English translation
979. Narrated Ibn 'Abbās رضي الله عنهما, Abū Bakr, Umar and 'Uthman رضي الله عنهم the 'Eid-al- Fitr prayers. They used to offer the Salāt (prayer) before the Khutba and then deliver the Khutba afterwards. Once the Prophet ﷺ came out (for the 'Eid prayer) as if I were just observing him waving to the people to sit down. He, then accompanied by Bilāl, came crossing the rows till he reached the women. He recited the following Verse: "O Prophet! When believing women come to you to give the Bai'ah (pledge) to you. . . (to the end of the Verse) (V.60:12)." After finishing the recitation he ﷺ said, "O ladies! Are you fulfilling your covenant?" None except one woman said, "Yes." Hasan did not know who was that woman. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Then give alms." Bilāl spread his garment and said, "Keep on giving alms. Let my father and mother sacrifice their lives for you (ladies)." So the ladies kept on putting their Fatkhs (big rings) and other kinds of rings in Bilāl's garment." Abdur-Razzāq said, "Fatkhs is a big ring which was used to be worn in the (Pre-Islāmic) Period of Ignorance.
