Umm 'Atiyya said: He (the Apostle of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم )) commanded us that we should take out unmarried women and purdah-observing ladies for 'Id prayers, and he commanded the menstruating women to remain away from the place of worship of the Muslims.

Umm Atiyya reported: We were commanded to bring out on old days purdah-observing ladies and those unmarried, and menstruating women came out but remained behind people and pronounced takbir (Allah-o-Akbar) along with them.

Umm 'Atiyya reported: The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) commanded us to bring out on' Id-ul-Fitr and 'Id-ul-Adha young women, menstruating women and purdah-observing ladies, menstruating women kept back from prayer, but participated in goodness and supplication of the Muslims. I said: Messenger of Allah, one of us does not have an outer garment (to cover her face and body). He said: Let her sister cover her with her outer garment.

Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) went out on the day of Adha or Fitr and observed two rak'ahs, and did not observe prayer (at that place) before and after that. He then came to the women along with Bilal (RA) and commanded them to give alms and the women began to give their rings and necklaces.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Shu'bah with the same chain of transmitters.

'Abdullah bin 'Umar (RA) reported that (his father) 'Umar (RA) bin Khattab asked Abu Waqid al-Laithi what the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to recite on 'Id-ul-Adha and 'Id-ul-Fitr. He said: He used to recite in them:" Qaf. By the Glorious Qur'an" (Surah 1)," The Hour drew near, and the moon was rent asunder" (Surah liv.).

'Utba reported that his father Waqid al-Laithi said: 'Umar (RA) bin Khattab asked me what the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) recited on 'Id day. I said:" The Hour drew near" and Qaf. By the Glorious Qur'an".

'A'isha reported: Abu Bakr (RA) came to see me and I had two girls with me from among the girls of the Ansar and they were singing what the Ansar recited to one another at the Battle of Bu'ath. They were not, however, singing girls. Upon this Abu Bakr (RA) said: What! (the playing of) this wind instrument of Satan in the house of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and this too on 'Id day? Upon this the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: Abu Bakr, every people have a festival and it is our festival (so let them play on).

This hadith has been narrated by Hisham with the same chain of transmitters, but there the words are:" Two girls were playing upon a tambourine."

'A'isha reported that Abu Bakr (RA) came to her and there were with her two girls on Adha days who were singing and beating the tambourine and the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) had wrapped himself with his mantle. Abu Bakr (RA) scolded them. The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) (may peace he upon him) uncovered (his face) and said: Abu Bakr, leave them alone for these are the days of 'Id. And 'A'isha said: I recapitulate to my mind the fact that once the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) screened me with his mantle and I saw the sports of the Abyssinians, and I was only a girl, and so you can well imagine how a girl of tender age is fond of watching the sport.