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1562. It was narrated from Tha'labah bīn Zahdam that 'Alī appointed Abū Mas'ūd over the people, then went out on the day of Eid and said: 'O people, it is not part of the Sunnah to pray before the Imām.'" (Ḥasan)
Praying Before The Imām On The Day Of Eid
Darussalam · Volume 2
19. Book Of The Prayer For The Two 'EidsSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1561 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 181
Source no. 1561 · Volume 4 · Page 205
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1562. It was narrated from Tha'labah bīn Zahdam that 'Alī appointed Abū Mas'ūd over the people, then went out on the day of Eid and said: 'O people, it is not part of the Sunnah to pray before the Imām.'" (Ḥasan)
1561 - أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ الْأَشْعَثِ، عَنْ الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ، عَنْ ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ زَهْدَمٍ، أَنَّ عَلِيًّا اسْتَخْلَفَ أَبَا مَسْعُودٍ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَخَرَجَ يَوْمَ عِيدٍ، فَقَالَ: «يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ، إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنَ السُّنَّةِ أَنْ يُصَلَّى قَبْلَ الْإِمَامِ»
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[1] See No. 5301 and 5302.
Performing optional prayers (Nawâfil) before the 'Eid prayer is forbidden, according to all scholars.