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The
Two Festivals (Eids)
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Umar: Umar bought a silk cloak from the market, took
it to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Take it and adorn
yourself with it during the 'Id and when the delegations visit you."
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) replied, "This dress is for those who have no
share (in the Hereafter)." After a long period Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h)
sent to Umar a cloak of silk brocade. Umar came to Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h)
with the cloak and said, "O Allah's Apostle! You said that this dress
was for those who had no share (in the Hereafter); yet you have sent me this
cloak." Allah's Apostle said to him, "Sell it and fulfill your
needs by it." Narrated Aisha: Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) came to my house
while two girls were singing beside me the songs of Buath (a story about the
war between the two tribes of the Ansar, the Khazraj and the Aus, before
Islam). The Prophet (p.b.u.h) lay down and turned his face to the other side.
Then Abu Bakr came and spoke to me harshly saying, "Musical instruments
of Satan near the Prophet (p.b.u.h) ?" Allah's
Apostle (p.b.u.h) turned his face towards him and said, "Leave
them." When Abu Bakr became inattentive, I signalled to those girls to
go out and they left. It was the day of 'Id, and the
Black people were playing with shields and spears; so either I requested the
Prophet (p.b.u.h) or he asked me whether I would like to see the display. I
replied in the affirmative. Then the Prophet (p.b.u.h) made me stand behind
him and my cheek was touching his cheek and he was saying, "Carry on! O
Bani Arfida," till I got tired. The Prophet (p.b.u.h) asked me,
"Are you satisfied (Is that sufficient for you)?" I replied in the
affirmative and he told me to leave. Narrated Al-Bara': I heard the Prophet (p.b.u.h) delivering a
Khutba saying, "The first thing to be done on this day (first day of 'Id
ul Adha) is to pray; and after returning from the prayer we slaughter our
sacrifices (in the name of Allah) and whoever does so, he acted according to
our Sunna (traditions)." Narrated Aisha: Abu Bakr came to my house while two small
Ansari girls were singing beside me the stories of the Ansar concerning the
Day of Buath. And they were not singers. Abu Bakr said protestingly,
"Musical instruments of Satan in the house of Allah's Apostle
!" It happened on the 'Id day and Allah's Apostle said, "O
Abu Bakr! There is an 'Id for every nation and this is our ' Narrated Anas bin Malik,: Allah's Apostle never proceeded (for the prayer)
on the Day of 'Id-ul-Fitr unless he had eaten some dates. Anas also narrated:
The Prophet used to eat odd number of dates. Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "Whoever slaughtered
(his sacrifice) before the 'Id prayer, should slaughter again." A man
stood up and said, "This is the day on which one has desire for
meat," and he mentioned something about his neighbors. It seemed that
the Prophet I believed him. Then the same man added, "I have a young she-goat
which is dearer to me than the meat of two sheep." The Prophet permitted
him to slaughter it as a sacrifice. I do not know whether that permission was
valid only for him or for others as well. Narrated Al-Bara' bin 'Azib: The Prophet delivered the Khutba after offering
the prayer on the Day of Nahr and said, "Whoever offers the prayer like
us and slaughters like us then his Nusuk (sacrifice) will be accepted by
Allah. And whoever slaughters his sacrifice before the 'Id prayer then he has
not done the sacrifice." Abi Burda bin Niyar, the uncle of Al-Bara'
said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have slaughtered my sheep before the 'Id
prayer and I thought today as a day of eating and drinking (not alcoholic
drinks), and I liked that my sheep should be the first to be slaughtered in
my house. So slaughtered my sheep and took my food before coming for the
prayer." The Prophet said, "The sheep which you have slaughtered is
just mutton (not a Nusuk)." He (Abu Burda) said, "O Allah's Apostle!
I have a young she-goat which is dearer to me than two sheep. Will that be
sufficient as a Nusuk on my behalf? "The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said,
"Yes, it will be sufficient for you but it will not be sufficient (as a
Nusuk) for anyone else after you." Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri: The Prophet used to proceed to the Musalla on
the days of Id-ul-Fitr and Id-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 and order, he
would do so, and then depart. The people followed this tradition till I went
out with Marwan, the Governor of When we reached the Musalla, 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 Khutba before
the prayer." Narrated 'Abdullah bin Umar: Allah's Apostle used to offer the prayer of
'Id-ul-Adha and 'Id-ul-Fitr and then deliver the Khutba after the prayer. Narrated Ibn Juraij: 'Ata' said, "Jabir bin 'Abdullah said,
'The Prophet went out on the Day of 'Id-ul-Fitr and offered the prayer before
delivering the Khutba, Ata told me that during the early days of
IbnAz-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 Apostle)
and the Khutba used to be delivered after the prayer. Ata told me that Ibn
Abbas and Jabir bin 'Abdullah, had said, ú- where was no Adhan for the prayer
of '7d-ul-Fitr and 'Id-ul-Aqha." 'At a' said, "I heard Jabir bin
'Abdullah saying, 'The Prophet stood up and started with the prayer, and
after it he delivered the Khutba. When the Prophet of Allah (p.b.u.h)
finished (the Khutba), 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?" Narrated Ibn Abbas: I offered the 'Id prayer with Allah's Apostle,
Abu Bakr, Umar and 'Uthman and all of them offered the prayer before
delivering the Khutba. Narrated Ibn Umar: Allah's Apostle, Abu Bakr and Umar! used to offer the two 'Id prayers before delivering the
Khutba. Narrated Ibn Abbas: The Prophet offered a two Rakat prayer on the
Day of Id ul Fitr and he did not pray before or after it. Then he went
towards women along with Bilal and ordered them to pay alms and so they
started giving their earrings and necklaces (in charity). Narrated Al-Bara' bin 'Azib: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "The first
thing that we should do on this day of ours is to pray and then return to
slaughter the sacrifice. So anyone who does so, he acted according to our
Sunna (tradition), and whoever slaughtered the sacrifice before the prayer,
it was just meat which he presented to his family and would not be considered
as Nusuk." A person from the Ansar named Abu Burda bin Niyyar said,
"O Allah's Apostle! I slaughtered the Nusuk (before the prayer) but I
have a young she-goat which is better than an older sheep." The Prophet
I said, "Sacrifice it in lieu of the first, but it will be not
sufficient (as a sacrifice) for anybody else after you." Narrated Said bin Jubair: I was with Ibn Umar when a spear head pierced
the sole of his foot and his foot stuck to the paddle of the saddle and I got
down and pulled his foot out, and that happened in Mina. Al-Hajjaj got the
news and came to enquire about his health and said, "Alas! If we could
only know the man who wounded you!" Ibn Umar said, "You are the one
who wounded me." Al-Hajjaj said, "How is that?" Ibn Umar said,
"You have allowed the arms to be carried on a day on which nobody used
to carry them and you allowed arms to be carried in the Haram even though it
was not allowed before." Narrated Said bin 'Amr bin Said bin Al-'Aas: Al-Hajjaj went to Ibn Umar while I was present
there. Al-Hajjaj asked Ibn Umar, "How are you?" Ibn Umar replied,
"I am all right," Al-Hajjaj asked, "Who wounded you?" Ibn
Umar replied, "The person who allowed arms to be carried on the day on
which it was forbidden to carry them (he meant Al-Hajjaj)" Narrated Al-Bara': The Prophet delivered the Khutba on the day of
Nahr ('Id-ul-Adha) and said, "The first thing we should do on this day
of ours is to pray and then return and slaughter (our sacrifices). So anyone
who does so he acted according to our Sunna; and whoever slaughtered before
the prayer then it was just meat that he offered to his family and would not
be considered as a sacrifice in any way. My uncle Abu Burda bin Niyyar got up
and said, "O, Allah's Apostle! I slaughtered the sacrifice before the
prayer but I have a young she-goat which is better than an older sheep."
The Prophet said, "Slaughter it in lieu of the first and such a goat
will not be considered as a sacrifice for anybody else after you." Narrated Ibn Abbas: The Prophet said, "No good deeds done on
other days are superior to those done on these (first ten days of Dhul
Hijja)." Then some companions of the Prophet said, "Not even
Jihad?" He replied, "Not even Jihad, except that of a man who does
it by putting himself and his property in danger (for Allah's sake) and does
not return with any of those things." Narrated Muhammad bin Abi Bakr Al-Thaqafi: While we were going from Mina to 'Arafat, I
asked Anas bin Malik, about Talbiya, "How did you use to say Talbiya in the
company of the Prophet?" Anas said: "People used to say Talbiya and
their saying was not objected to and they used to say Takbir and that was not
objected to either. " Narrated Um 'Atiya: We used to be ordered to come out on the Day of
'Id and even bring out the virgin girls from their houses and menstruating
women so that they might stand behind the men and say Takbir along with them
and invoke Allah along with them and hope for the blessings of that day and
for purification from sins. Narrated Ibn Umar: On the day of 'Id-ul-Fitr
and 'Id-ul-Adha a spear used to be planted in front of the Prophet I (as a
Sutra for the prayer) and then he would pray. Narrated Ibn Umar: The Prophet used to proceed to the Musalla and
an 'Anaza used to be carried before him and planted in the Musalla in front
of him and he would pray facing it (as a Sutra). Narrated Muhammad: Um 'Atiyya said: "Our Prophet ordered us
to come out (on 'Id day) with the mature girls and the virgins staying in
seclusion." Hafsa narrated the above mentioned Hadith and added,
"The mature girls or virgins staying in seclusion but the menstruating
women had to keep away from the Musalla." Narrated Ibn Abbas: I (in my boyhood) went out with the Prophet on
the day of 'Id ul Fitr or Id-ul-Adha. The Prophet prayed and then delivered
the Khutba and then went towards the women, preached and advised them and
ordered them to give alms. Narrated Al-Bara': The Prophet went towards Al-Baqi (the
grave-yard at Medina) on the day of Id-ul-Adha and offered a two-Rakat prayer
(of 'Id-ul-Adha) and then faced us and said, "On this day of ours, our
first act of worship is the offering of prayer and then we will return and
slaughter the sacrifice, and whoever does this concords with our Sunna; and
whoever slaughtered his sacrifice before that (i.e. before the prayer) then
that was a thing which he prepared earlier for his family and it would not be
considered as a Nusuk (sacrifice.)" A man stood up and said, "O,
Allah's Apostle! I slaughtered (the animal before the prayer) but I have a young
she-goat which is better than an older sheep." The Prophet (p.b.u.h)
said to him, "Slaughter it. But a similar sacrifice will not be
sufficient for anybody else after you." Narrated 'Abdur Rahman bin 'Abis: Ibn Abbas was asked whether he had joined the
Prophet in the 'Id prayer. He said, "Yes. And I could not have joined
him had I not been young. (The Prophet came out) till he reached the mark
which was near the house of Kathir bin As-Salt, offered the prayer, delivered
the Khutba and then went towards the women. Bilal was accompanying him. He
preached to them and advised them and ordered them to give alms. I saw the
women putting their ornaments with their outstretched hands into Bilal's
garment. Then the Prophet along with Bilal returned home. Narrated Ibn Juraij: 'Ata' told me that he had heard Jabir bin
'Abdullah saying, "The Prophet stood up to offer the prayer of the 'Id
ul Fitr. He first offered the prayer and then delivered the Khutba. After
finishing it he got down (from the pulpit) and went towards the women and
advised them while he was leaning on Bilal's hand. Bilal was spreading out
his garment where the women were putting their alms." I asked 'Ata'
whether it was the Zakat of 'Id ul Fitr. He said, "No, it was just alms
given at that time. Some lady put her finger ring and the others would do the
same." I said, (to 'Ata'), "Do you think that it is incumbent upon
the Imam to give advice to the women (on 'Id day)?" He said, "No
doubt, it is incumbent upon the Imams to do so and why should they not do
so?" Al-Hasan bin Muslim told me that Ibn Abbas had said, "I join
the Prophet, Abu Bakr, Umar and 'Uthman in the 'Id ul Fitr prayers. They used
to offer the prayer before the Khutba and then they used to deliver the
Khutba afterwards. Once the Prophet I came out (for the 'Id prayer) as if I
were just observing him waving to the people to sit down. He, then
accompanied by Bilal, came crossing the rows till he reached the women. He
recited the following verse: 'O Prophet! When the believing women come to you
to take the oath of fealty to you . . . (to the end of the verse) (60.12).'
After finishing the recitation he said, "O ladies! Are you fulfilling
your covenant?" None except one woman said, "Yes." Hasan did
not know who was that woman. The Prophet said,
"Then give alms." Bilal spread his garment
and said, "Keep on giving alms. Let my father and mother sacrifice their
lives for you (ladies)." So the ladies kept on putting their Fatkhs (big
rings) and other kinds of rings in Bilal's garment." Abdur-Razaq said,
" 'Fatkhs' is a big ring which used to be worn in the (Pre-lslamic)
period of ignorance. Narrated Aiyub: Hafsa bint Sirin said, "On Id we used to
forbid our girls to go out for 'Id prayer. A lady came and stayed at the Narrated Um-'Atiya: We were ordered to go out (for 'Id) and also to
take along with us the menstruating women, mature girls and virgins staying
in seclusion. (Ibn 'Aun said, "Or mature virgins staying in
seclusion)." The menstruating women could present themselves at the
religious gathering and invocation of Muslims but should keep away from their
Musalla. Narrated Ibn 'Umar: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) used to Nahr or slaughter
sacrifices at the Musalla (on 'Id-ul-Adha). Narrated Al-Bara' bin 'Azib: On the day of Nahr Allah's Apostle delivered
the Khutba after the 'Id prayer and said, "Anyone who prayed like us and
slaughtered the sacrifice like we did then he acted according to our (Nusuk)
tradition of sacrificing, and whoever slaughtered the sacrifice before the
prayer, then that was just mutton (i.e. not sacrifice)." Abu Burda bin
Naiyar stood up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, I slaughtered my
sacrifice before I offered the (Id) prayer and thought that today was the day
of eating and drinking (non-alcoholic drinks) and so I made haste (in
slaughtering) and ate and also fed my family and neighbors." Allah's
Apostle said, "That was just mutton (not a sacrifice)." Then Abu
Burda said, "I have a young she-goat and no doubt, it is better than two
sheep. Will that be sufficient as a sacrifice for me?" The Prophet
replied, "Yes. But it will not be sufficient for anyone else (as a
sacrifice), after you." Volume 2, Book 15,
Number 100: Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle .~ offered the prayer on the
day of Nahr and then delivered the Khutba and ordered that whoever had
slaughtered his sacrifice before the prayer should repeat it, that is, should
slaughter another sacrifice. Then a person from the Ansar stood up and said,
"O Allah's Apostle! because of my neighbors (he
described them as being very needy or poor) I slaughtered before the prayer.
I have a young she-goat which, in my opinion, is better than two sheep."
The Prophet gave him the permission for slaughtering it as a sacrifice. Volume 2, Book 15,
Number 101: Narrated Jundab: On the day of Nahr the Prophet offered the
prayer and delivered the Khutba and then slaughtered the sacrifice and said,
"Anybody who slaughtered (his sacrifice) before the prayer should
slaughter another animal in lieu of it, and the one who has not yet
slaughtered should slaughter the sacrifice mentioning Allah's name on
it." Volume 2, Book 15,
Number 102: Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: On the Day of 'Id the Prophet used to return
(after offering the 'Id prayer) through a way different from that by which he
went. Volume 2, Book 15,
Number 103: Narrated 'Urwa on the authority of 'Aisha: On the days of Mina, (11th, 12th, and 13th of
Dhul-Hijjah) Abu Bakr came to her while two young girls were beating the
tambourine and the Prophet was lying covered with his clothes. Abu Bakr
scolded them and the Prophet uncovered his face and said to Abu Bakr,
"Leave them, for these days are the days of 'Id and the days of
Mina." 'Aisha further said, "Once the Prophet was screening me and
I was watching the display of black slaves in the Mosque and ('Umar) scolded
them. The Prophet said, 'Leave them. O Bani Arfida! (carry
on), you are safe (protected)'." Volume 2, Book 15,
Number 104: Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: The
Prophet went out and offered a two Rakat prayer on the Day of 'Id ul Fitr and
did not offer any other prayer before or after it and at that time Bilal was
accompanying him. |
