1485 - وَ فِي اَلْعِلَلِ اَلَّتِي تُرْوَى عَنِ اَلْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ اَلنَّيْسَابُورِيِّ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَ يُذْكَرُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهَا مِنَ اَلرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «أَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ يَوْمُ اَلْفِطْرِ اَلْعِيدَ لِيَكُونَ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ مُجْتَمَعاً يَجْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ وَ يَبْرُزُونَ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَيُمَجِّدُونَهُ عَلَى مَا مَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ فَيَكُونُ يَوْمَ عِيدٍ وَ يَوْمَ اِجْتِمَاعٍ وَ يَوْمَ فِطْرٍ وَ يَوْمَ زَكَاةٍ وَ يَوْمَ رَغْبَةٍ وَ يَوْمَ تَضَرُّعٍ وَ لِأَنَّهُ أَوَّلُ يَوْمٍ مِنَ اَلسَّنَةِ يَحِلُّ فِيهِ اَلْأَكْلُ وَ اَلشُّرْبُ لِأَنَّ أَوَّلَ شُهُورِ اَلسَّنَةِ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ اَلْحَقِّ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ فَأَحَبَّ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُمْ فِي ذَلِكَ مَجْمَعٌ يَحْمَدُونَهُ فِيهِ وَ يُقَدِّسُونَهُ وَ إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ اَلتَّكْبِيرُ فِيهَا أَكْثَرَ مِنْهُ فِي غَيْرِهَا مِنَ اَلصَّلاَةِ لِأَنَّ اَلتَّكْبِيرَ إِنَّمَا هُوَ تَعْظِيمٌ لِلَّهِ وَ تَمْجِيدٌ عَلَى مَا هَدَى وَ عَافَى كَمَا قَالَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: «وَ لِتُكَبِّرُوا اَللّٰهَ عَلىٰ مٰا هَدٰاكُمْ وَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ» وَ إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ فِيهَا اِثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ تَكْبِيرَةً لِأَنَّهُ يَكُونُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ اِثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ تَكْبِيرَةً وَ جُعِلَ سَبْعٌ فِي اَلْأُولَى وَ خَمْسٌ فِي اَلثَّانِيَةِ وَ لَمْ يُسَوَّ بَيْنَهُمَا لِأَنَّ اَلسُّنَّةَ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ اَلْفَرِيضَةِ أَنْ تُسْتَفْتَحَ بِسَبْعِ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ فَلِذَلِكَ بُدِئَ هَاهُنَا بِسَبْعِ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ وَ جُعِلَ فِي اَلثَّانِيَةِ خَمْسُ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ لِأَنَّ اَلتَّحْرِيمَ مِنَ اَلتَّكْبِيرِ فِي اَلْيَوْمِ وَ اَللَّيْلَةِ خَمْسُ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ وَ لِيَكُونَ اَلتَّكْبِيرُ فِي اَلرَّكْعَتَيْنِ جَمِيعاً وَتْراً وَتْراً.
Hadith.1485 - In the book "Al-Ilal," it is narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan al-Naysaburi, who mentioned that he heard from al-Ridha 
that:
"The day of Eid al-Fitr was made an Eid so that it would be a gathering for the Muslims where they come together and present themselves before Allah (swt), the Mighty and Glorious, to glorify Him for the blessings He has bestowed upon them.
Thus, it is a day of Eid, a day of gathering, a day of breaking the fast, a day of charity (Zakat), a day of desire (towards Allah (swt)), and a day of supplication. It is also because it is the first day of the year in which eating and drinking become permissible, as the first month of the year for the people of truth is the month of Ramadan.
Therefore, Allah (swt), the Mighty and Glorious, wished for them to have a gathering to praise and sanctify Him on this day. The Takbir (glorification of Allah (swt)) in this prayer was made more frequent than in other prayers because Takbir is a means of magnifying and glorifying Allah (swt) for the guidance and well-being He has granted, as Allah (swt), the Mighty and Glorious, says:
'And that you may glorify Allah (swt) for that (to) which He has guided you, and that you may be grateful' (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:185)."
The twelve Takbirs in the prayer were established because in every two Rak'ahs, there are twelve Takbirs. Seven were made for the first Rak'ah and five for the second, and they were not made equal because the Sunnah for obligatory prayers is to begin with seven Takbirs, and so it was also begun here with seven. In the second Rak'ah, five Takbirs were made because there are five obligatory prayers throughout the day and night. Thus, the Takbirs in both Rak'ahs combined make an odd number.
