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Sunan Abi Dawud 1148 — Eid Prayer Without Adhan and Iqamah
Leaving The Adhan On 'Eid
Eid Prayer Without Adhan and Iqamah: Hadith from Jabir b. Samurah
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1148
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1148
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَهَنَّادٌ، - وَهَذَا لَفْظُهُ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ حَرْبٍ - عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ وَلاَ مَرَّتَيْنِ الْعِيدَيْنِ بِغَيْرِ أَذَانٍ وَلاَ إِقَامَةٍ .
Jabir bin Samurah Narrated from:
I prayed the 'Id prayer with the Prophet (ﷺ) not once or twice (but many times) without the adhan and the iqamah.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1148In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 759English translation : Book 2, Hadith 1144
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1148
This narration is a direct hadith about Eid prayer without adhan and iqamah. Jabir b. Samurah says he prayed the Eid prayer with the Prophet not once or twice, but many times. Each time, there was no adhan and no iqamah. The phrase “not once or twice” gives weight to the repeated nature of what he saw. The report does not describe the takbir, recitation, sermon, or charity. It keeps the focus on the calls before prayer. For readers searching “Eid prayer no adhan no iqamah hadith,” this narration is one of the clearest reports because it is simple and repeated.
What we learn from this hadith
- Jabir b. Samurah prayed Eid with the Prophet many times.
- He reports that those Eid prayers had no adhan.
- He also reports that those Eid prayers had no iqamah.
