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Sunan Abi Dawud 1147 — No Adhan or Iqamah for Eid Prayer
Leaving The Adhan On 'Eid
No Adhan for Eid Prayer Hadith: A Clear Report from Ibn Abbas
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1147
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1147
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلَّى الْعِيدَ بِلاَ أَذَانٍ وَلاَ إِقَامَةٍ وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ أَوْ عُثْمَانَ شَكَّ يَحْيَى .
Abdullah ibn Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offered the 'Id prayer without the adhan and the iqamah. AbuBakr and Umar or Uthman also did so. The narrator Yahya is doubtful about Uthman.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1147In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 758English translation : Book 3, Hadith 1143
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1147
This hadith is focused on one clear point: the Eid prayer was offered without adhan and without iqamah. Ibn Abbas reports this from the Messenger of Allah. He also mentions that Abu Bakr and Umar, or Uthman according to the narrator’s doubt, did the same. The core topic is no adhan for Eid prayer. The wording is brief, so the explanation should stay brief as well. It does not discuss the full method of Eid prayer, the khutbah, or charity. It simply records the absence of the regular prayer calls in this Eid setting and connects that practice to the Prophet and early leaders.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet offered the Eid prayer without adhan.
- The Eid prayer was also without iqamah in this report.
- The narrator mentions that early caliphs followed this practice.
