Hadith on Eid: Surat Qaf and al-Qamar recited in Eid prayers

Abu Waqid reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would recite in the Eid prayers, “Qaf, by the majestic Quran,” (50:1) and, “The Hour approaches and the moon is cleft asunder,” (54:1).

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 891

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

عن أبي وَاقِدٍ اللَّيْثِيَّ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الْأَضْحَى وَالْفِطْرِ ق وَالْقُرْآنِ الْمَجِيدِ وَاقْتَرَبَتْ السَّاعَةُ وَانْشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ

891 صحيح مسلم كتاب صلاة العيدين باب ما يقرأ به في صلاة العيدين

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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