Volume 2, Book 15, Number 91:
Narrated Muhammad:
Um ‘Atiyya said: “Our Prophet ordered us to come out (on ‘Id day) with the mature girls and the
virgins staying in seclusion.” Hafsa narrated the above mentioned Hadith and added, “The mature
girls or virgins staying in seclusion but the menstruating women had to keep away from the Mus –
alla.”
Volume 2, Book 15, Number 92:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
I (in my boyhood) went out with the Prophet on the day of ‘Id ul Fitr or Id-ul-Adha. The Prophet
prayed and then delivered the Khutba and then went towards the women, preached and advised
them and ordered them to give alms.
Volume 2, Book 15, Number 93:
Narrated Al-Bara’:
The Prophet went towards Al-Baqi (the grave-yard at Medina) on the day of Id-ul-Adha and
offered a two-Rakat prayer (of ‘Id-ul-Adha) and then faced us and said, “On this day of ours, our
first act of worship is the offering of prayer and then we will return and slaughter the sacrifice, and
whoever does this concords with our Sunna; and whoever slaughtered his sacrifice before that (i.e.
before the prayer) then that was a thing which he prepared earlier for his family and it would not be
considered as a Nusuk (sacrifice.)” A man stood up and said, “O, Allah’s Apostle! I slaughtered (the
animal before the prayer) but I have a young she-goat which is better than an older sheep.” The
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Prophet (p.b.u.h) said to him, “Slaughter it. But a similar sacrifice will not be sufficient for anybody
else after you.”
Volume 2, Book 15, Number 94:
Narrated ‘Abdur Rahman bin ‘Abis:
Ibn Abbas was asked whether he had joined the Prophet in the ‘Id prayer. He said, “Yes. And I
could not have joined him had I not been young. (The Prophet came out) till he reached the mark
which was near the house of Kathir bin As-Salt, offered the prayer, delivered the Khutba and then
went towards the women. Bilal was accompanying him. He preached to them and advised them and
ordered them to give alms. I saw the women putting their ornaments with their outstretched hands
into Bilal’s garment. Then the Prophet along with Bilal returned home.
Volume 2, Book 15, Number 95:
Narrated Ibn Juraij:
‘Ata’ told me that he had heard Jabir bin ‘Abdullah saying, “The Prophet stood up to offer the pray –
er of the ‘Id ul Fitr. He first offered the prayer and then delivered the Khutba. After finishing it he got
down (from the pulpit) and went towards the women and advised them while he was leaning on
Bilal’s hand. Bilal was spreading out his garment where the women were putting their alms.” I asked
‘Ata’ whether it was the Zakat of ‘Id ul Fitr. He said, “No, it was just alms given at that time. Some lady
put her finger ring and the others would do the same.” I said, (to ‘Ata’), “Do you think that it is in –
cumbent upon the Imam to give advice to the women (on ‘Id day)?” He said, “No doubt, it is incum –
bent upon the Imams to do so and why should they not do so?” Al-Hasan bin Muslim told me that
Ibn Abbas had said, “I join the Prophet, Abu Bakr, Umar and ‘Uthman in the ‘Id ul Fitr prayers. They
used to offer the prayer before the Khutba and then they used to deliver the Khutba afterwards. Once
the Prophet I came out (for the ‘Id prayer) as if I were just observing him waving to the people to sit
down. He, then accompanied by Bilal, came crossing the rows till he reached the women. He recited
the following verse: ‘O Prophet! When the believing women come to you to take the oath of fealty to
you . . . (to the end of the verse) (60.12).’ After finishing the recitation he said, “O ladies! Are you ful –
filling your covenant?” None except one woman said, “Yes.” Hasan did not know who was that wo –
man. The Prophet said, “Then give alms.” Bilal spread his garment and said, “Keep on giving alms. Let
my father and mother sacrifice their lives for you (ladies).” So the ladies kept on putting their Fatkhs
(big rings) and other kinds of rings in Bilal’s garment.” Abdur-Razaq said, ” ‘Fatkhs’ is a big ring
which used to be worn in the (Pre-lslamic) period of ignorance.
Volume 2, Book 15, Number 96:
Narrated Aiyub:
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Hafsa bint Sirin said, “On Id we used to forbid our girls to go out for ‘Id prayer. A lady came and
stayed at the palace of Bani Khalaf and I went to her. She said, ‘The husband of my sister took part in
twelve holy battles along with the Prophet and my sister was with her husband in six of them. My
sister said that they used to nurse the sick and treat the wounded. Once she asked, ‘O Allah’s Apostle!
If a woman has no veil, is there any harm if she does not come out (on ‘Id day)?’ The Prophet said,
‘Her companion should let her share her veil with her, and the women should participate in the good
deeds and in the religious gatherings of the believers.’ ” Hafsa added, “When Um-‘Atiya came, I went
to her and asked her, ‘Did you hear anything about so-and-so?’ Um-‘Atlya said, ‘Yes, let my father be
sacrificed for the Prophet (p.b.u.h). (And whenever she mentioned the name of the Prophet she al –
ways used to say, ‘Let my father be’ sacrificed for him). He said, ‘Virgin mature girls staying often
screened (or said, ‘Mature girls and virgins staying often screened–Aiyub is not sure as which was
right) and menstruating women should come out (on the ‘Id day). But the menstruating women
should keep away from the Musalla. And all the women should participate in the good deeds and in
the religious gatherings of the believers’.” Hafsa said, “On that I said to Um-‘Atiya, ‘Also those who are
menstruating?’ ” Um-‘Atiya replied, “Yes. Do they not present themselves at ‘Arafat and elsewhere?”.
Volume 2, Book 15, Number 97:
Narrated Um-‘Atiya:
We were ordered to go out (for ‘Id) and also to take along with us the menstruating women, ma –
ture girls and virgins staying in seclusion. (Ibn ‘Aun said, “Or mature virgins staying in seclusion).”
The menstruating women could present themselves at the religious gathering and invocation of
Muslims but should keep away from their Musalla.
Volume 2, Book 15, Number 82:
Narrated Al-Bara’ bin ‘Azib:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, “The first thing that we should do on this day of ours is to pray and then
return to slaughter the sacrifice. So anyone who does so, he acted according to our Sunna (tradition),
and whoever slaughtered the sacrifice before the prayer, it was just meat which he presented to his
family and would not be considered as Nusuk.” A person from the Ansar named Abu Burda bin Niy –
yar said, “O Allah’s Apostle! I slaughtered the Nusuk (before the prayer) but I have a young she-goat
which is better than an older sheep.” The Prophet I said, “Sacrifice it in lieu of the first, but it will be
not sufficient (as a sacrifice) for anybody else after you.”