How to make up the prayer of the festival if one missed it.

Al-Halabi : Al-Bukhari commented in his Sahih, citing Ata, that whoever misses the prayer of the festival should pray two rak'ahs. Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar mentioned in Fath al-Bari, citing Ibn Mas'ud, that whoever misses the prayer of the festival should pray four rak'ahs, and he authenticated its chain. What is the stronger position in your view?

The Shaykh : The prayer is made up as it was missed. This is a jurisprudential principle derived from certain individual reports in the Prophetic Sunnah. The prayer of the festival is two rak'ahs, so whoever misses it for a valid legal excuse should pray it as two rak'ahs, just as the imam prays it. As for praying four rak'ahs, that is an opinion, and we find nothing in the Sunnah that supports it.
Al-Halabi : Does this not conflict with what you mentioned in the beneficial answers regarding the one who misses the Friday prayer or the one who misses Jumu'ah?

The Shaykh : No, because that is a specific text regarding Jumu'ah, and it is not subject to analogy.
Al-Halabi : There are also reports from some of the Salaf.

The Shaykh : No, there is a marfu' hadith in this matter.
Al-Halabi : These questions that...

The Shaykh : Fine, bring out what you have.