It is highly recommended to bathe oneself on this day. In fact, some scholars have decided it as obligatory.

Salat al-’Id, as is described within the acts on the ‘Id al-Fitr Day, should be offered on this day. However, on the tenth of Dhū al-Ḥijjah, it is recommended to break the fasting after offering Salat al-’Id and it is recommended to eat from the meat of the sacrificed animals.

It is recommended to say the supplications that are reported to be said before and after Salat al-’Id. These supplications are mentioned in the book of Iqbal al-A’mal. At any rate, the most important of these supplications is the Supplication No. 48 of al-Sahifah al-Kamilah al-Sajjadiyyah.

It is also recommended to say the Supplication No. 46 of the same book.

It is recommended to say Dua al-Nudbah (The Supplication of Lamentation)

As for those who are present at Mina,it is recommended to say the following invocation 15 times immediately after the accomplishment of 15 obligatory prayers beginning with the Dhuhr Prayer on the ‘Id al-Adha Day and ending up with the Fajr Prayer on the thirteenth of Dhū al-Ḥijjah.

As for those who are at places other than Mina, it is recommended to say these statements 10 times instead of 15 immediately after 10 obligatory prayers beginning with the Dhuhr Prayer on the ‘Id al-Adha Day and ending up with the Fajr Prayer on the twelfth of Dhū al-Ḥijjah. These statements, according to the authentic narration mentioned in al-Kafi, are as follows:

It is recommended to repeat these statements immediately after the obligatory and supererogatory prayers as many times as possible.