Hazrat Muhammad bin Abdur Rahman says that Hazrat Aswad used to instruct us to eat something before going for the Eid al-Fitr prayer.

Hazrat Umm Darda says that on the day of Eid al-Fitr, eat something before going for the prayer, even if it is only one date.

Hazrat Sa’ib bin Yazid narrates that the Sunnah is that you should eat something before going for Eid (prayer) on the day of Eid al-Fitr.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that when you go out for Eid al-Fitr, eat something, even if it is only a single date.

Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz, while delivering the sermon on the day of Eid al-Fitr, said: "This is the day in which some food and some drink are obtained, therefore eat something and drink something."

Hazrat Mujahid says that before coming for the Eid al-Fitr prayer, eat something.

Ibrahim narrates that Tamim bin Salamah went out for the Eid al-Fitr prayer, and one of his companions was with him. He asked his companion, "Have you eaten anything?" He replied, "No." Upon this, Tamim went to a shopkeeper and asked him for a date or something else, and gave it to his companion, who ate it. Ibrahim says that, for them, not eating anything before the Eid prayer was worse than asking (someone) for something.

Hazrat Abu Majliz said: "Have you eaten anything before going for Eid?"

Hazrat Abu Ishaq says that a companion used to instruct to eat something before going to the Eidgah on the day of Eid al-Fitr.

Hazrat Saeed bin Musayyib says that the predecessors used to instruct that a person should eat something before leaving on the day of Eid al-Fitr.