Praying before and after the Eid prayer

Ayyub narrates: I saw Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) and al-Hasan al-Basri praying (voluntary prayer) on the day of Eid before the imam came out. He said: And I saw Muhammad bin Sirin come and sit down without praying (a voluntary prayer).
Abu Ya'la recorded it.

Al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) recorded in (al-Mu'jam) al-Kabir: "Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) used to pray four rak'ahs," and the narrators of (the Musnad of) Abu Ya'la are the narrators of Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim.

Ibn Sirin and Qatadah narrate: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) would pray four, or perhaps eight, rak'ahs after it, and he would not pray voluntary prayers before it (that is, the Eid prayer).
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir with sound chains, but it is mursal (with a missing link).

Sayyiduna Abu Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Offering voluntary prayer on the day of Eid before the imam comes out is not part of the Sunnah.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Fa'id Abu al-Warqa' narrates: On the day of Eid I was leading Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) to the open ground. He said: "Take me close to the pulpit." When I had brought him close, he sat down and did not offer voluntary prayers either before the Eid prayer or after it, and he related that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not offer (voluntary) prayer either before it or after it.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; the narrator Fa'id is matruk (abandoned).

Ibn Sirin narrates: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to forbid people (the narrator is unsure; perhaps the words are:) they would make those whom they saw offering voluntary prayers before the imam came out sit down; this was on the day of Eid.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir through various chains, in some of which it says: I was informed that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) (used to do so).
Thus this narration is mursal (with a missing link), and its chain is sahih (authentic).

Abd al-Malik bin Ka'b bin Ujrah narrates: On the day of Eid I went with Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Ujrah (may Allah be pleased with him) to the Eid prayer ground. He sat down before the imam came and did not offer (any voluntary prayer), until the imam and the people had performed the Eid prayer; then those people set off towards the mosque as if they were an 'unuq (perhaps meaning a vanguard). I said: "Have you noticed?" He said: "This is an innovation (bid'ah) and abandoning the Sunnah." In one narration the words are: "Much of what we see is excess and the result of little knowledge. On this day these two rak'ahs alone are the voluntary prayer, until this prayer calls you (that is, you should come only to perform this prayer)."
Al-Tabarani recorded both narrations in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; Ibn Hibban mentioned Abd al-Malik in the book al-Thiqat.

Al-Walid bin Sari' narrates: On the day of Eid we went out (to perform the Eid prayer) with the Commander of the Believers, Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him). Some of his companions asked him: "O Commander of the Believers! What is your view about offering (voluntary) prayer on the day of Eid before or after the Eid prayer?" Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) gave them no answer. Then some other people came and asked the same question as the earlier ones, and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) gave them no answer either. When we reached the Eid prayer ground, he led the people in prayer and said seven and five takbirs; then he addressed the people with the sermon, then came down from the pulpit and mounted his ride. The people said: "O Commander of the Believers! These are some people offering (voluntary) prayer." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "What can I do? You asked me about the Sunnah: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not offer any voluntary prayer before this prayer or after it. Whoever wishes may do it, and whoever wishes may leave it. Do you think that I would forbid people who are praying, and so become like the one (mentioned in the Qur'an) who prevented a servant when he prayed?"
Al-Bazzar recorded it, and he says: This narration is reported from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) only through this chain. (Allamah Haythami says:) I say: Its chain contains a narrator whom I do not know.

Sayyiduna Abu Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to go to the two Eid prayers walking, and he would offer the Eid prayer without adhan or iqamah. (Allamah Haythami says:) I say:
Ibn Majah recorded it, but he did not record these words: "He would pray without adhan or iqamah."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir by way of Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Abi Rafi'; a group (of scholars) declared him da'if (weak), and Ibn Hibban mentioned him in the book al-Thiqat.

Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the prayer on the day of Eid al-Adha without adhan or iqamah. Then he delivered a sermon to the men, then he went over to the women, delivered a sermon to them and urged them to give charity, until a great deal of goods had gathered with Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him). (Allamah Haythami says:) I say: From Sayyiduna al-Bara' (may Allah be pleased with him) a hadith other than this one is recorded in the Sahih and other books.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Abdullah bin Umar bin Aban, and I do not know him.

Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the Eid prayer without adhan or iqamah, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered two sermons, separating them by sitting.
Al-Bazzar recorded it by way of wijadah, and its chain contains a narrator whom I do not know.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer two rak'ahs in the Eid prayer, reciting nothing in them except Surah al-Fatihah, and he did not recite anything more.
Ahmad recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Shahr bin Hawshab, about whom there has been criticism, and he has also been declared trustworthy.

Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite Surah al-A'la and Surah al-Ghashiyah in the two Eid prayers.
Ahmad, and al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, recorded it; Ahmad's narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite Surah 'Amma Yatasa'alun and Surah al-Shams in the two Eid prayers.
Al-Bazzar recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Ayyub bin Sayyar, and he is da'if (weak).

Al-Harith reports this saying of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): Reciting aloud in the Eid prayer is the Sunnah.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; the narrator named al-Harith is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: On the two Eids, a spear would be carried out for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), facing which he (peace and blessings be upon him) would pray. He would say thirteen takbirs, and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) also used to do the same.
Al-Bazzar recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, al-Hasan bin Hammad al-Bajali; no one has declared him weak and no one has declared him trustworthy, and al-Mizzi mentioned him for the sake of distinction. The remaining narrators of this report are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say twelve takbirs in the two Eid prayers: seven takbirs in the first rak'ah and five takbirs in the second. He would go by one route and return by another.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, Sulayman bin Arqam, and he is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abu Waqid al-Laythi (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyidah Aishah Siddiqah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrate: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the people in the Eid prayer on the day of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, he said seven takbirs in the first rak'ah and recited Surah Qaf, and in the second rak'ah he said five takbirs and recited Surah Iqtarabat al-Sa'ah.
(Allamah Haythami says:) I say: The hadith narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Waqid (may Allah be pleased with him) is in the Sahih; in it the recitation is mentioned but not the takbir. The hadith narrated from Sayyidah Aishah Siddiqah (may Allah be pleased with her) was recorded by Abu Dawud and others, and they did not mention the recitation.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, Ibn Lahi'ah, about whom there has been criticism.

Kurdus narrates: Al-Walid sent word to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Abu Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) after evening had fallen. He said: Now the Eid of the Muslims has come, so how is the prayer to be offered? Those men said: Ask Abu Abd al-Rahman (that is, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him))! So he asked him, and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: He will stand and say four takbirs, then recite Surah al-Fatihah and a surah from the Mufassal surahs, then say four takbirs, with the last of which he will go into ruku'. So these will be nine takbirs in the two Eids. And not one of those men objected to it.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators have been declared trustworthy.

Ibrahim al-Nakha'i narrates: Al-Walid bin Uqbah entered the mosque while Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) were in the courtyard of the mosque. Al-Walid said: Eid has come, so what should I do? Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Say: Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest); then praise Allah Almighty, extol Him, send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and supplicate to Allah Almighty. Then proclaim the greatness of Allah Almighty, praise Him, extol Him, send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then supplicate to Allah Almighty. Then proclaim the greatness of Allah Almighty, praise Him, extol Him, send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and supplicate to Allah Almighty. Then proclaim the greatness of Allah Almighty, praise Him, extol Him, send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and supplicate. Then say the takbir and recite Surah al-Fatihah and a surah; then say the takbir, go into ruku' and prostrate. Then stand and recite Surah al-Fatihah and a surah; then say the takbir, praise Him, extol Him, send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and supplicate to Allah Almighty; then say the takbir, praise Him, extol Him, send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), go into ruku' and prostrate. The narrator says: Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: He has spoken correctly.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; the narrator Ibrahim did not live in the time of any of these Companions,
so this narration is mursal, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Kurdus narrates: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say nine takbirs each in the prayers of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. At the very beginning he would say four takbirs, then recite, then say one takbir and go into ruku' with it. Then he would stand for the second rak'ah, recite first, then say four takbirs, going into ruku' with one of them.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Between every two takbirs there is to be a pause the length of a word.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, Abd al-Karim, and he is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: In the two Eids, four takbirs are to be said, as in the funeral prayer.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Abu Tarafah Abbad bin al-Rayyan al-Lakhmi al-Himsi narrates: I came to Sayyiduna al-Miqdam bin Ma'dikarib (may Allah be pleased with him), who was living in a village a few miles from Hims. This was on the day of Eid. We said: Come out and lead us in the Eid prayer. He said: No! Pray individually, each on your own!
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and I do not know the narrator named Abu Tarafah.

Imam al-Sha'bi narrates that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whoever misses the Eid prayer should offer four rak'ahs.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: On the day of Eid, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered the sermon while on his mount.
Abu Ya'la recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Habib bin Umar al-Ansari narrates: My father told me: On the day of Eid I met Sayyiduna Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him), and I said: May Allah Almighty accept from us and from you. He said: Yes! May Allah Almighty accept from you and from us.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. Concerning the narrator named Habib, al-Dhahabi said that he is majhul (unknown); Ibn Hibban (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned him in the book al-Thiqat; and I do not know his father.