What is the recommended practice regarding the takbir on the day of the festival? When does it begin and when does it end? And what is the ruling on one who performs the takbir in congregation in the mosque?
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Al-Halabi : A question related to the day of the festival, he says:The questioner : What is the recommended practice regarding the takbir on the day of the festival? When does it begin and when does it end? What is the wording of the takbir? What is the ruling on raising the voice with it in the mosque? And the gathering of the worshippers for that? What is the recommended practice for the khatib? Does he open his sermon with the takbir? Does the khatib pass over the men to the women to address them specifically with a sermon? And what is the ruling on visiting graves on the day of the festival?
The Shaykh : May Allah will it, these questions require a lecture? Please, ask one question before another?
Al-Halabi : What is the recommended practice regarding the takbir on the day of the festival? When does it begin and when does it end? And what is its wording?
The Shaykh : Our festival begins after the Fajr prayer, knowing that this has no explicit text, but the practice has been established based on the saying of the Exalted, what is the beginning of the verse:[Al-Baqarah 2:185] meaning this is the day of your breaking the fast. Therefore, it is recommended for the Muslim tomorrow, if it is a festival, or the day after tomorrow, to leave his house, having broken his fast with dates. It is necessary, before going to the place of prayer, to confirm his breaking of the fast with dates. In this, there is a beautiful meaning: that the Muslim, just as he abstained from food in obedience to Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He), he responds to His dispensation by breaking his fast with dates before setting out to the mosque, or rather to the place of prayer as is the Sunnah. Then, in his departure from his house to the mosque or to the place of prayer, it is recommended for him to recite the takbir. The takbir here is one of the rituals of the festival. It is recommended for the one reciting the takbir to raise his voice between his home and his place of prayer. However, it is not recommended to gather for the takbir. If they are a group walking together, for example, or if they are riding in a car,
Another questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. It is not prescribed for them to intentionally recite the takbir in unison. Rather, as is the case in Hajj, each person recites the takbir for himself. If two or more voices meet, and they walk together, there is no harm in that. But it is not befitting for them to intentionally recite the takbir to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in congregation with one voice. Then, the one setting out to the place of prayer continues in his takbir until he sits in it. When he sits, he remains there, continuing to recite the takbir until the imam arrives. When the imam enters the place of prayer and opens his sermon, it is not recommended for him in his sermon to have anything specific to the festival sermon, contrary to what many preachers have done, where they open their sermon with the takbir.
Another questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace. Opening the festival sermon, or the festival sermon, with the takbir has no basis in the Sunnah at all. Everything that has come regarding this topic is only what Ibn Majah narrated in his Sunan, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite the takbir in the midst of the festival sermon, meaning during the sermon, incorporating the takbir into his sermon. This does not obviously mean that he opened his sermon with the takbir. Moreover, this hadith that I mentioned to you just now, from the Sunan of Ibn Majah, its chain of narration is weak and does not serve as proof. When this fact is clarified, what is prescribed for the festival khatib is what is prescribed for the Friday khatib, and for every khatib, which is to open his sermon with what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to open his sermon with, by his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Ibn Majah 1892 to the end of the known sermon, which, praise be to Allah, many of our brothers from the people of the Sunnah have revived. They open the Friday sermon with this same opening, which is prescribed in the festival prayer, with nothing else. The sermon delivered by the khatib on the day of the festival should take into account the requirements of the society in which he lives. He should advise and remind. There is no specific system for the festival sermon that the khatib must adhere to. As it is said, the people of Makkah know its valleys best. He must observe what the people of that region need to be reminded of or taught. What else is there?
The Shaykh : May Allah will it, these questions require a lecture? Please, ask one question before another?
Al-Halabi : What is the recommended practice regarding the takbir on the day of the festival? When does it begin and when does it end? And what is its wording?
The Shaykh : Our festival begins after the Fajr prayer, knowing that this has no explicit text, but the practice has been established based on the saying of the Exalted, what is the beginning of the verse:
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.
ولتكملوا العدّة ولتكبّروا الله على ما هداكم ولعلّكم تشكرونAnother questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. It is not prescribed for them to intentionally recite the takbir in unison. Rather, as is the case in Hajj, each person recites the takbir for himself. If two or more voices meet, and they walk together, there is no harm in that. But it is not befitting for them to intentionally recite the takbir to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in congregation with one voice. Then, the one setting out to the place of prayer continues in his takbir until he sits in it. When he sits, he remains there, continuing to recite the takbir until the imam arrives. When the imam enters the place of prayer and opens his sermon, it is not recommended for him in his sermon to have anything specific to the festival sermon, contrary to what many preachers have done, where they open their sermon with the takbir.
Another questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace. Opening the festival sermon, or the festival sermon, with the takbir has no basis in the Sunnah at all. Everything that has come regarding this topic is only what Ibn Majah narrated in his Sunan, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite the takbir in the midst of the festival sermon, meaning during the sermon, incorporating the takbir into his sermon. This does not obviously mean that he opened his sermon with the takbir. Moreover, this hadith that I mentioned to you just now, from the Sunan of Ibn Majah, its chain of narration is weak and does not serve as proof. When this fact is clarified, what is prescribed for the festival khatib is what is prescribed for the Friday khatib, and for every khatib, which is to open his sermon with what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to open his sermon with, by his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
Al-hamdu lillahi nahmadhu wa nasta`inuhu wa nastaghfiruhu
إن الحمد لله نحمده ونستعينه ونستغفره
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