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How to Offer `Eid Prayer
Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him,
reported: “I participated in the `Eid al-Fitr Prayer with the Messenger of
Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, Abu Bakr, `Umar and `Uthman, and all of
them held `Eid Prayer before Khutbah, and then the Prophet Muhammad, peace and
blessings be upon him, delivered the Khutbah (sermon).” (Narrated Muslim)
Who should go to the prayer ground & offer `Eid
Prayer:
Umm `Atiyah reported: “The Messenger of Allah,
peace and blessings be upon him, commanded us to bring out on `Eid al-Fitr and `Eid
al-Adha, young women, hijab-observing adult women and the menstruating women.
The menstruating women stayed out of actual Salah but participated in good deeds
and Du`a’ (supplication). I (Umm `Atiyah) said to the Prophet, peace and
blessings be upon him: ‘Oh! Messenger of Allah, one does not have an outer
garment.’ He replied: ‘Let her sister cover her with her garment.’” (Narrated
Muslim)
On the `Eid day, every believing man, woman and
child should go to the prayer ground and participate in this joyous occasion.
Structure of `Eid prayer:
`Eid prayer is wajib (strongly recommended, just
short of obligatory). It consists of two Rak`ahs (units) with six or thirteen
additional Takbeers. It must be offered in congregation. The prayer is followed
by the Khutbah.
The Khutbah is part of the worship and listening
to it is Sunnah. During the Khutbah, the Imam must remind the community about
its responsibilities and obligations towards Allah, fellow Muslims and the
fellow human beings. The Imam must encourage the Muslims to do good and ward off
evil. The Muslim community must also be directed to the state of the community
and the Ummah at large and the feelings of sacrifice and Jihad should be aroused
in the community. At the conclusion of the prayer the Muslims should convey
greetings to each other, give reasonable gifts to the youngsters and visit each
other at their homes. Muslims should also take this opportunity to invite their
non-Muslims neighbors, co-workers, classmates and business acquaintances to `Eid
festivities to expose them to Islam and Muslim culture. From IslamOnline.net: http://www.islamonline.net/English/eid/1424/Rulings-Fatwa/rulings/article03.SHTML |
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