Du'a after the Eid prayer rather than after the khutba

Question

In the Eid prayers, should du'a be made after the salam or after the khutba? Which way is established as having been mostly practised by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? Please write the answer with proofs, in detail and with explanation, with references to books; you will be rewarded by Allah. The questioner: Muhammad Ishaq.

Answer

Du'a after the prayer is established by the hadiths in general, without restriction. In Sunan al-Tirmidhi it is stated: [ar]كَانَ ﷺ يُعَلِّمُ بَنِيهِ هَؤُلَاءِ الْكَلِمَاتِ كَمَا يُعَلِّمُ الْمُكْتِبُ الْغِلْمَانَ، وَيَقُولُ: رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَتَعَوَّذُونَ بِهِنَّ دُبُرَ الصَّلَاةِ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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