Codex Singularity: Search for the Prisca Sapientia
Eed ettiquette and rulings
1. Based on work of Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
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2. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds,
and peace and blessings be upon our
Prophet Muhammad ()ﷺ and upon
all his family and Companions.
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4. FESTIVALS OF THE NATIONS
OF NON-BELIEVERS
• Connected to worldly matters
• beginning of the year
• start of an agricultural season
• changing of the weather
• establishment of a state
• accession of a ruler
• Connected to religious occasions
• Christmas
• New Year
• Magians (Zoroastrians) festivals, such as Mahrajaan,
Nowruz,...
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5. THE MUSLIMS ARE DISTINGUISHED
BY THEIR FESTIVALS
The Prophet ()ﷺ said: “Every nation has its
festival, and this is your festival”
Two 'Eeds are exclusively for the Muslims, and that
it is not permissible for Muslims to imitate the non-
believers and polytheists in anything that is a
distinctive part of their celebrations, whether it be
food, dress, bonfires or acts of worship.
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6. All the festivals of non-believers or
innovated festivals are Haraam
(unlawful) for Muslims , such as
Independence Day celebrations,
anniversaries of revolutions, birthdays,
Labor Day, Teachers’ Day, and al-Mawlood
al-Nabawi (Prophet’s Birthday).
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7. The Muslims have no festivals apart from
'Eed al-Fitr and 'Eed al-Ad-haa
The Messenger of Allaah ()ﷺ came to Madeenah and
the people had two days when they would play and have
fun. He said: ‘What are these two days?’ They said:
‘We used to play and have fun on these days during the
Jaahiliyyah. The Messenger of Allaah ()ﷺ said: ‘Allaah
has given you something better than them, the day of
Ad-haa and the day of Fitr.’” (Sunan Abu Daawood,
1134)
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8. Ahkaam al-'Eed
(Rulings on 'Eed)
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9. Haraam (unlawful)
to fast on the days of 'Eed
Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri (ra) said that the Messenger of
Allaah ()ﷺ forbade fasting on the day of Fitr
and the day of Sacrifice (Ad-haa). (Muslim, 827)
FASTING
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10. RULING ON THE 'EED PRAYERS
• Waajib (obligatory)
Hanafi scholars and Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (rah)
Evidence:
“Therefore turn in prayer to your Lord and
sacrifice (to Him only)” [Qur'aan, 108:2],
i.e., the 'Eed prayer and the sacrifice after it, which is an
instruction, and the fact that the Prophet ()ﷺ ordered that
the women should be brought out to attend the 'Eed prayers,
and that a woman who did not have a Jilbaab (cover) should
borrow one from her sister.
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11. Hanbalis
• Fardh kifaayah (communal obligation)
Maalikis and Shaafi’is
• Sunnah Mu’akkadah
(a stressed Prophetic tradition).
They take as evidence the Hadeeth of the Bedouin which says
that Allah has not imposed any prayers on His slaves other
than the five daily prayers. So the Muslim should be keen to
attend 'Eed prayers, especially since the opinion that it is
Wajib is based on strong evidence.
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12. TIMING OF 'EED PRAYER
The majority of scholars say that the
time for the 'Eed prayer starts when
the sun has risen above the height of a
spear, as seen by the naked eye, and
continues until the sun is approaching
its zenith.
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13. DESCRIPTION OF THE 'EED PRAYER
‘Umar (ra) said: “The prayer of 'Eed and
al-Ad-haa is two complete Rak’ahs (units of
prayer), not shortened. This is according to
the words of your Prophet ()ﷺ and the
liar is doomed.”
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14. Abu Sa’eed (ra) said: “The Messenger of Allaah
()ﷺ used to come out to the prayer-place on
the day of Fitr and al-Ad-haa, and the first
thing he would do was the prayer.”
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15. ‘Aa’ishah (ra) said: "The Takbeer (saying هللااكبر )
of al-Fitr and al-Ad-haa is seven in the first
Rak’ah and five in the second, apart from
the Takbeer of Rukoo’." (Abu Daawood)
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16. If a person joining the prayer catches up
with the Imaam during these extra
Takbeeraat, he should say “Allaahu
Akbar” with the Imaam, and he does
not have to make up any Takbeeraat he
may have missed, because they are
Sunnah, not Waajib.
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17. RECITATION OF QUR’AAN IN
'EED PRAYERS
• Qaaf [Chapter 50]
• Aqtarabat al-saa’ah [Chapter 54
• Sabbih isma rabbika’l-a’laa [Qur'aan, 87:1]
• Hal ataaka Hadeeth al-ghaashiyah [Qur'aan, 88:1]
‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab (ra) said: “He(Prophet) used to
recite {Qaaf. Wal-Qur’aan al-majeed} [Qur'aan, 50:1]
and {Aqtarabat al-saa’ah wa anshaqq al-qamar}
[Qur'aan, 54:1].
Recommended (Mustahabb) surahs
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18. THE PRAYER COMES
BEFORE THE KHUTBAH
Ibn ‘Abbaas(ra) who testified that the Messenger
of Allaah ()ﷺ prayed before the Khutbah
on 'Eed, then he gave the Khutbah.
(Al-Bukhaari and Muslim)
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19. ANYONE WHO WANTS TO LEAVE DURING
THE KHUTBAH IS ALLOWED TO DO SO
‘Abd-Allaah ibn al-Saa’ib (ra) said: “I attended 'Eed
with the Prophet ()ﷺ and when he finished the
prayer, he said: “We will give the Khutbah, so
whoever wants to sit (and listen to) the
Khutbah, let him sit, and whoever wants
to leave, let him go.” (Irwaa’ al-Ghaleel, 3/96)
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20. NOT DELAYING THE PRAYER FOR TOO LONG
‘Abd-Allaah ibn Bishr (ra) went out with the people
on the day of Fitr or al-Ad-haa, and objected to the
fact that the Imam came very late. He said: “At the
time of the Prophet ()ﷺ we would have finished
by now,” and that was at the time of al-Tasbeeh .”
(Al-Bukhaari )
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21. NO Naafil prayers
either before or after the 'Eed prayer
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22. IF PEOPLE DID NOT KNOW ABOUT 'EED
UNTIL THE NEXT DAY
“It was cloudy and we could not see the new moon of
Shawwaal, so we started the day fasting, then a
caravan came at the end of the day and told the
Messenger of Allaah ()ﷺ that they had seen the
new moon of Shawwaal the day before, so he told the
people to stop fasting, and they went out to
pray the 'Eed prayer the next day.”
(al-Irwaa’, 3/102)
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23. If someone misses the 'Eed prayer, the most
correct view is that he may make it up by
praying two Rak’ahs.
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24. WOMEN’S ATTENDANCE AT 'EED PRAYERS
“We used to prevent prepubescent girls from
attending 'Eed prayers.... My sister asked the
Prophet ()ﷺ whether there was anything wrong
with her not going out [on 'Eed] if she did not have
a Jilbaab. He said: ‘Let her friend give her one of
her Jilbaabs so that she may witness the blessings
of 'Eed and see the Muslims gathering.’”
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25. “......but those who were menstruating were
to keep away from the prayer-
place itself.” (Al-Bukhaari, 324).
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26. The menstruating woman should not forsake
the remembrance of Allah or places of goodness
such as gatherings for the purpose of
seeking knowledge and remembering
Allaah – apart from mosques.
The Hadeeth also indicates that women
should not go out without a Jilbaab.
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27. Men should check on their womenfolk when
they going out for the prayer to make sure that
their Hijaab is complete, because they are the
“shepherds” who are responsible for their
“flocks”. Women should go out in shabby
clothes, not adorned or wearing perfume.
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28. Aadaab al-'Eed
(Etiquette of 'Eed)
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29. ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar (ra) used to take a bath on
the day of al-Fitr before coming to the prayer-
place. (al-Muwatta’ 428)
Ghusl (taking a bath)
before going out to the prayer
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30. Sa’eed ibn Jubayr (ra) said: “Three things are
Sunnah on 'Eed: to walk(to the prayer-
place), to take a bath and to eat
before coming out.”
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31. EATING BEFORE COMING OUT
“The Messenger of Allaah ()ﷺ would not go
out on the morning of 'Eed al-Fitr until he
had eaten some dates… and he would eat an
odd number.” (Al-Bukhaari, 953)
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32. Al-Waleed ibn Muslim (rah) said: “I asked al-Awzaa’i and Maalik ibn Anas
about saying Takbeer aloud on 'Eed.
They said: ‘Yes, ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar(ra) used to say it aloud on the day of
Fitr until the Imaam came out.’”
Abu ‘Abd al-Rahmaan al-Salami (rah) “On 'Eed al-
Fitr they would say it louder than on
'Eed al-Ad-haa.” Wakee’, said: “i.e., the Takbeer.”
(Irwaa’, 3/122)
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33. The time for making Takbeer on 'Eed al-Fitr
starts from the night of 'Eed until the
time when the Imaam comes in to lead
the prayer.
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34. THE WORDING OF THE TAKBEER
هللا اكبر هللااكبر
اكبر هللا ُهللا َّالِا َهَلِا َال
حمدْال ِ َّ ِّلِل َو اكبر هللا
( مسندابي ابنشيبة )
Ibn Abi Shaybah (rah), reported it elsewhere with the same
Isnaad, but with the phrase “Allaahu Akbar” repeated 3 times.
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35. CONGRATULATING ONE ANOTHER
People may exchange congratulations and good
greetings on 'Eed, no matter what form the words
take. E.g:-
May Allaah accept [the fast and worship] from us and from you
مُكْنِم َو اَّنِم هللا َلَّبَقَت
And other similar permissible greetings.
مبارك عيد
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36. LOOKING ONE’S BEST FOR 'EED
“The Prophet ()ﷺ had a Jubbah that he would
wear on 'Eed and on Fridays.”
(Ibn Khuzaymah, 1765).
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37. TO GO OUT ONE BY ONE ROUTE AND
COME BACK BY ANOTHER
Prophet ()ﷺ used to vary his routes
on the day of 'Eed. (Al-Bukhaari, 986)
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38. WARNING AGAINST WRONGDOING
Mixing of men and women in some
prayer-places, streets, etc.
Music and idle entertainment
Proper Islamic dress
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