Is a particular recitation or formula between Eid takbīrs required?
2026-10-14
T223 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
Original Q&A · Complete source question and answer
Complete original question and answer, 24/219–220. Iqtarabat refers to Sūrat al-Qamar. The sample remembrances are not translated as a compulsory fixed formula.
النص العربي
السؤال الأصلي
سئل شيخ الإسلام: هل يتعين قراءة بعينها في صلاة العيدين؟ وما يقول الإنسان بين كل تكبيرتين؟
الجواب
الحمد لله، مهما قرأ به جاز. كما تجوز القراءة في نحوها من الصلوات. لكن إذا قرأ بقاف، واقتربت، أو نحو ذلك. مما جاء في الأثر، كان حسنا.
وأما بين التكبيرات: فإنه يحمد الله، ويثني عليه، ويصلي على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، ويدعو بما شاء. هكذا روي نحو هذا العلماء عن عبد الله بن مسعود. وإن قال: سبحان الله، والحمد لله، ولا إله إلا الله، والله أكبر. اللهم صل على محمد، وعلى آل محمد، اللهم اغفر لي، وارحمني، كان حسنا. وكذلك إن قال: الله أكبر كبيرا، والحمد لله كثيرا، وسبحان الله بكرة وأصيلا، ونحو ذلك.
وليس في ذلك شيء مؤقت عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، والصحابة. والله أعلم.
English translation
English translation prepared for SalafAlSalih.com from the cited Arabic source. It is not an official translation.
Original question
Shaykh al-Islām was asked: Is a particular recitation required in the two Eid prayers, and what should a person say between each pair of takbīrs?
Answer
Praise be to Allah. Whatever he recites is permissible, just as recitation is permissible in comparable prayers. But if he recites Qāf and Iqtarabat, or similar passages transmitted in the reports, that is good.
Between the takbīrs, he praises Allah, extols Him, invokes blessings upon the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and supplicates as he wishes. Scholars have transmitted something like this from ʿAbd Allāh ibn Masʿūd. If he says, “Glory be to Allah; praise be to Allah; there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah; Allah is greatest. O Allah, bless Muḥammad and the family of Muḥammad. O Allah, forgive me and have mercy on me,” that is good. The same applies if he says, “Allah is supremely great; abundant praise belongs to Allah; glory be to Allah morning and evening,” or similar words.
No fixed formula for this is transmitted from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the Companions. Allah knows best.
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 24/219–220
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
Arabic checked against the cited source and adjacent question boundaries. Diacritics and display marks omitted; honorific glyphs expanded. Titles and scope notes are editorial.