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Eid al-Aḍḥā is one of the greatest eids of Islam which is celebrated on Dhu l-Hijja 10. According to hadiths, this is the day on which the divine command for prophet Ibrahim (a) to sacrifice his son, Isma'il (a), was issued. He took Isma'il (a) to an altar and was about to fulfill the divine command when Jabra'il (Gabriel) came down with a ram, and Ibrahim (a) sacrificed the ram instead. The traditional rite of offering sacrifice on Eid al-Adha in the desert of Mina, is a commemoration of that event. Muslims who go to hajj, perform the rituals of Mina, including offering a sacrifice.

There is a lot of emphasis on performing acts of worship on the eve and day of Eid al-Adha. Also, observing a vigil and spending the night in prayer and worship is especially recommended. On the day, rituals like: ghusl, the Eid Prayer, offering sacrifice, ziyarah of Imam al-Husayn (a), and recitation of al-Nudba Supplication are recommended. Like Eid al-Fitr, fasting on Eid al-Adha is forbidden.

This Eid is one of the official holidays in the Islamic calendar. In all Muslim countries, the Eid itself—and sometimes the following days up to one week—are official holidays, and various public ceremonies are held to celebrate the Eid.

In the vision he had, prophet Abraham (a) was commanded to sacrifice his son. At the time of sacrifice, Ibrahim (a) put his son's forehead on earth and placed a knife on his throat, but the knife would not cut Isma'il's throat. When both of them, father and son, showed their complete and sincere submission to the will of God, God accepted their sacrifice and instead of his son, Ibrahim (a) sacrificed a ram which was brought by Jabra'il.

It's been narrated from Imam al-Sadiq (a) from his forefathers (a) that "Imam Ali (a) liked to make himself free in four nights of the year: the first night of Rajab, the night at the middle of Sha'ban, the nights of Eid al-Fitr, and Eid al-Adha." It seems that 'to make free' in the narration means to abandon other works in order to observe worshipping vigil on these nights. Also, Ziyarah of Imam al-Husayn (a) is recommended on the night and day of Eid al-Adha.

The day of Eid al-Adha is a respected day. Some of the recommended rituals and practices of this day are as follows:

• Doing ghusl (ritual bath): according to al-Majlisi, doing ghusl on the day of Eid al-Adha is highly recommended (mustahab), to the point that some scholars have deemed it as obligatory (wajib).
• Eid Prayer: this prayer is obligatory at the time of presence of Infallible Imams (a); but according to the famous viewpoint among Shi'a scholars, in the era of occultation of Imam al-Mahdi (a) is a stressed recommended - be it in person or congregation.
• It is recommended to recite the supplications that have been narrated before the start of Eid Prayer. The best among these supplications is the 48th supplication of al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya, which starts with O God, this is a blessed and fortunate day …; it is better to recite the 46th supplication as well.

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