[21] وَ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ص أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنِ...
[21] وَ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ص أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي لَا يَشْهَدُ الْعِيدَ هَلْ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ فِي بَيْتِهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ لَا صَلَاةَ إِلَّا مَعَ إِمَامٍ عَدْلٍ وَ مَنْ لَمْ يَشْهَدِ الْعِيدَ مِنْ رَجُلٍ أَوِ امْرَأَةٍ صَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ فِي بَيْتِهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ لِلْعِيدِ وَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ لِلْخُطْبَةِ وَ كَذَلِكَ مَنْ لَمْ يَشْهَدِ الْعِيدَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَوَادِي يُصَلُّونَ لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ أَرْبَعاً.
Imam Jafar Bin Muhammad -asws was asked about the person who he does not witness the Eid, can he offer Salat at home? Imam -asws replied: yes but there is no congressional Salat except with a Just Imam -asws . And who did not witness from a man or a woman he prayed four rak’ah out of which two are for the Eid and two for the Khutbah and (similarly) there are four rak’ah for those people who reside in countryside/desert.
[22] Also, Imam -asws says: Our -asws grief resurfaces on the Eid day when we see our -asws rights have been usurped. عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ قَالَ: يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ مَا مِنْ عِيدٍ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ- أَضْحًى وَ لَا فِطْرٍ إِلَّا وَ هُوَ يُجَدِّدُ لآِلِ مُحَمَّدٍ فِيهِ حُزْناً قُلْتُ وَ لِمَ ذَاكَ قَالَ لِأَنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَ حَقَّهُمْ فِي يَدِ غَيْرِهِمْ. Imam Abu Jafar -asws said: O!
Abdullah, either it is Eid-ul-Azha or Eid-ul-Fitr of Muslims, it should refresh the grief and sufferings of Ahlul Bait -asws (Abdullah asked), how it is? Imam -asws replied: Because it makes one realise that our Divine rights have been usurped by our enemies.
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