'EEDUL ADH'HAA
By Shaykh
Muhammad Saleem Dhorat
Night of 'Eed
The nights of both
'Eeds are described in the hadeeth as amongst the great
and sacred
nights in the Muslim calendar. To remain awake on the nights of
'Eed
and perform ibaadah is a source of great virtue and reward.
Mu'aaz
Ibne Jabal radhiyallahu anhu relates that Rasoolullah
sallallahu
alayhi wasallam said:
"Jannah is waajib
(incumbent) for those who stay awake with the intention of
making
ibaadah on the following nights: 8th & 9th, the night of
'Eedul
Adh'haa (10th of Zul Hijjah), the night of 'Eedul Fitr and
the night of the
15th of Sha'baan."
(Targheeb)
Qurbaani
Qurbaani is a practice commanded by
Allah:
.....so turn in prayer towards your lord and sacrifice
(animals). (108:2)
Aa'ishah radhiyallahu anhaa said:
"There
is nothing more dearer to Allah during the days of Qurbaani than
the
sacrificing of animals. The sacrificed animal shall come on
the Day of
Judgement with its horns, hair and hooves (to be
weighed). The sacrifice is
accepted by Allah before the blood
reaches the ground. Therefore sacrifice
with an open heart."
(Tirmizi, Ibne Majah)
Sunnahs on the Day of 'Eed
1. To
rise early.
2. To clean the teeth with miswaak.
3. To
have a masnoon bath.
4. To dress in one's best garments in an
Islaamic manner.
5. To use 'Itr
6. To avoid eating
before 'Eed Salaat
7. To go early for 'Eed Salaat.
8.
To go walking for 'Eed Salaat.
9. To read the Takbiraat of
Tashreeq in a loud voice while going for 'Eed
Salaat.
10.
To use different routes to and from the place of 'Eed Salaat.
11.
To eat the meat of Qurbaani (sacrifice) of ones own offering, after
the
'Eedul Adh'haa salaat.
Mas'alah: It is haraam to fast
on the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th Zul Hijjah,
(i.e. 'Eed day and
three days after) and the day of 'Eedul Fitr.
The Method of
'Eed Salaat
1. Make niyyah of performing two raka'at waajib of
'Eedul Adh'haa behind the
imaam with six waajib takbeer.
2.
The first takbeer in the first raka'at is the takbeer-e-tahreemah
which
is followed by three waajib takbeer. Raise your hands to the
ears in all
four takbeer (saying the takbeer). However, after the
first takbeer fold the
hands under the naval and read thanaa
(subhaanakallaahumma). Thereafter, in
the following two takbeer
raise the hands up to the ears and drop them on
the sides and
after the fourth takbeer fold again.
3. The imaam will recite
the soorah Faatihah and another soorah and go into
rukoo and
sajdah etc. as usual.
4. In the second raka'at, after the
recitation and before rukoo another
three takbeer will be called.
In all three takbeer raise the hands to the
ears and drop them on
the sides and go into rukoo when the fourth takbeer is
called.
NOTE:
Four takbeer are said together in each raka'at; at the beginning
of
the first raka'at and before going into rukoo in the second
raka'at. The
easy method of remembering when to drop the hands and
when to fold is
mentioned hereunder:
(a) Remember the
following words: Fold, drop, drop, fold, for the first
raka'at;
drop, drop, drop, rukoo, for the second raka'at.
(b) or keep
the following general rule in mind: when there is something to
be
recited after a takbeer, the hands should be folded and when nothing
is
to be recited the hands are to be dropped to the
sides.
Mas'alah: It is makrooh to offer any Salaat, in the
masjid where the 'Eed
Salaat is to be performed, before or after
the 'Eed Salaat. Hence, we should
not perform nafl Salaat such as
Ishraaq on 'Eed day.
Mas'alah: It is also makrooh to perform
any Salaat at home before the 'Eed
Salaat, but it is not makrooh
after Salaat.
Mas'alah: If anyone missed the 'Eed Salaat then
he cannot offer it
individually.
Mas'alah: Khutbah after
the 'Eed Salaat is sunnah. However, the listening of
the khutbah
is waajib.
Mas'alah: It is waajib to say the takbeer of
tashreeq after the 'Eedul
Adh'haa, according to some ulamaa;
therefore one should recite it after the
salaat.
Mas'alah:
If anyone joins the 'Eed salaat after the imaam has said the
three
takbeer in the first raka'at he should say his three takbeer
immediately. If
he joins while the imaam is in ruku, then if he
feels and has strong hope
that he will say three takbeer and join
the imaam in ruku' then he should
complete the takbeer before
going into ruku. Otherwise he should join the
imaam in ruku and
say the three takbeer instead of the tasbeeh of ruku.
NOTE:
Whilst saying the takbeer in ruku, he should not raise his
hands.
NOTE: If the imaam rises from ruku; before his takbeer
are completed, he
should also rise with the imaam and his takbeer
will be remitted for him.
Mas'alah: If anyone missed the first
raka'at and joined the imaam in the
second raka'at he should say
the three takbeer of the the first raka'at
after the recitation
when he gets up to complete the missed raka'at.
Mas'alah: If
anyone joined the imaam in the second raka'at after ruku, them
he
should perform two raka'ats as mentioned above.
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