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Eid
ul Fitr Greeting Cards
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The following acts are prescribed as Sunnah
at the beginning of the day of 'Eid-ul-Fitr before proceeding to the Eid
prayer:
1. To wake up early in the morning.
2. To clean one's teeth with a Miswaak or a brush.
3. To take a bath.
4. To put on one's best available clothes.
5. To wear perfume.
6. To eat a sweet food, preferably dates, before the Eid prayer.
7. To recite the following Takbir in the low voice while going to the 'Eid
prayer:
Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar La Ilaha Ila Allah Wa Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar Wa
Lillahi Alhamd
The 'Eid Prayer
The second obligation on 'Eid day is to perform the 'Eid prayer. Some rules
in this respect are mentioned hereunder:
1. The Eid prayer is Wajib (obligatory) on every male Muslim.
2. The Eid prayer can be performed any time between the Ishraq and Zawal.
3. It is preferable that the 'Eid prayer is performed at an open field and
not in a mosque. However, if, it is difficult for any reason to perform it
in an open field, it can also be performed in a big mosque.
4. It is not advisable to hold the 'Eid prayer in every mosque, rather it is
preferable that the people from several small mosques get together to either
perform it in an open field or, in its absence, in a big mosque which can
accommodate a large number of people.
5. No Nafl Salah can be performed before the 'Eid prayer, neither in one's
home, nor at the place of' Eid prayer. Similarly, Nafl prayer cannot be
performed after the Eid prayer at the same place. However, it can be
performed after one comes back to his home.
6. The Eid prayer has neither Adhan nor Iqamah.
By
Mufti Taqi Usmani
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