Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that I bear witness that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the Eid prayer before the sermon, then delivered the sermon.

Hazrat Jabir narrates that I offered the Eid prayer with the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him). He led the prayer before delivering the sermon.

Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Hazrat Abu Bakr, and Hazrat Umar used to perform the Eid prayers before the sermon.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the Eid prayer near the house of Kathir bin Salt and delivered a sermon after the prayer.

Hazrat Bara’ narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered a sermon after the prayer on the Day of Sacrifice.

Hazrat Jundub bin Abdullah narrates that I performed the prayer with the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on the Day of Sacrifice. After the prayer, he delivered a sermon.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that I have offered the Eid prayer with the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Hazrat Abu Bakr, and Hazrat Umar; all of them used to lead the prayer before delivering the sermon.

Hazrat Abu Ubaid says that I offered the Eid prayer with Hazrat Umar bin Khattab; he led the prayer before the sermon. I offered the Eid prayer with Hazrat Uthman; he also led the prayer before the sermon. I also offered the Eid prayer with Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him); he too led the prayer before the sermon.

Hazrat Maisarah narrates that I offered the Eid prayer with Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). After leading the prayer, he delivered the sermon. Hazrat Uthman used to do the same.

Hazrat Ata narrates that Hazrat Ibn Zubair asked Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), "How should I lead the prayer on the day of Eid?" (At that time, their mutual relations were good.) Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) replied, "Do not give the adhan nor the iqamah, and lead the prayer before the sermon." When their mutual relations deteriorated, he would lead the prayer with adhan and iqamah and would deliver the sermon before the prayer.

Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Eid prayers used to be held before the sermon.

Ibrahim says that on the day of Eid, the Imam will first lead the prayer, then mount his camel and deliver the sermon for such a duration that the women will leave and go back.

Abu Al-Bakhtari heard a man on the day of Eid saying that the prayer is before the sermon, so he said: "By the Lord of the Ka'bah! This is the Sunnah."

Matar bin Najiyah asked Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair about the method of Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr prayers, so he said that the prayer should be offered before the sermon. When people found this unpleasant, Hazrat Saeed said, "By Allah! This is righteousness, by Allah! This is righteousness."

Ibn Abi Layla narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) led us in the Eid prayer, then mounted his ride and delivered the sermon to us.