Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan (hafidhahullah) listed some rulings related to the Eid Prayer:

1. One should prepare for it by bathing, wearing one’s best clothing and perfuming oneself.

2. It is Sunnah to eat dates before Eid al-Fitr prayer. As for Eid al-Adha then it is Sunnah to eat after the prayer.

3. It is Sunnah to make the takbir from when an individual leaves his home and he should raise his voice with it. As for women, they pronounce it silently.

4. It is Sunnah to go out to Salat al-Eid walking.

5. It is Sunnah that one leaves Salāt al-Eid via a route other than the route they came from.

6. It is legislated to pray Salāt al-Eid after sunrise when the sun rises to the length of a spear above the horizon.

7. There is no adhān or iqamah for Salāt al-Eid.

8. If Eid day falls on Jumu’ah then Jumu’ah is not obligatory upon the one who prayed Salāt al-Eid.

9. It is recommended to make up Salāt al-Eid with its description for the one who missed it in congregation.

10. There is no problem with people visiting each other and saying to each other “taqabbal Allāh minna wa minkum — may Allah accept from us and you.”

11. The day of Eid is a day of happiness.

12. Beware, my Muslim brother, of falling into that which opposes the Shari’ah (i.e. sins, innovation, etc).

Source: Summarised from the Shaykh’s official website: The Rulings of the Eid Prayer

Originally published: 14 June 2018