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Sahih al-Bukhari, 964
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Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

The Prophet (ﷺ) offered a two rak`at prayer on the Day of Id ul Fitr and he did not pray before or after it. Then he went towards women along with Bilal and ordered them to pay alms and so they started giving their earrings and necklaces (in charity).

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلَّى يَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ، لَمْ يُصَلِّ قَبْلَهَا وَلاَ بَعْدَهَا، ثُمَّ أَتَى النِّسَاءَ وَمَعَهُ بِلاَلٌ، فَأَمَرَهُنَّ بِالصَّدَقَةِ، فَجَعَلْنَ يُلْقِينَ، تُلْقِي الْمَرْأَةُ خُرْصَهَا وَسِخَابَهَا‏.‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 13, Hadith 13
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Vol. 2, Book 15, Hadith 81 (deprecated numbering scheme)
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
The Prayer of ‘Eid has requisites, recommended actions, and etiquettes, that the Prophet ﷺ always ensured to perform. His noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) narrated all of that for us, as they saw and learned them from the Prophet ﷺ. In this hadeeth, ʿAbdullah Ibn ‘Abbaas(may Allah be pleased with them) reports on the guidance of the Prophet ﷺ regarding the prayer of ‘Eid al-Fiṭr. He relates that the Prophet ﷺ performed a two-units prayer for the ‘Eid prayer without performing any sunnah prayers before or after it. After, he ﷺ delivered a general sermon to the people [present], like what is mentioned in the other reports. Then, he ﷺ, with Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him), went towards the women and reminded and exhorted them - so that they may give alms. Thereupon, they became moved by his reminder and words and began to toss from what money and goods they had with them. So [many of] the women tossed their earrings (al-khurs) and necklaces (al-sikhaab). [On] al-khurs: [the word is written and pronounced] with a dammah [or a] kesrah on the letter khaa’. The pendant [of the earring] is a single bead. It was said that the link [for it] is made of gold or silver. [On] al-Sikhaab: [it is] a thread with beads strung on it that is worn by boys and girls. It was [also] said [that] it is a necklace that was made of carnation, cloves, and the like; and nothing on it is made of pearls, gems, gold, and silver. It was also said that it refers to every necklace, whether it is comprised of gems or not. The Prophet ﷺ gathered the alms for the purpose of distributing it amongst those in need; like what his custom was with voluntary charities and zakaat. From the benefits that we can conclude from this hadeeth is that when women attend the prayers of men and their congregations, they should be separated from the men as a precaution - out of fear of temptation [that may rise] against them, [or] they be looked upon unnecessarily, or the like. It shows us that it is permissible for the male scholar to teach women Islamic knowledge and exhort them in women’s only classes..
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