Eid Article - Khutbah:The Addressof 'Eid-ul-fitr

In thisSalah,Khutbah is a Sunnah and is delivered after
theSalah,unlike theSalahofJumu'ahwhere itisFardand is delivered before
theSalah.However, listening to theKhutbah of 'Eid Salahiswajibor
necessary and must be heard in perfect peace and silence.
It is asunnahthat theImambegins the firstKhutbaby reciting
takbirs'Allahu Akbar'nine times and the secondKhutbahwith reciting it
seven times.
Note:The way of 'Eid prayer described above isaccording to the Hanafi
school of Muslim jurists. Some other jurists, like Imam Shafi'i, have
some other ways to perform it. They recite Takbir twelve times before
beginning the recitations from the Holy Qur'an in both rak'ah. This
way is also permissible. If theImam,being of the Shafi'i school,
follows this way, you can also follow him. Both ways are based on the
practice of the Prophet, Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam.