Praise be to Allaah and blessings of Allaah be upon His Messenger and Chosen Prophet.
There are some things that some people do out of ignorance of the laws of Allaah and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
These include the following:
1 – The belief of some that it is prescribed to spend the night of Eid in worship.
Some people believe that it is prescribed to spend the night of Eid in worship.
This is a kind of innovation (bid’ah) that is not proven from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
Rather it was narrated in a da’eef (weak) hadeeth which says: “Whoever stays up on the night of Eid, his heart will not die on the day when hearts die.”
It is not prescribed to single out the night of Eid to pray qiyaam to the exclusion of all other nights, unlike the one whose habit it is to pray qiyaam, in which case there is nothing wrong with him praying Qiyaam on the night of Eid.
2 – Visiting graves on the two Eid days.
This is contrary to the purpose of Eid which is to express joy and happiness, and it goes against the teaching of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and the actions of the Salaf (righteous predecessors).
It comes under the general meaning of the Prophet’s prohibition on visiting graves on a specific day and making that like a festival, as the scholars stated.
3 – Forsaking the Jamaa’ah and sleeping late and missing the prayer.
Unfortunately you see some of the Muslims missing the prayer and forsaking the Jamaa’ah in the name of Eid this is nothing but Shaytaan's plot.
4 – Women mixing with men in the prayer place, the streets and elsewhere, and crowding together with men in those places.
This is a source of great fitnah (temptation) and serious danger.
Both women and men should be warned against that, and the necessary means should be taken to prevent that as much as possible.
Men and youth should not leave the prayer place or the mosque until after the women have dispersed completely.
5 – Some women going out wearing perfume and makeup, and without veils.
This is a problem which is widespread, and many people take this matter lightly.
Some women – may Allaah guide them – even dress up in their finest clothes and put on the best perfume when they go to the mosque to pray Taraaweeh or go to the Eid prayers, etc.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Any woman who puts on perfume and passes by people so that they can smell her fragrance, is an adulteress.” Narrated by An-Nasaa'i, 5126; At-Tirmidhi, 2783.
6 – Listening to singing and haraam things.
Among the evil things that are widespread in these times is music and singing.
They have become very widespread and people take this matter lightly.
It is on TV and radio, in cars, homes and marketplaces.
There is no power and no strength except with Allaah even cell phones are not free of this evil.
There are companies which compete in putting the latest music on the ringers of their cell phones, and in this way music has even reached the mosques, may Allaah protect us.
This is a great problem and a great evil whereby music is heard in the houses of Allaah.
The Muslim has to fear Allaah and realize that the blessing of Allaah means that he is obliged to give thanks to Him.
It is not gratitude for the Muslim to disobey his Lord, when He is the One Who has bestowed this blessing upon him.
May Almighty Allaah accept our fasting as an act of worship.
Gathered by: Abu Mardiy Kewdirôrun At-thaqoofiy
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