بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِِ
١ ذُو الْحِجَّةِ ١٤٤٠
1 DHU'L HIJJAH 1440H
THE THIRD OF THE EIGHTH MONTH (03/08) 2019
Tonight, on the 29th of the month of Dhu'l Qa'dah (the second of the eighth month 2019), the Hilāl (crescent) of the month of Dhu'l Hijjah1440H has been sighted by a group of Muwahhidīn around the world.
اَللهُ أَكْبَرُ، اَللَّهُمَّ أَهِّلْهُ عَلَيْناَ بِاْلأَمْنِ وَ اْلإِيماَنِ، وَ السَّلاَمَةِ وَ اْلإِسْلاَمِ، وَ التَّوْفِيقِ لِماَ تُحِبُّ رَبَّناَ وَ تَرْضَى، رَبُّناَ وَ رَبُّكَ اللهُ
Allāh is the Most Great!.. O Allāh, bring us the Hilāl (crescent moon) with security and Īmān (faith) with peace and in Islām and in harmony with what our Lord loves and what pleases Him. (O Hilāl) our Lord and your Lord is Allāh!.. (at-Tirmidhī, 5/504; ad-Dārimī, 1/336)
Therefore, the 1st of the month of Dhu'l Hijjah 1440H will fall on 03/08/2019 Inshāllāh.
The first day of Īyd'ul Adhā (the Festival of Sacrifice) will fall on the tenth of Dhu'l Hıjjah, which is the twelfth of the eighth month (13/08/2019)
The Muminīn can perform the Nawāfil (pl. of Nāfilah; supererogatory) fasts of the month of Dhu'l Hijjah and the Takbīrāt according to this announcement. Those who have the intention to sacrifice an animal for the sake of Allāhu Taālā shall not have his haircut, beard trimmed or body hair removed or nails trimmed.
The Takbīrāt is as follows:اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، وَلِلَّهِ الْحَمْدُ
[Meaning: "Allāh is the greatest!.. Allāh is the greatest!.. There is no deity -worthy of worship- except Allāh!.. and Allāh is the greatest!.. Allāh is the greatest!.. and all praise is due to Allāh!.."]
In the reports it was mentioned that those who have the intention to sacrifice an animal for the sake of Allāh Azza wa Jall shall not have their haircut, beard trimmed, body hair removed, or nails trimmed.
Rasūlullāh Sallallāhu Alayhi wa Sallam said,من أراد أن يضحي فدخل العشر فلا يأخذ من شعره ولا من بشرته شيئاً حتى يضحي
"When any one of you who intend to sacrifice an animal enters in the month (of Dhu'l Hijjah), he should not get his hair or nails touched (cut)!.." (Muslim, Hadīth no: 1977)
May Allāh let us benefit from the ten sacred days of the month of Dhu'l Hijjah and reach Īdul Adhā with Khayr (goodness). May Allāh make the coming of Īd'ul Adhā Mubārak (blessed) and full with righteous deeds for all of the Muslimīn. We ask Allāhu Taālā to bless the Īd of the Muslimīn and accept their Sālih (righteous) deeds (Amīn)!