Volume 2, Book 15, Number 87:
Narrated Muhammad bin Abi Bakr Al-Thaqafi:
While we were going from Mina to ‘Arafat, I asked Anas bin Malik, about Talbiya, “How did you
use to say Talbiya in the company of the Prophet?” Anas said: “People used to say Talbiya and their
saying was not objected to and they used to say Takbir and that was not objected to either. “
Volume 2, Book 15, Number 88:
Narrated Um ‘Atiya:
We used to be ordered to come out on the Day of ‘Id and even bring out the virgin girls from their
houses and menstruating women so that they might stand behind the men and say Takbir along with
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them and invoke Allah along with them and hope for the blessings of that day and for purification
from sins.
Volume 2, Book 15, Number 89:
Narrated Ibn Umar: On the day of ‘Id-ul-Fitr and ‘Id-ul-Adha a spear used to be planted in front
of the Prophet I (as a Sutra for the prayer) and then he would pray.
Volume 2, Book 15, Number 90:
Narrated Ibn Umar:
The Prophet used to proceed to the Musalla and an ‘Anaza used to be carried before him and
planted in the Musalla in front of him and he would pray facing it (as a Sutra).
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.