Attending Eid Khutbah is NOT WAJIB - Obligatory

Attending Eid Khutbah is NOT WAJIB - Obligatory

Sep 10, '10 4:54 PM for everyone

CHAPTER - SIXTEEN : The Sermon and Choosing To Attend It

Aboo Sa'eed al-Khudree (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: "The Prophet (SAW) used to proceed to the musallaa on the day of 'Eidul-Fitr and 'Adhaa and the first thing that he would begin with was the prayer. After the prayer he would move and stand in front of the people - the people being seated in their rows - and he would admonish, advise and command them ..."98

The 'Eid sermon is just like all other sermons - opened by praising and exalting Allaah, the Mighty and Sublime.

Ibn al-Qayyim said: "He (SAW) used to begin all his sermons by praising Allaah. However not a single hadeeth has been preserved from him saying that he used to begin the 'Eid sermons with takbeer. Rather Ibn Majah relates in his book as-Sunan99 upon the authority of S'ad al-Quradh the Prophet's mu'adhin* - that he (SAW) used to make the takbeer fre quently in between the sermons, and he (SAW), also made the takbeer in the 'Eid sermons. However this does not indicate that he (SAW) used to begin the 'Eid sermon with it ..."100

It has not been authentically reported in the sunnah that the sermon of 'Eid is two sermons divided by sitting down between them!

Since, that which is found regarding this is a very weak hadeeth transmitted by al-Bazzar in his Musnad [No.53 from the Musnad of Sa'd] from his teacher, Abdullaah Ibn Shabeeb with his chain of narration of Sa'd (may Allaah be pleased with him). That the Prophet used to give two sermons and seperate them by sitting down (between them).

Al-Bukhaaree said about Abdullaah ibn Shabeeb, "He is munkar-ul-hadeeth (makes a hadeeth Munkar)"

Thus the 'Eid sermon remains on the original basis, which is as one sermon.

Attending the 'Eid sermon is not obligatory, unlike the 'Eid prayer, which is obligatory. This is due to what is established from 'Abdullaah ibn Saa'ib, who said: "I witnessed 'Eid with the Prophet (SAW) and when he finished praying he (SAW) said: 'Verily we shall give a sermon, so whoever wishes to stay for the sermon then let him stay and whoever wishes to depart then let him depart'"101

Ibn al-Qayyim102 (may Allaah have mercy upon him), said: "He (SAW) gave permission for those who attended the 'Eidprayer to stay for the sermon or to leave.''103

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After EId Salah is ONLY ***.ONE.*** Sermon/Khutbah

asalamualikum... i went to two masjid [including today's one] and both masjid imam leading the salah did TWO Khutbah after the Eid salah by sitting in the middle like the Jumua'ah khutbah... LET US SEEK KNOWLEDGE before we act, ya Rabbi, Increase us in knowledge. ameen.

After EId Salah is ONLY ***.ONE.*** Sermon/Khutbah

Sep 10, '10 5:02 PM for everyone

CHAPTER - FIFTEEN : The Sermon After The Prayer

The Sunnah with respect to the 'Eid sermon is that it should be after the prayer. Al-Bukhaaree has titled a chapter in his book, Saheeh, with: "Chapter: The sermon after the 'Eid prayer.''91

Ibn 'Abbaas said: "I witnessed 'Eid with Allaah's Messenger (SAW), Aboo Bakr, 'Umar and 'Uthmaan (may Allaah be pleased with them all) and they all used to pray before the sermon."92

Ibn 'Umar reported: "That the Prophet (SAW), Aboo Bakr and 'Umar used to pray the 'Eid prayer before the sermon."93

Wali-ullaah ad-Dihlawee, when explaining the previous chapter headings of al-Bukhaaree said: 94 "i.e. this is the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) and that which was acted upon by the rightly guided Khulafaa. The changes that occurred - I mean bringing the sermon before the prayer, which is based on analogous deductions from the Friday prayer - is an innovation that emanated from Marwaan."95

Imaam at-Tirmidhee96 said: "The people of knowledge, from the Prophet's Companions and others, acted upon this, that the 'Eid prayer precedes sermon. It is said that the first person to give the sermon before the prayer was Marwaan bin Hakam."97 

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