Abdullah bin Muhammad narrates from his forefathers that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray before the sermon, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) liked to say takbir during the sermon.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة العيدين / 6214
Masruq says that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say nine takbirs each on the two Eids; he would also begin and end with takbir.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة العيدين / 6215
(a) Ubaydullah bin Abdullah bin Utbah bin Mas'ud (may Allah have mercy on him) says: It is the Sunnah for the imam, on the day of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, when he sits on the pulpit before the sermon, to say nine takbirs, and seven when he stands. Then he should supplicate, and after that say takbir as much as is decreed for him.
(b) Ubaydullah (may Allah have mercy on him) says: He should say nine takbirs in succession when he stands in the first sermon, and seven takbirs in succession when he is in the second sermon.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة العيدين / 6216
Ubaydullah bin Abdullah bin Utbah (may Allah have mercy on him) says: It is the Sunnah for the imam to say takbir on the pulpit before the sermon on the day of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Before the sermon, standing on the pulpit, the imam should say nine takbirs in succession without separating them with speech; then he should deliver the sermon, then sit for a short while, then stand for the second sermon, then say seven takbirs in succession, without separating them with speech; then deliver the sermon.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة العيدين / 6217
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that on the day of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha the imam should say 51 or 53 takbirs in the first sermon, in the sections of the sermon, interspersed within his speech.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة العيدين / 6218
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