Is loud recitation of Takbir obligatory on the way to the Eid prayer?
Chapter on the Two Eid Prayers
Al-Mughni
Book of Friday Prayer
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It is required to recite the Takbir loudly while proceeding to the Eid prayer, which signifies the statement about 'making the Takbir manifest.' Ahmad stated that one should recite the Takbir aloud from the moment one leaves one's house until reaching the prayer ground. This practice is reported from 'Ali, Ibn 'Umar, Abu Umamah, Abu Ruhm, and a group of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). This is the opinion held by 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz, Aban ibn 'Uthman, and Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad. Al-Nakha'i, Sa'id ibn Jubayr, and 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Layla practiced this, and it is the position of al-Hakam, Hammad, Malik, Ishaq, Abu Thawr, and Ibn al-Mundhir. The evidence for this view rests on the practice of the aforementioned Companions and their statements. Nafi' reported that Ibn 'Umar used to recite the Takbir aloud on the days of Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr. Abu Jamila stated he saw 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) reciting Takbir continuously until he reached the prayer ground (al-Jabbana).
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Abu Hanifa holds that Takbir is recited on Eid al-Adha but not on Eid al-Fitr, citing that when Ibn 'Abbas heard loud Takbir on Eid al-Fitr, he questioned it, and upon being told they were reciting Takbir, he asked if they were insane. Ibrahim also stated this practice was only done by 'al-Hawwakun' (perhaps meaning specific groups or individuals). Ibn 'Abbas used to state that people should recite Takbir following the Imam, not independently. The preferred view maintains recitation continues until reaching the prayer ground, based on reports from 'Ali and others. There is a secondary narration that recitation ceases when the Imam emerges.