THE DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaum As-Sabt, 11th day of Zul Hijjah (1st August 2020). 

HALAAL MEANS OF ENTERTAINMENT. BismilLah. 

We all know how this Eid Celebrations have been turned into haraam festivals in almost every part of the globe due to satanic influences. Our sisters and brothers don't dress Islamically, we buy clothing made for non Muslims for our kids. Our sisters dress half Islamic but half non-Islamic showing off their necks, chest, hands to elbow etc. Alhamdulillah I've done a research and came out with some possible halaal means to enjoy our Eid. 

 

Someone will say “Halal” Entertainment? Are you kidding me? Well, certainly not. Human Being  is a social animal and  needs entertainment. I guess that is exactly why Eid (literally, celebration) is there for. We Muslims just need to find proper ways to make it. Halal entertainment refers to all that stuff you do within the bounds of Islam. Let's consider some of  these awesome ways to get entertained in the “Halal” way. Just read on to get some awesome ones specifically for the Eid days in Shaa ALLAH up to Monday and beyond.

1. Food distribution projects can be organised in Masjid where group of friends are arranging food, others are managing poor families who are been invited into various Masjids for food packages for them to eat and take away just as we do during Ramadan iftaar. 

2. Some competitions like qirat and azaan for all those whom ALLAH SWT have blessed with a beautiful voice can be organised in our communities. They don’t sing songs, they recite Qur’an. They don’t know eminem, U2 and  Nirvana but they know Shatri, Sa’ud ash-Shuraim, Sudaise  and Mishari al fasi etc. Listen to this recitation and have a feel of it.

For sisters, they have the same activities maintaining the best possible Hijab, where everything is managed by young girls and at on the other side its young boys and this is what I liked. No intermixing, no intergender communication. Beautifully managed. While the brothers handle outside affairs, sisters handle inside affairs. Sticking to their circle of influence.

3. Take a picnic trip to the biggest and most beautiful mosque of the city at any comfortable salat time (probably maghrib because it is offered aloud). Sit with your family in the masjid observing Social Distance of course. Take your mothers and sisters with you. Let them feel the joy of salat in jamaah‘ (if there is a separate place for ladies to participate in the jamaah‘. The sisters must not be a trial for brother.  Let your females come out of the stress of work at home, their kitchen and their kids.

With these few tips it comes to an end. I wish all my Muslims brothers and sisters a very very happy, productive and entertaining Eid. May ALLAHSWT make you, me and all our brothers and sisters among HIS pious slaves and bless us with the best of this world as well as of the Hereafter. Unfortunately I can't respond to the many eid wishes as such I say Eid Mubarak to you all. I appreciate all the best wishes sInce yesterday. May ALLAH accept it from us all. Aameen.