As Salam Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu
Eid al-Adha will be celebrated In sha Allah after a few days. Eid Mubarak to you all!
Please take care of some important things on this occasion.
- This time, due to a particular situation you may encounter certain difficulties in procuring and sacrificing the animal for “qurbani” (sacrifice). Despite these difficulties, the people who can afford it should definitely perform the qurbani. Just because of difficult circumstances, you should not become negligent of this important responsibility. In fact you should help each other and observe the qurbani in the same manner as you have been doing previously. One should always keep in mind the warning given by Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be to him): “The person who does not offer qurbani despite having the means to do so, should not enter our Eidgah.”
- Qurbani is not merely a ritual or a custom but it is a Sunnah of the Prophet Ibrahim (peace be to him) which the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) followed. Qurbani is an important form of worship. It cannot be replaced by some other acts of piety. Therefore, one must obey and follow the injunctions of Deen and Shari’ah. Ensure to recite the “Takbeer” during the days of Eid.
- Please do not offer the qurbani on roads, footpath and pathways, rather perform the qurbani in open spaces. Kindly ensure that you are burying the blood and entrails of the animal in the earth after the qurbani. Kindly ensure the highest level of cleanliness and hygiene.
- Please try to perform the qurbani at collective (ijtimai) level in neighbourhoods, towns and cities. Meaning you should try to procure a ground or space where people can bring their animals and do their qurbani.
- Please do not give chance by your actions and behaviour for any kind of complaint to your neighbours especially those belonging to other faiths. You should not allow relations to become strained and must exercise maximum self control and self restraint. You should not take the law into your own hands under any circumstances.
- Please form a committee comprising of some senior and serious citizens, a few days before Eid. This committee will be responsible to keep an eye on the situation, control the situation if required and prevent it from deterioration and ensure that the whole process of qurbani passes off smoothly under their supervision. This committee should also keep in touch with the local administration and draw their attention towards maintaining law and order in the area.
- Avoid spreading rumours. If you come across news of some unpleasant incident then immediately bring it to the notice of the above mentioned committee and take the necessary action only after thoroughly cross-checking the veracity of the reported incident. The central mosques should encourage Muslims to perform qurbani and also explain the various jurisprudence matters (masaail) related to qurbani.
- Please pray to Almighty Allah that this Eid proves to be a blessed one for our community, for the country and the whole world.
Issued by:
Janab Maulana Syed Muhammad Rabey Hasni Nadwi Sahab
President – All India Muslim Personal Law Board
Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari
Ameer – Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
Janab Maulana Syed Mehmood Asad Madani Sahab
General Secretary JamiatUlema e Hind
Janab Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani Sahab
Secretary – All India Muslim Personal Law Board
JanabNaved Hamid Sahab
President – All India Muslim Majlis e Mushawarat
Janab Maulana Ali Azgar Imam Mehdi Sahab
Secretary General – Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadees Hind
Janab Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahali Sahab
Member – All India Muslim Personal Law Board
Maulana Yaseen Akhtar Misbaahi
Founder and President – Darul QalamQadri Masjid, Zakir Nagar, Delhi
Janab Maulana Kalbe Jawwad Naqvi Sahab
Senate Member – All India Muslim Personal Law Board