Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 510 — The Book of Salât Al'Eidain (Two 'Eid Festival Prayers).

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri Narrated from:

The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used to proceed to the Musalla (praying place) on the days of ' Eid-ul-Fitr and ' Eid-ul-Adha; the first thing to begin with was As-Salât (the prayer) and after that he would stand in front of the people and the people would keep sitting in their rows. Then he would preach them, advise them, and give them orders. And after that if he wished to send an army for an expedition, he would do so; or if he wanted to give an order he would do so, and then depart.The people followed this legal way till I went out with Marwân, the governor of Al-Madîna, for the Salât (prayer) of ' Eid-ul-Fitr. When we reached the Musalla, there was a pulpit made by Kathîr bin As-Salt. Marwân wanted to get up on the pulpit before the Salât. I caught hold of his clothes but he pulled them free and ascended the pulpit and delivered the Khutba before As-Salât.I said to him, "By Allâh, you have changed (the Prophet's legal way)." He replied, "O Abû Sa'îd! Gone is that which you know." I said, "By Allâh! What I know is better than what I do not know." Marwân said, "People do not sit to listen to our Khutba after As-Salât, so I delivered the Khutba before As-Salât." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 76, Vol. 2)