5] Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Azha Prayers

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1525. Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Azha prayers are obligatory during the
timeof Imam (A.S.), and it is necessary to offer them in congregation.
However during the present times when the Holy Imam is in Occultation,
these prayers are Mustahab, and may be offered individually as wellas
in congregation
1526. The time for Eid prayers is from sunrise till Zuhr.
1527. It is Mustahab that Eid ul Azha prayers is offered after
sunrise. As forEid ul Fitr, it is Mustahab that one should have a
breakfast after sunrise, payZakatul Fitr and then offer Eid prayers.
1528. * Eid prayers has two Rak'ats. In the first Rak'at, a person
should recite Surah al Hamd and aSurah and then they say five takbirs,
and after every takbir he should recite qunut. After the fifthqunut,
he should say another takbir and then perform Ruku and two Sajdah. He
should then stand up and say four takbirs in the second Rak'at, and
recite qunut after everyone of these takbirs. Thereafter, he should
say the fifth takbir and then perform Ruku and two Sajdah. After the
second Sajdah he should recite tashahhud, and thencomplete the prayers
with Salam.
1529. Any recital or Dua will suffice in qunut of the Eid Prayers.
However, it is better that the following Dua is recited: Allahumma
ahlal kibriya'i wal 'azamah,wa ahlal judi wal jaburat, wa ahlal 'afwi
war rahmah, wa ahlat taqwa wal maghfirah. As aluka bihaqqi hazal
yawmil lazi ja'altahu lil muslimina 'ida, wali Muhammadin sal lal lahu
'Alaihi wa Alihi, zukhran wa sharafan wa karamatan wa mazida an
tusalliya 'ala Muhammad wa Ali Muhammad wa an tudkhilani fi kulli
khayrin adkhalta fihi Muhammadan wa Ala Muhammad wa an tukhrijani min
kulli su'in akhrajta minhu Muhammadan wa Ala Muhammad salawatuka
'alahi wa 'alahim. Alla humma inni as aluka khayra ma sa alaka bihi
ibadukas salihun, wa auzubika mim masta aza minhu ibadukal mukhlasun.
1530. * During the period of 0ccultation of Imam (A.S.), it is an
obligatory precaution that two sermons (khutbas) be delivered after
Eid prayers,and it is better that on Eid ul-fitr, the sermons should
explain rules regarding Zakatul Fitr, and on Eid ul-Azha, rules
regarding sacrificing the animals be explained.
1531. No particular Surah has been specified for Eid prayers. But, it
is better that after reciting Surah al Hamd in the first Rak'at, Surah
Wash Shams be recited and in the second Rak'at Surah al Ghashiya. Or
in the first Rak'at, to recite Surah of Sabbi Hism, and in the second
Rak'at Surah Wash Shams.
1532. It is recommended that Eid prayers be performed in the open
fields. However, in Makkah,it is Mustahab that it should be offered in
Masjidul Haram.
1533. It is Mustahab to walk barefooted to attend Eid prayers, with
all the dignity, and to do Ghusl before namaz, and to placea white
turban on one's head.
1534. It is Mustahab that in Eid prayers Sajdah be performed on earth,
and hands be raised while saying takbirs. It is also Mustahab that a
person who is offering Eid prayersalone, or as an Imam of the
congregation, recites prayers loudly.
1535. It is Mustahab that the following takbirs be said on Eid ul Fitr
night (ie night preceding the Eid day), after Maghrib and Isha
prayers, and on Eid day after Fajr prayers, as well as after Eid ul
fitr prayers: "Allahu Akbar, Alllahu Akbar, la ilaha illal lah wallahu
akbar, Allahu Akbar, wa lilla hil hamd, Allahu akbar ala ma hadana""
1536. In Eid ul Azha, it is Mustahab that the above mentioned takbirs
be said after ten prayers, of which the first is the Zuhr prayersof
Eid day and the last is the Fajr of 12th Zillhajj. It is also Mustahab
that after the above mentioned takbirs, the following be recited:
"Allahu Akbar 'ala ma razaqana min bahimatil an 'am, wal hamdu lil
lahi ala ma ablana".
If, a person happens to be in Mina on the day of Eid ulAzha, it is
Mustahab that he should say these takbirsafter fifteen prayers, of
which the first is Zuhr prayers of Eid day, and the last is the Fajr
prayers of the 13th of Zillhajj.
1537. The recommended precaution is that women should avoid going to
offer Eid prayers. This precaution does not apply to elderly women.
1538. Like in all other prayers, the follower should recite everything
inthe Eid prayers, except Surah al-Hamd and the other Surah.
1539. If a follower joins the prayers at a time whenthe Imam has
already said some takbirs, he should, while the Imam performs Ruku,
say all the takbirs and qunut which he has missed, and it will be
sufficient if in each qunut he says: Subhanallah or Alhamdu lillah
only.
1540. If a person joins the Eid prayers when the Imam is in Ruku, he
can make niyyat, say the first takbir of the prayers, and then go into
Ruku. :->