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In
the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful |
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Eid Prayer |
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How to offer Eid
prayer:
Ibn Abbass (ra)
reported: " I participated in the Eid-ul-Fitr prayer with the
Messenger of Allah (saw), Abu Bakr (ra), Umar (ra) and Uthman (ra),
and all of them held Eid prayer before Khutbah, and then the
Prophet Muhammad (saw) delivered the Khutbah
(sermon)."
( Muslim )
Who should go to the prayer ground & offer Eid Prayer:
Umm Atiyah (ra) reported: "The Messenger of Allah (saw) 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 Salaat but participated in good deeds and Duaa
(supplication). I (Umm Atiyah) said to the Holy Prophet (saw): Oh!
Messenger of Allah, one does not have an outer garment. He
replied: Let her sister cover her with her garment."
( Muslim )
On the Eid day, every believing man, woman and child must 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 Rakaat (units) with six or
thirteen additional Takbirs. 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 Jihaad 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. |
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