The Takbirat of the Festival Prayer and the Recitation in It

Question:
May Allah reward you. The Honorable Shaykh is asked about the takbirat of the two festival prayers, the addition to and reduction of them, and the recitation in the two rak'ahs of this prayer?

Answer:
As for the takbir, it is a recommended practice (sunnah). The additional takbirat are a recommended practice (sunnah), excluding the takbir of entering prayer and the takbirat of transition from bowing, prostration, and standing. The takbirat of transition, the transitions, are obligatory; they are the obligations of the prayer. As for the additional takbirat, they are a recommended practice (sunnah). If one performs them, that is better; if one leaves them out, there is no blame on him, and his prayer is valid. As for the recitation, it is obligatory to recite Surat al-Fatihah in every prayer, in the obligatory prayer, the festival prayer, and the voluntary prayer, because it is a pillar of the prayer, and the prayer is not valid without reciting Surat al-Fatihah. Whatever is added to it from the Qur'an is a recommended practice (sunnah). Yes.