Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs under the leadership of its President-General and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged the Muslim faithful to observe this year’s Eid-el-kabir prayer in their respective homes.
NSCIA’s Deputy Secretary-General, Prof. Salisu Shehu, in a statement on Sunday titled: “It Is Not Over Until It Is Over”, stated that Eid al-Adha was not a compulsory religious activity (fard) and at no point should it be observed “if doing so will undermine the fundamental purpose of Shari’ah: security, a multifaceted concept which includes personal, communal, national, environmental and health components, among others. This is to say that it is not over until it is over”.
While congratulating the Nigerian Muslim Ummah and the entire Muslim world on the auspicious occasion of the 1441AH Eid al-Adha celebrations, the Sultan prayed to Allah to grant them the opportunity to witness many more of it.
