OTHER REFERENCES WASAAIL US SHIA – VOL 7 H 9911 BIHAR UL...

OTHER REFERENCES WASAAIL US SHIA – VOL 7 H 9911 BIHAR UL ANWAAR – VOL 6 P 78 ILLAL U SHARAI – VOL 1 P 268 What to Do: I asked from Imam -asws , it is generally said, mercy is extended for those who fast during the month of Ramadan, in particular during ‘Shab-e-Qadar’, Imam -asws replied, yes, it is like good workers are paid generously, which (Allah -azwj ) does on the eve of Eid. I then said, May I be your ransom, what shall we do at this time?

Imam -asws replied, upon Sunset, take bath and offer Magrib prayers, raise your hands and say: O the most rewarding and powerful, the most gracious, the One who has made Mohammed -saww praiseworthy, bless Mohammed -saww and his Household -asws , forgive all my sins which You have seen- surely, I have overlooked although these are written in Your -azwj book. Then say in the prostration, ‘Atub illallah’ 100 times and make a prayer.

[1] Masoom -asws said, eat before offering salat on Eid-ul-Fitr whereas eat after offering prayers on Eid-ul-Zaha (Qurban). [2] Rasool Allah -saww said: An Angel announces on the first day of ‘Shawaal’ (Eid) O those who are blessed with Emaan [3] wake up and collect your gifts, Rasool Allah -saww also said O Jabar, Allah -azwj ’s gifts are not like those of rulers and kings, the day of Eid is for Divine gifts.

[4] Ibn Abi Najran and Ali bin Hakam have reported through Safwan Jamal, who stated that upon asking from Hazrat Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq -asws regarding the ‘Fitra’ [5] , Imam -asws replied, it is obligatory on everyone, include rich and poor as well as the resourceful and the slave which is equivalent to one ‘Salah’ (2.8 kg) of dates or wheat or dried grapes, in another hadith Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq -asws says, donate ‘Fitra’ on whatever you (usually) eat.