The Ruling on the Prayer of the Festival

Q: Is it permissible for a Muslim to miss the Prayer of the Festival without an excuse, and is it permissible to prevent a woman from performing it with the people?

A: The Prayer of the Festival is a collective obligation according to many scholars, and it is permissible for some individuals to miss it, but attending it and participating with his Muslim brothers is a confirmed recommended practice that should not be left except for a valid religious excuse.
Some scholars held that the Prayer of the Festival is an individual obligation, like the Friday prayer, so it is not permissible for any obligated free male resident to miss it, and this view is clearer in the evidence and closer to the truth.
It is recommended for women to attend, with care for the hijab and covering, and without wearing perfume; for it is established in the two Sahihs from Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: "We were ordered to go out on the two festivals, the young girls and the menstruating women, to witness the good and the supplication of the Muslims, and the menstruating women should stay away from the prayer place." In some wordings, one of them said: "O Messenger of Allah, one of us does not find a jilbab to go out in," and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: .
There is no doubt that this indicates the emphasis on women going out for the Prayer of the two festivals to witness the good and the supplication of the Muslims.