Before leaving for the Eid prayers, make sure you have given
your Zakaatul-Fitr. You can do this as Ramadan is closing, but make sure it is
done before the Eid prayers. This fitr-gift
is to help poor families have fun celebrating Eid in their homes too. It also
helps to strengthen the weaknesses in your fast.
We are prohibited from fasting the day of Eid. The Prophet (pbuh)
used to eat before going for the Ramadan Eid prayers, whereas he does not eat before
the Eid of the Adha (Sacrifice) until after the prayers. Buraidah reports: "The Prophet would not go out on the day of breaking the
fast (Eid-il-Fitr) until he had eaten and on the day of sacrifice (Eid-il-Adha)
he would not eat until he had returned [from salaah]." (Tirmidhi)
On your way to and from Eid prayers, you should greet with the
salaam and offer a congratulatory prayer to people. "When the companions of the Prophet met each other on the
day of 'id, they would say to each other, ‘taqabbal minna wa minka’ [‘May Allah
accept it from us and you.']” (Ibn Hajar)
There is no nawafil
prayer before and after the Eid prayers. Ibn 'Abbas reports: "The Messenger
of Allah went out to the site of the Eid prayer and prayed two rakaah of the
Eid prayer without praying anything before or after it." (Bukhari) Eid
prayers are performed on an open ground usually in the outskirts of the town.
However, if for some reason we are not able to do that, we can use the mosque. "The rain fell
on the day of EId (festival), so the Prophet (peace be upon him) led them (the
people) in the Eid prayer in the mosque." (Abu Dawud) After the
prayer comes the sermon, both are obligatory for us to consciously observe. - Contributed by Shamsideen AbuSuad,
UK. 2021
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