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185—He raises his hands with each takbīr,
186—and between each pair of takbīrs, he praises Allah and invokes blessings upon the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace).
187—He then recites al-Fātihah and another surah,
188—reciting aloud.
189—After concluding with salām, he delivers1 two sermons like the two Friday sermons2,
190—except that in each sermon he discusses the rulings appropriate to the occasion.
191—It is recommended:
1—to pronounce the unrestricted takbīr on the nights preceding both Eids and throughout the first ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah;
2—and to pronounce the restricted takbīr after the obligatory prayers, from the Fajr prayer on the Day of Arafah through the Asr prayer on the last of the Days of Tashrīq3.
(1) Manuscripts “B” and “T” read: “He delivered a sermon to them.”
(2) The shaykh said: The correct view is that it is recommended to begin every sermon with praise of Allah, whether the Friday sermon, the Eid sermon, or any other sermon, because it is not authentically established that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ever began a sermon with anything other than praise. *Al-Mukhtārāt*, p. 52.
(3) The shaykh said: I am inclined to the view that unrestricted *takbīr* is recommended during the days of =
١٨٥- يرفع يديه مع كل تكبيرة،
١٨٦- ويحمد الله وَيُصَلِّيَ عَلَى اَلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ بين كل تكبيرتين،
١٨٧- ثم يقرأ الفاتحة وسورة،
١٨٨- يجهر بالقراءة فيها،
١٨٩- فإذا سلم خطب١ خُطْبَتَيْنِ، كَخُطْبَتَيْ اَلْجُمْعَةِ٢،
١٩٠- إِلَّا أَنَّهُ يَذْكُرُ فِي كُلِّ خُطْبَةٍ اَلْأَحْكَامَ اَلْمُنَاسِبَةَ لِلْوَقْتِ.
١٩١- وَيُسْتَحَبُّ:
١- اَلتَّكْبِيرُ اَلْمُطْلَقُ: لَيْلَتَيْ اَلْعِيدِ، وَفِي كُلِّ عَشْرِ ذِي اَلْحِجَّةِ.
٢- وَالْمُقَيَّدُ: عَقِبَ الْمَكْتُوبَاتِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ فَجْرِ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ إِلَى عَصْرِ آخِرِ أَيَّامِ اَلتَّشْرِيقِ٣.
١ في "ب، ط": "خطب بهم".
٢ قال الشيخ: الصحيح أنه يستحب افتتاح جميع الخطب بالحمد، الجمعة والعيد وغيرهما؛ لأنه ﷺ لم يثبت عنه أنه افتتح خطبة بغير الحمد. "المختارات، ص: ٥٢".
٣ قال الشيخ: والقلب يميل إلى استحباب التكبير المطلق في أيام =