الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب العيدين * وما يتعلق بهما من صلاة وغيرهاChapters on the Two Eids and What Relates to Them of Prayer and Other Matters
بَابُ اسْتِحْبَابِ الْأَكْلِ قَبْلَ الْخُرُوجِ فِي الْفِطْرِ دُونَ الْأَضْحَى - وَالْكَلَامِ عَلَى وَقْتِ الصَّلَاةُ فِيهِمَا
Chapter on the recommendation of eating before going out for Eid al-Fitr but not Eid al-Adha, and discussion on the time of prayer for both
Hadith 2836
عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ أَنْبَأَنَا عَطَاءٌ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَنْ لَا يَغْدُوَ أَحَدُكُمْ يَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ حَتَّى يَطْعَمَ فَلْيَفْعَلْ، قَالَ: فَلَمْ أَدَعْ أَنْ آكُلَ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَغْدُوَا مُنْذُ سَمِعْتُ ذَلِكَ مِنَ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَآكُلُ مِنْ طَرَفِ الصَّرِيقَةِ الْأُكْلَةَ أَوْ أَشْرَبُ اللَّبَنَ أَوِ الْمَاءَ، قُلْتُ: فَعَلَامَ يُؤَوَّلُ هَٰذَا؟ قَالَ: سَمِعَهُ أَظُنُّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: كَانُوا لَا يَخْرُجُونَ حَتَّى يَمْتَدَّ الضُّحَى فَيَقُولُونَ نَطْعَمُ لِئَلَّا نَعْجَلَ عَنْ صَلَاتِنَا
Ata says: I heard Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) saying: If you have the ability, then on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, go after eating something. Since I heard this from him, I have not abandoned eating before going in the morning; whether it was a morsel of bread, or he would drink milk or water. Ibn Jurayj asked Ata: What is the interpretation of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas’s (may Allah be pleased with him) statement? He said: My opinion is that he must have heard it from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He would not go out until the light had become long, that is, until the day had fully risen, and he used to say that he ate so that there would be no need to hurry for the prayer.
Hadith 2837
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُفْطِرُ يَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ، وَكَانَ لَا يُصَلِّي قَبْلَ الصَّلَاةِ، فَإِذَا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ
Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to eat breakfast before going out on the day of Eid al-Fitr, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) would not perform any voluntary prayer before the Eid prayer. When he had performed the (Eid) prayer, he would (return home and) offer two rak'ahs.
Hadith 2838
عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْفِطْرِ لَمْ يَخْرُجْ حَتَّى يَأْكُلَ تَمَرَاتٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ أَفْرَادًا (وَفِي لَفْظٍ وِتْرًا)
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would not go out on the day of Eid al-Fitr until he had eaten dates, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) would eat an odd number of dates.
Hadith 2839
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ (بُرَيْدَةَ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ) قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ لَا يَخْرُجْ حَتَّى يَطْعَمَ وَيَوْمَ النَّحْرِ لَا يَطْعَمُ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Buraidah Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to eat something before going out on the day of Eid al-Fitr, and on the day of sacrifice (Eid al-Adha), he would eat after returning (from the Eid prayer).
Hadith 2840
((وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) بِنَحْوِهِ وَفِيهِ) وَلَا يَأْكُلُ يَوْمَ الْأَضْحَى حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ فَيَأْكُلَ مِنْ أُضْحِيَّتِهِ
(Second chain) In this it is stated: On the day of Eid al-Adha, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not eat anything until he returned, then upon returning he would eat from the meat of his sacrifice.
Hadith 2841
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَقُولُ: مَا خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي يَوْمِ فِطْرٍ قَطُّ حَتَّى يَأْكُلَ تَمَرَاتٍ، قَالَ: وَكَانَ أَنَسٌ يَأْكُلُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ ثَلَاثًا، فَإِنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَزْدَادَ أَكَلَ خَمْسًا، فَإِنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَزْدَادَ أَكَلَ وِتْرًا
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would not go (towards the Eid ground) on the day of Eid al-Fitr except after eating dates. Sayyiduna Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, himself would eat three dates before going out; if he intended to eat more, he would eat five, and if he intended even more than that, he would eat an odd number.
