A man who misses the Eid prayer: how many rakahs does he pray?

Sayyiduna Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) (may Allah be pleased with him) said: He should pray four rak'ahs.

Sayyiduna Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whoever misses the Eid prayer should pray four rak'ahs.

Al-Sha'bi said: He should pray four rak'ahs.

Ata said: He should pray two rak'ahs and say the takbir.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) would sometimes gather his household and his servants on the day of Eid, and Abdullah bin Abi Utbah would lead them in two rak'ahs.

Al-Hakam said: Abu Iyad was in hiding. On the day of Eid, Mujahid came to him and led them in two rak'ahs of prayer, then made supplication.

Al-Dahhak said: Whoever, because of some excuse, cannot pray the prayer of Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha or Friday (Jumu'ah) should pray four rak'ahs.

Ibn al-Hanafiyyah said: He will pray two rak'ahs.

Al-Hasan said: He will pray a prayer like the imam's prayer.

Ibrahim said: Whoever misses the Eid prayer should pray a prayer like the imam's prayer. Ibrahim said: When the people are coming back having prayed, you should come to the nearest mosque and perform the imam's prayer; and whoever is unable to go to the Eid prayer should also perform a prayer like the imam's prayer.

Hammad said: Whoever is unable to pray with the imam on the day of Eid should pray as the imam prayed and say takbirs like his takbirs.

Sharik said: I asked Abu Ishaq about a man who arrives on the day of Eid after the imam has finished the prayer. He said: He should pray two rak'ahs.

Muhammad (Ibn Sirin) said: For the one who misses the Eid prayer, it is recommended that he pray a prayer like the imam's prayer, and that he recite what the imam recited, if he comes to know what the imam recited.