Narrated 'Aishah (RA): Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: "('Eid) al-Fitr is the day on which the people break the fast, and ('Eid) al-Adha is the day the people offer sacrifices." [Reported by at-Tirmidhi] .

Narrated Abu 'Umair bin Anas bin Malik (RA) on the authority of some of his paternal uncles who were among the Companions, that some riders came and testified that they had seen the new moon the previous day. The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) therefore commanded the people to break the fast and go out to their place of prayer in the morning. [Reported by Ahmad and Abu Dawud. This is Abu Dawud's wording and its Isnad is Sahih (authentic)] .

Narrated Anas (RA): Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) would not go out on the day of the breaking of the fast till he ate some dates, which he used to eat in odd numbers. [al-Bukhari reported it] . A Mu'allaq narration (broken chain from the side of the Hadith collector, i.e. al-Bukhari) - but connected by Ahmad - has: "and he used to them one by one."

Narrated Ibn Buraidah on the authority of his father: Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) would not go out on the day of breaking of the fast till he had some food, and he would not to take any food on the day of sacrifice till he had prayed (the 'Eid prayer). [Reported by Ahmad and at-Tirmidhi; Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih (authentic)] .

Narrated Umm 'Atiyah (RA): We were commanded to bring out on 'Eidul-Fitr and 'Eidul-Adha, the young women and the menstruating women to participate in the goodness and supplications of the Muslims. However, the menstruating women would refrain from the (actual) place of prayer. [Agreed upon] .

Narrated Ibn 'Umar (RA): Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) Abu Bakr and 'Umar (RA) used to offer the 'Eid prayer before the Khutbah (religious talk - sermon). [Agreed upon] .

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA): The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) offered two Rak'at on the day of 'Eid, and did not pray before or after them. [Reported by as-Sab'ah] .

Narrated [Ibn 'Abbas (RA)] : The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) offered the 'Eid prayer without an Adhan or an Iqamah. [Reported by Abu Dawud] . And its basic meaning is in al-Bukhari.

Narrated Abu Sa'id (RA): The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) never used to offer any prayer before the 'Eid prayer. But when he went back home, he used to pray two Rak'at. [Reported by Ibn Majah through a Hasan (good) chain of narrators] .

Narrated [Abu Sa'id (RA)] : The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to go out on the day of the breaking of the fast and the day of sacrifice to the place of prayer, and the first thing he would start with was the prayer. When he finished he would stand facing the people, who were seated in their rows, and he would then preach to them and command them. [Agreed upon] .