Book 13: The Two Eid Prayers
Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 948
Abul Yaman narrated to us, he said: Shu'aib told us. He narrated from Zuhri that he said: Salim bin Abdullah told me. Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (ra) used to say: Hazrat Umar (ra) took a cloak of thick silk that was being sold in the market and brought (it) to the Messenger of Allah (saw) and said: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! Take this. Wear it on the day of Eid and for receiving the envoys. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said to him: “This garment is for those who have no share (in the Hereafter).” (On hearing this) Hazrat Umar (ra) remained as long as Allah willed. After that the Messenger of Allah (saw) sent him a silk cloak. Hazrat Umar (ra) brought it to the Messenger of Allah (saw) and said: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! You had said: This is the garment of those who have no share (in the Hereafter), and you have sent me this cloak. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said to him: “Sell it and meet your need with its price.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 949
Ahmad (bin Isa) narrated to us, he said: (Abdullah) bin Wahb narrated to us. He said: Amr (bin Harith) told us that Muhammad bin Abdur Rahman Asadi narrated from Urwah, Urwah from Hazrat Aishah (ra), that she used to say: The Prophet (saw) came to me, and at that time two girls were with me who were singing songs of the battle of Bu'ath. He lay down on the bed and turned his face to one side. And Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) came in and rebuked me and said: The pipes of Satan in the presence of the Prophet (saw)! The Messenger of Allah (saw) turned towards him and said: “Leave them alone.” When his attention was turned away, I signalled to the two of them and they went out.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 950
And it was the day of Eid. On that day the Abyssinians were playing with shields and spears. Either I asked the Prophet (saw), or he himself said: “Would you like to watch?” I said: Yes. He made me stand behind him, my cheek against his cheek, and he was saying: “Carry on, O Banu Arfidah!” At last, when I grew tired, he asked (me): “Enough?” I said: Yes. He said: “Then go.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 951
Hajjaj (bin Minhal) narrated to us, he said: Shu'bah narrated to us that Zubaid (bin Harith) told me. He said: I heard Sha'bi that it is narrated from Hazrat Bara (ra). He said: I heard the Prophet (saw). He said: “The first thing we do on this festival of ours is that we offer the Prayer. Then we return and offer the sacrifice. So whoever does this has acted exactly in accordance with our Sunnah.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 952
Ubaid bin Ismail narrated to us, he said: Abu Usamah told us. He narrated from Hisham, Hisham from his father, his father from Hazrat Aishah (ra). She used to say: Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) came in. At that time two girls from among the girls of the Ansar were with me, singing the verses which the Ansar had composed in the battle of Bu'ath. She used to say: They were not professional singers. Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) said: The pipes of Satan in the house of the Messenger of Allah (saw)! And this happened on the day of Eid. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Abu Bakr (ra)! Every people has its Eid, and this is our Eid.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 953
Muhammad bin Abdur Rahim narrated to us that Sa'id bin Sulaiman told us. He said: Hushaim (bin Bashir) informed us, he said: Ubaidullah bin Abi Bakr bin Anas told us. It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (ra) (bin Malik). He said: On the day of Eid-ul-Fitr the Messenger of Allah (saw) would not go out until he had eaten some dates. Murajja bin Raja said: Ubaidullah (bin Abi Bakr) narrated to me, he said: Hazrat Anas (ra) told me the same, narrating from the Prophet (saw), (and said:) And he used to eat them in an odd number.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 954
Musaddad narrated to us, he said: Ismail told us. He narrated from Ayyub (Sakhtiyani), Ayyub from Muhammad (bin Sirin), he from Hazrat Anas (ra) (bin Malik), that he said: The Prophet (saw) said: “Whoever has slaughtered before the Prayer should slaughter again.” At this a man stood up and said: This is a day on which meat is desired, and he described the need of his neighbours. The Prophet (saw) confirmed what he said. He said: And I have a one-year-old young she-goat which I like much more than two goats for meat. The Prophet (saw) gave him permission. I do not know whether this permission was given to anyone else or not.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 955
Uthman (bin Abi Shaibah) narrated to us, he said: Jarir told us. He narrated from Mansur, Mansur from al-Sha'bi, from Hazrat Bara bin Azib (ra). He said: On the day of Eid-ul-Adha, after the Prayer, the Prophet (saw) addressed us. He said: “Whoever offered the Prayer like our Prayer and offered the sacrifice like our sacrifice has offered the sacrifice correctly. And whoever sacrificed before the Prayer, since it was before the Prayer, has no sacrifice.” At this Hazrat Abu Burdah bin Niyar (ra), the maternal uncle of Hazrat Bara (bin Azib (ra)), said: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! I slaughtered my goat before the Prayer. I thought that today is a day of eating and drinking, and I wished that the first goat to be slaughtered should be in my house. So I slaughtered my goat and had breakfast before coming to the Prayer. He said: “Your goat has become a goat for meat.” He said: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! We have a one-year-old young she-goat which is dearer to me than even two goats. Will it suffice as a sacrifice on my behalf? He said: “Yes. But it will not suffice as a sacrifice for anyone after you.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 956
Sa'id bin Abi Maryam narrated to us, he said: Muhammad bin Ja'far narrated to us, he said: Zaid (bin Aslam) told me. He narrated from Iyad bin Abdullah bin Abi Sarh, he from Hazrat Abu Sa'id Khudri (ra), that he said: When the Messenger of Allah (saw) went to the place of Eid prayer on Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha, the first thing he would begin with was the Prayer. Then, having finished, he would stand before the people while the people remained sitting in their rows. He would admonish and exhort them and inform them of the commandments. Then, if he wished to send out an army, he would decide it, or if there was some other order to be given, he would give it. Then he would go back. Hazrat Abu Sa'id (ra) used to say: The people continued to do so, until I went out with Marwan, who was the governor of Medina, for Eid-ul-Adha or Eid-ul-Fitr. When we came to the place of Eid prayer, we saw that there was a pulpit there which Kathir bin Salt had had built, and (he said:) Marwan wanted to ascend it before praying. I pulled him by his garment, but he pulled me away and ascended the pulpit and delivered the sermon before the Prayer. I said: By Allah! You have changed (the Sunnah). He replied: Abu Sa'id (ra), that (time) which you know has passed. I said: By Allah, the time that I know is better than the time that I do not know. He said: The thing is that the people do not sit for us after the Prayer, so I have put the sermon before the Prayer.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 957
Ibrahim bin Mundhir (Hizami) narrated to us, he said: Anas (bin Iyad) told us. He narrated from Ubaidullah (Umari), Ubaidullah from Nafi, Nafi from Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (ra), that on Eid-ul-Adha and Eid-ul-Fitr the Messenger of Allah (saw) would (first) offer the Prayer and then, after the Prayer, address the people.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 958
Ibrahim bin Musa narrated to us, he said: Hisham told us that Ibn Juraij informed them. He used to say: Ata told me. It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah (ra) (Ansari) that he said: I heard him. He used to say: The Prophet (saw) went out on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr and offered the Prayer before the sermon.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 959
(Ibn Juraij) used to say: And Ata told me that Hazrat Ibn Abbas (ra) sent word to Hazrat Ibn Zubair (ra), when allegiance was pledged to him, that in the time of the Messenger of Allah (saw) no call to prayer (Adhan) used to be given on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr, and the sermon was only after the Prayer.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 960
(Ibn Juraij says:) And Ata told me, narrating from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (ra) and from Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah (ra). Both of them said: No call to prayer (Adhan) used to be given on Eid-ul-Fitr, nor on Eid-ul-Adha.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 961
And he also related this narration from Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah (ra), that he said: I heard him. He used to say that the Prophet (saw) stood up and began with the Prayer. Then after that he addressed the people. When the Prophet (saw) had finished the sermon, he came down and came to the women and admonished them, and he was leaning on the hand of Hazrat Bilal (ra), and Hazrat Bilal (ra) was spreading out his garment, into which the women were putting charity (Sadaqah). (Ibn Juraij used to say:) I said to Ata: What is your opinion, is it still necessary for the Imam to come to the women and admonish them when he has finished the sermon? He replied: Certainly this is necessary for them, and what prevents them from doing so?
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Sahih al-Bukhari 962
(Dahhak bin Makhlad) Abu Asim narrated to us, he said: Ibn Juraij told us. He said: Hasan bin Muslim told me. He narrated from Tawus, Tawus from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (ra), that he said: I have offered the two Eid Prayers with the Messenger of Allah (saw), Hazrat Abu Bakr, Hazrat Umar and Hazrat Uthman (ra). All of them used to offer the Prayer before the sermon.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 963
Ya'qub bin Ibrahim narrated to us, he said: Abu Usamah (Hammad bin Usamah) narrated to us. He said: Ubaidullah (Umari) told us. He narrated from Nafi, Nafi from Hazrat Ibn Umar (ra), that he said: The Messenger of Allah (saw), Hazrat Abu Bakr and Hazrat Umar (ra) used to offer (the Prayer of) both Eids before the sermon.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 964
Sulaiman bin Harb narrated to us, he said: Shu'bah told us. He narrated from Adi bin Thabit, Adi from Sa'id bin Jubair, Sa'id from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (ra), that the Prophet (saw) offered two Rak'ahs on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr, and he offered no (voluntary prayer) before it or after it. Then he came to the women, and Hazrat Bilal (ra) was with him. He commanded the women to give charity (Sadaqah), and they began to give charity. One woman would throw in her earring and another her necklace.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 965
Adam (bin Abi Iyas) narrated to us, he said: Shu'bah narrated to us. He said: Zubaid (bin Harith) narrated to us, he said: I heard Sha'bi that it is narrated from Hazrat Bara bin Azib. He said: The Prophet (saw) said: “The first thing we do on this festival of ours is that we offer the Prayer, then we go back and offer the sacrifice. So whoever does this has followed our way exactly. And whoever slaughtered before the Prayer, it is only meat which he has provided for his family; it has nothing to do with the sacrifice.” At this a man of the Ansar, who was called Hazrat Abu Burdah bin Niyar (ra), said: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! I have already slaughtered. Now I have a one-year-old young she-goat which is better than a two-year-old goat. He said: “Slaughter it in its place. This permission will not avail anyone after you.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 966
Zakariyya bin Yahya Abu Sukain narrated to us, he said: (Abdur Rahman) Muharibi narrated to us. He said: Muhammad bin Suqah told us that it is narrated from Hazrat Sa'id bin Jubair (ra). He used to say: I was with Hazrat (Abdullah) bin Umar (ra) (at the Hajj) when the point of a spear struck the sole of his foot and his foot stuck to the stirrup. So I got down and pulled the spear out of his foot, and this happened at Mina. The news reached Hajjaj, and he came to visit him in his illness. Hajjaj said: If only we knew who struck you with this spear. Hazrat Ibn Umar (ra) said: It is you who struck me with the spear. Hajjaj said: How so? He said: You had weapons carried on a day on which they were not carried, and you brought weapons into the sacred precinct (Haram), whereas weapons were not brought inside the Haram.
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Sahih al-Bukhari 967
Ahmad bin Ya'qub narrated to us, he said: Ishaq bin Sa'id bin Amr bin Sa'id bin As told me that it is narrated from his father (Sa'id). His father said: Hajjaj came to Hazrat Ibn Umar (ra) while I was with him. Hajjaj asked: How is this (wound)? He said: It is well. Hajjaj said: Who struck you? He replied: I was struck by the one who ordered weapons to be carried on a day on which it is not permitted to carry them. And by this he meant Hajjaj.
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