Is It Permissible To Hold The Qur’ān In The ʿEid Prayer If One Does Not Know The Sūrahs Authentically Narrated To Have Been Recited In The ʿEid Prayer by Shaykh Sālim ibn ʾAbdullah Bāmiḥriz

Pivotal Quote

“Yes, it is a Sunnah to recite these sūrahs but it is not obligatory. So a person should not make it difficult for themselves; they can recite any sūrah that they have memorised.”

Question:

If a person does not know the sūrahs that are recited within the ʿEid prayer, is it permissible for them to hold a muṣḥaf to read from that?

Answer:

Yes, this is a Sunnah to recite the sūrahs that were mentioned but if a person has not memorised them, they should go ahead and read any other sūrah. Yes, it is a Sunnah to recite these sūrahs but it is not obligatory. So a person should not make it difficult for themselves; they can recite any sūrah that they have memorised.

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