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Sahih Bukhari 5249 — Eid Prayer and Giving Charity
And those among you who have not come to the age of puberty."
Eid Prayer Hadith: The Prophet Encouraged Women to Give Charity
Sahih Bukhari : 5249
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5249
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَابِسٍ، سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ سَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ شَهِدْتَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْعِيدَ أَضْحًى أَوْ فِطْرًا قَالَ نَعَمْ لَوْلاَ مَكَانِي مِنْهُ مَا شَهِدْتُهُ ـ يَعْنِي مِنْ صِغَرِهِ ـ قَالَ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ خَطَبَ، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ أَذَانًا وَلاَ إِقَامَةً، ثُمَّ أَتَى النِّسَاءَ فَوَعَظَهُنَّ وَذَكَّرَهُنَّ وَأَمَرَهُنَّ بِالصَّدَقَةِ، فَرَأَيْتُهُنَّ يَهْوِينَ إِلَى آذَانِهِنَّ وَحُلُوقِهِنَّ يَدْفَعْنَ إِلَى بِلاَلٍ، ثُمَّ ارْتَفَعَ هُوَ وَبِلاَلٌ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ.
`Abdur Rahman bin `Abis Narrated from:
I heard Ibn `Abbas answering a man who asked him, "Did you attend the prayer of `Id al Adha or `Idal- Fitr with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)?" Ibn `Abbas replied, "Yes, and had it not been for my close relationship with him, I could not have offered it." (That was because of his young age). Ibn `Abbas further said, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went out and offered the Id prayer and then delivered the sermon." Ibn `Abbas did not mention anything about the Adhan (the call for prayer) or the Iqama.He added, "Then the Prophet (ﷺ) went to the women and instructed them and gave them religious advice and ordered them to give alms and I saw them reaching out (their hands to) their ears and necks (to take off the earrings and necklaces, etc.) and throwing (it) towards Bilal. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) returned with Bilal to his house."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5249In-book reference : Book 67, Hadith 182USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 176
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5249
This Eid prayer hadith describes what Ibn Abbas saw with Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم). The Prophet went out, offered the Eid prayer, and then delivered the sermon. Ibn Abbas did not mention Adhan or Iqama in this report. After that, the Prophet went to the women, taught them, reminded them, and ordered them to give alms. The women responded by taking from their ears and necks, such as earrings and necklaces, and giving them toward Bilal. The hadith teaches that Eid is not only a day of prayer and gathering. It is also a time for advice, remembrance, and charity. The women acted quickly when they heard the call to give.
What we learn from this hadith
- Eid prayer was followed by a sermon in this report.
- The Prophet gave direct advice and reminders to women.
- Charity was encouraged during the Eid gathering.
- The women responded by giving from their jewelry.
