All praise is due to Allah (S.W.), Sovereign of the worlds, we praise Him, seek His help and guidance and ask Him forgiveness; we seek refuge in Allah from the evils of ourselves, and our evil deeds. Whoever Allah guides no one can mislead and whoever Allah misleads no one can guide.

I bear witness that there is no other god except Allah who has no partner; and I bear witness that Muhammad (S.A.W.) is His slave and messenger, and that he fulfilled his trust, conveyed the message and advised this nation and left it on the enlightened straight right path whose night is like its day and whoever deviates from it will perish.

I invoke the grace and the blessings of Allah (S.W.) upon His prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.), his family and companions and upon his followers until the Day of Reckoning.

I Advise you and myself to obey Allah, so fear Him and obey Him as He the Exalted said:

"And have provision for surely the best provision is piety, so fear Me O you who have reason." (197-2)

1. It is Sunna for every individual upon whom it is Wajib to perform Salat (prayer) and it also Sunna to pray in Jamat, apart from those people who are working during Haj (people with Haj duties). It is Sunna for these people to pray on their own. It was made Sunna from the first year of Al- Hijra, and the benefits of it are plentiful.

2. ‘Eid prayers are offered in Jamat and are prayed where Juma prayers are offered

3. Its rules and regulations are similar to those of Juma Prayers except that the Khutba is read at the end of the Salat.

4. There is no call for prayer (Adhan) or Iqama in ‘Eid prayers only the Muadhin calls out Salaatul-Jamia twice.

5. It is obligatory to read in Jammat even if there is with one person.

6. The time of the prayer starts from sunrise up until Zawal

7. The Niya (intention of prayer) you would recite as follows:

Nawetu an usalli Salat-ul-‘Eid Al-Adha Rakatein Lillahi Taala “I intend to Pray two Rakas of Salat-ul-‘Eid Al-Adha for Allah sake.

8. After the recitation of the Takbiratul-Ihram, in the first Rakaa you have to recite Seven Takbirs followed by the recitation of dua of Iftitah, in the second Rakaa after the Takbir of Qiyam you have to recite Five Takbirs and raise your hands like in Takbiratul-Ihrah. It is Sunna to recite after every Takbir

“Subhanallah wa Alhamdulillah wa la ilaha illa Allahu wa Allahu Akbar”.  From the heart. (not loud)

9. There should be no doubt in the counting of your Takbirs, and if for any reason you forget do not perform a sujud sahwi.(forgetfulness)

10. If for any reason you forget to recite your Takbir and start reciting the Dua and you realise that you have forgotten to say the Takbir, you must continue to finish the recitation.

11. The Imam and the congregation should recite the Takbirs out aloud together.

12. It is up to the congregation to follow the Imam in the recitation of the Takbir, even if he increases them or decreases them.

13. It is desirable to stay awake during the nights of the ‘Eid to please Allah (S.W). By praying Nawafil, doing Dhikr, reciting Quran, and reading plenty of Darood and Salaams to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.). If you want to please Allah (S.W.) make alive these two nights by staying awake and reciting these things, and Allah (S.W.) will make alive his heart on the day of judgement insha-Allah, on the day when all hearts will be dead.

14. It is desirable that you have a bath, wear new clothes and to wear perfume to go to pray Salat-ul- ‘Eid, except for the ladies, who don’t have to put on their make-up when they go to pray. Infact it is Haram for them to go out of their homes with make-up and perfume, they can only do that in their own homes or places only where women gather.

15. It is desirable to eat something before the ‘Eid-ul-Fitr prayer and it is desirable to eat something after the ‘Eid-ul-Adhha prayer.

16. It is desirable for you to leave the house early after the Fajr prayers and go to the Mosque where the Eid prayers will be offered, except for the Imam it is desirable for him to attend on time and when he gets there he should start the Salat immediately.

17. It is desirable for you to go to the mosque on foot, and before you start walking start reciting the Takbir out aloud until the time of Salat. The Imam will continue with the Takbir until reaching the Mihrab.

18. It is Sunna to read this Takbir after every Obligatory Salat in Jamat or on your own. For those people who didn’t go to Hajj, they have to start and recite Takbir after Fajr prayer on the day of Arafat until Asar prayer on the third day of ‘Eid. Those who have gone for Hajj they will start on the day of sacrifice after Dhuhr prayers until Asar prayers on the third day of ‘Eid. This Takbir is also to be read after the dua, which is said after each prayer, once, or three times.

19. It is desirable for you to go to the mosque one way and return in a different direction.

20. It is desirable to be cheerful to a person who is greeting you and also to give a lot of Charity if possible.

21. It is undesirable for the Imam to sit before the Khutba on the Mimbar but its desirable to stand on the mimbar quickly after the ‘Eid prayer and to sit for a short while in between the two Khutba.

 

التَّكْبِيْرُ للْعِيْدَيْنِ

 

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم. وَصَلَّى اللهُ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا وَمَوْلاَنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمْ فِي كُلِّ لَمْحَةٍ وَنَفَسٍ عَدَدَ مَا وَسِعَهُ عِلْمُ اللهِ. اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُقَدِّمُ إِلَيْكَ بَيْنَ يَدَي كُلِّ نَفَسٍ وَلَمْحَةٍ وَطَرْفَةٍ يَطْرِفُ بِهَا أَهْلُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَأَهْلُ الأَرْضِ وَكُلِّ شَيْءٍ هُوَ فِي عِلْمِكَ كَائِنٌ أَوْ قَدْ كَانَ أُقَدِّمُ إِلَيْكَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ. اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرْ، لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَّ الله اللهُ أَكْبَرْ اللهُ أَكْبَرْ، وَللهِ الْحَمْد.

Allahou akbar Allahou akbar Allahou akbar Allahou akbar,la-ilaha illa Allahou Allahou akbar Allahou akbar wa-lillahil-hamd,

اللهُ أَكْبَرُ كَبِيْراً، وَالْحَمْدُ للهِ كَثِيْراً، وَسُبْحَانَ اللهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيْلاً،

Allahou akbar kabira,wal-hamdou lillahi kathira,wa soubhana-llahi boukratan wa-asila,

لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَّ الله، وَلاَ نَعْبُدُ إِلاَّ إِيَّاهْ، مُخْلِصِيْنَا لَهُ الدِّيْنَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُوْنْ،

la ilaha illa Allahou, wa la naboudou illa iyahou moukhlisina lahou dina wa-laokarihal-kafiroun,

لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَحْدَهْ، صَدَقَ وَعَدَهْ، وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهْ، وَأَعَزَ جُنْدَهُ، وَهَزَمَ الأَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهْ، لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَّ الله.

la ilaha illa Allahou wahda, sadaqa wa-ada,wa nasara abda,wa-aza joundahu,wa hazamal-ahsaba wahda, la ilaha illa Allah.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّد، وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّد، وَعَلَى أَصْحَابِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّد،

Allahoumma salli ala sayidina Mouhammad, wa ala aali sayidina Mouhammad, wa ala as-habi sayidina Mouhammad,

وَعَلَى أَنْصَارِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّد، وَعَلَى أَزْوَاجِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّد، وَعَلَى ذُرِّيَةِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّد،

wa ala ansari sayidina Mouhammad,wa ala azwaji sayidina Mouhammad,wa ala thourriyati sayidina Mouhammad,

وَسَلِّمْ تَسْلِيْماً كَثِيْراً، لاَ إِلهَ إِلاَّ الله اللهُ أَكْبَرْ اللهُ أَكْبَرْ، وَللهِ الْحَمْد.

wa sallimou tasliman kathira,la ilaha illa Allahou Allahou akbar, wa lillahil-hamdou

 

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