10. The Two 'Ids

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard more than one oftheir men of knowledge say, "There has been no call to prayer or iqamafor the id al-Fitr or the id al-Adha since the time of the Messengerof Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace." Maliksaid, "That is the sunna about which there is no disagreement amongus." Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umarused to do ghusl on the day of Fitr before going to the place ofprayer. Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that the Messengerof Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to pray on theday of Fitr and the day of Adha before the khutba. Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abu Bakrand Umar used to do that. Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Abu Ubayd,the mawla of Ibn Azhar said, "I was present at an id with Umar ibn al-Khattab. He prayed, and then after he had prayed he gave a khutba tothe people and said, 'The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, forbade fasting on these two days - the day you breakyour fast (after Ramadan), and the day you eat from your sacrifice(after Hajj) .' " Abu Ubaydcontinued,"Then I was present atan id with Uthman ibn Affan. He came and prayed, and when he hadfinished he gave a khutba and said, 'Two ids have been joined togetherfor you on this day of yours. If any of the people of al-Aliyya (thehills outlying Madina) want to wait for the jumua they can do so, andif any of them want to return, I have given them permission.' AbuUbayd continued, "Then I was present at an id with AIi ibn Abi Talib(at the time when Uthman was being detained). He came and prayed, andthen after he had prayed he gave a khutba." Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from hisfather that he used to eat on the day of the id al-Fitr before goingout. Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Said al-Musayyab told him that people used to be told to eat on the day ofFitr before setting out. Malik said that he did not consider thatpeople had to do that for Adha. Yahya related to me from Malik from Damra ibn Said al-Mazini fromUbaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Utba ibn Masud that Umar ibn al-Khattabasked Abu Waqid al-Laythi what the Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, used to recite in the prayers of Adha andFitr. He said, "He used to recite Qaf (Sura 50) and al-lnshiqaq(Sura84)." Yahya related to me from Malik that Nafi, the mawla of Abdullahibn Umar said, "I was at Adha and Fitr with Abu Hurayra and he said'Allah is greater' seven times in the first raka, before therecitation, and five times in the second, before the recitation." Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umardid not pray either before the prayer or after it on the day of Fitr. Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Said ibnal-Musayyab used to go to the place of prayer after praying subh, andbefore the sun rose. Yahya related to me from Malik from Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Qasimthat his father used to pray four rakas before he went to the place ofprayer. Yahya related to me from Hisham ibn Urwa that his father used topray on the day of Fitr before the prayer in the mosque. Yahya related to me that Malik said, "The sunna concerning thetime of prayer on the ids of Fitr and Adha - and there is nodisagreement amongst us about it - is that the imam leaves his houseand as soon as he has reached the place of prayer the prayer fallsdue." Yahya said that Malik was asked whether a man whoprayed with the imam could leave before the khutba, and he said, "Heshould not leave until the imam leaves."