Those who did not pray before or after Eid

Abu Bakr bin Hafs said that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) prayed no prayer before the Eid nor after the Eid, and he said that this was the practice of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the people in the Eid prayer, and he prayed no prayer before the Eid nor after the Eid.

Abu Bakr bin Hafs reported that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) went out on the day of Eid and did not pray before it or after it, and he mentioned that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did that.

Al-Sha'bi said: I saw Sayyiduna Ibn Abi Awfa, Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them), Shurayh and Ibn Ma'qil; none of them prayed any prayer before the Eid nor after the Eid.

Abu Bishr said: I was sitting with Sa'id bin Jubayr in al-Masjid al-Haram on the day of Eid al-Fitr. Ata stood up to pray before the imam came out, so Sa'id told him to sit down, and he sat. I said to Sa'id: "From whom is this reported, O Abu Abdullah?" He said: "From Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) and his companions."

Ali bin Abi Kathir said that on the day of Eid al-Adha and the day of Eid al-Fitr, Sayyiduna Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) would go round the rows and say: "On this day there is no prayer except with the imam."

Tha'labah bin Zahdam said that Sayyiduna Abu Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up on the day of Eid and said: "On this day there is no prayer until the imam comes out."

Nafi' said that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) did not pray before the Eid nor after the Eid.

Al-Sha'bi said: I was between Masruq and Shurayh on the day of Eid, and neither of them prayed before the Eid nor after the Eid.

Hisham said that Ibn Sirin did not pray before the Eid nor after the Eid.

Isma'il said that on the day of Eid al-Sha'bi saw a man who had started praying after the imam had left, so he pulled him back from behind to stop him.

Al-Dahhak said: There is no prayer before the Eid prayer nor after it.

Al-Sha'bi did not pray before the Eid prayer nor after it.

Ibn al-Hanafiyyah said: There is no prayer before the Eid prayer nor after it.

Amr bin Abdullah al-Asamm said: I went out with Masruq on the day of Eid, and there I stood up to pray, but he took hold of me and made me sit down. Then he said: "There is no prayer until the imam has led the prayer."