EID SALAH
The Eid prayer is usually held in a specially designated area for Eid Salah every year, or in a large Masjid if the area is not available. Though the Salah should be ideally prayed early morning after the sun has risen, some Masjids may delay it for the convenience of their Musallis.
Before going for the Eid Salah for Eid Ul-Fitr(the one after Ramadan), it’s Sunnah to eat something light before you go, such as dates, to symbolise that today is not a day of fasting. For Eid Ul-Adha, you should go without having anything to eat in the morning so that the first thing you eat is Qurbani/Udhiyyah meat ideally, though it may be difficult to make it the first thing you eat nowadays!
Wear your best clothes, even if they aren’t new, and ensure you’ve had a Ghusl in the morning. Apply perfume too, and groom yourself as you would on Jumu’ah.
Also, when going and coming back from the Salah, choose a different route for both journeys, as is the Sunnah. Whilst walking there and back, repeat the Takbir of Tashriq saying:
As for the Salah, it consist of two parts:
•Two Rak’ahs of WajibSalah in which we say AllahuAkbar whilst raising our hands an additional six times compared to the usual Salah we pray
•The Imam then delivers two Khutbahsas he does for Jumu’ah, sitting between the two with a short gap.
As for the six additional Takbirs:
As for the first three, as Salahbegins and everyone has prayed their Thana, the Imam will say the Takbir three times, and everyone will raise their hands as usual for each one. After the third is said, everyone will fold their hands again and the Imam will begin reciting Surah Fatihah.
As for the other three, in the second Rak’ah, just before the Imam is about to go into Ruku’, he will say the Takbirthree extra times again, and for each one, everyone will raise their hands as usual. After all three are said, the Imam will say a fourth, but this will be the usual Takbirto go into Ruku’.
Thereafter the Salah will continue as usual, and the Imam will say Salam at the end to finish the Salah.
After this, the Imam will stand on top of the Mimbar(pulpit) as he does in Jumu’ah Salah and say two Khutbahs.Once he finishes, the Eid Salah is over and everyone makes their way home. It’s important to sit for the Khutbah as it is part of the entire Salah, just as it’s important to sit for the Khutbahfor the Jumu’ah Salah.
One important aspect of Eid Salah is to avoid meeting others to hug and say “Eid Mubarak” in the Masjid if possible. Although it’s a time to express happiness, it has become more of a custom to do so, and many people actually feel offended if you don’t meet them in the Masjid! Plus, it’s against the etiquettes of the Masjid to raise voices, and usually the greetings result in further conversations.
As for the rest of the day of Eid, Muslims celebrate in various ways: some meet up with their families, or gather at the grandparents’ house. Some have barbecues, whereas others hire halls. Whichever is the custom, it is indeed a time to celebrate how Allah Ta’ala has given us the ability to worship Him in the month of Ramadan.
However, amongst this thankfulness towards Allah Ta’ala we have to avoid doing anything that disappoints Him. We have to avoid mixed gatherings, wherein cousin brothers and sisters may intermingle, eat with one another and sit down together. Though families get together for Eid, it would be a shame for us to immediately violate the laws of Allah Ta’ala so soon after spending a month in pleasing Him.
Also, we should avoid going to Eid exhibitions in which there are mixed gatherings or music. They have become common in some cultures, but Islam prohibits both. We need to also remind ourselves that Eid is for thanking Allah Ta’ala and showing our happiness for the good deeds we have done. It’s not a time to begin sinning again as the month of Ramadan is over.
BY HUDA PRESS
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