Eid prayers

Eid prayers, also known as Salat al-Eid (Arabic: صلاة العيد‎) and Șālat al-’Īdayn (Arabic: صلاة العيدين‎ "Prayer of the Two Eids"), is the special prayers offered to celebrate the two Islamic festivals traditionally in an open space allocated (musalla or Eidgah) or field available for prayer. The two festivals on which these prayers are conducted in large congregations are:

Eid prayers
Muslim males can be seen attending Khutbah as part of the Eid-ul-Adha prayers. Photo taken at Barashalghar union of Comilla's Debidwar upazila.
Official nameصلاة العيد
Also calledHolidays prayer
Observed byMuslims
TypeIslamic
SignificanceA Muslim prayer offered to God yearly in Eids.
ObservancesSunnah prayers
BeginsDuha
EndsZenith - Noon
FrequencyYearly
Related toSalah, Nafl prayer, Five Pillars of Islam
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Eid prayer during Eid al-Fitr at Taipei Grand Mosque, Taiwan

Name variations
Region/countryLanguageMain
Arab WorldArabicصلاة العيد (Ṣalāh al-'Eid)
Iran, AfghanistanPersianنماز عيد
Pakistan, IndiaUrdu, Hindi, Punjabiنماز عيد, ईद नमाज़ (Eid namaaz)
Turkey, AzerbaijanTurkish, AzeriBayram namazı
BalkansSerbo-Croatian, BosnianBajram-namaz
Bangladesh, West BengalBengaliঈদের নামাজ (Eider namaz)
SwedenSwedishEidbön
IndonesiaIndonesian, JavaneseSalat Id
MalaysiaBahasa MelayuSolat Sunat Hari Raya
Iraqi KurdistanKurdish Soraniنوێژی جێژن
Tamil NaduTamilபெருநாள் தொழுகை (Perunal thozhugai)

Importance

Different scholars interpret the importance of this salat (prayer) differently. Salat al-Eid is Wajib (necessary/mandatory) according to Hanafi scholars, Sunnah al-Mu'kkadah according to Maliki and Shaf'i jurisprudence, and Fard according to Hanbali scholars. Some scholars say it is fard al-ayn and some say it is fard al-kifaya.[1]

Timing

The time for Salat al-Eid begins when the sun reaches approximately three meters above the horizon until it reaches its meridian. It starts when the sun has risen above the height of a spear, and continues until the sun is approaching its zenith. It is recommended to offer it in the forenoon in the early hours after sunrise.[2]

Adhering to the Sunnah, the time for Eid al-Fitr prayer is delayed and Eid al-Adha prayer is hastened, so as to facilitate distribution of Fitrana before the Eid al-Fitr prayer and offer sacrifice after the Eid al-Adha prayer. This has been a proved Sunnah and has been well recorded in Hadith books.

See also

References
  1. "Ruling on Eid prayers". Islam Question and Answer.
  2. The Two Eids and their Significance.

2. Description of Eid Prayer.

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