Method of offering Eid Prayer (Hanafi)

(Nasir Memon, Karachi)

First make the following intention: “I intend to offer two Rakat Salah of Eid-ul-Fitr (or Eid-ul-Adha) with six additional Takbirat, for the sake of Allah عزوجل following this Imam.”

Having made the intention, raise the hands up to the ears, utter اللہ اکبر and then fold the hands below the navel and recite the Sana. Then raise your hands to your ears, utter اللہ اکبر and leave them at sides; then raise hands to ears again, utter اللہ اکبر and leave them at sides; then raise hands to ears once again, utter اللہ اکبر and fold them. In short, hands will be folded after first and fourth Takbir while they will be left at sides after second and third Takbir. In other words, hands will be folded when something is to be recited in Qiyam after Takbir, while they will be left at sides when nothing is to be recited Then; the Imam is to recite Taawwuz and Tasmiyah in low voice whereas Surah Fatihah and another Surah will be recited loudly. Thereafter, he will perform Ruku. In the second Rakat, the Imam is to first recite Surah Fatihah and another Surah aloud.

After the recitation, the Imam as well as all the followers will utter three Takbirat (the Imam would utter loudly and the followers in low voice) raising their hands to the ears each time and leaving them at sides; then Ruku will be performed with the fourth Takbir without raising hands and the rest of the Salah will be completed as per usual method. Standing silent between every two Takbirat for the amount of time in which سبحٰن اللہ can be uttered thrice is necessary.’ (Bahar-e-Shariat, vol. 1, pp. 781; Durr-e-Mukhtar, vol. 3, pp. 61 etc.)

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