The Sunnas of the Day of Eid:
Eid al-Adha "festival of sacrifice",
also called Feast of the Sacrifice, the Major Festival, the Greater Eid and
Bakrid is an important 3-day religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide
to honour the willingness of the prophet ʾIbrāhīm (Abraham) to
sacrifice his young first-born son Ismā'īl (Ishmael)as an act of submission to
God and his son's acceptance of the sacrifice, before God intervened to provide
Abraham with a ram to sacrifice instead.
Like Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha begins with a
Sunnah prayer of two rakats followed by a sermon (khuṭbah).
Eid al-Adha is the latter of the two Eid
holidays, the former being Eid al-Fitr. The basis for the Eid al-Adha comes
from the 196th verse of the 2nd sura of the Quran.
The word "Eid" appears once in the 5th
sura of the Quran, with the meaning "solemn festival".The 3 days and
2 nights of Eid al-Adha are celebrated annually on the 10th, 11th and 12th day
of Dhu al-Hijjah, the twelfth and last month of the lunar Islamic calendar.
Eid al-Adha celebrations start after the descent
of the Hajj from Mount Arafat, a hill east of Mecca. The days of Tashriq are from the Fajr
of the 9th of Dhul Hijjah up to the Asr of the 13th of Dhul Hijjah (5 days and
4 nights).
The sunnas of the Day of Eid al-Adha include:
1. To adorn oneself according to the Shariah, by:
a. Performing ghusl (this is a confirmed sunnah
for the Eid prayer);
b. Brush one’s teeth, using a miswak if possible;
c. Apply perfume;
d. Wear the best clothing one possesses, without
excess. White, when available, is optimal;
2. To wake up early, in order to prepare for the
sunnas of the day;
3. To go early to the place the Eid prayer is
taking place;
4. To delay eating until after the Eid al-Adha
prayer;
5. To return from the Eid prayer by a different
route to the one taken there, as established by the Prophet’s practice (Allah
bless him & give him peace);
6. To walk, when reasonably possible without
hardship;
7. To give the takbirs of Eid.
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