What is the Sunnah in welcoming the festival?
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Question:
The questioner asks: How did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions welcome the festival?
Answer:
They welcomed the festival with takbir (saying Allahu akbar) when they saw the crescent moon on the night of the festival. They would glorify Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in accordance with the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:185] So they welcomed the festival with takbir, they prayed the festival prayer, and they all went out. They went out for the festival prayer, even the menstruating women would go out, but they would stay away from the prayer area and witness the supplication of the Muslims. The young girls would come out from their seclusion, and they would all go out for the festival prayer. Because it is a great symbol. A symbol among the symbols of Islam. It is recommended for the Muslim to attend it and to strive to attend it, and not to be lazy about it or sleep through it. Yes.
The questioner asks: How did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions welcome the festival?
Answer:
They welcomed the festival with takbir (saying Allahu akbar) when they saw the crescent moon on the night of the festival. They would glorify Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in accordance with the saying of Allah the Exalted:
and [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful.
وَلِتُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَاكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما هي السنة في استقبال العيد؟ — youtube.com
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