And the imam follows his own opinion and independent legal reasoning regarding these additional takbīrs. The authority who appointed him may not compel him to adopt its own view, unlike the required number for the Friday prayer. For specifying the number in the Friday prayer makes it a matter specific to that authority, whereas specifying the takbīrs in the Eid prayer does not make it specific to the authority; thus, the two cases differ.

[The Eclipse Prayer]

As for the prayers for the two eclipses, they are led by whoever the ruler appoints for them, or by one whose jurisdiction is general and therefore encompasses them.