Eid al-Fitr
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Eid ul-Fitr (Arabic: عيد الفطر)is one of the two Eids (festivals) in Islam. It marks the end of Ramadan.
Fitr means 'to break' and therefore symbolises the breaking of the fasting period within Ramadan
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[edit] Sunnah of Eid
- Wake up early.
- Prepare for personal cleanliness, take care of details of clothing, etc. It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar used to do that along with other Companions of the Prophet. Fath al-Baaree
- Take a Ghusl (bath) after Fajr.
- Brush your teeth.
- Dress up, putting on best clothes available, whether new or cleaned old ones.
- Use perfume (men only).
- Have breakfast on Eid-al-Fitr before leaving for prayer ground. On Eid-al-Adha, eat breakfast after Salat or after sacrifice if you are doing a sacrifice.
- Pay Zakat-al-Fitr before Salat-al-Eid (on Eid-al-Fitr).
- Go to prayer ground early.
- Offer Salat-al-Eid in congregation in an open place Musallah except when weather is not permitting like rain, snow, etc. Abu Sa'eed (R) reported: " The Prophet () used to go on the day of 'Eed-al-Fitr and Eed-al-Adhaa to the Musallah, and the first thing he did was to pray." Al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Use two separate route to and from the prayer ground. Jabir (R) reported: "The Prophet used to come back from 'Eed-al-Fitr on a path other than the one used in going to it." Al-Bukhari
- Recite the following Takbir on the way to Salat and until the beginning of Salat-al-Eid:
Allaho-Akber, Allaho-Akber. La ila-ha ill-lal-lah. Allaho-Akber, Allaho-Akber. Wa-lilahill hamd.
(Allah is great, Allah is great. There is no god but Allah. Allah is great, Allah is great. And all praises are for Allah).
[edit] References
[edit] How to offer Eid prayer:
Ibn Abbass (ra) reported: " I participated in the Eid-ul-Fitr prayer with the Messenger of Allah (saw), Abu Bakr (ra), Umar (ra) and Uthma (ra), and all of them held Eid prayer before Khutbah, and then the Prophet Muhammad (saw) delivered the Khutbah (sermon)." Muslim
Who should go to the prayer ground & offer Eid Prayer:
Umm Atiyah (ra) reported: "The Messenger of Allah (saw) commanded us to bring out on Eid-al-Fitr and Eid-al-Adha, young women, hijab-observing adult women and the menstruating women. The menstruating women stayed out of actual Salat but participated in good deeds and Dua (supplication). I (Umm Atiyah) said to the Holy Prophet (saw): Oh! Messenger of Allah, one does not have an outer garment. He replied: Let her sister cover her with her garment." Muslim
On the Eid day, every believing man, woman and child must go to the prayer ground and participate in this joyous occasion.
[edit] Structure of Eid prayer:
Eid prayer is wajib (strongly recommended, just short of obligatory). It consists of two Rak'at with six or thirteen additional Takbirs. It must be offered in congregation. The prayer is followed by the Khutbah. The Khutbah is part of the worship and listening to it is Sunnah. During the Khutbah, the Imam must remind the community about its responsibilities and obligations towards Allah, fellow Muslims and the fellow human beings. The Imam must encourage the Muslims to do good and ward off evil. The Muslim community must also be directed to the state of the community and the Ummah at large and the feelings of sacrifice and Jihad should be aroused in the community. At the conclusion of the prayer the Muslims should convey greetings to each other, give reasonable gifts to the youngsters and visit each other at their homes. Muslims should also take this opportunity to invite their non-Muslims neighbors, co-workers, classmates and business acquaintances to Eid festivities to expose them to Islam and Muslim culture.
