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Ibn
`Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, reported: “I participated in
the `Eid al-Fitr Prayer with the Messenger of Allah, peace and
blessings be upon him, Abu Bakr, `Umar and `Uthman, and all of them
held `Eid Prayer before Khutbah, and then the Prophet Muhammad, peace
and blessings be upon him, delivered the Khutbah (sermon).”
(Narrated Muslim)
Who
should go to the prayer ground & offer `Eid Prayer:
Umm
`Atiyah reported: “The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be
upon him, 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 Salah but participated in
good deeds and Du`a’ (supplication). I (Umm `Atiyah) said to the
Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: ‘Oh! Messenger of Allah,
one does not have an outer garment.’ He replied: ‘Let her sister
cover her with her garment.’” (Narrated Muslim)
On
the `Eid day, every believing man, woman and child should 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 Rak`ahs (units) with six or thirteen additional
Takbeers. 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 Jihad 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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