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What is the recommended formula for the Eid takbirat (pronouncements of "Allahu Akbar") after the prayers on the two Eid days and the three days following Eid al-Adha, and what are the additions to it? Is it part of the Sunnah to attach them to the takbirat?

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The formula for takbir (exclaiming "Allahu Akbar") on the two Eids is broad, and it is recommended to say: "Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, La ilaha illa Allah, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, wa lillahil-hamd" (Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, there is no god but Allah; Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, and to Allah belongs all praise). Absolute takbir is sunnah on the nights of both Eids. For Eid al-Fitr, it begins from sunset on the eve of Eid and ends with the Imam coming out for the prayer. For Eid al-Adha, it begins from the sighting of the crescent moon of Dhul-Hijjah until the last of the Days of Tashreeq. As for restricted takbir after the prayers, it is specific to Eid al-Adha, beginning from the dawn of the Day of Arafah until the 'Asr prayer of the last of the Days of Tashreeq.

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