Reported
from Anas (RA) who said: "The Messenger of
Allah would not set out in the morning of 'Eid-ul-Fitr until he had
eaten some dates." (Reported by Al-Bukhari, At-Tirmidhee,
Ibn Maajah and Ahmad)
Imaam
al-Muhallab said: "The wisdom behind
eating before 'Eid prayer is so that no person with doubt in his mind
thinks that the fasting remains until after the prayer. So it is as
if he (SAW) wanted to stop this from occurring."
(Fath-ul-Baaree.
Refer to what the author has said regarding the wisdom in preferring
dates.)
Buraidah
(RA) said: "The Prophet (SAW) would not
leave on the morning of 'Eid-ul-Fitr until he had eaten and on the
day of 'Adhaa he would not eat until he had returned from the prayer
and he would eat from his sacrifice."
(Reported
by At-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah and Ad-Daarimee, Ahmad and its chain is
hasan)
The
renowned scholar Ibn al-Qayyim said: "...as
for 'Eid-ul-'Adhaa, then he (SAW) would not eat until he returned
from the musallaa and he would eat from his sacrifice."
(Zaad-ul-Ma'aad)
The
renowned scholar as-Shawkaanee (In Nail-ul-Awtaar) said: "The
wisdom behind delaying eating on the day of 'Adhaa, is because it is
a day in which slaughtering and eating from the sacrifice has been
legislated.
Therefore it has been prescribed that the eating be from the
sacrifice. This view was held by Ibn Qudaamah."
(Refer
to al-Mughnee)
Zain
ibn Munayyir (Refer to Fath ul-Baaree) said: "Eating
by the Prophet (SAW) in both 'Eids occurred at the time for which it
has been legislated to give the sadaqa connected to that 'Eid.
Giving sadaqut-ul-fitr before going to the musallaa and giving
sadaqat-ul-'Adhaa after slaughtering the sacrifice."
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