the Salat-ul-Juma (p. 201), after the Khutba is delivered. It will,
however, be seen from the following sermon that it is mustahab to say four
more rak'ats.

SERMON ON THE 'ID-UZ-ZUHA.

In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.

Allahu Akbar! God is Great. There is no God but God. God is Great! God
is Great and worthy of all praise. He is Holy. Day and night we should
praise Him. He is without partner, without equal. All praise be to Him.
Holy is He, Who makes the rich generous, Who provides the sacrifice for
the wise. He is Great, without an equal. All praise be to Him. Listen!
I testify that there is no God but God. He is alone, without partner.
This testimony is as bright as the early dawn, as brilliant as the
glorious feast day. Muhammad is His servant who delivered His message.
On Muhammad, and on his family, and on his Companions may the peace of
God rest. On you who are present, O congregation of Muslimin, may the
{255} mercy of God for ever rest. O servants of God! our first duty is
to fear God and to be kind. God has said: "I will be with those who
fear Me and are kind."

Know O servants of God! that to rejoice on the feast day is the sign
and mark of the pure and good. Exalted will be the rank of such in
Paradise (Dar-ul-Qarar), especially on the day of resurrection will
they obtain dignity and honour. Do not on this day foolish acts. It is
no time for amusements and negligence. This is the day on which to
utter the praises of God. (Tasbih.) Read the Kalima, the Takbir and the
Tamhid. This is a high festival season and the feast of sacrifice. Read
now the Takbir-ut-Tashriq. God is great! God is great! There is no God
but God! God is great! God is great! All praise be to Him! From the
morning of the 'Arfa, after every farz rak'at it is good (mustahab) for
a person to repeat the Takbir-ut-Tashriq. The woman before whom is a
man as Imam, and the traveller whose Imam is a permanent resident
(Muqim) should also repeat this Takbir. It should be said at each Namaz
until the Salat-ul-'Asr of the Feast day (10th). Some, however, say
that it should be recited every day till the afternoon ('Asr) of the
thirteenth day, as these are the days of the Tashriq (p. 231).[261] If
the Imam forgets to recite, let not the worshipper forget. Know, O
believers, that every free man who is a