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771. Abū 'Ubaid, the freed slave of
‘Abdur-Rahmān bin ‘Awf narrated: “I witnessed ‘Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb on the Day of Nahr beginning with the Ṣalāt before the Khuṭbah. Then he said: ‘I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ prohibit fasting on these two days. As for the Day of Fitr, then it is for you to take a break from your fasting, and a celebration for the Muslims. As for the Day of Adhā, then eat from the flesh that you have sacrificed.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ)
Abū ‘Eisā said: This Ḥadīth is (Ḥasan) Ṣaḥīḥ. Abū ‘Ubaid, the freed slave of ‘Abdur-Rahmān bin ‘Awf – his name is Sa’d. They say that he is the freed slave of ‘Abdur-Rahmān bin Azhar as well. ‘Abdur-Rahmān bin Azhar is the son of the uncle of ‘Abdur-Rahmān bin ‘Awf.
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Commentary
Fasting on the day of ‘Eid is prohibited because Allāh declared this day, after the fasts of Ramaḍān, a day of eating and drinking, so fasting on this day opposes the Will of Allāh. The Day of Sacrifice; fasting on this day is prohibited because Allāh commanded to eat the meat of the sacrifice, as it is the Will of Allāh that the Muslims offer the sacrifices, on this day, to achieve the pleasure and bliss of Allāh; they should eat the meat of the sacrifices enjoyably, regarding it a Feast from Allāh and they should feed others too.
