Guide to Perform Eid Salah at Home
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Guide to Perform Eid Salah at home Ø Conditions to perform Eid Salah • Time for Eid Salah is 10-15 minutes after sunrise until just before Zuhr time starts • 4 adults (male) including the Imam to be present for the Eid Khutbah and Salah (prayer) at home and other members of the family can also join. If this is not possible, then two or four rakāts nafl salah can be prayed without any additional takbeers. • Eid salah consists of two rakats • Eid Khutbah is to be given after the salah (prayer). Unlike Juma, the khutbah is sunnah and not wajib • In the Shafi & Hanbali mazhabs 2 Rak’ah Eid Salah is performed at home as sunna qada with no requirement of Khutba. Ø Sunnas to follow as a lead up to Eidul Fitr Salah • Perform ghusul (bath) and feel fresh • Eat something before the Eid prayer – The Prophet (SAW) didn’t go out on the morning of Eid ul Fitr until he has eaten an odd number of dates • Wear one’s best clothes within Islamic guidelines • Recite Takbeer (Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Laa Illaha ill-Allah, wa Allahu Akbar, Allah Akbar, wa lillaah il-hamd) prior to performing the Salah with your family. Ø Steps to take to perform Salah • Make the intention to perform Eid prayer • Give the opening takbeer (‘Allahu Akbar’) with the imam • Say the opening supplication quietly to yourself • Give 3 more takbeer with the imam, raising your hands out for each and returning them to your sides except after the third takbeer when you should place your right hand on top of your left hand. • Listen to the imam recite Surah al-Fatihah and an additional surah • Say ‘Allahu Akbar’ while moving into ruku with the imam and complete the prayer cycle as usual • In the second prayer cycle, listen to the imam recite Surah al-Fatihah and an additional surah • Give 3 additional takbeers with the imam raising your hand out for each and returning them to your sides. • Say ‘Allahu Akbar’ while moving into the bowing position with the imam and complete the prayer cycle as usual The two khutbas are on the next page. The imam simply stands and reads one after the other with a small rest in between. Please email our Imam if there are any questions on this document. Imam Shaykh Khalid - [email protected] Imam Shaykh Muddasser – [email protected] UMMA Centre, 72 George St, Doncaster East – Victoria – 3150 1 First Khutba Sit for a moment Then continue the second Khutba UMMA Centre, 72 George St, Doncaster East – Victoria – 3150 2 Second Khutba UMMA Centre, 72 George St, Doncaster East – Victoria – 3150 3 .