“Iyad Al-Ash’ari was in Anbar at thetime of ‘Eid, and he said: ‘Why is it that I do not see youengaged inTaqlis* as was done in the presence of the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ)?’”*Taqlis means to indulge in celebrations on a festive occasion.

“There is nothingthat happened during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) exceptthat I have seen it, except for one thing, which is that Taqlis* wasperformed for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the Day of Fitr.(Three other chains of narration) with similar wording.*Taqlis means to indulge in celebrations on a festive occasion.

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) usedtoset out for the praying place in the morning of the day of ‘Eid,and a small spear would be carried before him. When he reached thepraying place, it would be set up in front of him, then he would prayfacing it, and that was because the praying place was an open spaceinwhich there was nothing that could serve as a Sutrah*.*Sutrah (screen), meaning a barrier of some type.

“When the Prophet (ﷺ) prayedonthe day of ‘Eid or on another occasion, a small spear was set up infront of him, and he prayed facing it, and the people were behindhim.”Nafi` said: It is from here that the leaders have taken this practice.

It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)prayed‘Eid at the prayer place, using a small spear as a Sutrah.

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)commanded us to bring them (the women) out on the day of Fitr and theday of Nahr.” Umm ‘Atiyyah said: “We said: ‘What if one ofthem doesnot have an outer covering?’ He said: ‘Let her sistershare her ownouter covering with her.’”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: ‘Bring out the women who have attained puberty and those whoare in seclusion so that they may attend the ‘Eid prayer and (joinin) the supplication of the Muslims. But let the women who aremenstruating avoid the prayer place.”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to bringhisdaughters and his wives out on the two ‘Eid.

“I heard amanasking Zaid bin Arqam: ‘Were you present with the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) when there were two ‘Eid on one day?’ He said: ‘Yes.’Hesaid: ‘What did he do?’ He said: ‘He prayed the ‘Eidprayer, then hegranted a concession not to pray the Friday, then hesaid: “Whoeverwants to pray (Friday), let him do so.”’”

“Two ‘Eid have come together on this day of yours. So whoeverwants, that (the ‘Eid prayer) will suffice him, and he will nothaveto pray Friday, but we will pray Friday if Allah wills.”Another chain with similar wording.

“Two ‘Eid came together at thetime of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), so he led the people in prayer,then he said: ‘Whoever wishes to come to Friday (prayer), let himcome, and whoever wishes to stay behind, let him stay behind.’”

“Rain fell on the day of ‘Eidatthe time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), so he led them in prayerinthe mosque.

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) forbadewearingweapons in the Muslim lands on the two ‘Eid, except if theenemywas present.

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)usedto have a bath on the day of Fitr and the day of Adha.”

It wasnarrated from ‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Uqbah bin Fakih bin Sa’d,fromhis grandfather Fakih bin Sa’d, who was a Companion of theProphet(ﷺ) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to take a bath ontheDay of Fitr, the Day of Nahr, and the day of ‘Arafah, and Fakihused to tell his family to have a bath on these days.

“We would have finished by this time.” And thatwasthe time of Tasbih.

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)usedto offer the night prayers two by two.”

“The night prayer is (to be offered) two by two.”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) was askedaboutthe night prayer. He said: ‘Pray two by two, and if you fearthatdawn is coming, then perform Witr with one Rak’ah.’”

“The Prophet (ﷺ) used to praythe night prayer two Rak’ah by two Rak’ah.”