حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ أَبِي سَهْلٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ شَهِدْتُ الْعِيدَ مَعَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ فَبَدَأَ بِالصَّلَاةِ قَبْلَ الْخُطْبَةِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَی عَنْ صِيَامِ هَذَيْنِ الْيَوْمَيْنِ يَوْمِ الْفِطْرِ وَيَوْمِ الْأَضْحَی أَمَّا يَوْمُ الْفِطْرِ فَيَوْمُ فِطْرِکُمْ مِنْ صِيَامِکُمْ وَيَوْمُ الْأَضْحَی تَأْکُلُونَ فِيهِ مِنْ لَحْمِ نُسُکِکُمْ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 1722
It was narrated that Abu 'Ubaid said: "I was present for 'Eid with 'Umar bin Khattab, He started with the prayer before the sermon, and said: 'The Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H forbade fasting on these two days, the Day of Fitr and the Day of Adha. As for the Day of Fitr, it is the day when you break your fast, and on the Day of Adha you eat the meat of your sacrifices:" (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020