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Jami' at-TirmidhiThe Book on the Two Eids

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 536

Chapter: [What Has Been Related] About The Takbir On The Two Eid

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 536

Narrator:عمرو بن عوف المزني

حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو أَبُو عَمْرٍو الْحَذَّاءُ الْمَدِينِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نَافِعٍ الصَّائِغُ، عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم

كَبَّرَ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ فِي الأُولَى سَبْعًا قَبْلَ الْقِرَاءَةِ وَفِي الآخِرَةِ خَمْسًا قَبْلَ الْقِرَاءَةِ ‏

Kathir bin Abdullah narrated from this father, from his grandfather:

"The Prophet said the Takbir in the first (Rak'ah) sever (times) before the recitation, and in the last, five (times) before the recitation."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 536).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو وَأَبُو عُمَرَ الْحَذَّاءُ الْمَدِينِيُّ ) صَدُوقٌ ( أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ اِبْنُ نَافِعٍ ) الصَّائِغُ مَوْلَى اِبْنِ مَخْزُومٍ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَدَنِيُّ وَثَّقَهُ اِبْنُ مَعِينٍ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ كَذَا فِي الْخُلَاصَةِ. وَقَالَ فِي التَّقْرِيبِ : ثِقَةٌ صَحِيحُ الْكِتَابِ وَفِي حِفْظِهِ لِينٌ ( عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ) بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ الْمُزَنِيُّ الْمَدَنِيُّ قَالَ الْحَافِظُ فِي التَّقْرِيبِ : ضَعِيفٌ , مِنْهُمْ مَنْ نَسَبَهُ إِلَى الْكَذِبِ اِنْتَهَى. قُلْت : قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ , وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ : رُكْنٌ مِنْ أَرْكَانِ الْكَذِبِ. وَقَالَ اِبْنُ حِبَّانَ لَهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ نُسْخَةٌ مَوْضُوعَةٌ كَذَا فِي ال…

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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. 536
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 536
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 536
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 536

Other versions

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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  • أسد الغابة (1295)كَبَّرَ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ فِي الأُولَى سَبْعًا ، وَفِي الآخِرَةِ خَمْسًا قَبْلَ الْقِرَاءَةِ
  • الأنوار في شمائل النبي المختار (657)كَبَّرَ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ ؛ فِي الأُولَى سَبْعًا قَبْلَ الْقِرَاءَةِ ، وَفِي الآخِرَةِ خَمْسًا قَبْلَ الْقِرَاءَةِ
  • التحقيق في مسائل الخلاف لابن الجوزي (818)كَبَّرَ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ فِي الْأُولَى سَبْعًا قَبْلَ الْقِرَاءَةِ , وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ خَمْسًا قَبْلَ الْقِرَاءَةِ
  • شرح السنة (1096)كَبَّرَ فِي الْعِيدَيْنِ فِي الأُولَى سَبْعًا قَبْلَ الْقِرَاءَةِ ، وَفِي الآخِرَةِ خَمْسًا قَبْلَ الْقِرَاءَةِ

On the same subject

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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