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Sahih Muslim 886a — No Adhan or Iqama for Eid
The Book of Prayer - Two Eids
Hadith About No Adhan for Eid Prayer
Sahih Muslim : 886a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 886a
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، وَعَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، قَالاَ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُؤَذَّنُ يَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ وَلاَ يَوْمَ الأَضْحَى . ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُهُ بَعْدَ حِينٍ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَأَخْبَرَنِي قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَنْصَارِيُّ
Ibn 'Abbas and Jaibir b. 'Abdullah al-Ansari Narrated from:
There was no Adhan on the (occasion) of Id-ul-Fitr and Id-ul-Adha. I (Ibn Juraij) said: I asked him after some time about it. He ('Ata', one of the narrators) said: Jabir b. 'Abdullah al-Ansari told me: There is neither any Adhan on Id-ul-Fitr when the Imam comes out, nor even after his coming out; their is neither Iqama nor call nor anything of the sort of calling on that day and nor Iqama.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 886aIn-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 5USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1927
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 886a
This hadith about no Adhan for Eid prayer reports from Ibn Abbas and Jabir that there was no Adhan on Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. The follow-up explanation from Ata' makes the point even clearer for Eid al-Fitr: there was no Adhan when the Imam came out, nor after he came out, and no Iqama, call, or anything like that on that day. The report is direct and limited to the call for the Eid prayer. It does not discuss the number of rak'ahs, the Eid takbirs, or the sermon details. For people searching for Adhan and Iqama in Eid prayer, this narration gives a clear answer from the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- There was no Adhan for Eid al-Fitr or Eid al-Adha in this report.
- The narration also denies Iqama or any similar call for that day.
- The hadith focuses only on the call for Eid prayer, not on all Eid rulings.
