-peace and blessings of Allah be upon him- is evidence that he would recite aloud, and because it is an Eid prayer, so it is analogous to the Friday prayer (Jumu'ah). It is recommended that he recite in the first rak'ah [Surah] "Sabbih" (Al-A'la) (2), and in the second [Surah] "Al-Ghashiyah". Ahmad explicitly stated this because Nu'man ibn Bashir said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, used to recite in the two Eids and in Jumu'ah [Surah] "Sabbih isma rabbika al-a'la" (Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High) and "Hal ataka hadith al-ghashiyah" (Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming [Event]?). And sometimes they would coincide on the same day, so he would recite them both. Narrated by Muslim (3). Al-Shafi'i said: He should recite [Surah] "Qaf" and [Surah] "Iqtarabat al-sa'ah" (4), because it is narrated that 'Umar asked Abu Waqid al-Laythi: What did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, use to recite during [Eid] al-Fitr and al-Adha? He replied: He used to recite [Surah] "Qaf wal-qur'anil-majid" and [Surah] "Iqtarabat al-sa'ah wa-inshaqqal-qamar" (4). Narrated by Muslim (5). Abu Hanifah said: There is nothing fixed for it (6), and Ibn Mas'ud used to recite the Fatihah and a surah from the Mufassal. Whatever he recites is sufficient and is good, although the first [option] is better because 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, acted upon it and that was his position, and because in [Surah] "Sabbih" there is an exhortation toward prayer and Zakat al-Fitr, according to what was stated by Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib and 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz regarding...