
See Fatawa Arkan al-Islam by Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Uthaymin (may Allah have mercy on him), p. Part of the khutbah should be addressed specifically to the women, telling them of the things that they should do and warning them against the things that they should avoid, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to do. Giving khutbah after ‘Eid prayerĪfter the prayer, the imam should address the people. The imam should revive the Sunnah by reciting these surahs so that the Muslims will become familiar with the Sunnah. Or if he wishes he can recite Surat al-A’la in the first rak’ah and Surat al-Ghashiyah in the second, because it was narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to recite al-A’la and al-Ghashiyah in the ‘ Eid prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to recite Surat Qaf and Surat al-Qamar during the two ‘ Eids.


In the second rak’ah, he should stand up saying takbir, and when he has stood up completely he should say takbir five times, and recite Surat al-Fatihah then Surat al-Qamar. Then he should recite al-Fatihah, and recite Surat Qaf in the first rak’ah. In the first rak’ah he should say Takbirat al-ihram (say “Allahu akbar” to start the prayer), after which he should say six or seven more takbirs, because of the hadith of ‘Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), “The takbir of al-Fitr and al-Adha is seven takbirs in the first rak’ah and five takbirs in the second, apart from the takbir of ruku’.” (Narrated by Abu Dawud and classed as sahih by al-Albani in Irwa’ al-Ghalil, 639) Narrated by al-Bukhari, 956 How to pray ‘Eid prayer Classed as sahih by al-Albani in Sahih al-Nasai.Ību Sa’id said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to come out on the day of al-Fitr and al-Adha to the prayer place, and the first thing he would do was to offer the prayer.


‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “The prayer of al-Fitr is two rak’ahs and the prayer of al-Adha is two rak’ahs, complete and not shortened, on the tongue of your Prophet, and the one who fabricates lies is doomed.” Narrated by al-Nasai, 1420 and Ibn Khuzaymah. The ‘ Eid prayer is one where the imam attends and leads the people in praying two rak’ahs.
