Al-Kafi · Hadith 3

The Book of Prayer · Salah (Prayer) of Both ‘Id and the Sermon for it · Volume 3, book 4, chapter 88, Hadith 3

Original Arabic text

3ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ صَلاَةِ الْعِيدَيْنِ فَقَالَ رَكْعَتَانِ لَيْسَ قَبْلَهُمَا وَلاَ بَعْدَهُمَا شَيْ‏ءٌ وَلَيْسَ فِيهِمَا أَذَانٌ وَلاَ إِقَامَةٌ يُكَبِّرُ فِيهِمَا اثْنَتَيْ عَشَرَ تَكْبِيرَةً يَبْدَأُ فَيُكَبِّرُ وَيَفْتَتِحُ الصَّلاَةَ ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُ وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَيهَا ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ خَمْسَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ وَيَرْكَعُ فَيَكُونُ يَرْكَعُ بِالسَّابِعَةِ ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيَقْرَأُ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ وَهَلْ أَتَيكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ أَرْبَعَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ وَيَسْجُدُ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَيَتَشَهَّدُ وَيُسَلِّمُ قَالَ وَكَذَلِكَ صَنَعَ رَسُولُ الله (صلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) وَالْخُطْبَةُ بَعْدَ الصَّلاَةِ إِنَّمَا أَحْدَثَ الْخُطْبَةَ قَبْلَ الصَّلاَةِ عُثْمَانُ وَإِذَا خَطَبَ الإِمَامُ فَلْيَقْعُدْ بَيْنَ الْخُطْبَتَيْنِ قَلِيلاً وَيَنْبَغِي لِلإِمَامِ أَنْ يَلْبَسَ يَوْمَ الْعِيدَيْنِ بُرْداً وَيَعْتَمَّ شَاتِياً كَانَ أَوْ قَائِظاً وَيَخْرُجُ إِلَى الْبَرِّ حَيْثُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى آفَاقِ السَّمَاءِ وَلاَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى حَصِيرٍ وَلاَ يَسْجُدُ عَلَيْهِ وَقَدْ كَانَ رَسُولُ الله (صلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) يَخْرُجُ إِلَى الْبَقِيعِ فَيُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ.

Published English translation

3. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus from Mu‘awiyah who has said the following: “I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about Salah (prayer) of both ‘Id. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is a two Rak‘at and there is not anything before or after them. Adhan or ‘Iqamah is not required. There are twelve Takbir (Allah is great beyond description). When Takbir is said and Salah (prayer) is commenced, he then recites al-Fatihah al-Kitab, then wa al-Shams and Duha’ha’ (Chapter 91), then says five Takbir. After saying Takbir (Allah is great beyond description) he performs Ruku‘ (bowing down on one’s knees), so he performs Ruku‘ after the seventh Takbir. He then performs two Sajdah (prostration), then stands up and recites al-Fatihah al-Kitab and Hal Ataka Hadith al-Ghashiyah (chapter 88), then says four Takbir, performs two Sajdah (prostration), says Tashahhud (testimonies of belief) and Salam (the phrase of offering greeting of peace). He (the Imam) said, ‘This is how the Messenger of Allah did. The sermon is after Salah (prayer). ‘Uthman was the one who initiated it before Salah (prayer). When the Imam delivers the sermon he sits down between the two sermons for a short time. It is proper for the Imam to wear burd (a certain kind of gown) on both ‘Id days and a shatiy turban or Qa’iz (certain kinds of fabrics). He goes out in the open so he can see the horizons of the sky. He does not perform Salah (prayer) on a mat or Sajdah (prostration) on it. The Messenger of Allah would go to al-Baqi‘ and perform Salah (prayer) with people.’”

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Attributed scholarly assessments

Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi: صحيح على الظاهر

Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (15/432)

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Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi: Catalogue non-inclusion note (not an authenticity grade)

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī

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