EID A’Aamal & Salaat

1. Recite Takbeeraat

(Allah is Great . Allah is Great . There is no god save Allah. And Allah is Great. Allah is Great. (All) praise be to Allah. (We) sing the praises of Allah because He has shown us the Right Path. (We) gratefully thank Him because He takes care of us and looks after our interests.) ALLAAHU AKBAR ALLAAHU AKBAR LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAAH WALLAAHU AKBAR ALLAAHU AKBAR WA LILLAAHIL H’AMDUL H’AMDU LILLAAH A’LAA MAA HADAA NAA WA LAHUSH SHUKRU A’LAA MAA AWLAAANAA

2. Give Zakaat-e-Fitra, which is 3 kilograms of the item commonly eaten per person in the house and it is better give it before Eed Salaat This is an emphasized Waajib, it is a means of acceptance of our A’amaal during Ramadhan Month and it is also a safeguard against death.

3. Make Ghusl.  Recite this before it:

O Allah, believing in Thee, fully aware of Thy Book, following the way of life of Thy Prophet Muhammad, Allah's blessings be on him and on his children, (I take bath).

allahumma emanan bika wa tasdedan bikitabika wattiba`a sunnati nabiyyika muhammadin salla allahu `layhi wa alihi

اللّهُمّ إِيمَاناً بِكَ وَتَصْدِيقاً بِكِتَابِكَ وَاتّبَاعَ سُنّةِ نَبِيّكَ مُحَمّدٍ صَلَّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ.

Then recite Bismillaah… and start making Ghusl, after finishing ghusl, recite this

O Allah let me make amends and compensate for my wrong doings, (so that) my religion becomes pure and O Allah remove the dirt from me.

allahumma ij`alhu kaffarattan lidhunube wa tahhir dene allahumma adh-hib `anniya alddanasa

اللّهُمّ اجْعَلْهُ كَفَّارَةً لِذُنُوبِي وَطَهّرْ دِينِي. اللّهُمّ أَذْهِبْ عَنّي الدّنَس

4. Recite Ziarat of Imam Husayn(as) Qadr & Idd    Special Ziarat on Idd

5. Recite Duaa-e-Nudbaa.   Sayyid Ibn Tawus has instructed, saying: After recitation of the Du`a' al-Nudbah, do sajda/prostrate yourself and say the following:

أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ نَارٍ حَرّهَا لا يُطْفأُ	a`udhu bika min narin harruha la yutfa'u	I seek refuge with Thee from the Fire whose hot flames do not get extinguished or grow dim,
وَجَدِيدُهَا لا يَبْلَى	wa jadeduha la yabla	whose energetic intensity does not loose its severity,
وَعَطْشَانُهَا لا يُرْوَى.	wa `atshanuha la yurwa	wherein parched throats never get quenched.

You may then put your right cheek on the ground and say the following:

O Allah do not throw me down head on into the Fire after I have prostrated in adoration before Thee and thrown myself on the ground to humble myself before Thee; it is not a show of favour from me unto Thee but it is (Thy) merciful benevolence Thou bestows on me.

ilahe la tuqallib wajhiya finnari ba`da sujude wa ta`fere laka bighayri mannin minne `alayka bal laka almannu `alayya

إِلهِي لا تُقَلّبْ وَجْهِي فِي النَّارِ بَعْدَ سُجُودِي وَتَعْفِيرِي لَكَ بِغَيْرِ مَنّ مِنّي عَلَيْكَ بَلْ لَكَ الْمَنّ عَلَيّ.

You may then put your left cheek on the ground and say the following:

Have mercy on him who has transgressed and committed blunders, (but) now ashamed surrenders (to Thee) to receive absolution.

irham man asa'a waqtarafa wastakana wa`tarafa

ارْحَمْ مَنْ أَسَاءَ وَاقْتَرَفَ وَاسْتَكَانَ وَاعْتَرَفَ.

You may then return to the (ordinary) prostration and say the following:

I am a troublesome servant but Thou art the bountiful Lord-Nourisher. A great many mistakes have been committed by Thy servant but O Compassionate, from Thee (only) Lenient treatment is expected.

in kuntu bi'sa al`abdu fa anta ni`ma alrrabbu `azuma aldhdhanbu min `abdika falyahsun al`afwa min `indika ya karemu

إِنْ كُنْتُ بِئْسَ الْعَبْدُ فَأَنْتَ نِعْمَ الرّبّ، عَظُمَ الذّنْبُ مِنْ عَبْدِكَ فَلْيَحْسُنِ الْعَفْوُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ يَا كَرِيمُ.

You may then repeat the following one hundred times:

(I plead for) pardon; (I plead for) pardon.

al`afwa al`afwa

اَلْعَفْوَ، اَلْعَفْوَ

Sayyid Ibn Tawus, then, adds, “Do not spend this day with entertainment and negligence while you do not know whether your deeds have been accepted or rejected. Rather, if you hope of acceptance of your deeds, you must show thanks; and if you anticipate rejection, you must be intensely sad.”

6. Recite Eed-Salaat.

It is recommended not to leave one’s house for joining the congregational Eid al-Fitr Prayer before sunrise. It is also recommended to say the supplications that have been mentioned by Sayyid Ibn Tawus in “Iqbal al-A`mal”. One of these supplications is that Abu-Hamzah al-Thumali has reported Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s) as saying, “Whey you ready yourself for joining the congregational Friday Prayers and the Eid Prayers, you may say the following supplication:

اللَّهُمَّ مَنْ تَهَيّا فِي هٰذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ	allahumma man tahayya'a fe hadha alyawmi	O Allah, if one, on this day, prepares oneself,
اوْ تَعَبَّا اوْ اعَدَّ وَٱسْتَعَدَّ	aw ta`abba'a aw a`adda wa ista`adda	takes pains, gets ready, or prepares oneself
لِوِفَادَةٍ إِلَىٰ مَخْلُوقٍ	liwifadatin ila makhluqin	to visit another one,
رَجَاءَ رِفْدِهِ وَنَوَافِلِهِ	raja'a rifdihe wa nawafilihe	hoping for his aid, gifts,
وَفَوَاضِلِهِ وَعَطَايَاهُ	wa fawazilihe wa `a§ayahu	benefits, and grants;
فَإِنَّ إِلَيْكَ يَاسَيِّدِي تَهْيِئَتِي وَتَعْبِئَتِي	fa inna ilayka ya sayyide tahyi'ate wa ta`bi'ate	for You alone, my Lord, is my readiness, preparations,
وَإِعْدَادِي وَٱسْتِعْدَادِي	wa i`dade wa isti`dade	taking pains, training, and inclination
رَجَاءَ رِفْدِكَ وَجَوَائِزِكَ	raja'a rifdika wa jawa'izika	in the hope of gaining Your aid, gifts,
وَنَوَافِلِكَ وَفَوَاضِلِكَ	wa nawafilika wa fawazilika	grants, benefits,
وَفَضَائِلِكَ وَعَطَايَاكَ	wa faza'ilika wa `a§ayaka	bounties, and donations.
وَقَدْ غَدَوْتُ إِلَىٰ عِيدٍ مِنْ اعْيَادِ امَّةِ نَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ	wa qad ghadawtu ila `edin min a`yadi ummati nabiyyika muhammadin	I find myself celebrating one of the feasts commemorated by the nation of Your Prophet, Muhammad,
صَلَوَاتُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَىٰ آلِهِ	salawatu allahi `alayhi wa `ala alihe	blessings of Allah be upon him and his Household.
وَلَمْ افِدْ إِلَيْكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ بِعَمَلٍ صَالِحٍ اثِقُ بِهِ قَدَّمْتُهُ	wa lam afid ilayka alyawma bi`amalin salihin athiqu bihe qaddamtuhu	I have not come to You, today, carrying a righteous deeds that I may trust to present before You
وَلاَ تَوَجَّهْتُ بِمَخْلُوقٍ امَّلْتُهُ	wa la tawajjahtu bimakhluqin ammaltuhu	nor have I introduced a creature as my interceder before You;
وَلكِنْ اتَيْتُكَ خَاضِعاً	wa lakin ataytuka khazi`an	rather, I submissively draw near You
مُقِرّاً بِذُنُوبِي وَإِسَاءَتِي إِلَىٰ نَفْسِي	muqiran bidhunube wa isa'ate ila nafse	confessing of my wrongdoings and my offenses to myself.
فَيَا عَظِيمُ يَا عَظِيمُ يَا عَظِيمُ	faya `azemu ya `azemu ya `azemu	So, O All-great, O All-great, O All-great,
ٱغْفِرْ لِيَ ٱلْعَظِيمَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِي	ighfir liya al`azema min dhunube	(please) forgive my grave wrongdoings,
فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ ٱلْعِظَامَ إِلاَّ انْتَ	fa innahu la yaghfiru aldhdhunuba al`izama illa anta	for, verily, no one can forgive serious transgressions save You.
يَا لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ	ya la ilaha alla anta	O He save Whom there is no god!
يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ	ya arhama alrrahimena	O most Merciful of all the merciful!