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Sunan Abu Dawud 1147

Chapter: Leaving The Adhan On 'Eid

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1147

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

صَلَّى الْعِيدَ بِلاَ أَذَانٍ وَلاَ إِقَامَةٍ

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offered the 'Id prayer without the adhan and the iqamah. AbuBakr and Umar or Uthman also did so. The narrator Yahya is doubtful about Uthman.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 1147).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( صَلَّى الْعِيد بِلَا أَذَان وَلَا إِقَامَة ) : وَأَخْرَجَ الشَّيْخَانِ مِنْ حَدِيث اِبْن عَبَّاس وَجَابِر قَالَا : " لَمْ يَكُنْ يُؤَذَّن يَوْم الْفِطْر وَلَا يَوْم الْأَضْحَى " وَلِمُسْلِمٍ عَنْ عَطَاء قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي جَابِر : " أَنْ لَا أَذَان لِلصَّلَاةِ يَوْم الْفِطْر حِين يَخْرُج الْإِمَام وَلَا بَعْدَمَا يَخْرُج وَلَا إِقَامَة وَلَا نِدَاء وَلَا شَيْء وَلَا نِدَاء يَوْمئِذٍ وَلَا إِقَامَة " ( وَ ) : أَنَّ ( أَبَا بَكْر وَعُمَر ) : صَلَّيَا الْعِيد بِلَا أَذَان وَلَا إِقَامَة وَهَذَا عَطْف عَلَى اِسْم أَنَّ ( أَوْ عُثْمَان ) : مَكَان عُمَر ( شَكّ يَحْيَى ) : هُوَ الْقَطَّان قَالَهُ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ. وَفِي الْبَاب عَنْ سَعْد بْن أَبِي وَقَّاص عِنْد الْبَزَّار فِي مُسْنَده " أَنَّ النَّ…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 1147
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1147
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 1147
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1147

Other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 492

The Prophet (ﷺ) offered the 'Eid prayer without an Adhan or an Iqamah. [Reported by Abu Dawud].

وَعَنْهُ: { أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-صَلَّى اَلْعِيدَ بِلَا أَذَانٍ, وَلَا إِقَامَةٍ } أَخْرَجَهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه أبو داود (1147)‏ وزاد: "وأبا بكر، وعمر أو عثمان".‏ وقال الحافظ في…

Also reported by… (4)
  • التمهيد لابن عبد البر (1642)صَلَّى الْعِيدَ بِلا أَذَانٍ ، وَلا إِقَامَةٍ ، وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ ، وَعُمَرُ ، وَعُثْمَانُ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (10787)صَلَّى الْعِيدَ بِلا أَذَانٍ ، وَلا إِقَامَةٍ ، ثُمَّ أَتَى النِّسَاءَ فَوَعَظَهُنَّ وَحَثَّهُنَّ عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ ، فَكَمْ مِنْ قِلادَةٍ وَخَاتَمٍ أُلْقِيَ فِي ثَوْبِ بِلالٍ ، حَتَّى مَلأَ ثَوْبَهُ أَوْ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ
  • تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (3092)صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَلاةَ الْعِيدِ ، بلا أَذَانٌ وَلا إِقَامَةٌ
  • مسند الشاميين للطبراني (235)صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ الْعِيدَ بِلا أَذَانٍ وَلا إِقَامَةٍ

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 184

I prayed with the Prophet (ﷺ) the two 'Eids, not only once or twice, without an Adhan or an Iqamah. [Reported by Muslim].

وَعَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةٍ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: { صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ اَلنَّبِيِّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-اَلْعِيدَيْنِ, غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ وَلَا مَرَّتَيْنِ, بِغَيْرِ أَذَانٍ وَلَا إِقَامَةٍ } رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ 1‏…

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The Prophet (ﷺ) used to go out on the day of the breaking of the fast and the day of sacrifice to the place of prayer, and the first thing he would start with was the prayer. When he finished he would stand facing the people, who were seated in their rows, and he would then preach to them and…

وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: { كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-يَخْرُجُ يَوْمَ اَلْفِطْرِ وَالْأَضْحَى إِلَى اَلْمُصَلَّى, وَأَوَّلُ شَيْءٍ يَبْدَأُ بِهِ اَلصَّلَاةُ, ثُمَّ يَنْصَرِفُ فَيَقُومُ مُقَابِلَ اَلنَّاسِ…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 1142

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out on 'Id (the festival day). He first offered the prayer and then delivered the sermon . He then went to women, taking Bilal with him. The narrator Ibn Kathir said: The probable opinion of Shu'bah is that he commanded them to give alms. So they began to put (their…

خَرَجَ يَوْمَ فِطْرٍ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ خَطَبَ ثُمَّ أَتَى النِّسَاءَ وَمَعَهُ بِلاَلٌ ‏

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I heard Ibn `Abbas answering a man who asked him, "Did you attend the prayer of `Id al Adha or `Idal- Fitr with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)?" Ibn `Abbas replied, "Yes, and had it not been for my close relationship with him, I could not have offered it." (That was because of his young age). Ibn `Abbas…

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ـ يُصَلُّونَ الْعِيدَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْخُطْبَةِ‏.‏

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