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Hajj, Umrah & EidFrom the masjid's own video, Sep 3, 2025.

Eid teaches sacrifice, care, and restraint

Darul Uloom

“The main lesson that we take out from this is the spirit of sacrifice, which we should all embed in ourselves.”

The khateeb, at 3:01

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In one sentence

Eid al-Adha should teach Muslims to sacrifice their desires for Allah, honor udhiya as a living sunnah, care for people in need, and celebrate without waste.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Opens with Eid al-Adha greetings and frames the message around sacrifice.
  2. Explains Ibrahim and Ismail's willingness to sacrifice, applying it to disciplining personal desires for Allah.
  3. Defends udhiya or qurbani as a meaningful religious practice.
  4. Calls worshippers to include lonely and financially needy people in Eid celebrations.
  5. Urges avoiding waste, remembering Palestinians in dua, and continuing good deeds from Dhul-Hijjah.
Try this week
Arrange udhiya or qurbani if financially able during the remaining Ayyam al-Nahr.
Include financially needy and lonely people in Eid celebrations.
Offer financial help to people in need.
Avoid wasting food, money, and other resources.
Remember Palestinians in dua and continue good deeds from the days of Dhul-Hijjah.
Sources the khateeb cited
Sunan Ibn MajahUsed to stress that those able to offer the sacrifice should not neglect udhiya.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“So the main lesson that we take out from this is the spirit of sacrifice, which we should all embed in ourselves.”
Darul Uloom · Orléans, ON
Play from 3:01
“Everyone's sacrifices are different. Our sacrifice might be different in this day and age.”
Darul Uloom · Orléans, ON
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“Yes, we celebrate, we have a good time with our friends and family, but at the same time, just please keep in mind, wastefulness is not encouraged in our deed.”
Darul Uloom · Orléans, ON
Play from 7:30
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khateeb wished everyone a joyful Eid and reminded us that Eid al-Adha teaches the spirit of sacrifice through Prophet Ibrahim and his family. He encouraged us to bring our desires into line with what Allah wants and emphasized the importance of Udhiyya for those who can afford it. He asked us to include people who need financial help or simply someone to celebrate with. He reminded us to enjoy food and family without wasting food or money. He also urged us to remember people suffering in Palestine in our duas and to continue the good deeds we practiced during the blessed days.

  1. What is one choice you could make this week to put pleasing Allah ahead of something you want?
  2. Who could we invite or spend time with so they feel included?
  3. How could our family waste less food at our next celebration?
Where it was given

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Darul Uloom Ottawa2803 St Joseph Blvd, Orléans, Ottawa, ON K1C 1G6ArchiveAll khutbahs at Darul Uloom58 khutbahs
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