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No Prayer Before or After the Eid Prayer |
No sunnah prayer may precede or follow the Eid prayer - except if it is performed in a masjid instead of the musalla, in which case one must pray two Rak`at before sitting down. Ibn `Abbas narrated:
"The Prophet (peace be upon him) went out (of his house) on the day of Fitr, prayed two Rak`at, and did not pray before or after it."
Ibnul-Qayyim said:
"Neither he (peace be upon him) nor his companions prayed when they arrived at the musalla - before the prayer or after it."
And Ibn Hajar said:
"... In short, there is no confirmed sunnah prayer before or after the Eid prayer - contrary to those who compare it to the Jumu`ah prayer."
But it is confirmed from Abu Sa'eed al-Khudri that:
"The Prophet (peace be upon him) would not pray at all before the Eid prayer; but when he returned to his house, he prayed."
Al-Albani commented on this:
"So the negation of praying before and after the Eid prayer refers only to praying at the musalla."
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