Hazrat Sha'bi narrates that Hazrat Abdullah used to say nine takbeers for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha: five in the first rak'ah and four in the second, and he used to join the recitations of both.

5820 - (W) (1) From Isma'il, from al-Sha'bi, from Abdullah, that he used to say the takbir in Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha nine times: five in the first (rak'ah) and four in the last, and he would join between the two recitations (2).

5821 - Waki‘ narrated to us from Sufyan from Abu Ishaq from ‘Abd Allah ibn Abi Musa (1).

5822 - From Hammad, from Ibrahim, that a governor from the governors of Kufa said—Sufyan, one of them said: Sa'id ibn al-As, and the other said: al-Walid ibn 'Uqbah—sent to 'Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud, Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, and 'Abd Allah ibn Qays and said: "This 'Eid has arrived, so what do you think?" They referred the matter to 'Abd Allah, who said: "He says takbir nine times: a takbir to open the prayer, then three takbirs, then he recites a surah, then he says takbir, then he bows, then he stands and recites a surah, then he says four takbirs, bowing with one of them."

Hazrat Harith narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say eleven takbeers in the Eid al-Fitr prayer: six in the first rak'ah and five in the second rak'ah. He would begin both rak'ahs with recitation. In Eid al-Adha, he used to say five takbeers: three in the first rak'ah and two in the last rak'ah. He would begin both rak'ahs with recitation.

Hazrat Ata says that Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to say the takbeer thirteen times.

Hazrat Ata says that Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) recited the takbeers thirteen times in the Eid prayer: seven times in the first rak'ah and six times in the second rak'ah.

Hazrat Nafi' narrates that Hazrat Abu Hurairah said seven takbeers in the first rak'ah and five takbeers in the second rak'ah; all of them were before the recitation.

Hazrat Ata states that Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) pronounced seven takbirs in the first rak'ah of the Eid prayer including the takbir-e-tahrima, and six takbirs in the second rak'ah including the takbir for ruku; all these additional takbirs were before the recitation.

Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that Walid bin Uqbah invited Ibn Mas’ud, Abu Mas’ud, Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with them), and Abu Musa Ash’ari on the night of Eid and asked them,“Tomorrow is Eid, how should the Takbirs be recited?”Abdullah (Ibn Mas’ud) replied,“You should say four Takbirs in standing (qiyam), then recite Surah Al-Fatihah and any surah from the Mufassal which is neither too long nor too short, then perform ruku’. Then, in the standing (qiyam), recite (again), and when you finish the recitation, say four Takbirs, and on the fourth Takbir, go into ruku’.”