The Eid prayer (salatu'l-`idayn) was prescribed in the first year after the hijra.
The time for the Eid prayer begins from the time the sun is three meters from the horizon until the sun reaches its meridian. Ahmad ibn Hassan al-Bana records that Jundub said: "The Prophet prayed the Eid ul fitr prayer while the sun was (approximately) six meters above the horizon and the 'eid of the sacrifice while the sun was three meters above the horizon."
Concerning the adhan and iqamah for salatul 'eidain Ibn al-Qayyum writes: "When the Prophet went to the place of prayer, he would perform the salah without any adhan or iqamah and without saying the Friday congregational prayer."
The Eid prayer consists of two ra'kat during which it is sunnah to pronounce the takbir seven times, after the opening takbir and before the Quranic recital in the first rak'ah. During the second rak'ah, one makes takbir five times after the takbir which is customarily made for standing after the prostration. One is to raise one's hands during each pronouncement of the takbir. This is based on a report transmitted from Umar and his son Abdullah. The Hanafi school holds that in the first rak'ah three takbirat are to be made after the opening takbir, but before the recital.
The khutbah after salatul 'eid is a sunnah and so is listening to it.
| Allaahu akbar, Allaahu akbar, Allaahu akbar | الله أكبر الله أكبر الله أكبر |
| laa ilaaha illAllaah | لا إله إلا الله |
| Allaahu akbar, Allaahu akbar | الله أكبر الله أكبر |
| wa li-illaahil-hamd | ولله الحمد |
| Allaahu akbar kabeera wal hamdu lillahi katheera wa sobhana allahi bokratan wa aseela | الله أكبر كبيرا والحمد لله كثيرا وسبحان الله بكرة وأصيلا |
| laa ilaaha illAllaah | لا إله إلا الله |
| Wahdah sadaqa wa'dah wa nasara abdah wa a'aza jondahu wa hazama al-ahzaba wahdah | وحده صدق وعده ونصر عبده وأعز جنده وهزم الأحزاب وحده |
| laa ilaaha illAllaah | لا إله إلا الله |
| wala na'bodu illa iyah mokhliseen lahu aldeena wa law kariha al kafiroon | ولا نعبد إلا إياه مخلصين له الدين ولو كره الكافرون |
| allahomma salli ala sayyidina mohammad wa ala sayyidina mohammad wa ala aal sayyidina mohammad wa ala ashabi sayyidina mohammad wa ala ansari sayyidina mohammad wa ala azwaji sayyidina mohammad wa ala zoriyyati sayyidina mohammadin wa sallim taslimann katheera | اللهم صل على سيدنا محمد وعلى آل سيدنا محمد وعلى أصحاب سيدنا محمد وعلى أنصار سيدنا محمد وعلى أزواج سيدنا محمد وعلى ذرية سيدنا محمد وسلم تسليما كثيرا |
- God is the Greatest, God is the Greatest, God is the Greatest,
- There is no deity but God
- God is the Greatest, God is the Greatest
- and to God goes all praise
- God is the Greatest, all Praise is due to Him, And Glory to God, eventide and in the morning
- There is no god, but God the Unique, He has fulfilled His Promise, and made Victorious His servant, and made Mighty His soldiers and defeated the confederates
- There is no deity but God
- He alone we worship, with sincere and exclusive devotion, even though the infidels hate it
- O God, have Mercy on our Prophet Muhammad, and on the family of our Prophet Muhammad, and on the companions of our Prophet Muhammad, and on the helpers of our Prophet Muhammad, and on the wives of our Prophet Muhammad, and on the offspring of our Prophet Muhammad, and Bestow upon them much peace
