Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh,
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With the moon sighting been reported from Saudi Arabia, ICB has decided to declare that Eid ul-Fitr will be tomorrow, Friday, June 15th.
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The Eid prayer will start at 8.00 AM
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Zakaat ul Fitr amount is $10 per person
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There will be Potluck Breakfast following the Eid Prayer. Please bring a dish or two to share with others.
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Brothers will have their breakfast in backyard, while the sisters will have theirs in the basement. No food is allowed in the prayer halls.
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Eid-ul-Fitr family celebrations will be held on Sunday, June 17, starting at 12:00 pm.
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There will be Jummah prayer at our normal time of 12:10 PM.
Sunnah acts on the day of Eid:
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Wake up early.
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Prepare for personal cleanliness; take care of details of clothing, etc.
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Take a Ghusl (bath) after Fajr.
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Dress up, putting on best clothes available, whether new or cleaned old ones.
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Use perfume.
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Use Siwak.
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Have breakfast on Eid-ul-Fitr before leaving for prayer ground.
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Must have paid Zakaat-ul-Fitr before Salaat-al-Eid (on Eid-ul-Fitr).
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Go to prayer ground early.
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Offer Salaat-al-Eid in congregation in an open place except when weather is not permitting
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Use two separate routes to and from the prayer ground.
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Recite the following Takbir on the way to Salaat and until the beginning of Salaat-al-Eid:
Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar, Lailahaillallah Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar Walillahil Hamd