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Sunan Ibn Majah 1756 — Eating on Fitr and Nahr
Eating before going out on the day of Fitr
Hadith on Eating Before Fitr and After Nahr
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1756
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1756
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَوَابُ بْنُ عُتْبَةَ الْمَهْرِيُّ، عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ كَانَ لاَ يَخْرُجُ يَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ حَتَّى يَأْكُلَ وَكَانَ لاَ يَأْكُلُ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ .
Ibn Buraidah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would not go out on the Day of Fitr until he had eaten, and he would not eat on the Day of Nahr (the day of sacrifice) until he came back.
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1756In-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 119English translation : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1756
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1756
This hadith about Eid eating shows two different practices. On the Day of Fitr, the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم would not go out until he had eaten. On the Day of Nahr, he would not eat until he came back. The narration is clear because it compares two Eid days in one report. For Eid al-Fitr, eating comes before going out. For the Day of Nahr, eating is delayed until return. The hadith does not explain the reason inside this wording, so the explanation should not add one as if it were stated here. Search terms like “Eid Fitr eat before prayer hadith” match this report.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ate before going out on Eid al-Fitr.
- On the Day of Nahr, he ate after returning.
- The hadith shows different practices for two Eid days.
- The reason for the difference is not stated in this wording.
