Narrated Aisha: Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) came to my house while two girls were singing beside me the songs of Buath (a story about the war between the two tribes of the Ansar, the Khazraj and the Aus, before Islam). The Prophet (p.b.u.h) lay down and turned his face to the other side. Then Abu Bakr came and spoke to me harshly saying, Musical instruments of Satan near the Prophet (p.b.u.h) ? Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) turned his face towards him and said, Leave them. When Abu Bakr became inattentive, I signaled to those girls to go out and they left.
Read More..It was the day of `Id, and the Black people were playing with shields and spears; so either I requested the Prophet (p.b.u.h) or he asked me whether I would like to see the display. I replied in the affirmative. Then the Prophet (p.b.u.h) made me stand behind him and my cheek was touching his cheek and he was saying, Carry on! O Bani Arfida, till I got tired. The Prophet (p.b.u.h) asked me, Are you satisfied (Is that sufficient for you)? I replied in the affirmative and he told me to leave.
Read More..Narrated Al-Bara': I heard the Prophet (p.b.u.h) delivering a Khutba saying, The first thing to be done on this day (first day of `Id ul Adha) is to pray; and after returning from the prayer we slaughter our sacrifices (in the name of Allah) and whoever does so, he acted according to our Sunna (traditions).
Read More..Narrated Aisha: Abu Bakr came to my house while two small Ansari girls were singing beside me the stories of the Ansar concerning the Day of Buath. And they were not singers. Abu Bakr said protestingly, Musical instruments of Satan in the house of Allah's Apostle ! It happened on the `Id day and Allah's Apostle said, O Abu Bakr! There is an `Id for every nation and this is our `Id.
Read More..Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle never proceeded (for the prayer) on the Day of `Id-ul-Fitr unless he had eaten some dates. Anas also narrated: The Prophet used to eat odd number of dates.
Read More..Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, Whoever slaughtered (his sacrifice) before the `Id prayer, should slaughter again. A man stood up and said, This is the day on which one has desire for meat, and he mentioned something about his neighbors. It seemed that the Prophet I believed him. Then the same man added, I have a young she-goat which is dearer to me than the meat of two sheep. The Prophet permitted him to slaughter it as a sacrifice. I do not know whether that permission was valid only for him or for others as well.
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