29. ‘ĪD AL-FIT.R

اللهُ أَكْبَر اللهُ أَكْبَر اللهُ أَكْبَر اللهُ أَكْبَر اللهُ أَكْبَر اللهُ أَكْبَر اللهُ أَكْبَر اللهُ أَكْبَر اللهُ أَكْبَر (9 مرات
اللهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيْرًا وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلهِ كَثِيْرًا وَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ بُكْرَةً وَ أَصِيْلًا.

الْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الَّذِيْ جَعَلَ الْيَوْمَ عِيْدًا لِعِبَادِهِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَخَتَمَ بِهِ شَهْرَ الصِّيَامِ لِلْمُخْلِصِيْنَ وَ جَعَلَ فِيْ طَاعَتِهَِ عِزَّ الدُّنْيَا وَ اْلآخِرَةِ لِلطَّائِعِيْنَ وَ فِيْ مَعْصِيَتِهِ ذُلُّ الدَّارَيْنِ ِللْعَاصِيْنَ.
أَْشْهَدُ أَنْ لا إلَهَ إلاّ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ صَدَقَ وَعْدَهُ وَ نَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ وَ أَعَزَّ جُنْدَهُ وَ هَزَمَ اْلأحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ.
وَ أشْهَدُ أنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُوْلُهُ اْلمَشْهُوْرُ بِفَطَانَتِهِ وَ أمَانَتِهِ وَ صِدْقِهِ وَ تَبْلِيْغِهِ. صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَى آلِهِ وَ صَحْبِهِ أجْمَعِيْن.
أمَّا بَعْدُ, فَيَا عِبَادَ اللهِ , أُوْصِيْكُمْ وَ إيَّايَ بِتَقْوَى اللهِ فَقَدْ فَازَ الْمُتَّقُوْن.

Brothers and sisters in Islam:
Today is ‘Īd al-Fit.r, the feast day of fast breaking, celebrated by Muslims all over the world as a sign of thanks and appreciation to Allah Who gave them the ability to endure hunger and thirst for His sake alone. Today is the day of happiness and therefore we shall make other people happy: our children, our spouses, our brothers and sisters, our parents, our relatives, friends, neighbours, any Muslim. To those who fast out of faith Allah will forgive their sins, minor sins. With regard to major sins, such as killing and drinking alcohol, one has to repent to Allah in order to be forgiven.

Brothers and sisters in Islam
To err is human, nobody is perfect. We all make mistakes. Sometimes we hurt other people’s feelings, intentionally or unintentionally. We might have quarreled, fought and resented each other. This is the time for forgiving each other, for the sake of keeping the unity among us and strengthening our relations. This is the time to erase any bad feeling among us. Without doing this we are not going to be happy on this day, we are just pretending to be happy.
Let us take away from us any idea of revenge. The Prophet as our model never took revenge for himself. He did not revenge for the killing of his uncle by al-Wahshi. After the death of the Prophet, al-Wah.shī killed Musaylimah who claimed to be a prophet at the battle of Yamamah. Al- Wah.shī then said: “I have killed the best man (meaning the Prophet’s uncle Hamzah) and the worst man (meaning Musaylimah). Listen to the following h.adīth:
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِمَنْ يَحْرُمُ عَلَى النَّارِ أَوْ بِمَنْ
تَحْرُمُ عَلَيْهِ النَّارُ عَلَى كُلِّ قَرِيبٍ هَيِّنٍ سَهْلٍ
(رواه الترمذي).
“It was narrated by Ibn Mas‘ūd, may Allah
be pleased with him, who said: The Messenger of
Allah said: Shall I tell you the thing which is prohibited
from Hellfire, or the person who is prohibited from
Hellfire? It is prohibited to every simple,
gentle and easy person.” 125

In another tradition the Prophet said: “There are three kinds of persons who are decreed to enter Heaven: the just ruler, the compassionate tender-hearted person, and the modest and honest person.” Isolating oneself from the community because of one’s inability to stand other people’s wrongdoing is not recommended by the Prophet. Listen to the following tradition:
عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ
وَسَلَّمَ الْمُؤْمِنُ الَّذِي يُخَالِطُ النَّاسَ وَيَصْبِرُ عَلَى أَذَاهُمْ أَعْظَمُ أَجْرًا مِنْ
الْمُؤْمِنِ الَّذِي لَا يُخَالِطُ النَّاسَ وَلَا يَصْبِرُ عَلَى أَذَاهُمْ
(رواه ابن ماجة وأحمد والبيهقي والطبراني)
“It is narrated by Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet
said: ‘The Muslim who mingles with people and is patient
with their wrong-doings has more recompense than a Muslim
who does not mingle with people because he cannot
tolerate their wrong-doings.” 126

Brothers and sisters in Islam:
Whoever among you is able to fast six days after Ramad.ān, let him do it, for the Prophet said that those who do it will have the reward of fasting the whole year. As the reward of one good deed is ten-fold, the reward of 36 (or 35) days of fasting is that of 360 (or 350) days of fasting, namely, one year.
Let us celebrate this day with full of joy and happiness by forgiving each other and visiting each other. Visit the Muslims whom you have not visited.
اللهُ أَكْبَر اللهُ أَكْبَر اللهُ أَكْبَر , لا إلَهَ إلاّ اللهُ وَ اللهُ أَكْبَر , اللهُ أَكْبَر وَ لِلّهِ اْلحَمْد

(THE SECOND KHUT.BAH)
اللهُ أَكْبَر اللهُ أَكْبَر اللهُ أَكْبَر اللهُ أَكْبَر اللهُ أَكْبَر اللهُ أَكْبَر اللهُ أَكْبَر اللهُ أَكْبَر اللهُ أَكْبَر (9 مرات)
لا إلَهَ إلاّ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ صَدَقَ وَعْدَهُ وَ نَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ وَ أَعَزَّ جُنْدَهُ وَ هَزَمَ اْلأحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ.
لا إلَهَ إلاّ اللهُ وَ لا نَعْبُدُ إلاّ إيَّاهُ مُخْلِصِيْنَ لَهُ الدِّْينَ وَ لَوْ كَرِهَ اْلكَافِرُوْن.
نَحْمَدُ اللهَ حَقَّ حَمْدِهِ وَ نَشْكُرُهُ حَقَّ شُكْرِهِ.
أَْشْهَدُ أَنْ لا إلَهَ إلاّ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ وَ أَشْهَدُ أنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُوْلُهُ.
أمَّا بَعْدُ, فَيَا عِبَادَ اللهِ , أُوْصِيْكُمْ وَ إيَّايَ بِتَقْوَى اللهِ فَقَدْ فَازَ الْمُتَّقُوْن.
Brothers and sisters in Islam:
Let us forgive each other and shake hands. Now let us pray together:
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ وَ اْلمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَ الْمُسْلِمِيْنَ وَ اْلمُسْلِمَاتِ ْالأحْيَاءِ مِنْهُمْ وِ ْالأمْوَات.

Footonotes:
125. Reported by al-Tirmidhī
126. Reported by Ibn Mājah, Ah.mad, al-Bayhaqī, and al-T.abrānī
رَبَّنَا آَتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآَخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ.
(You can cite any other du‘a you know or remember, even in English or other language understood by the congregation). Then conclude the khut.bah with the following takbir, i.e., glorification of Allah, but it is only optional).
اللهُ أَكْبَر اللهُ أَكْبَر اللهُ أَكْبَر, لا إلَهَ إلاّ اللهُ وَ اللهُ أَكْبَر , اللهُ أَكْبَر وَ لِلّهِ اْلحَمْد