Explaining the recommended practice of women attending the Eid prayer.
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The Shaykh : Yes, you have spoken well. It is recommended (sunnah) for women to attend the Eid prayer, and women are commanded to do so. As for the other prayers, it is better for a woman to pray in her home, except for the Eid prayer, where it is better for her to go out and witness the call to prayer, witness the good, and witness the call of the Muslims.
Now, if a woman does not have an abaya, the women said to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): How does she go out to the Eid prayer ground? Sahih Muslim 890c She borrows a jilbab from her sister and goes out.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : If it is possible. Now, let us stick to this, or is there anything else?
The student: A person goes out to the Eid prayer on foot.
Now, if a woman does not have an abaya, the women said to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
O Messenger of Allah, one of us has no jilbab.
يا رسول الله احداهن إحدانا ليس لها جلبابLet her sister cover her with her outer garment.
قال لتلبسها أختها من جلبابهاThe student: ...
The Shaykh : If it is possible. Now, let us stick to this, or is there anything else?
The student: A person goes out to the Eid prayer on foot.