The prayer comes before the khutbah One of the rulings of Eid is that the prayer should come before the khutbah, as is reported in Musnad Ahmad from the hadeeth of Ibn âAbbaas, who testified that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) prayed before the khutbah on Eid, then he gave the khutbah.â (Musnad Ahmad, 1905.
3. There are different opinions as to the number of people needed to perform the Friday prayer, which I shall summarize according to the Mazhabs as follows: Shafi'i and Hanbali: The number of people needed is 4, excluding the imam. Maliki: The number of people needed is 12, excluding the imam. Hanafi: The number of people needed is 3, excluding "Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal has given the permission that the Eid khutbah will suffice, and people do not have to come back for Jum'ah prayer. Ibn Qudamah reports that Imam Ahmad was of the opinion that Eid prayer suffices, and both the villagers, and city residents are permitted not to offer the Jum'ah prayer, with the exception of the Imam. Dress Up For the Eid Occasion – Eid is an occasion to dress up nicely. Muslims tend to celebrate Eid wearing clean clothes. This isn’t just a Sunnah but a requirement as well for the days of Eid-ul-Adha. Use Attar – For those who are unfamiliar with it, Attar is a special fragrance for men. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) applied Attar on EidContrary to the Jummah khutbah, the Eid khutbah is delivered as one unit without sitting. Listening to the khutbah is optional; The Prophet (salalahu alaihi wa sallam) said (after finishing the Eid prayer): “We will now deliver a khutbah. Whoever wishes to sit and listen to the khutbah may sit, and whoever wishes to leave may leave”. (Abū