"True Eid lies in avoiding sin. What you give will accompany you until the Day of Judgment and religion, while what you hoard in this world remains for the people of the world." On July 19, 2021,
It was narrated that Mawlana Amir al-Mu’minin Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him), when someone came to greet him on one of the Eid days, said:
"Eid is for the one whose fasting Allah has accepted, and whose night prayers He has appreciated. Every day in which one does not disobey Allah, the Almighty, is a day of Eid."
Thus, Eid is a day in which a person earns good deeds and renews their devotion and obedience to God.
Every day the sun rises, a day of your life passes. You are held accountable before your Lord for what you will offer on that day, and for what you put forward in deeds.
(Every day in which Allah is not disobeyed is a day of Eid).
According to this narration, the meaning of Eid is that every day in which a person strives to earn a good deed, to perform a righteous act, to store something among the lasting good deeds — that is a true day of celebration.
Just as one strives in worldly life to store provisions for days of hunger, thirst, or poverty — and even then, those stored things might perish or be ruined or wasted — what a person stores in the treasuries of Allah Almighty in the form of righteous deeds is what never perishes, never changes, and never gets lost or spoiled.
There is no one who stores anything without taking measures to protect and preserve it.
If one of us stores food, they will not simply leave it; they will place it in a suitable location, perhaps refrigerate it so that it does not rot or spoil.
Likewise, if one saves money for days of need, they will store it in a secure vault, entrust it to someone they trust, or place it where they feel safe.
Yet all of these means of protection — storage, safety, preservation — remain vulnerable to damage: fire may consume them, thieves may steal them. No one can deny the possibility of these risks.
So where are those who store for the Hereafter even a tenth of what they store for this worldly life?
What you store in this world will serve your needs — and no more. No one can grant you the power or ability to carry any of it with you when you leave this world.
What you hide in this world remains here. What you give accompanies you to the Day of Judgment and religion.
What you leave behind in this world is for the people of the world. But what you give — that is the light you will find in your grave, the comfort you will feel in your resting place. You will be secure when others around you are terrified. You will be smiling when others are weeping.
This is a day in which Allah the Almighty has willed for His servants to connect, to love one another, and to support one another.
So let us act, that we may be among those whom Allah is pleased with on this day.
We ask Allah, the Exalted, to make us and you among those who hear the word and follow the best of it.
O Allah, send Your blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad — a prayer through which You accept our prayers, answer our supplications, forgive our sins, erase our misdeeds, enrich our poverty, and heal our brokenness. You are indeed capable of all things.
O servants of Allah, Allah commands justice, kindness, and giving to relatives, and He forbids immorality, wrongdoing, and oppression. He admonishes you so that you may take heed. Qur’an, Surah An-Nahl 16:90
O Allah, make us among those who remember when reminded, who refrain when warned, who hear when called, and who see when shown.
I say these words and ask Allah’s forgiveness for myself and for you.
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