The Shaykh’s warning regarding a matter in which many people have erred: that it is not obligatory for the days of the festival to be a holiday where their work is suspended out of imitation.

And the truth is, this point, and as the saying goes, "a thing brings to mind its like." Among the grave errors prevalent among Muslims today is their belief that every festival day must be accompanied by the suspension of public affairs. This is a grave error. You will find, for example, that they suspend work on the Festival of Sacrifice, they suspend work on the upcoming Festival of Breaking the Fast, and they suspend work on Friday. All of this has no basis in the Shari'ah. The festival, especially the Festival of Breaking the Fast, consists of the prayer in the prayer ground, and that is all. Just as people customarily have breakfast in the morning and break their fast on all days of the year and then proceed to their work, so too must they continue their work on the day of the Festival of Breaking the Fast and the day of the Festival of Sacrifice, celebrating, celebrating. However, the festival does not necessitate the suspension of people's affairs in Islam. The Muslims' deviation from their religion in practice has opened the door for rulers to intervene in such matters, compelling Muslims to suspend their work.