The Shariah Council instructed the Muslims to avoid going here and there for meeting and greeting people on Eid day
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The Shariah Council of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has issued the guidelines for Muslims related to the last days of the holy month of Ramazan and the Eid prayer amid the partial or total lockdown across the country in the wake of the second wave of Corona Virus.
Sharia Council’s Secretary Maulana Raziul Islam Nadvi today issued the guidelines following the start of the last 10 days of Ramazan, asking Muslims what routine they should follow in these days and how to offer Eid-al-Fitr prayers.
In a statement, the Shariah Council, noted, “one of the odd nights of the last ten days of Ramazan can be Laylatul Qadar. Therefore, acts of worship (praying namaz, recitation of the Qur’an, Azkaar, Dua etc.) should be performed during the period. It is not right to consider only the 27th night of Ramadan as the ‘Laylatul Qadar’. It is not necessary to gather in mosques for it. In fact, it is inappropriate to do so in the present circumstances. Worship Allah individually, repent and seek forgiveness. Please pray for deliverance from the corona pandemic.”
The Shariah Council advised the Muslims to avoid crowding the bazaars for shopping in the last days of Ramazan. “On the day of Eid, new or old clean clothes, whatever is available, should be adorned and one should express gratefulness to Allah” it added.
The Council has asserted that one of the most important acts of Ramazan is the payment of Sadaqah-al-Fitr (charity must be paid among poor before Eid prayer). It is obligatory on every Muslim to pay it in the last days of Ramazan on behalf of himself/herself and all the members of the household. Its quantum can be calculated in terms of dates, raisins, paneer and barley and is one ‘Saa’ that is 3.5 KG per person. If it is calculated in terms of wheat, then it is half ‘Saa’, that is 1.75 KG. Its value in terms of money can also be calculated and in terms of wheat, it comes to about Rs 50/- per person. The amount, Rs 50/- per person, can be increased based on a person’s financial status.”
As per the Shariah Council’s guidelines, the Eid ul Fitr prayer should be offered in Eidgahs, Jama Masjids and the local masjids, depending on how many numbers of people are permitted under the present circumstances. The guidelines added, “during this time, masks should be used as a precautionary measure and social distancing should be maintained. The shaking of hands and hugging after Eid prayers is not mandatory. If there are four people in a house then they can offer two Rakat of Eid ul Fitr prayer at home with extra ‘Takbeerat’. The ‘Khutbah’ (sermon) may be given after the prayer, but it is not compulsory. If four people are not there, then four Rakat nafil prayer should be offered individually.”
The Shariah Council instructed the Muslims to avoid going here and there for meeting and greeting people on the day of Eid. It added, “please remember the poor, the needy on the day of Eid along with Muslim prisoners and their relatives. In the joys of Eid, care should be taken of the poor and needy, especially Muslim prisoners in jails and their distressed families.”
Shariah Council said, “we must ensure that in all our acts of worship and Islamic rituals that our actions do not endanger the lives of human beings. The protection of life is one of the objectives of the Islamic law. Therefore, it is necessary to take precautionary measures during the pandemic.”
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