The units of prayer (rakats) and the extra takbirs of the Eid prayer
The Eid prayer is two units (rakats) with three extra, necessary (wajib) takbirs in each, six in total, plus a necessary takbir for the bowing (ruku) in the second unit.
The Eid prayer has two rakats, like Fajr. But it has six extra takbirs (saying 'Allahu Akbar') that are not in the normal prayer.
Six extra takbirs
- Three extra takbirs are said standing in the first rakat, before starting to recite.
- Three more extra takbirs are said standing in the second rakat, after the recitation, before going into ruku.
Each of these six takbirs is wajib on its own; you must say every one of them.
Each Eid prayer consists of two rakats. Beyond the takbirs said in an ordinary prayer, the Eid prayer has three additional takbirs in each rakat, six additional takbirs in total.
Each of the six additional takbirs is wajib in its own right.
The takbir said on going into ruku in the second rakat is also wajib, unlike in the ordinary prayers, where the takbir for ruku is only sunnah.
1| Rakat | When | How many |
|---|---|---|
| First | Standing, after the opening takbir and thana, before the recitation | 3, plus the opening takbir |
| Second | Standing, after the recitation, before going into ruku | 3, plus the (wajib) takbir for ruku |
Each ʿīd ṣalāh comprises two rakats. Over and above the takbirs of an ordinary ṣalāh, three zāʾid (additional) takbirs fall in each rakat, six in total; each is wājib as a discrete act, so that a single omitted takbir is a distinct wājib left out, not merely part of a general deficiency.
Each of the six zāʾid takbirs is wājib separately; the wājib attaches to each takbir on its own, not to the set of three as a single unit.
The takbīr for rukūʿ in the second rakat is also wājib in the ʿīd ṣalāh, contrary to the ordinary farḍ prayers, where that takbir carries only the rank of sunnah.
1| Rakat | Position | Count | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Standing, after takbīrat al-iḥrām and thanāʾ, before the qirāʾah | 3 | Wājib, each separately |
| 2 | Standing, after the qirāʾah, before rukūʿ | 3 + the takbīr for rukūʿ | Wājib, each separately |
This is the English translation of Nisab Ahle Khidmaat Sharia, exactly as the book has it, for the passages this page was written from. About 56 words. Switch back to Guide for the rewritten version.
Rulings of Eid Prayers 6. Rakat and Takbeers in Eid Prayers
(1) Each Eid prayer consists of two rak'ahs.(2) In the Eid prayers, apart from the regular takbeers, there are three additional takbeers in each rak'ah, totaling six takbeers in each Eid prayer [Each Takbir is obligatory separately.].(3) The takbeer for bowing (ruku) in the second rak'ah is also obligatory [Unlike other prayers, where Takbir is Sunnah.].
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- How to pray the Eid prayer, step by step The full method of the Eid prayer in order, from the intention and the extra takbirs to the two sermons that follow it.
- Mistakes, forgetfulness and joining late in the Eid prayer What to do if one of the extra takbirs (saying Allahu Akbar) is said wrongly, forgotten or added to, and how to join the Eid prayer after the imam has already started.
- The conditions for the Eid prayers The Eid prayer shares its conditions with the Friday prayer (Jumu'ah), but differs on the sermon, the calls to prayer (adhan and iqamah), and where it may be held.
- The obligatory acts of prayer (wajibat) The twelve necessary (wajib) acts of prayer: the Fatiha, the surah, order, stillness (tumaninah), the sittings, the testimony (tashahhud), recitation volume, the closing greeting (salam), the supplication (qunoot) and the Eid takbirs.