Revive a Sunnah: Two Rakah After 'Eid Prayer

Aboo Sa’eed al-Khudree (رضى الله تعالى عنه) said: 

“The Messenger of Allaah ( صلى الله عليه و سلم) used to not pray anything before the ‘Eed  (prayer), then when he returned to his home he prayed two rak’ah.”

It was collected by Ibn Maajah [2] and declared hasan by Shaykh al-Albaanee, Ahmad in "al-Musnad" [3], Aboo Ya’laa [4] and Ibn Khuzaymah [5], and he brought a chapter heading: “Chapter: The desirability of praying in the home after returning from the Musallaa.”

And Shaykh al-Albaanee declared it hasan in “al-Irwaa’” [6] and he said:

“And the reconciliation between this hadeeth and the ahaadeeth that have preceded, negating salaah after the ‘Eed (prayer) [7] is that the negation only covered salaah in the Musallaa, just as al-Haafidh (Ibn Hajar) stated in “at-Talkhees” [8], and Allaah knows best.”

And it was reported by al-Haakim [9] who said: “This is a precious Sunnah, by anisnaad (chain) that is saheeh and they (al-Bukhaaree and Muslim) did not collect it.” And al-Haafidh declared in hasan in “al-Fath” [10] and in “Buloogh al-Maraam”[11].

Rendered into English and adapted by Aboo Sufyaan ‘Uthmaan Beecher

Kuwait 28 Ramadhaan 1429

[1] Adapted from “al-Wasiyyah bi-badhis-Sunan shibhun-mansiyyah” by Hayfaa’ bint ‘Abdillaah ar-Rasheed with the checking of our brother, ShaykhAbool-‘Abbaas ‘Aadil bin Mansoor (pg.117)

[2] #1293

[3] #11226

[4] #1347

[5] #1469

[6] (3/100)

[7] From them the hadeeth of Ibn ‘Abbaas that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و سلم) prayed on the day of ‘Eed two rak’ah, and “he did not pray before it nor after it.”Collected by al-Bukhaaree (#964), Muslim (#884), Aboo Daawood (#1159), at-Tirmidhee (#537) and other than them.

[8] Pg. 144

[9] 1/428, # 1103

[10] 2/552

[11] Pg. 126

Source: http://salafiyyah-kuwait.blogspot.ca/2011/11/forgotten-sunnah-of-eed-praying-two.html