SHARE JOY, EID MUBARAK
On Thursday, most people expressed their closeness to their family members and friends by sending out sweets and gifts for the occasion.
“Let us not forget our brothers and sisters who are less fortunate. Some of them have lost their jobs or their businesses hit hard. Spare some of the goodies and charity to those who are in need because Eid is about all of us being in happiness and joy and not only one’s own family. If each one of us selects one family who is in need and provides them with the necessities to celebrate this Eid, then we will do wonders as a community and no one will be in need or hungry on the day of Eid,” he reflected.
Hatim explained how the pandemic is a temporary phase and with God’s grace we will overcome it soon. “Be patient and being locked in your own house is much better than being in a hospital in an ICU. Let us be creative with our children – there is no harm spending these hours with our children by having movie nights, board games, connecting with other family members through the various platforms, etc.”
So what would have he been doing if he were performing the Hajj as he had been the last 16 years?
“The Day of Arafah is the busiest days of Hajj, what we would have done today is that we would have left camp of Mina before sunrise and headed towards the Mount Arafah and we would spend the entire day praying and supplicating, asking Allah for forgiveness, praying for our loved ones and friends and for those who are less fortunate and after sunset we would walk towards Muzdalifa which is an open area, where we would spend the night, we would have millions of people sleeping on the ground. It teaches you to appreciate what you have back home. Even though it is crowded and it is uncomfortable to sleep on the ground, you sleep well. The next day is Eid and we wake up early before sunrise for the prayers and walk to throw stones at Jamarat, after that we proceed for the sacrifice of a goat. The next step is to go to shave our head and change our clothes to normal attire,” explained Hatim al Abdulsalam. Eid Mubarak.