20 Sunnahs to do on Eid

1. To awaken earlier than usual

2. To brush the teeth with Miswaak

3. To have a bath (Ghusl)

4. To be dressed in one's best clothes (Doesnt necessarily have to be new)

5. To be dressed modestly in an Islamic manner.

Note: Care should be taken that we do not incur debts or transgress the limits of modesty
regarding the clothes we purchase and wear on Eid day as is seen in many Muslim
communities of today. Many of our brothers are seen with unsuitable haircuts and
inappropriate clothing and many of sisters are seen dressed provocatively attracting
unwanted attention and the gaze of strange men upon them. What would happen if we were
to die in such a state? Therefore we should adopt modesty in every aspect of our lives
particularly the way in which we dress.

6. To use Attar (Perfume)

7. To perform the Eid prayer at the Eidgah (An open ground)

8. To avoid eating before Eid-ul-Adha prayer and to eat an odd number of dates or anything
sweet before Eid ul Fitr prayer.

9. To go to the place of Eid prayer early

10. To walk to the place of Eid prayer (If it is within walking distance because every step is
reward)

11. To read the Takbeerat on the way to Eid-ul-Adha prayer loudly and on the way to Eid-
ul-Fitr prayer silently:



Allaahu Akbar Allaahu Akbar Laa ilaaha illallaahu Wallaahu Akbar walillaahil hamd

(Allah is the greatest; Allah is the greatest; there is no god but Allah; Allah is the greatest;
Allah is the greatest; and to Allah belongs all praise.).


12. To use different routes to and from the place of Eid prayer

13. To frequently recite the takbeer's throughout (Loudly for Eid Ul Adha and softly for Eid
ul Fitr)

14. To pray the Eid-Ul-Fitr prayer later and the Eid-ul-Adha earlier.

15. To pray the two rakahs Waajib Salaatul Eidain without any Adhaan (call to prayer) or
Iqaamah

16. It is forbidden to pray Nafil (voluntary) prayers before or after the Eid prayer but
Sunnah to pray two rakahs Nafil prayer upon reaching home.

17. To give the Sadaqatul fitr (Compulsory charity) before praying the Eid prayer.

18. The khutba (Arabic sermon) of both Eids are Sunnah but to listen to them is Wajib
(Compulsory). It is totally prohibited (Haraam) to walk around, talk or even read Salaah
whilst the khutba is in progress.

19. To shake hands and hug one another on happy occasions like Eid is Mubaah
(permissible). The general principle of a Mubaah act is not to regard the act as compulsory
so one should not regard the meeting on the day of Eid as compulsory and an inseparable
part of the occasion.

20. To greet one another with the following greeting:

Jabyr ibn Nufayr (Ra) said: 'When the companions of Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alaihi
Wasallam) met on the day of Eid, they would say to each other:

'Taqabal-Allahu minna wa mink

(May Allah accept from us and you)." [Al Mahamiliyyat; hasan isnad; see Fath ul
Bari 2:446]