Tuesday 5 July 2016

Dhikr for Eid Day from Imam Ghazali

***Dhikr for Eid Day from Imam Ghazali***
Whoever recites "SubhanAllahi wa biHamdihi" 300 times on the day of Eid and send the rewards-(thawab) to all deceased Muslims Souls-(Ruh), Allah will illuminate a 1,000 lights in each grave and when the reciter will die Allah will cause 1,000 lights to enter his grave also. (Mukashifah al-Quloob) by Imam Imam Ghazali.
What is Recommended On the Day of Eid al Fitr?
 
* To wake up early, preferably before Fajr or at the entering of Fajr
* To pray the Fajr group prayer in the masjid
* To eat something sweet after the Fajr prayer before going to the Eid prayer area
* To eat dates if one can find them, and to eat them in amounts of odd numbers
* To perform the purificatory bath (ghusl) before the Eid prayer, even for a person who is not attending the prayer
* To clean one’s teeth with a siwak or similar object as much as possible
* To wear scented perfume (women do not wear strong scented perfume outside of their homes)
* To wear the best of one’s clothes, which consist of the most beautiful, cleanest or newest garments, even if they are not white
* To make one’s happiness and joy apparent, thanking Allah for one’s blessings
* To smile and display one’s happiness when meeting others
* To give much in non-obligatory charity, more than one’s usual habit
* To direct oneself to the Eid prayer area, while saying ‘Allahu Akbar’ quietly to oneself and to stop saying it when the Imam begins the Eid prayer
* To go to the Eid prayer area by foot
* To pay the sadaqat al-fitr (zakat al-fitr) if it is necessary for one to do so
* To arrive early at the Eid prayer area so one can pray in the first line
* To return from a different direction after performing the Eid prayer