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Bayhaqi 6203 — The prayer is offered before the sermon

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُقْرِئُ، أنبأ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، ثنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْقَاضِي، ثنا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ، ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ نُعَيْمٍ، ثنا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، ثنا دَاوُدُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ الدَّبَّاغُ، عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَخْرُجُ يَوْمَ الْأَضْحَى وَيَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ فَيَبْدَأُ بِالصَّلَاةِ، فَإِذَا صَلَّى صَلَاتَهُ وَسَلَّمَ قَامَ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَهُمْ جُلُوسٌ فِي مُصَلَّاهُمْ، فَإِنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ حَاجَةٌ بِبَعْثٍ ذَكَرَهُ لِلنَّاسِ، أَوْ كَانَتْ لَهُ حَاجَةٌ بِغَيْرِ ذَلِكَ أَمَرَهُمْ بِهَا، وَكَانَ يَقُولُ: " تَصَدَّقُوا "، وَكَانَ أَكْثَرُ مَنْ يتَصَدَّقُ النِّسَاءُ، ثُمَّ يَنْصَرِفُ، فَلَمْ يَزَلْ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى كَانَ مَرْوَانُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ، فَخَرَجْتُ مُخَاصِرًا مَرْوَانَ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا الْمُصَلَّى فَإِذَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ الصَّلْتِ قَدْ بَنَى مِنْبَرًا مِنْ طِينٍ وَلَبِنٍ، وَإِذَا مَرْوَانُ يُنَازِعُنِي يَدَهُ كَأَنَّهُ يَجُرُّنِي نَحْوَ الْمِنْبَرِ، وَأَنَا أَجُرُّهُ نَحْوَ الْمُصَلَّى، فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ قُلْتُ: أَيْنَ الِابْتِدَاءُ بِالصَّلَاةِ؟ فَقَالَ: لَا يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ، قَدْ تُرِكَ مَا تَعْلَمُ، قُلْتُ: كَلَّا وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ، لَا تَأْتُونَ بِخَيْرٍ مِمَّا أَعْلَمُ، ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ ". رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ، عَنْ قُتَيْبَةَ وَغَيْرِهِ، وَأَخْرَجَهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عِيَاضٍ.
Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) says: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went out for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, he would pray before the sermon, and after finishing the prayer he would stand and turn towards the people while they were sitting in their places. If there was a need for an army expedition, he would mention it to the people; if there was some other need, he would give an order about it. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) would say: "Give charity," and it was the women who gave the most charity; then he (peace and blessings be upon him) would leave. This remained the case until the time of Marwan bin al-Hakam came. I went out with Marwan bin al-Hakam and we came to the place of Eid prayer. There, Kathir bin al-Salt had built a pulpit of clay and bricks, and Marwan was pulling his hand away as though he were taking me towards the pulpit, while I was pulling him towards the prayer. When I saw that, I said: The beginning is with the prayer. Marwan said: O Abu Sa'id! The practice that you know has been abandoned. I said: Never! By the One in whose hand is my soul, you will not bring anything better than what I know. (He said this) three times, then he left.
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة العيدين / 6203
Hadith Grading محدثین: صحيح
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