SALATUL-‘EID
1 ISLAMING RULING ON SALATUL-‘EID:
a- FARDH-KIFAYAH (COLLECTIVE OBLIGATORY DUTY):
IT IS SUFFICIENT IF THIS DUTY IS PERFORMED BY SOME IN THE COMMUNITY.
IF NOT, THEN THE WHOLE COMMUNITY HAS SINNED.
b- ABU-SAEED AL-KHUDHRI SAID:
“ THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH (SAW) USED TO GO OUT TO AN OPEN AREA ON THE DAY OF AL-FITR AND AL-ADH-HA, AND THE FIRST THING HE WOULD START WITH WAS THE PRAYER, WHEN HE FINISHED HE WOULD STAND FACING THE PEOPLE WHO WERE SEATED IN THEIR ROWS; THEN HE WOULD PREACH TO THEM, ADVISE THEM AND COMMAND THEM.”
(COLLECTED BY BUKHARI & MUSLIM)
. LINGUISTICALLY : RECURRING.
. JURIDICALLY: ‘EID DAYS ARE JOYFUL DAYS OF EATING AND DRINKING AND
REMEMBERING ALLAH (SWT).
2 DATES OF ‘EID:
a- ‘EID UL-FITR: 1ST OF SHAWWAL (MONTH 10).
b- ‘EID UL-ADH-HA: 10TH OF DHUL-HIJJA (MONTH 12).
3 CONDITIONS OF SALATUL-‘EID:
a- TIME : AFTER SUNRISE
(APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS AFTER ADHAN FOR FAJR).
b- PERSONS : AT LEAST 3 INCLUDDING THE IMAM.
c- SALAAH : TWO RAK’AHS RECITED OUT-LOUD,
MADE WITHOUT ADHAN OR IQAMA,
FIRST RAK’AH 7 TAKBEER (TAKBEERATUL-IHRAM + 6)
SECOND RAK’AH 5 TAKBEER.
d- TWO KHUTBAHS : MADE AFTER SALAAH.
4 MUSTAHAB (DESIRABLE) THINGS TO DO:
a- MAKING GHUSL AND WEARING YOUR BEST CLOTHES.
b- SUNNAH TO EAT ODD NO. OF DATES BEFORE SALAAT ‘EID UL-FITR AND
TO EAT FROM YOUR SACRIFICE AFTER SALAAT ‘EID UL-ADH-HA.
c- MAKING TAKBEER: “ ALLAHU AKBAR, ALLAHU AKBAR, LA ILAHA ILLA-ALLAH
WAL-LAHU AKBAR, ALLAHU AKBAR, WALIL-LAHIL-HAMD.”
. NOTE: TAKBEER SHOULD BE SAID INDIVIDUALLY AND NOT IN ONE VOICE
TOGETHER IN A GROUP.