🌙How to Perform Eid Salah — Step-by-Step Eid Prayer Guide

Complete guide on performing Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha Salah: intention, additional Takbirs, prayer sequence, and Khutbah etiquette.

Total Rak'ahs

2 Rak'ahs

Best Time

After sunrise (Ishraq time) until before Zawal

Time Window

Morning of Eid

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Rak'ah Sequence & Structure

Unit 1

Rak'ah 1

Takbir Tahrimah
Sana
Additional Takbirs
Fatiha + Surah
Ruku
Sajdahs

Unit 2

Rak'ah 2

Fatiha + Surah
Additional Takbirs before Ruku
Ruku
Sajdahs
Qa'dah & Salam
Eid Khutbah

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Position: standing

Intention & 1st Rak'ah Additional Takbirs

Raise hands and say opening Takbir, then recite Sana. Imam and followers say additional Takbirs (3 in Hanafi tradition raising hands each time; 7 in Shafi'i tradition). Fold hands after final Takbir.

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Scholarly Notes & Recognized Views

Hanafi school recites 6 additional Takbirs (3 in 1st Rak'ah after Sana, 3 in 2nd Rak'ah before Ruku). Shafi'i and Hanbali schools recite 12 additional Takbirs (7 in 1st Rak'ah, 5 in 2nd Rak'ah). Both methods are verified Sunnah traditions.

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