Al-Bukhārī included the following chapter heading in his Sahīh: “Chapter: If One Misses the Eid Prayer, He Should Perform Two Rak‘ahs.” (1)

Ibn al-Mundhir said: “Whoever misses the Eid prayer should perform two rak‘ahs in the same manner as the imam.” (2) End quote.

• (7-14-4) If Eid Is Not Known Until after the Sun Has Passed Its Zenith:

If people do not learn that it is Eid until after the sun has passed its zenith, they should go out for the Eid prayer the following day. The evidence for this is the following report:

Abū Umayr ibn Anas reported from some of his paternal uncles, who were Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, that a mounted party came to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, testifying that they had sighted the crescent the previous day. He therefore instructed them to break their fast and, the following morning, to proceed to their prayer ground.” Reported by Abū Dāwūd, al-Nasāī, and Ibn Mājah. (3)

Al-Khattābī said: “This was also the view of al-Awzāī, Sufyān al-Thawrī, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, and Ishāq concerning a man who does not learn that it is Eid al-Fitr until after the sun has passed its zenith. Al-Shāfiī said: If they learn of it before the sun passes its zenith, they should go out and the imam should lead them in the Eid prayer; but if they do not learn of it