´It was narrated that ‘Ubaidullah bin ‘Abdullah said:` “Umar went out on the day of ‘Eid and sent word to Abu Waqid Al-Laithi asking what the Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite on this day. He said: ‘Qaf [Qaf (50)] and ‘Iqtarabat’.” [Al-Qamar (54)]
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
In the Eid prayers, it is permissible to recite the surahs mentioned in both hadiths.
If the recitation is done according to either of the two hadiths, the Sunnah will be fulfilled.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1282
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: Benefit:
Since Qatadah is a mudallis (one who sometimes omits his source in transmission), a doubt arose that perhaps he did not narrate directly from Anas radi Allahu anhu. After the explicit mention of hearing (sama‘), this doubt was removed.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 891
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1154. Commentary:
Reciting these chapters (surahs) in the prayers of the two Eids is Sunnah and recommended (mustahabb).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1154
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
It is established from this hadith that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to recite Surah "Qaf" in the first rak‘ah of the Eid prayer and Surah "Al-Qamar" in the second rak‘ah. Whereas in another hadith, it is mentioned that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would recite Surah Al-A‘la in the first rak‘ah and Surah Al-Ghashiyah in the second rak‘ah of the Friday prayer and the Eid prayer. [صحيح مسلم بصلوة المسافرين : 878]
The scholars should give due importance to the prescribed (masnun) recitation.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 872