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No Naffil or Sunnah before or after Eid prayers:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:The Prophet offered a two Rakat prayer on the Day of Id ul Fitr and he did not pray before or after it. Then he went towards women along with Bilal and ordered them to pay alms and so they startedgiving their earrings and necklaces (in charity).[Sahih Bukhari: Volume 2, Book 15, No. 81] and other references:[Sahih Bukhari Vol. 2 No. 104, Sahih Muslim no. 1935, Ibn Majah No. 1273, Nasai No. 1588, AbuDawud No. 1159, Tirmidhi No. 537]
The prayers for both Ids take place before the Khutbah:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Umar:Allah's Apostle used to offer the prayer of 'Id-ul-Adha and 'Id-ul-Fitr and then deliver the Khutbaafter the prayer.[Sahih Bukhari: Volume 2, Book 15, No. 77] and other references:[Sahih Bukhari V2 No. 76 to 80, 92, 95, V6 No. 418, Sahih Muslim No. 1923 to 1926, 1930, SunanAn-Nasai No. 1565, 1570, Sunan Ibn Majah No. 1273]
No Adhan No Iqama for Eid prayers:
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported:“I observed prayer with the Messenger of Allah (
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) on the 'Id day. He commencedwith prayer before the sermon without Adhan and Iqama. ….”[Sahih Muslim: Book 4, Number 1926] and other references:[Sahih Bukhari V2 No. 78, Sahih Muslim No. 1927, Sunan An-Nasai No. 1563, Ibn Majah No.1274, Tirmidhi No. 532, Abu Dawud No. 1146, 1148]
The Takbir During the Two Eid:
It was reported from Ibn Shihab, from Urwah from Aishah that the Messenger of Allah (
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) would say the Takbir on (Eid) Al-Fitr and Al-Adha seven times in the first (Rakah) and fivetimes in the second.[Sunan Abu Dawud: Hadith No. 1149]He said: without counting the two Takbirs of Ruku. [Sunan Abu Dawud: Hadith No. 1150]