The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) has reminded Muslim faithful on the importance of Zakatul-Fitr (ordained almsgiving) as the Holy Month of Ramadan comes to an end tomorrow.
The Secretary-General, JNI, Dr. Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, in a statement on Tuesday further reminded Muslims that the Zakatul-Fitr should be given from Tuesday to the needy before the commencement of the Eid prayers.
He said if the almsgiving is promptly done, it will assist those who do not have the means for a meal during the forthcoming Sallah festivity within the Muslim Ummah.
He, therefore, enjoined Muslims to sustain the virtuous acts learnt in Ramadan and remain self-disciplined, dedicated and ever God-fearing in all their undertakings.
“JNI wishes all Muslim faithful accepted Ramadan fasting and successful Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. In the same vein, Muslims are urged not to forget the Sitta-Shawwal fasting, i.e the six days recommended fasting, that follows Ramadan Fasting as recommended by the Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
“We will also like to remind all those travelling for Sallah festivity to drive with caution and a lot of prayers, as kidnappings and other criminal acts on the highways seem not to have been overturned. May Allah, the Most High, continue to protect us all, Aamin,” the statement also read.
The body called on the government to take the perceived calls for the fragmentation of Nigeria from different quotas as a wake-up call to improve and rejig the security network, tackle economic hardship and transparently address the seeming unemployment bog in order to reinvent the spirit of patriotism for an indivisible Nigeria.
