of Jumu'ah. And if he wishes, he may pray two rak'ahs like the supererogatory prayer. This is the view of al-Awza'i, because it is a supererogatory act. And if he wishes, he may pray it in the manner of the Eid prayer with takbir. Isma'il ibn Sa'id transmitted this from Ahmad (5), and al-Juzajani selected it. This is the view of al-Nakha'i, Malik, al-Shafi'i, Abu Thawr, and Ibn al-Mundhir, due to what is narrated from Anas that when he would not attend the Eid prayer with the Imam in Basra, he would gather his family and his freed slaves, and then his freed slave Abdullah ibn Abi Utbah would stand and lead them in two rak'ahs, in which he would perform the takbir (7). And because it is the making up of a prayer, it is to be performed in its [original] manner, like all other prayers. He is free to choose: if he wishes, he may pray it alone, and if he wishes, in a congregation. It was said to Abu Abdullah: "Where should he pray?" He replied: "If he wishes, he may go to the prayer ground, and if he wishes, [he may pray] wherever he likes."

Section: If he catches the Imam in the tashahhud, he should sit with him; when the Imam makes the taslim, he stands up and prays two rak'ahs, performing the takbir in them, because he has caught some of the prayer that is not a replacement for four [rak'ahs], so he makes it up in its [original] manner like all other prayers. If he catches him during the khutbah, if he is in the mosque, he should pray the tahiyyat al-masjid (greeting of the mosque), because if it is performed during the Jumu'ah khutbah, for which silence is obligatory, then it is even more appropriate during the Eid khutbah, and his ruling regarding leaving the greeting does not become like the ruling of one who has caught the Eid prayer. The Qadi said: "He sits and listens to the khutbah and does not pray, so as not to be occupied by prayer instead of listening to the khutbah." This reasoning is invalidated by one who enters during the Jumu'ah khutbah, for the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, ordered the one entering to perform rak'ahs, even though the Jumu'ah khutbah is more emphasized. As for if he is not in the mosque, he should sit and listen, then if he wishes, he may make up the Eid prayer according to what we have mentioned.