5/170. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1317 — Eid Prayer Timing
The time of the ‘Eid Prayer
Eid Prayer Timing: Avoiding Delay
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1317
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1317
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ الضَّحَّاكِ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ خُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُسْرٍ، أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ مَعَ النَّاسِ يَوْمَ فِطْرٍ أَوْ أَضْحًى فَأَنْكَرَ إِبْطَاءَ الإِمَامِ وَقَالَ إِنْ كُنَّا لَقَدْ فَرَغْنَا سَاعَتَنَا هَذِهِ وَذَلِكَ حِينَ التَّسْبِيحِ .
Yazid bin Khumair Narrated from:
‘Abdullah bin Busr went out with the people on the Day of Fitr or Adha, and he objected to the Imam’s delay. He said: “We would have finished by this time.” And that was the time of Tasbih.
[1] Meaning, the time of Duha prayer. See nos. 1379-1382.Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1317In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 515English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1317
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1317
This hadith about Eid prayer timing is narrated by Yazid bin Khumair. He says that ‘Abdullah bin Busr went out with the people on the Day of Fitr or Adha and objected to the imam’s delay. He said, “We would have finished by this time,” and the narration adds that it was the time of Tasbih. The hadith does not give a clock time, so it should not be turned into a fixed modern schedule. Its clear message is that ‘Abdullah bin Busr saw the imam’s delay as unlike what they had known. For searchers looking for Eid prayer time hadith, this report points to the care early Muslims gave to not delaying Eid prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- ‘Abdullah bin Busr objected when the imam delayed on Eid.
- He remembered that they would have already finished by that time.
- The narration shows concern for timely Eid prayer without giving a modern clock time.
