Eid prayer is a prayer that
is observed on the day of festive in Islam (Eid fitri & Eid Kabir). These prayers
are set to be different from the normal five obligatory salat. We are going to illustrate
how to perform eid prayer, where to perform it, time to pray eid, number of
rakats and the prerequisite of eid prayer in order to help Muslims who are
seeking knowledge.
Place
For Eid Prayer
Eid prayer should be offered
outdoor in the open, e.g. in a park field, or a desert etc. if it is wet or not
possible to find a suitable outdoor place it can be prayed in a mosque or a
large hall. (Abu Dawood)
Time
Of Eid Prayer
Eid prayer should be offered
when the sun is obvious above the horizon.
Number
Of Rakats Of Eid Prayer
Eid prayer is 2 rakats.
There is no nafl prayer before or after the Eid prayer. There is no iqamat or
azan for Eid prayer.
Ibn Abbas (R.A.) reported:
“No doubt, Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.) used to pray 2 rakats only for Eid Prayer.
He did not pray anything before or after that. (Bukhari & Muslim)
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Conduct
Of Eid Prayer
2 rakats of Eid prayer
should be offered in the same manner as the 2 rakats of the usual prayer except
that there are 7 takbirs in the first rakat and five takbirs in the second
rakat. With each extra takbir the hands should be raised up to the shoulder
level (as in Takbir Tahrima).
All extra takbirs should be
pronounced before starting Qirat (recitation).
Kathir bin Abdullah reported from his father and his father from grandfather that prophet (S.A.W.) said 7 takbirs in the first rakat of Eid prayer and 5 takbirs in the second rakat of Eid prayer before beginning recitation. – (Tirmidhi, Ibn Majjah)
Eid
Prayer Is Offered Before Khutbah
Jafar bin Muhammad (R.A.)
reported: “No doubt, Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.), Abu Bakr (R.A.) and Umar (R.A.)
said 7 extra takbirs in the first rakat of their Eid and Rain prayer and five
extra takbris in the second rakat of their Eid and Rain Prayer. Prophet
(S.A.W.) offered Eid Prayer before Khutbah and recited aloud.”
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