FatwaNegeri SembilanPrayer (Salah)
Solat Sunat Hari Raya
Is the Eid prayer valid without a sermon, and is dividing sacrificial meat into three portions permissible?
Short answer
Delivering two sermons after the Eid prayer is a recommended act.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Negeri Sembilan Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Soal Jawab Agama
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Delivering two sermons after the Eid prayer is a recommended act. The animal sacrifice (qurban) is a confirmed sunnah (sunat muakkad). Dividing the meat into three portions, for the person offering the sacrifice, for recipients of raw meat and for eating, is stated to pose no problem.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sunat hukum membaca dua khutbah setelah selesai solat Hari Raya.
Read the full fatwa on the Negeri Sembilan website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Negeri Sembilan Mufti Department. “Solat Sunat Hari Raya”, date not stated. https://muftins.gov.my/soaljawab/solat-sunat-hari-raya/. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/eid-prayer-without-sermon-qurban-meat-distribution/