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Hajj, Umrah & EidFrom the masjid's own video, Apr 10, 2024.

Eid joy should continue through worship

Brantford Mosque

“Each day which passes by where Allah is not disobeyed is a day of Eid is a day of celebration.”

The khateeb, at 6:02

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In one sentence

Eid should be received as gratitude and joyful reward for Ramadan while its lessons continue through worship, honoring parents, repairing relationships, and remembering oppressed Muslims.

The khutbah in 6 steps

  1. Opens with takbir, praise, and gratitude for Ramadan’s blessings.
  2. Compares Ramadan’s struggle and Eid’s joy with life’s striving and the Hereafter’s reward.
  3. Uses Quranic imagery of receiving one’s record and returning happily to family.
  4. Explains Ramadan as proof that worship, family life, and worldly enjoyment can be balanced.
  5. Gives four actions: cultivate happiness, honor parents, repair relationships, and protect Eid’s worship.
  6. Extends Eid into daily obedience and closes by remembering Gaza and making dua.
Try this week
Cultivate happiness by connecting it to spiritual goals and gratitude.
Honor mother and father first; if that is impossible, make dua for them and remember them.
Repair broken relationships by offering the first salam, smiling, and setting arguments aside.
Do not miss salah or let sin and delay define Eid; continue obedience after Eid.
Remember Gaza, acknowledge the suffering, and make dua for those affected.
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 69Uses the joyful return of those who receive their records favorably as a parallel for Eid and the Hereafter.
Surah 2Uses Eid’s completion, takbir, and gratitude as reasons to preserve the day’s worshipful character.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“Ramadan has showed us that it is doable it is possible to do virtuous good deeds it is possible to fast during the day and pray during the night and read lots of Quran”
Brantford Mosque · Brantford, ON
Play from 3:20
“if you're not on okay turn to someone be that person who gives the first salam show them a smile”
Brantford Mosque · Brantford, ON
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“each day which passes by where Allah is not disobeyed is a day of Eid is a day of celebration”
Brantford Mosque · Brantford, ON
Play from 6:02
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

Eid is a joyful reward after Ramadan, and Ramadan gives us a picture of the greater reward of the Hereafter. It taught us that worship, family time, and ordinary life can be balanced. We should honor our parents, make peace by offering the first salam, and protect Eid from missed prayer and sinful distractions. The khateeb also reminded us that every day of obedience can be a day of Eid. As we celebrate, we should remember Gaza and make dua for those suffering there.

  1. What Ramadan habit would you like to keep every day?
  2. Who could you greet first to make peace?
  3. How can we remember suffering families while enjoying Eid?
Where it was given

The masjid

Brantford Mosque192 Greenwich St, Brantford, ON N3S 2X6Jumu'ah Jumuah1 1:20 PM, Jumuah2 3:10 PM
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