Published On May 1, 2022
The celebration of Eid Al-Adha is symbolic of sacrifice and is a joyous occasion. Salatul Eid is fard upon all Muslims in the tradition of the sunnah. This holiday is of great importance to all adherents of Islam as it is believed to be wajib by many scholars. One receives a sin for not performing this act of worship unless there is a valid reason. This is indicated in the following:
The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered everyone to go pray the Eid prayer and he consistently prayed it.
The Fard of Salatul Jummah gets dropped to being a Dhur if they fall on the same day. Therefore, the scholars say it cannot be a sunnah because a sunnah cannot drop
a fard/wajib.
He ordered all women, those enslaved and even women on their menstrual cycle, to go to the prayer areas.