THE MASNUN ACTIONS ON ‘EIDAIN (EidulFitr and EidulAdha)

It has been established that the Prophet used to take bath on the days of Eidain. Hadrat Khalid bin Sa’d has related that it was the Prophet’s custom to take bath on Eidul Fitr, Yaum an - Nahr and Yaum ul Arafah.

The Prophet used to put on good looking and excellent dress, on the days of Eid. Sometimes he wrapped himself in a green and red striped sheet called Burd-al-Yamani. It is mustahabb to adorn oneself with this on Eid days provided the dress is other wise according to Shari’ah.

It was the noble habit of the Prophet not to go out in the morning on the day of breaking of fast (Eid-ul-Fitr) till he ate some dates, and he would eat an odd number. [Bukhari]

The Prophet would eat nothing on the day of sacrifice (Eid-ul-Adha) until he came back after having said the Salaah. Accordingly it has been related in traditions that on the day of breaking of fast (Eid-ul-Fitr) he would not go out without having taken some thing and on the day of sacrifice (Eid-ul-Adha) he went out (for Salaah) without having taken any thing and would not take any thing until the Salaah, and sacrifice. Then he would take some meat out of it. [Jame Tirmiz, Ibn Majah]