ثنا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْبُخَارِيُّ ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الْكَرَابِيسِيُّ ، قَالا : نا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي كَثِيرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ " أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُكَبِّرُ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ فِي الأُولَى سَبْعَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ ، وَفِي الآخِرَةِ خَمْسًا " . زَادَ الْبُخَارِيُّ : " قَبْلَ الْقِرَاءَةِ ".
Kathir bin Abdullah narrates from his father, from his grandfather: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to say takbeers in the Eid prayers; in the first rak'ah he would say seven takbeers, and in the second rak'ah he would say five takbeers. Al-Bukhari, in his narration, has additionally reported these words: (He would say the takbeers) before recitation.