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Sunan Abi Dawud 1152 — Eid Takbir Sequence and Recitation
The Takbir During The Two 'Eid
Eid Prayer Takbir Sequence Hadith: Takbir, Recitation, and Bowing
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1152
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1152
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو تَوْبَةَ الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ حَيَّانَ - عَنْ أَبِي يَعْلَى الطَّائِفِيِّ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يُكَبِّرُ فِي الْفِطْرِ فِي الأُولَى سَبْعًا ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُكَبِّرُ أَرْبَعًا ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُ ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ رَوَاهُ وَكِيعٌ وَابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ قَالاَ سَبْعًا وَخَمْسًا .
Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say on the day of the breaking of the fast seven takbirs in the first rak'ah and then recite the Qur'an, and utter the takbir (Allah is most great). Then he would stand, and utter the takbir four times. Thereafter he would recite the Qur'an and bow. Abu Dawud said: This has been narrated by Waki' and Ibn al-Mubarak. Their version goes: "Seven (in the first rak'ah) and five (in the second)."
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1152In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 763English translation : Book 3, Hadith 1148
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1152
This Eid prayer takbir sequence hadith reports how the Prophet prayed on the day of breaking the fast. It mentions seven takbirs in the first rak'ah, then recitation. It then describes standing for the next rak'ah, saying takbir four times in this wording, then reciting and bowing. Abu Dawud adds that Waki' and Ibn al-Mubarak narrated it as seven in the first and five in the second. The core topic is the takbir sequence in Eid prayer. Since the report itself includes a note about different wording, the explanation should keep that detail clear without trying to settle more than the text states.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration describes takbir before recitation in the first rak'ah.
- It also describes takbir before recitation in the second rak'ah.
- Abu Dawud notes another version with seven and five takbirs.
