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Eid al-Adha

عيد الأضحى

The festival of sacrifice on 10 Dhu al-Hijjah at the close of the Hajj — the udhiyah, its distribution, and the Eid prayer.

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Overview

The day of adha is the tenth of Dhu'l-Hijja, one of the Muslims' two Eids, named for the udhiyya slaughtered on it. 1

Its rulings

The Eid prayer is emphatic sunna for the Malikis and Shafi'is, obligatory on the operative Hanafi view, and a communal obligation for the Hanbalis; takbir is prescribed on the way, within the prayer, and after prayers during the tashriq days. 1 2

The sacrifice

Jurists agree the udhiyya is prescribed on it and differ on its ruling: sunna for the majority, obligatory for the Hanafis. 2

The day's practices

Keeping its night alive in worship and bathing are recommended, as the Prophet ﷺ bathed on the fitr and adha days. 2

People and things also explored

Adhan (the call to prayer: its ruling, wording, conditions, recommended features and the muezzin)· The last ten nights of Ramadan· The first ten days of Dhu al-Hijja· Hilal (the crescent and the lunar month for the law)· Delaying the noon prayer to the cool (ibrad)· I'tikaf (retreat)· The Prophet's written charge to Amr ibn Hazm on sending him to Yemen· The ruling on one who abandons prayer

Sources

  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.11984
  2. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.11985
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islam.museum contributors. “Eid al-Adha”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/practice/eid-al-adha/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.

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