Bukhari has also appealed to people to offer Eid namaz at their homes due to the coronavirus outbreak and the lockdown. He currently resides in Nelson, Lancashire. The exact time and date of Eid ul-Fitr is confirmed after the crescent moon has been sighted.Įid shall now be celebrated in India on May 25 since the moon could not be sighted on Saturday night, Ahmed Shah Bukhari, the Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Jama Masjid said. Eid, Fitr, Hajj, Ramadhan, sermon Abul Abbaas, Naveed Ayaaz He is a graduate of the Islaamic University of Madeenah, having graduated from the Institute of Arabic Language, and later the Faculty of Shareeah in 2010. Eid depends on the sighting of the moon which normally occurs on the 29th or 30th day of Ramadan. The prayer can be performed alone at home or with family members.ĭuring Ramadan for a period of 30 days Muslims observe Roza. In mosques, it is the Imam who delivers the khutbah (sermon) of Eid, however, that is not allowed when the prayer is performed at home.

You must say extra five takbeers during the starting of the second rak’ah and then finish your prayer like you normally do. One can say seven takbeers in the first rak’ah and then begin reciting the Quran as done during normal prayers.

During normal prayers, ‘takbeer’ is said only once, but for the Eid prayer, you have to say ‘takbeer’ 12 times in two rak’ahs (this is the procedure followed in the UAE). Takbeer refers to when “Allah-Hu- Akbar” is said to begin the prayer and one raises the hands to the ears, it is an Arabic word. The Eid prayer has two rak’ahs, however, it has extra ‘takbeers’. The Eid prayer is done in the same way like in the mosques, however, there is no Khutba (sermon) being delivered by the Imam of the mosque. This piercing sermon was delivered on the occasion of the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Fitr which occurs at the end of a period of fasting during the month o.

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