It is narrated from Iyās bin Abī Ramla that he was present with Mu‘āwiyah when he asked Sayyidunā Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him), "Have you participated with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in two Eids (Eid and Jumu‘ah) on the same day?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the Eid prayer at the beginning of the day, then he gave permission regarding the Jumu‘ah prayer and said: "Whoever wishes to perform it may do so."

Provided that by this statement of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), "Ibn Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) has attained the Sunnah," is meant the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him).

Hazrat Wahb bin Kaysan narrates that I was present in Makkah Mukarramah with Sayyiduna Ibn Zubair (may Allah be pleased with them both) when he was the ruler. Eid al-Fitr or Eid al-Adha came on a Friday, so he delayed going out (for Eid) until the day had advanced. Then he went out and sat on the pulpit and delivered a very lengthy sermon. Then he led two rak‘ahs (of Eid prayer) and did not perform the Jumu‘ah prayer. Some people from Banu Umayyah bin Abd Shams objected to this and criticized him. When Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) learned of this, he said that Sayyiduna Ibn Zubair (may Allah be pleased with them both) had acted upon the Sunnah. When this reached Sayyiduna Ibn Zubair (may Allah be pleased with them both), he said: I saw Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) that when two Eids (Eid and Jumu‘ah) would coincide, he would do the same. This is the narration of Ahmad bin Abadah. Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says: The statement of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Ibn Zubair (may Allah be pleased with them both) had acted upon the Sunnah, it is possible that by this he meant that he had acted upon the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). And it is also possible that he meant that he had acted upon the way of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, or Ali (may Allah be pleased with them all). And I do not think that giving the sermon before the Eid prayer was considered acting upon the Sunnah, because this act is against the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the way of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both). Rather, what was meant was only not performing the Jumu‘ah prayer, since he had already led the people in the Eid prayer. The intention was not to give the sermon before the Eid prayer.

Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that we used to prevent our young girls from going out (for Eid). A woman came and stayed at the palace of Banu Khalaf. She narrated that her sister was the wife of a companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), a companion who participated in twelve battles with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). My sister was with him in six battles. She says that we used to treat the wounded and nurse the sick. My sister asked the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him):“Will any woman among us be sinful if she does not go out because she does not have a cloak?”The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:“Her friend should lend her one of her cloaks so that she may wear it, and she should join in goodness and the supplication of the believers.”

Then when Sayyidah Umm ‘Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) came, I asked her, or we asked her, we said:“Did you hear the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say such and such?”Whenever Sayyidah Umm ‘Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) remembered the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), she would say:“May my father be sacrificed for him.”She replied:“Yes, may my father be sacrificed for him. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: ‘Young women, women in seclusion, or young and secluded women, and menstruating women should go out (for Eid). They should participate in goodness and attend the supplication of the believers, but the menstruating women should stay away from the prayer area.’”I said to Umm ‘Atiyyah:“Should even the menstruating woman go?”She replied:“Does not the menstruating woman attend (Hajj) at the plain of ‘Arafat? Does she not participate in such and such activities? Does she not attend such and such places?”

And the explanation of the evidence that she was commanded to go out only to witness goodness and virtue and to participate in the supplication of the Muslims.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Umm ‘Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to take out young unmarried veiled girls and menstruating women on the day of ‘Eid (towards the ‘Eid ground). However, menstruating women would stay apart from the ‘Eid prayer area and would participate in goodness and the supplications of the Muslims. One of those women asked,“If one of us does not have a cloak, what should she do?”The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“Her sister should lend her one of her cloaks.”

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would go for the two Eids, on returning he would take a different route than the one he had taken when going.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would not go (to the Eid prayer place) on the day of Eid al-Fitr without eating something. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) would go, he would lead the people in two rak'ahs, then when he (peace and blessings be upon him) returned home, he would perform two rak'ahs in his house. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) would not perform any (nafl) prayer before the (Eid) prayer.