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Hadith 2.73 (Al-Bukhari)
Allah’s Messenger (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) never proceeded
(for the prayer) on the Day of Eid-ul-Fitr unless he had eaten
some dates. Anas (radiallahu ‘anhu) also narrated: The Prophet (sallallahu
‘alaihi wa sallam) used to eat odd number of dates.
Hadith 2.76 (Al-Bukhaari)
Narrated Abu Sai’d Al-Khudri (radiallahu ‘anhu): The Prophet (sallallahu
‘alaihi wa sallam) used to proceed to the musallah on the days
of Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha; the first thing to begin with
was the prayer and after that he would stand in front of the
people and the people would keep sitting in their rows. Then he
would preach to them, advise them and give them orders, (i.e.
Khutba). And after that if he wished to send an army for an
expedition, he would do so; or if he wanted to give an order, he
would do so, and then depart. The people followed this tradition
till I went out with Marwan, the Governor of Medina, for the
prayer of Eid-ul-Adha or Eid-ul-Fitr.
When we reached the musallah, there was a pulpit made by Kathir
bin As-Salt. Marwan wanted to get up on that pulpit before the
prayer. I got hold of his clothes but he pulled them and
ascended the pulpit and delivered the Khutba before the prayer.
I said to him, “By Allah, you have changed (the Prophet’s
tradition).” He replied,
“O Abu Sa’id! Gone is that which you know.”
I said, “By Allah! What I know is better than what I do not
know.” Marwan said, “People do not sit to listen to our khutba
after the prayer, so I delivered the khutbah before the prayer.”
Hadith 2.77 (Al-Bukhaari)
Allah’s Messenger (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) used to offer
the prayer of Eid-ul-Adha and Eid-ul-Fitr and then deliver the
Khutba after the prayer.
Hadith 2.78 (Al-Bukhaari)
‘Ata (radiallahu ‘anhu) said, “Jabir bin ‘Abdullah said, ‘The
Prophet went out on the Day of Eid-ul-Fitr and offered the
prayer before delivering the khutba. ‘Ata told me that during
the early days of Ibn Az-Zubair, Ibn Abbas had sent a message to
him telling him that the Adhan for the ‘Id Prayer was never
pronounced (in the life time of Allah’s Messenger) and the
khutbah used to be delivered after the prayer. ‘Ata told me that
Ibn Abbas and Jabir bin ‘Abdullah had said there was no Adhan
for the prayer of Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Aqha.’ ‘Ata said, “I
heard Jabir bin ‘Abdullah saying, ‘The Prophet stood up and
started with the prayer, and after it he delivered the khutbah.
When the Prophet of Allah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam)
finished (the khutbah), he went to the women and preached to
them, while he was leaning on Bilal’s hand. Bilal was spreading
his garment and the ladies were putting alms in it.’” I said to
Ata, “Do you think it incumbent upon an Imam to go to the women
and preach to them after finishing the prayer and Khutba?” ‘Ata’
said, “No doubt it is incumbent on Imams to do so, and why
should they not do so?”
Hadith 2.102 (Al-Bukhaari)
On the Day of Eid the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam)
used to return (after offering the Eid prayer) through a way
different from that by which he went.
Hadith 2.104 (Al-Bukhaari)
The Prophet (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) went out and offered
a two Rak’aat prayer on the Day of Eid-ul-Fitr and did not offer
any other prayer before or after it and at that time Bilal (radiallahu
‘anhu) was accompanying him.
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