Shaving the Head After Al-Udhiyah (Qurbani) on Eid
A number of scholars mention it is mustahab for men to shave the head after sacrificing on Eid Al-Adha, wherever they are.
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Wearing Perfume for Your Husband
It is reported that ‘Umar b. Al-Khattāb came out one Eid. Passing by a group of women, he could smell the scent of perfume from one of them. He asked, “Who is the one wearing this scent? By Allāh, if I knew who she was, I would do such-and-such (punish her). A woman is only […]
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Three Sunan of Eid Al-Fitr
Imām Saʿīd b. Al-Musayyib – Allāh have mercy on him – said: The Sunnah of Al-Fiṭr consists of three things: Walking to the prayer place (muṣallā), eating before leaving [for the prayer] and taking a full bath. Al-Firyābī, Aḥkām Al-ʿEidayn #18. Shaykh Al-Albānī graded its chain of transmission ṣaḥīḥ in Irwāʾ Al-Ghalīl 3:104.
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Umar on the Virtue of Hajj
It is reported that ʿUmar b. Al-Khattāb – Allāh be pleased with him – once came out and saw a travelling party; he asked: Who is this travelling party? They replied, “Pilgrims (on Hajj).” He asked them three times, “And nothing else has brought you forth?” They replied, “Nothing else.” He said, “If the travelers […]
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When to Bath
A man once asked ‘Alī – Allāh be pleased with him – about taking a full bath (ghusl). He replied, “Wash every day if you want.” The man said, “No, what I mean is the ghusl.” ʿAli replied, “Al-Jumu’ah (Friday), the Day of ‘Arafah, the Day of Al-Naḥr (sacrificial slaughter, ‘Eid al-Adhā) and the Day […]
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Eid Greetings of the Companions
The Companions of Allāh’s Messenger – peace and blessings be upon him – used to say to each other when they met on ‘Eid: (taqabbalallāhu minnā wa minkum, which means ‘may Allāh accept from us and you [our fasts and deeds].’) Al-Ḥāfidh Ibn Ḥajr, Fatḥ Al-Bārī, grades this narration’s chain of transmission ḥasan and cites […]
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Generosity and Community in Ramadan
It is reported that Ḥammād b. Abī Sulaymān was a wealthy man, he used to provide ifṭār (meal to end the fast) for five hundred people in Ramaḍān, and would give each of them one hundred dirham after ‘Eid. It is also reported that he used to provide ifṭār for fifty poor people a day […]
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The Takbīr for ‘Eid
Ibn Mas’ūd – Allāh be pleased with him – used to say the takbīr during the Days of Tashrīq thus: Allāh is Greatest, Allāh is Greatest, none deserves worship but Allāh. Allāh is Greatest, Allāh is Greatest, and to Him is all praise. Ibn Abī Shaybah, Al-Muṣannaf Vol.2 p74. Shaykh Al-Albānī said its chain of […]