How is the missed 'Id prayer made up?
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The Shaykh : If it was missed without an excuse, it is like the other prayers; there is no making it up, whether it was a congregational prayer or the midday prayer, and so on. If it was missed with an excuse, then making it up is obligatory. However, the matter differs: if he was with a congregation, he prays it as two rak'ahs in congregation; if he was alone, he prays four rak'ahs.
The questioner : Where does the ruling to turn to four rak'ahs, or to pray four rak'ahs alone, come from, O Shaykh? Where was this taken from?
The Shaykh : From the conflicting athar (reports). I said, what is his name?
The student : Abu 'Abdullah.
The Shaykh : Abu 'Abdullah... I do not know where we put this, where, where, where; we do not remember now. The summary is that I spoke to Abu 'Abdullah on the phone for a very long time.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is no explicit text from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on this matter in the first place.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Second, and from here this opinion arose: the Salafi athar are very conflicting. Some say two rak'ahs, some say four, some say he prays in congregation, and some say he prays alone. So, first, I reconciled these athar on one hand, and on the other hand, I analogized the 'Id prayer to the Friday prayer, because the 'Id prayer, as you know, is like the Friday prayer or stronger, because it drops the obligation of the Friday prayer if they coincide.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : From this group, I arrived at this conclusion.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Or this detail.
The questioner : Good. One matter remains: if he prays four rak'ahs on the basis that he is alone and has no congregation with him, does he say the takbirat (additional takbirs) in the four rak'ahs, or are the takbirat dropped?
The Shaykh : No, he does not say the takbirat.
The questioner : He does not say the takbirat.
The Shaykh : Because this is not the 'Id prayer.
The questioner : Very good.
The Shaykh : It is a substitute.
The questioner : A substitute for the 'Id prayer.
The Shaykh : That is, like, for example, the midday prayer in place of what? The Friday prayer.
The questioner : The Friday prayer, yes.
The Shaykh : There is no sermon.
The questioner : Fine, yes.
The questioner : Where does the ruling to turn to four rak'ahs, or to pray four rak'ahs alone, come from, O Shaykh? Where was this taken from?
The Shaykh : From the conflicting athar (reports). I said, what is his name?
The student : Abu 'Abdullah.
The Shaykh : Abu 'Abdullah... I do not know where we put this, where, where, where; we do not remember now. The summary is that I spoke to Abu 'Abdullah on the phone for a very long time.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is no explicit text from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on this matter in the first place.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Second, and from here this opinion arose: the Salafi athar are very conflicting. Some say two rak'ahs, some say four, some say he prays in congregation, and some say he prays alone. So, first, I reconciled these athar on one hand, and on the other hand, I analogized the 'Id prayer to the Friday prayer, because the 'Id prayer, as you know, is like the Friday prayer or stronger, because it drops the obligation of the Friday prayer if they coincide.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : From this group, I arrived at this conclusion.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Or this detail.
The questioner : Good. One matter remains: if he prays four rak'ahs on the basis that he is alone and has no congregation with him, does he say the takbirat (additional takbirs) in the four rak'ahs, or are the takbirat dropped?
The Shaykh : No, he does not say the takbirat.
The questioner : He does not say the takbirat.
The Shaykh : Because this is not the 'Id prayer.
The questioner : Very good.
The Shaykh : It is a substitute.
The questioner : A substitute for the 'Id prayer.
The Shaykh : That is, like, for example, the midday prayer in place of what? The Friday prayer.
The questioner : The Friday prayer, yes.
The Shaykh : There is no sermon.
The questioner : Fine, yes.
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