Question:
Is it an innovation to pronounce the Adhan and Iqamah for the two Eids?
Answer:
Yes, saying Adhan and Iqamah for the two Eids is an innovation, because during the Prophetic era the two Eids were performed without Adhan and Iqamah.
❀ Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates:
صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللّٰهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْعِيدَيْنِ، غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ وَّلَا مَرَّتَيْنِ، بِغَيْرِ أَذَانٍ وَّلَا إِقَامَةٍ .
“I performed the two Eids with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, many times; neither Adhan was pronounced for it nor Iqamah.”
❀ Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with both of them, narrates: “On the day of Eid, I attended the Eid prayer with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him; he started with the prayer instead of a sermon, and there was neither Adhan nor Iqamah in it.”
Question:
Is the bath (Ghusl) for the two Eids Sunnah?
Answer:
Taking a bath on the two Eids is recommended.
❀ Zadhan Abu Umar, may Allah have mercy on him, states:
سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ عَلِيًّا عَنِ الْغُسْلِ، قَالَ: اغْتَسِلْ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ إِنْ شِئْتَ، فَقَالَ: لَا، الْغُسْلُ الَّذِي هُوَ الْغُسْلُ، قَالَ: يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ، وَيَوْمَ عَرَفَةَ، وَيَوْمَ النَّحْرِ، وَيَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ.
“A person asked Sayyidina Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, about the bath, and he said: If you wish, bathe every day. He asked: No, the bath which is the prescribed bath. He said: On Friday, on the day of Arafah, on the day of sacrifice, and on the day of Eid al-Fitr.”
❀ Nafi, may Allah have mercy on him, states:
“Sayyidina Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with both of them, used to take a bath before going to the Eidgah on the day of sacrifice.”
Question:
How many additional Takbeers are there in the Eid prayer?
Answer:
There are twelve additional Takbirs in the Eid prayer, seven in the first Rak’ah and five in the second Rak’ah. All the Takbirs are said before the recitation of Surah Al-Fatiha.
❀ Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin Aas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates:
إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللّٰهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَبَّرَ فِي الْعِيدِ يَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ سَبْعًا فِي الْأُولٰى وَخَمْسًا فِي الْآخِرَةِ سِوٰى تَكْبِيرَةِ الصَّلَاةِ.
“The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, in the Eid al-Fitr prayer, besides the Takbiratul Ihram, seven Takbirs in the first Rak’ah and five Takbirs in the second Rak’ah.”
Imam Ibn al-Jarood (may Allah have mercy on him) (262) declared this Hadith as “Sahih.”
❀ Hafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) states:
صَحَّحَهٗ أَحْمَدُ وَعَلِيٌّ وَّالْبُخَارِيُّ.
“This Hadith was declared ‘Sahih’ by Ahmad, Ali ibn al-Madini, and Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on them).”
❀ Hafiz Ibn Abdul Barr (may Allah have mercy on him) states:
قَدْ رُوِيَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَنَّهٗ كَبَّرَ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ سَبْعًا فِي الْأُولٰى وَخَمْسًا فِي الثَّانِيَةِ مِنْ طُرُقٍ كَثِيرَةٍ حِسَانٍ.
“It is narrated with many good chains from the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that you say seven takbirs in the first rak’ah of the two Eids and five in the second.”
Abdullah bin Abdur Rahman Taifi is considered “reliable, good in hadith” by the majority of hadith scholars.
❀ Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, says:
هُوَ الْأَمْرُ عِنْدَنَا.
“This is also the practice of ours (people of Madinah).”
❀ Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal, may Allah have mercy on him, says:
أَنَا أَذْهَبُ إِلٰى هٰذَا.
“This is also my practice.”
❀ Imam Tirmidhi, may Allah have mercy on him, says:
اَلْعَمَلُ عَلٰى هٰذَا عِنْدَ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَغَيْرِهِمْ، …… وَهُوَ قَوْلُ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَبِهٖ يَقُولُ مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، وَالشَّافِعِيُّ، وَأَحْمَدُ، وَإِسْحَاقُ.
“Some scholars say that the Companions and the Tabi‘in acted upon this… This is also the practice of the people of Madinah, as well as Imam Malik bin Anas, Imam Shafi‘i, Imam Ahmad, and Imam Ishaq, may Allah have mercy on them.”
❀ Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar رضي الله عنهما says:
التَّكْبِيرُ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ سَبْعٌ وَخَمْسٌ.
“There are seven Takbirs in the first Rak’ah and five Takbirs in the second Rak’ah of the two Eids.”
❀ Nafi Mawla Ibn Umar رحمه الله states:
شَهِدْتُ الْأَضْحٰى وَالْفِطْرَ مَعَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ فَكَبَّرَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولٰى سَبْعَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ قَبْلَ الْقِرَاءَةِ، وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ خَمْسَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ قَبْلَ الْقِرَاءَةِ.
“I performed Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr prayers with Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه, and he said seven Takbirs before the recitation in the first Rak’ah and five Takbirs before the recitation in the second Rak’ah.”
❀ Ammar bin Abi Ammar رحمه الله states:
إِنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، كَبَّرَ فِي عِيدٍ ثِنْتَيْ عَشْرَةَ تَكْبِيرَةً، سَبْعًا فِي الْأُولٰى، وَخَمْسًا فِي الْآخِرَةِ.
“Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas رضي الله عنهما said twelve Takbirs in the Eid prayer, that is seven in the first Rak’ah and five in the second.”
Benefit:
❀ Six takbirs are also established from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them.
❀ Waleed bin Muslim, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates:
قُلْتُ لِلْأَوْزَاعِيِّ: كَمْ يُكَبِّرُ فِي صَلَاةِ الْعِيدِ؟ فَقَالَ: سَبْعَ وَخَمْسَ، سَمِعْتُ الزُّهْرِيَّ يَقُولُ: إِنَّ السُّنَّةَ مَضَتْ فِي صَلَاةِ الْعِيدِ أَنْ يُكَبِّرَ سَبْعَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ فِي الْأُولٰى ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُ، ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ فَيَرْكَعَ، ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ، ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُكَبِّرُ خَمْسًا، ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُ فَيُكَبِّرُ وَيَسْجُدُ.
“I asked Imam Awza’i, may Allah have mercy on him: How many takbirs are said in the Eid prayer? He said: Seven and five. I heard Imam Zahri, may Allah have mercy on him, saying: Indeed, the Sunnah in the Eid prayer is that (each worshipper) says seven takbirs in the first rak’ah, then recites, then says a takbir and bows, then stands up (for the second rak’ah) and says five takbirs, then recites and says a takbir (bows) and prostrates.”
❀ Amr bin Muhajir, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates:
إِنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، كَانَ يُكَبِّرُ يَوْمَ الْأَضْحٰى وَالْفِطْرِ سَبْعًا وَخَمْسًا، يَبْدَأُ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ قَبْلَ الْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ جَمِيعًا.
“Imam Umar ibn Abdul Aziz used to say seven and five takbirs in the Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr prayers, respectively. He used to say the takbirs before the recitation in both rak’ahs.”
❀ Ubaidullah ibn Umar, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates:
صَلّٰى بِنَا أَمِيرُ الْأُمَرَاءِ فِي يَوْمِ عِيدٍ، فَالْتَفَتَ إِلٰى عُبَيْدِ اللّٰهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ فَسَأَلَهٗ عَنِ التَّكْبِيرِ فَقَالَ: كَبِّرْ سَبْعًا فِي الْأُولٰى، وَخَمْسًا فِي الْآخِرَةِ، وَخَالِفْ بَيْنَ الْقِرَاءَتَيْنِ، قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللّٰهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ: هٰذِهِ السُّنَّةُ عِنْدَنَا، وَقَالَ وُهَيْبٌ: قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ: هٰذِهِ السُّنَّةُ عِنْدَنَا.
“The Commander of the Faithful led us in the Eid prayer. The Commander looked towards Ubaidullah ibn Abdullah ibn Umar and asked about the takbirs. Imam Ubaidullah ibn Abdullah, may Allah have mercy on him, said: Say seven takbirs in the first rak’ah and five in the second, and say the takbirs before the recitation in both rak’ahs. The narrator Ubaidullah ibn Umar al-Umari, may Allah have mercy on him, says: This is the practice among us. The narrator Wahib, may Allah have mercy on him, says: Yahya ibn Saeed Ansari, may Allah have mercy on him, said: We follow the same method.”
❀ Salim bin Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah have mercy on him, says:
كَبِّرْ سَبْعًا فِي الْأُولٰى، وَاقْرَأْ فِيهَا بِسَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلٰى وَكَبِّرْ فِي الْآخِرَةِ خَمْسًا.
“Say seven Takbirs in the first Rak’ah and recite Surah Al-A’la, and say five Takbirs in the second Rak’ah.”
❀ Bard bin Sinan, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates:
كَانَ مَكْحُولٌ يَقُولُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ، يُكَبِّرُ سَبْعَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ، ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُ، ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ خَمْسَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ، ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُ.
“Imam Makhool, may Allah have mercy on him, used to say seven Takbirs in the Eid prayers (first Rak’ah), then recite, then say five Takbirs (in the second Rak’ah) and recite.”
Benefit:
Six Takbirs in the Eid prayers are also established.
Question:
What is said about the prayer on the night of the crescent?
Answer:
It is not established to specially worship on the night of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha; rather, it is an innovation. All the narrations presented regarding this are weak and not acceptable.
Question:
How is saying تَقَبَّلَ اللّٰهُ مِنَّا وَمِنْكُمْ on the occasion of the two Eids?
Answer:
Correct. It is a customary practice among Muslims.
❀ Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked about this, and he said:
مَا زَالَ ذٰلِكَ الْأَمْرُ عِنْدَنَا مَا نَرٰى بِهٖ بَأْسًا.
“This practice has been established among us from the beginning, and we do not consider any harm in it.”
❀ Imam Shu’bah ibn al-Hajjaj, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
لَقِيَنِي يُونُسُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ فِي يَوْمِ عِيدٍ فَقَالَ: تَقَبَّلَ اللّٰهُ مِنَّا وَمِنْكَ.
“On the day of Eid, I met Yunus ibn Ubayd, may Allah have mercy on him, and he said: تَقَبَّلَ اللّٰهُ مِنَّا وَمِنْكَ”
❀ Hafiz Suyuti, may Allah have mercy on him, also wrote a treatise on this topic named وُصُولُ الْأَمَانِيِّ بِأُصُولِ التَّهَانِئِ.
Question:
Where should the Eid prayers be performed?
Answer:
The Sunnah is that the Eid prayers should be performed outside the populated area, in the Eidgah. In case of necessity, the Eid prayer can also be performed in a mosque or similar place.
❀ The scholars of the Hanafi school write:
الْخُرُوجُ إِلَى الْجَبَّانَةِ فِي صَلَاةِ الْعِيدِ سُنَّةٌ وَإِنْ كَانَ يَسَعُهُمُ الْمَسْجِدُ الْجَامِعُ، عَلٰى هٰذَا عَامَّةُ الْمَشَايِخِ وَهُوَ الصَّحِيحُ.
“It is Sunnah to go out towards the desert for the Eid prayer, even if the congregational mosque can accommodate all the worshippers. This is the ruling of most scholars and it is the correct one.”
❀ During the caliphate of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Abu Mas’ud Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) and others went out to the desert to perform the Eid prayer.
❀ Allama Shawkani (may Allah have mercy on him) (1250 AH) states:
مِنَ الْمَأْثُورِ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ أَنْ تَكُونَ الصَّلَاةُ فِي الْجَبَانَةِ إِلَّا لِعُذْرٍ مِنْ مَطَرٍ أَوْ نَحْوِهٖ.
“It is established from the Sunnah that the Eid prayers should be performed in the desert, except when there is an excuse such as rain.”
Question:
How is it to wear new clothes on Eid?
Answer:
Wearing new or fine bright clothes on the day of Eid is recommended. It is a day of happiness. Since wearing fine clothes on Friday is Sunnah, it is even more permissible and Sunnah to wear them on Eid, because Eid is a more important occasion than Friday.
❀ Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
مَا عَلٰى أَحَدِكُمْ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهٗ ثَوْبَانِ سِوٰى ثَوْبَيْ مِهْنَتِهٖ، لِجُمُعَتِهٖ أَوْ لِعِيدِهٖ.
“There is no harm upon you to have clothes for work besides clothes for Friday and Eid.”
❀ It is narrated about Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with both of them):
كَانَ يَلْبَسُ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ أَحْسَنَ ثِيَابِهٖ.
“He (may Allah be pleased with them) used to wear the finest clothes on the two Eids.”
❀ Hafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) said its chain is “Sahih”.
Question:
Is it Sunnah to recite Surah Al-A’la and Surah Al-Ghashiyah in the recitation of the Friday prayer and Eid prayer?
Answer:
It is Sunnah that Surah Al-A’la and Surah Al-Ghashiyah are recited in the Friday prayer and Eid prayer.
❀ Sayyiduna Nu’man bin Bashir رضي الله عنه narrates:
“The Prophet Muhammad صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم used to recite Surah Al-A’la and Surah Al-Ghashiyah in the Eid prayer, and if Eid and Friday coincided, he would recite these same Surahs in both.”
Question:
How is visiting the graveyard after the Eid prayer?
Answer:
Visiting the graveyard is permissible and legitimate, but making it specific to a particular day, such as going to the graveyard on Eid day to pray and scatter flowers on the graves, is an innovation (bid’ah). The Muslims of the early generations were unaware of this. They were the ones who loved the Prophet Muhammad صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم the most and fulfilled the demands of love for the Messenger. Despite having vast knowledge of the religion, they did not do this, so how did this become part of the religion?
❀ Imam Malik bin Anas رحمه الله (179 AH) says:
مَنْ أَحْدَثَ فِي هٰذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ الْيَوْمَ شَيْئًا لَّمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْهِ سَلَفُهَا فَقَدْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللّٰهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَانَ الرِّسَالَةَ لِأَنَّ اللّٰهَ تَعَالٰى يَقُولُ: الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًا يَوْمَئِذٍ دِينًا لَّا يَكُونُ الْيَوْمَ دِينًا.
، فَمَا لَمْ يَكُنْ
“Whoever today introduces something upon which the predecessors of the Ummah did not act, he is, by the language of the state, saying that the Noble Prophet ﷺ was negligent in conveying the message of Prophethood. Allah’s command is: الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًا ‘Today We have perfected your religion for you, completed Our favor upon you, and have chosen Islam as your religion.’ Therefore, whatever was not part of the religion on that day cannot be part of the religion today.”
❀ Allama Ibn al-Hajj, may Allah have mercy on him (737 AH), says:
“This is also a satanic trick that he does not say to abandon the Sunnah, but diverts the mind to some other act by making it seem like a rewarding deed. Satan deceived people by making them visit graves before returning home on Eid day, adorning this act with various imaginations and providing them with mental arguments that visiting the graves of their relatives on this day is a good deed and an expression of love. They feel sorrow for their absence on this Eid. People have also stirred up innovations and superstitions regarding graves on ordinary days. So what will happen on Eid day, when women wear pleasant clothes and jewelry and cross the limits of adornment? They do not even go out for Eid yet; when they go out for visiting graves, watch how they tear apart their veil of modesty at the graves. Thus, Satan made them commit a forbidden act instead of following the Sunnah.”
Question:
Can tayammum be performed for the Eid prayers?
Answer:
If water is not available or it is not possible to use water, then tayammum can also be performed for the Eid prayers.
Question:
Is sujood as-sahw (prostration of forgetfulness) obligatory if there is a mistake in the Eid prayer?
Answer:
In every prayer, sujood as-sahw is required for mistakes and forgetfulness. There is no exception for any prayer.
Question:
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar رضي الله عنهما narrates:
إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَرَجَ يَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ فَصَلّٰى رَكْعَتَيْنِ لَمْ يُصَلِّ قَبْلَهَا وَلَا بَعْدَهَا.
“The Prophet Muhammad صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم came out on the day of Eid al-Fitr, performed two rak’ahs (Eid prayer), neither before it any prayer was performed nor after it.”
This hadith indicates that there is no voluntary prayer before the Eid prayer. If the Eid prayer is performed in the mosque, can Tahiyyat al-Masjid be performed upon entering the mosque, since Tahiyyat al-Masjid is prescribed and recommended upon entering the mosque?
❀ Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah رضي الله عنه narrates that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said:
إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ، فَلْيَرْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَّجْلِسَ.
“When you enter the mosque, pray two rak’ahs before sitting down.”
❀ In one narration it is stated:
لَا يَجْلِسْ حَتّٰى يَرْكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ.
“Do not sit until you have prayed two rak’ahs.”
What is the answer to this contradiction and difficulty?
Answer:
If the Eid prayer is performed in the mosque, then upon entering the mosque, Tahiyyatul Masjid can be performed, because Tahiyyatul Masjid is a Sunnah prayer that is prescribed upon entering the mosque. The Holy Prophet Muhammad ﷺ did not perform any Nafl prayers before the Eid prayer, because he ﷺ always performed the Eid prayer in the desert or at the Eidgah. Therefore, Nafl prayers before the Eid prayer are not prescribed, but if for some other reason, such as Tahiyyatul Masjid, two Nafl prayers become prescribed, then they can be performed.
Question:
How is it to shake hands or embrace after Eid?
Answer:
Handshaking or embracing at the time of meeting is Sunnah.
❀ Hafiz Nawawi, may Allah have mercy on him (676 AH), says:
الْمُصَافَحَةُ سُنَّةٌ عِنْدَ التَّلَاقِي لِلْأَحَادِيثِ الصَّحِيحَةِ وَإِجْمَاعِ الْأَئِمَّةِ.
“According to authentic hadiths and the consensus of the scholars, handshaking at the time of meeting is Sunnah.”
To restrict handshaking or embracing to a specific time or place without evidence makes it an innovation. Handshaking or embracing is not established after any prayer.
❀ Allama Ibn al-Hajj, may Allah have mercy on him (737 AH), says:
أَمَّا الْمُصَافَحَةُ فَإِنَّهَا وُضِعَتْ فِي الشَّرْعِ عِنْدَ لِقَاءِ الْمُؤْمِنِ لِأَخِيهِ، وَأَمَّا فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ عَلَى مَا اعْتَادَهٗ بَعْضُهُمْ عِنْدَ الْفَرَاغِ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ يَتَصَافَحُونَ فَلَا أَعْرِفُهٗ.
“Handshaking is permissible when a believer meets his brother. As for what some people have made a habit of, that they shake hands after the Eid prayers, I do not know any evidence for that.”
❀ He also says:
“A worshiper should refrain from the handshake after Fajr and Asr prayers and after Jumu’ah, which people have introduced as a religious practice by exaggeration. Some people have increased this further and have started doing it after all five prayers. All these are innovations. In Shariah, the time for a handshake is when a Muslim meets his Muslim brother, not after the five prayers. All such acts are innovations. We will keep the matters as Shariah has prescribed. This act should be stopped, and the one who does it should be reprimanded because he has committed an act contrary to the Sunnah.”
❀ Allama Ibn Abidin Shami, may Allah have mercy on him (1252 AH), says:
“Shaking hands after performing the prayer is definitely disliked because the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, never shook hands after performing the prayer, and this is also the practice of the Rafidah.”
❀ Allama Abdul Hay Lakhnawi, may Allah have mercy on him (1304 AH), says:
“In our times, in many areas, especially in the Deccan regions, which are centers of innovations and trials, two practices have become common that need to be abandoned. First, people do not say salam when entering the mosque at the time of Fajr prayer; instead, they enter, perform Sunnahs, then after performing the obligatory prayer and adhkar, they greet each other with salam. This is an objectionable matter because saying salam is Sunnah at the time of meeting, as proven by hadiths, not during the gathering. Second, they shake hands after Fajr and Asr prayers, on the two Eids, and after Jumu’ah, whereas shaking hands is Sunnah only at the beginning of the meeting.”
❀ Allama Azeem Abadi, may Allah have mercy on him (1329 AH), says:
الْمُصَافَحَةُ وَالْمُعَانَقَةُ بَعْدَ صَلَاةِ الْعِيدَيْنِ مِنَ الْبِدَعِ الْمَذْمُومَةِ الْمُخَالِفَةِ لِلشَّرْعِ وَاللّٰهُ أَعْلَمُ.
“Shaking hands and embracing after the two Eids is a blameworthy innovation and against Shariah, and Allah knows best!”
Question:
How is it to play with weapons by young people on the day of Eid?
Answer:
It can be played with caution.
❀ Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates:
كَانَ يَوْمَ عِيدٍ، يَلْعَبُ السُّودَانُ بِالدَّرَقِ وَالْحِرَابِ، فَإِمَّا سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَإِمَّا قَالَ: تَشْتَهِينَ تَنْظُرِينَ؟ فَقُلْتُ: نَعَمْ، فَأَقَامَنِي وَرَاءَهٗ، خَدِّي عَلٰى خَدِّهٖ، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: دُونَكُمْ يَا بَنِي أَرْفِدَةَ حَتّٰى إِذَا مَلِلْتُ، قَالَ: حَسْبُكِ؟ قُلْتُ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: فَاذْهَبِي.
“It was the day of Eid, the Abyssinians were playing (war games) with shields and spears, either I asked or the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) himself said, ‘Do you wish to watch?’ I said: Yes! The Prophet (peace be upon him) made me stand behind him, my cheek was above his cheek, he said: Keep playing, Banu Arfada! When I got tired, he said: Enough? I said: Yes! He said: Okay, go.”
❀ The words of Sahih Muslim are:
جَاءَ حَبَشٌ يَزْفِنُونَ فِي يَوْمِ عِيدٍ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ.
“On the day of Eid, the Abyssinians began military exercises in the mosque.”
❀ Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates:
كَانَتِ الْحَبَشَةُ يَزْفِنُونَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللّٰهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَيَرْقُصُونَ وَيَقُولُونَ: مُحَمَّدٌ عَبْدٌ صَالِحٌ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللّٰهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: مَا يَقُولُونَ؟ قَالُوا: يَقُولُونَ: مُحَمَّدٌ عَبْدٌ صَالِحٌ.
“The Abyssinians were performing military exercises in front of the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) and were dancing while saying: Muhammad (peace be upon him) is a good man. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) asked: What are they saying? The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) informed: They are saying that Muhammad Karim (peace be upon him) is a good man.”
Imam Ibn Hibban (may Allah have mercy on him) (5870) has declared this hadith authentic.
Question:
How is the following narration in terms of its chain of transmission?
❀ It is narrated from Ibrahim Nakha’i, may Allah have mercy on him:
أَوَّلُ مَنْ نَقَصَ التَّكْبِيرَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَخَطَبَ قَبْلَ الصَّلَاةِ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ وَجَلَسَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ وَنَقَصَ الْإِقَامَةَ وَالتَّسْلِيمَ مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ.
“Sayyiduna Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan, may Allah be pleased with them, was the first person who ended the takbeerat al-intiqal (transitional takbirs) in prayer, delivered the sermon before the Eid prayers, gave the sermon sitting on the pulpit, and shortened the iqamah and salam.”
Answer:
It is a false narration.
① The author of the book, Muhammad ibn Hasan al-Shaybani, has been criticized as a “liar.”
② Muhammad ibn Aban ibn Salih is weak.
③ Hammad ibn Abi Sulayman has poor memory.
④ Ibrahim Nakha’i did not hear from any companion.
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