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What
to Do on the Day of `Eid |
Taking
a Bath:
One
of the manners of `Eid is to take a bath before going out to the
prayer.
Eating
Before Coming Out:
One
should not come out to the prayer-place on `Eid al-Fitr before eating
some dates or something.
Takbeer
on the Day of `Eid:
This
is one of the greatest Sunnahs of this day, because of the words of
Allah, “... (He [Allah] wants that you) must complete the same
number (of days), and that you must magnify Allah (say Takbeer
“Allahu Akbar”) for having guided you so that you may be grateful
to Him.”
The time for making Takbeer on `Eid al-Fitr starts from the night of
`Eid until the time when the imam comes in to lead the prayer.
The
Wording of the Takbeer:
“Allahu
akbar, Allahu akbar, la ilaha ill-Allah, wa Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar
wa Lillahi'l-hamd (Allah is Most Great... there is no god but Allah,
Allah is Most Great, and to Allah be praise).”
Congratulating
One Another:
People
may exchange congratulations and good greetings on `Eid, no matter
what form the words take. For example they may say to one another,
“Taqabbal Allahu minna wa minkum (May Allah accept [the fast and
worship] from us and from you” or “`Eid Mubarak” and other
similar permissible greetings.
Looking
One’s Best for `Eid:
On
the day of `Eid one should wear his best clothes, so men should wear
the best clothes they have when they go out for `Eid.
As
for women, they should avoid adornment when they go out for `Eid,
because they are prohibited from showing their adornment in front of
non-mahrem men. A woman who wants to go out is forbidden to wear
perfume or to show off in a tempting way in front of men, because she
is only going out for the purpose of worship.
Listening
to the `Eid Khutbah:
The
`Eid Khutbah differs from the Friday Khutbah in that it is Sunnah and
it is not obligatory to listen to it.
Imam
An-Nawawi said: “It is mustahabb (recommended) for people to listen
to the Khutbah, although the Khutbah and listening to it are not
essential conditions of the `Eid prayer.
To
Go Out By One Route and Come Back By Another:
One
should vary his routes on the day of `Eid. So, one should go out
walking, then he would come back walking by a different route. It is
said that this is done so that the two different routes would testify
in one’s favor on the Day of Resurrection, because on that Day the
earth will speak about everything that was done on it, good and evil.
It
is also said that this is done in order to demonstrate the symbols and
rituals of Islam along both routes and to pronounce the remembrance of
Allah.
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