes down." We have lived such
blessed month of Ramadhan. This hadith had been reported by
Hadrat Aisha
RA. According to Abű Hurayra,
the Prophet said: رغم انف رجل
ذكرت عنده فلم يصلى علىَّ، (Raghime enfu rajulun dhekertu indehű felem yusallî aleyye) "May the person be humiliated who fails to say salawat when my name is mentioned!" Allŕhumme salli alâ seyyidinâ muhammedin wa âlihî wa sahbihî wa men tebiahű bi-ihsânin salâten wa selâmen dâimeyni mutelâzimeyni ilâ yewmid dîn... We must say salawat and prayers for our beloved Prophet SAS every time we hear his name. The first reason is the fact that our faith requires the love of the prophet. Without the love and loyalty for the Prophet SAS, without following his Sunnah, it is not possible for a person to advance spiritually. In a similar way, in Tasawwuf, a dervish must have love for his shaikh. The hadith continues: ورغم انف
رجل دخل عـلـيـه رمـضـان ثم انـسـلـخ قـبـل ان
يـغـفـر له، (Wa raghime enfu rajulun dakhale aleyhi ramadŕn, thummen salâkha qable en yughfera lehű) "May the person be humiliated who fails to benefit from Ramadhan and who fails to receive forgiveness in that month!" Such a person would be in a terrible state. ورغم انـف
رجل ادرك عـنده ابواه الـكـبر فلم يدخـلاه الـجـنـة
(راموزالاحاديث:٥/٢٩١) (Wa
raghime enfu rajulun edrake 'indehű
ebewâhul kibera felem yudkhilâhul jennete) "May the person be
humiliated
who had his parents get old while they are with him and he fails to
earn This hadith indicates how valuable a time Ramadhan is. It also indicates the importance of saying salawat when the name of the Prophet SAS is mentioned and serving the parents. We had seen some ahadith that stated that a Hajj is expiation for the offences since the previous Hajj. The same thing is true for Ramadhan: It is expiation for the offences since the previous Ramadhan. That means the offences committed in the previous year are forgiven in Ramadhan. Likewise, a Friday (prayer) is expiation for the offences committed after the previous Friday Prayer. The Mercy of Allah is so
encompassing; if it were not, then it would be impossible for anyone to
enter In another hadith, the
Prophet SAS said: من حجَّ
واعـتمر فمات من سـنـتـه دخل الجـنـة، ومن صام
رمـضــان ثم مات دخل الجـنـة، ومن غزا فمات من سـنـتـه
دخل الجـنـة (راموزالاحاديث:١/٤١٧) (Men
hajje wa'temara femâte min senetihî dakhalel jenneh)
"Whoever performs Hajj or umrah and dies in the same year, he will
enter (Wa men sŕme ramadŕne
thumme mâte dakhalel jenneh) "Whoever fasts in Ramadan and dies
afterwards, he enters (Wa men ghazâ femâte min
senetihî dakhalel jenneh) "Whoever participates in a battle for
jihad
and dies in the same year, he enters This hadith, too, indicates importance and value of Ramadhan. Although Ramadhan for this year is over, I will say few other ahadith that point the importance of Ramadhan. You may remember later on. من صام
رمضان فعرف حدوده يتحفظ مما ينبغى ان يتحفظ منه
كفر ما قبله (راموزالاحاديث:٢/٤٢٦) (Men sŕme ramadŕne fe'arafa hudűhehű wa haffazahű mimmâ yenbaghî en yutehaffaza minhu kufire mâ qablehű) "Whoever fasts in Ramadhan and observe the limits of Ramadhan and fasting, his previous sins will be forgiven." That means a person should observe the limits of fasting. What are the conditions of fasting? The Prophet SAS said: خمــسٌ
يـفـطـرن الصـائم: الـكذب، والـغـيـبــة، والنميمة،
والنظر بالشهوة، واليمين الكاذبة (راموزالاحاديث:٧/٢٧٩) (Khamsun yuftirnes sŕim) "Five things eliminate the rewards of fasting as though a person ate something: 1. (Elkezibu) Telling lies 2. (Wal ghiybatu) Talking about a person who is not present. Saying bad things about a person even if they were true. 3. (Wan nemîmetu) Backbiting and spreading bad news among people. 4. (Wan nazaru bishahwatun) Looking at a person with lustful eyes 5. (Wal yemînul kâzibeh) Swearing that what he says is true despite the fact it is not." People are used to uttering words "Wallŕhi... Billâhi... Tallŕhi..." That is not right! It destroys the rewards of fasting. The person who is fasting is supposed to control his nafs, correct his manners, and be careful about his words. If all of these are observed, then the fasting will wipe out his previous sins and earn the person the mercy and forgiveness of Allah. There is also the Night of Power in Ramadhan that various ahadith state that it is one of the nights of the last ten days of Ramadhan. The exact day is hidden, yet the Prophet SAS suggested we search for the last ten days of Ramadhan. To be a good example, he stayed in the masjid day and night for the last ten days of Ramadhan. He ate his food there, slept there and he worshipped there. He stated in a hadith that when a person waits in the masjid for the prayer, he will earn rewards as though he is in prayer. We are sitting and waiting here for the Eid-al-Fitr prayer. While we wait, we are in the presence of Almighty Allah as though we are offering our prayer with bowing and prostration. We earn rewards because we are waiting for the Eid prayer. Each person receives that reward. A person who is in i'tikâf, receives the rewards as long as he stays in the masjid regardless of the fact that he offers prayers, recite Qur'an, do dhikr, or sleep in the masjid. For this reason the Prophet SAS said: اعتكاف عشرٍ
فى رمضان كحجَّتين وعمرتين (راموزالاحاديث:١/٧٤) (I'tikâfu ashrin fî ramadŕni kehajjeteyni wa umreteyni) It is such a great reward. May Almighty Allah give the opportunity next Ramadan for those who have missed i'tikâf this year. May He reward those who practiced i'tikâf with great rewards. I could not pass this great news that I have seen while I was searching the ahadith. The prophet said: "There is the reward of two Hajjs and two umrahs for those who practiced i'tikâf for the last ten days of Ramadhan." It is the double reward of Hajj and Umrah. How nice to be on the path to Allah and to follow the Sunnah of the Prophet SAS. You know that Ramadhan has ended. It is Eid-al-Fitr today. Soon we are going to perform the Eid prayer. The month we are in is Shawwal. It is the Arabic lunar month that follows Ramadhan. In the hadith, the Prophet said: من صام
رمضان واتبعه ستًّا من شوال كان كصوم الدهر
(راموزالاحاديث:١١/٤٢٥) (Men sŕme ramadŕne wa etbe'ahű sitten min shawwâle kâne kesawmid dehr) "If a person fasts throughout Ramadhan and adds 6 days of fasting from the month of Shawwal, it will be like fasting the entire year without any break. The six days from Shawwal can be back to back or otherwise. It is not allowed to fast on the day of the Eid because it is a day of festivities and celebration. One could fast on other days of Shawwal. Here is an explanation: Ramadhan is 30 days, Almighty Allah rewards it 10 times; that would make 300 days. Additional six days will make 60 days. That means a person could earn rewards for 360 days, i.e., one year. We shall fast six days in Shawwal inshaAllah. There is a hadith in the
collection of Ahmed ibn-i Hanbel about fasting in Shawwal. It is
also
included in the collections of Muslim, Abű Dawűd, Nasa'î,
Tirmidhî, Ibn-i
Majah, and Ibn-i Hibbân. It was related by Abű Ayyűb-- most
likely Hadrat
Abű Ayyűb al-Ansârî who is buried in We should fast six days of Shawwal! It is an authentic hadith included in reliable hadith collections. There is a verse in the Qur'an: فاذا فرغت
فانصب. والى ربك فارغب. (الانشرح:٧-٨) (Fe-idhâ feraghte fensab, wa ilâ rabbike ferghab) [So when you have finished your duties, then stand up for worship. And to your Lord direct your longing (Qur'an 94:7-8). After a relaxation, a Muslim is supposed to make a new effort to do work. He will not get lazy, but attack again. The love and affection for Allah will not keep him idle. Ramadhan is over, so we make an attempt to fast the six days of Shawwal. We look forward to the next Ramadhan eagerly. We hope that Almighty Allah rewards us for our love and affections towards Ramadan and fasting as though we have fasted the whole year. Since a person who waits for the prayer in the Mosque is rewarded just as he were in prayer, we expect that Almighty Allah graciously rewards the person who loves Ramadahan. Dear Brothers and Sisters! We have left behind a blessed and valuable month. Now we are in a state of confusion: Shall we feel sorry for the fact that Ramadan is over or shall we feel happy that it is Eid? Well, Almighty Allah has declared this day as Eid-al-Fitr, so we should be happy about it. Ramadhan is gone; we pray Allah that we see many Ramadhans in health and happiness. Our major task from now on is to maintain the good characters and attributes that we acquired in Ramadhan. How were we in Ramadhan? First of all, we could get up for suhur meal. We could wake up from deep sleep. We should get used to waking up. We should get up at the suhur time, offer two units of prayers, then we could go to bed. Time of suhur --which is seher in Arabic-- is a precious time in which the prayers are accepted. Almighty Allah turns to the heavens of the earth and asks: "O My servants! If any of you wants something from Me, I will grant it. If anybody prays, I will answer his prayer. If anybody asks for forgiveness, I will forgive him." It is such a precious time. You have got used to getting up at that precious time during the Ramadhan. I would like to see you maintain it. We would like to see your lights on at that precious time every day. We will think, "Our brothers and sisters have got up to offer the night vigil prayer, supplications and repentance." We shall maintain this habit. The second thing is that we have fasted the Ramadhan. The Prophet SAS had some recommendations for fasting that I had stated a short while ago: no backbiting, no looking at haram, no telling lies. Sometimes a person seeks trouble by hitting his shoulder to your shoulder or screaming at you. Sometimes the person comes to your car and screams at the car. Allah subahanahu wa ta'ala has many different servants in the town: some are with good manners; some, without. If the person is looking for trouble, we are going to say: "I am fasting! I am fasting!" We are supposed to avoid the fight and arguing. One could say: "How dare you come to me and say those things? I can handle you easily. I am as strong as you are. I could beat you up!" However, the Prophet SAS did not approve it. He recommended that we stay calm and tolerant remembering our fasting. This is a difficult thing to do. "Since I am in a state of worship to Almighty Allah, I am not going to be level with you. I will be patient. I am not going to fight with you." That is what we shall do and maintain that attitude after Ramadhan, too. We quitted smoking in Ramadhan; we should not start smoking again after Ramadhan. We practiced patience in Ramadhan saying "Fe subhânallah... Lâ ilâhe illallah.. Lâ hawle wa lâ quwwate illâ billâh..." We should maintain that state after the Ramadhan. "Ramadhan is gone; the worship has ended" should not be our motto. We may not say: "We offered so much worship in Ramadhan, and it is over now. We can head to the summer house, the beach, and the entertainment places. There were so many haram things that we could not do in Ramadhan; now we can do." If a person has this kind of thoughts, let him know that Allah did not accept his fasting in Ramadhan. There is a hadith about this. The sign of the acceptance of the worship throughout Ramadhan is the continuity of the good things after Ramadhan. Pay attention to this, and maintain your good state after Ramadhan. That is the most important task for us. There may be a vacation time ahead. Many of us will go to our home town, visit relatives and spend some time there. With the momentum and knowledge we acquired in Ramadhan, we should teach our children about Islam and appreciate the vacation time. When I am with the children and grandchildren, I realize that they need Islamic training and education. We seem to be just sitting with them. We should gather them around, read some ahadith with them, explain them what it means, and ask them what they understood. Often they find excuses: "I have work to do in the kitchen!" لكل شئٍ
مانـعٌ وللـعلم موانـعٌ (Likulli shey'in mâni'un wa lil ilmi mewâni'un) "Everything has an obstacle, but when you try to learn something, the obstacles come just like a hail storm." "O my beloved wife. Have a seat. Let's do some prayers, dhikr. Let's study some matters on Islam." "I have to do ironing, and there is work in the kitchen." We shall say: "Leave them for later. This is the study hour." We shall make a schedule and have principles on these issues. When we raise our children well, we keep earning rewards even after we leave this life. We all are going to die and leave this world. Some who were with us last year are not here. We may not reach next Ramadhan. May Allah have us leave this life with iman. Our children will keep our book of deeds open and earn us rewards. They will pray for us, give for charities on our behalf, read Qur'an for us. They will offer their daily prayers, recite Qur'an, do dhikr, perform Hajj, and do other good deeds. If we raise them well, Almighty Allah will write rewards for our book of deeds. I urge
you to take advantage of the
momentum that you have acquired in Ramadhan and practice Islam with
your family
members. We shall try to teach them Islam, too, in the vacation
time. As I read these ahadith, something comes to my mind. I am sure you feel the same way: "O no! We could not appreciate Ramadhan as we should have. We could not worship our Lord as we should. We wish we tried better. I realize the greatness of fasting now. I wish I could do the i'tikâf in the masjid for ten days. I would be patient for ten days and get the rewards of two Hajjs and two Umrahs." I am sure you feel as I do. Well, Ramadhan is gone, so are the opportunities. We are going to compare our lives to Ramadhan, too. The life will pass like that. We may wonder: "What is going to happen to me at the end of my life?" Everybody will feel sorry for his life. At the last breath, the righteous servants will regret for not doing more and spending their time for useless things. They will wish they had spent every moment of their time in the way of Allah. That is how we will feel. We shall appreciate our time and not waste it at all. Not even a moment of our time should be spent in vain. Either we should do dhikr by heart saying "Allah... Lâ ilâhe illâllah... Lâ hawle wa lâ quwwete illâ billâh... Subhânallah... Elhamdu lillâh... Allahu akbar..." It is pointed by many ahadith in that direction. Or we can seek knowledge or teach; we may pursue a good deed. We can visit an ill person or go help somebody. We could respect an elderly, be nice to a younger one and try to train him in a good way. We should not waste our time, for there will be a longing for each passing moment. You have experienced that longing as Ramadhan departed. At the end of your life, you will have that longing. We should try our best to spend our life in compliance with the consent of Allah. That is why our elderly stated: "A servant should be in a continuous state of dhikr (dhikr-i mudâm) so that each moment is considered as worship. For instance, the great walî Ibrahim Haqqi Erzurumî stated in his Ma'rifetnâmah that the servant must be awaken from the sleep of unawareness and kept on dhikr-i mudâm. The person should think about Allah and remember Allah all the time. When the heart is used to doing that, each moment of the person is considered as worship. Yet another principle, recommended by our elderly in the Naqshî Tariqa, is "Khush der dem" to be awake at all times. A Muslim has to keep his guard and be aware just like a soldier on guard duty. A soldier on guard duty will not sleep because the enemy may attack when he falls asleep. One of our friends is an officer in the military. He noticed that a soldier on guard duty fell asleep. He went and picked the gun of the soldier without saying a word. When the solder woke up, he realized that his gun was missing. He was desperate for so long. That was his punishment so that he does not do the same thing. The soldier should not fall asleep on guard duty. May Allah almighty awaken all of us from the sleep of unawareness. May He make us as alert as soldiers on guard duty who are vigilant, careful, and holding on to their guns. We need to be in that state because there are all kinds of enemies around us. The Prophet SAS said: المؤ من بين
خمس شدائد: مؤ منٌ يحسده، ومنافقٌ يبغضه،
وكافرٌ يقاتله، ونفسٌ ينازعه، وشيطانٌ يضله (راموزالاحاديث:١١/٢٣١) (El-mu'minu beyne khamse shedâ-id) "There are five calamities around a Muslim: 1. (Mu'minun yahsuduhű) There are Muslims like him who are jealous of him and have a grudge for him. They could harm the believer. May Allah protect us from such envious persons. It would not be possible to please an envious person. He will not be content with what is given to him. He would want you to lose what you have. That is why it is impossible to please the envious person. 2. (Wa munâfiqun yubghizuhű) The second enemy is the hypocrites. They will smile at you, but they device plots against you. They will try to stub you from your back. They would know that you are strong. They cannot harm you when you look at them. They will seek an opportunity to harm you. He is an enemy, too. 3. (Wa kâfirun yuqŕtiluhű) The third enemy is the disbeliever who fights with a believer. There are many disbelievers that have declared war against the Muslims. We see that in all parts of the world. May Allah help Muslims. We shall ask good things for our Muslim brothers and sisters because we have fasted and Almighty Allah says, "Ask things from Me, and I will grant it. Pray to Me, and I will answer your prayers." May Almighty Allah grant the comfort and celebration we have to all Muslims in the world. May He give them peace. May He give us means to liberate the lands that are occupied by enemies of Islam. May he grant victory to the mujahid brothers at the war fronts. May He free the Muslims from the oppressors in all parts of the world. May He grant freedom for the captive Muslims. May He grant honor and happiness for all Muslims in this life and in the hereafter. 4. (Wa nafsun yunâzi'uhű) We all have a nafs. It can be trained and corrected. ان النس
لامَّارةٌ بالسؤ الا ما رحم ربىِّ (يوسف:٥٣) (Innen nafsa
le-emmaratun bis-sű-i illâ mâ rahime rabbî) 5. (Wa shaytŕnun yudilluhű) There is also an invisible enemy outside. He is outside, but he can be in us like the blood circulating in the veins. That is Satan. It gives people misgivings and doubts. He recommends evil and leads the Muslim to hellfire. Among all of these enemies, the Muslim seeks refuge with Allah. انه ليس له
سلطانٌ على الذين اۤمنوا وعلى ربهم
يتوكلون (النحل:٩٩) (Innehű leyse lehű sultŕnun 'alelledhîne âmenű wa alâ rabbihim yetewekkelűn) "Satan does not harm a believing servant who has put his trust in his Lord" (Qur'an 16:99). With the fasting and other worship, Almighty Allah provides the training for the believer. You must realize that we learned many things in Ramadan including the controlling of the nafs. The nafs is trained like that; for the other enemies, we seek refuge with Allah saying, "Hasbunallŕhi wa ni'mel wakîl." No matter how many enemies there are, when a person is a good servant to Allah, when he puts his trust in Allah, Almighty Allah blesses him with blessings of this life and the hereafter. May Allah make us true believers who believe and trust in Him sincerely and strongly. May He fill us our hearts with perfect belief. May He eliminate all doubts from our hearts. May He fill our hearts wit the love of our beloved Prophet SAS and Respect and Love for Allah. May he keep us on His straight path. May He place us among the happy servants who truly put their trust in Him. Almighty Allah says: ان الله
يحبُّ المتوكلين (اۤل عمران:١٥٩) (Innallŕhe yuhibbul mutewekkilîn) "Verily Allah loves those who put their trust in Him" (Qur'an 3:159) There is also a famous hadith that I would like to remind you about. This was one of the ahadith that I had selected for you. Since it is almost time for the Eid prayer, I may not find time to read the other ahadith. The Prophet SAS said: ثلاثٌ من
كنَّ فيه وجد حلاوة الايمان: ان يكون الله ورسوله احب
اليه مما سواهما، وان يحبَّ المرء ليحبُّه الا لله،
وان يكـره يعـود فى الـكـفـر بـعـد اذ انـقـذه الله كما يكره ان
يلقى فى النار (خ. م. عن انس) (Thelâthun men kunne fîhi wejede halâwetel îmân) "There are three things that if a person has them, he will enjoy the taste of imân. He will be a perfect believer. Nobody could deviate him from his path. He will continue advancing on the path to Allah: 1. (En yekűnallahu wa rasűluhű ehabbu ileyhi mimmâ siwâhumâ) "Allah and His Prophet SAS are dearer to him than anything else." That is, we must love Allah and His Prophet SAS first; the rest is not significant. This is possible by removing the other loves from the heart. Love for property, wealth, children, position and rank should be eliminated from the heart. He would hold on to the love of Allah and His Prophet SAS. 2. (Wa en yuhibbel mer'e lâ yuhibbuhű illâ lillâh) "He will love his Muslim brethren just for the sake of Allah." That love will not be based on the physical appearance, property or wealth. It should be for Allah only. We ought to learn this love. In fact, these Eid days are the time that joy overflows. We have to purge the bad feelings if we have them for fellow Muslims. For the sake of the Eid, we should clear our hearts from the simple matters, haughtiness, envy, pride, anger, hatred and other ill feelings. We should love one another for Allah. Unless we establish this love, a person could not attain perfection. We have to love one another for Allah. We come to the Mosque, offer our prayers shoulder to shoulder, yet our hearts are not as warm as they should have been. If we open our hearts to one another with sincerity, things would be different. May Allah grant us that love. 3. (Wa en yekrahe en yeűde fil kufri baghde idh enqadhehullŕhu kemâ yekrahu en yulqŕ fin nâr) "After being saved by Allah, a person should fear falling back into the disbelief and hellfire. How does this hadith apply to us? We were in a different state before Ramadhan. We corrected ourselves in Ramadhan, achieved a pleasant state. Having acquired that state, we should be afraid of falling back to our previous state as we would fear from falling in fire. "O no! That is wrong way! It is a path leading to the fire. It is the path of ignorance and confusion. It is a path of deviation. It is a path away from the worship. Following that path is like falling in fire." That is how we are to avoid it. We have to stay away as though it were plague. We have to try to maintain our good state. It is time for the Eid prayer. We should not delay it because children at home are waiting for their fathers. In their pleasant dresses, they want to meet their fathers and kiss their hands. They want the Eid to begin. We should not delay their joy. Talking about the ahadith is sweet, yet the Eid celebration is sweet, too. Let us offer our Eid prayer. May Allah accept your worship. El fâtihâ! ...... (Eid prayer is performed. Everybody congratulated the Eid by shaking hands. The following supplication is said while standing) Elhamdu lillâhi rabbil âlemîn... Wa sallalŕhu alâ seyyidinâ muhammedin wa âlihî wa sahbihî ejmaîn... Wa men tebi'ahű bi'ihsânin ilâ yewmid dîn... Allŕhumme innâ nes'eluke minel khayri kullihî, ŕjilihî wa âjilihî, mâ alimnâ minhâ wa mâ lem na'lem... Wa neůzubike minesh sherri kullihî, ŕjilihî wa âjilihî, mâ alimnâ minhâ wa mâ lem na'lem... Allŕhummerhamnâ... Allŕhummerham ummete muhammedin rahmeten ŕmmeh... Allŕhumme innâ nes'eluke fewâtihal khayri wa hawâtimeh... Wa jewâmi'ahű wa ewwelehű wa âkhirehű wa zŕhirahű wa bâtineh... Wad derejâtil űlâ minel jenneh... May Almighty Allah grant all of us His mercy, forgiveness, and contentment. May He grant us the rewards of the Night of Power as we experienced the moth of Ramadhan. May he grant us many Ramadhans in heath and happiness. May He keep His assistance and guidance with us in dhikr, thankfulness, and good deeds for Him. May He grant us a happy Eid. As He let us live for this Eid, may he give us many Eids in health and happiness. May he bless the entire nation of Prophet Muhammed SAS. May He make us victorious over the disbelievers. May He give us all of the good things in this life and in the hereafter for the sake of the Ramadhan, the Night of Power and the Day of Eid. May He protect us continuously from the all kinds of evils and harm -- be they familiar or unfamiliar to us. May he make it easier for each of us to depart from this life with perfect imân as one of His beloved servants whom He is pleased with. Bihurmeti esmâihil husnâ, wa habîbihil mujtebâ muhammedenil mustafâ... (Halil Necati Cosan added) "Taqabbel minnâ bihurmeti seyyiodil murselîn wa bi hurmeti esrâri sűratul fâtiha! " Iskenderpasha
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