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Sunan Ibn MajahEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Sunan Ibn Majah 1279

Chapter: What was narrated concerning how many times the Imam should say the Takbir in the Eid Prayers

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1279

Narrator:عمرو بن عوف المزني

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ عَثْمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ

كَبَّرَ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ سَبْعًا فِي الأُولَى وَخَمْسًا فِي الآخِرَةِ ‏.‏

Kathir bin ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin ‘Awf narrated, from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said the Takbir in the ‘Eid prayers, seven times in the first Rak’ah and five times in the second.

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1279).

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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 The hadith No. 1279
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Good (hasan)Hasan Lighairihi The hadith No. 1279
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 1279
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 1279

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  • تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (20376)يُكَبِّرُ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ سَبْعًا فِي الأُولَى ، وَخَمْسًا فِي الآخِرَةِ ، سِوَى تَكْبِيرَةِ الافْتِتَاحِ
  • شرح معاني الآثار للطحاوي (4812)كَبَّرَ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ ، اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ تَكْبِيرَةً ، سَبْعًا فِي الأُولَى ، وَخَمْسًا فِي الآخِرَةِ ، سِوَى تَكْبِيرَتَيِ الصَّلاةِ

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Good (hasan) Mishkat al-Masabih 1441

Kathir b. ‘Abdallah on his father’s authority quoted his grandfather as saying that at the two festivals the Prophet said “God is most great” seven times in the first rak'a before reciting from the Qur’an, and five times in the last one before reciting. Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.

وَعَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَبَّرَ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ فِي الْأُولَى سَبْعًا قَبْلَ الْقِرَاءَةِ وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ خَمْسًا قَبْلَ…

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Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1149

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would say the takbir (Allah is most great) seven times in the first rak'ah and five times in the second rak'ah on the day of the breaking of the fast and on the day of sacrifice (on the occasion of both the 'Id prayers, the two festivals).

يُكَبِّرُ فِي الْفِطْرِ وَالأَضْحَى فِي الأُولَى سَبْعَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ وَفِي الثَّانِيَةِ خَمْسًا ‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 1152

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say on the day of the breaking of the fast seven takbirs in the first rak'ah and then recite the Qur'an, and utter the takbir (Allah is most great). Then he would stand, and utter the takbir four times. Thereafter he would recite the Qur'an and bow. Abu Dawud said: This has…

يُكَبِّرُ فِي الْفِطْرِ فِي الأُولَى سَبْعًا ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُكَبِّرُ أَرْبَعًا ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُ ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ ‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr

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