I offered the ʿId prayer with Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Abu Bakr, ʿUmar and ʿUthman and all of them offered the prayer before delivering the Khutba.  

شَهِدْتُ الْعِيدَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ ؓ فَكُلُّهُمْ كَانُوا يُصَلُّونَ قَبْلَ الْخُطْبَةِ  

[Machine] I witnessed with the Prophet ﷺ on the day of Eid, and he started with the prayer before the sermon, mentioning its significance with us.  

شَهِدْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَوْمَ عِيدٍ فَبَدَأَ بِالصَّلَاةِ قَبْلَ الْخُطْبَةِ فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ  

[Machine] I saw the Prophet ﷺ on the day of Eid, he started praying before the sermon without an Adhan or Iqamah.  

شَهِدْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فِي يَوْمِ عِيدٍ بَدَأَ بِالصَّلَاةِ قَبْلَ الْخُطْبَةِ بِغَيْرِ أَذَانٍ وَلَا إِقَامَةٍ  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allahﷺ and Abu Bakr and Umar used to begin with prayer before the sermon on the day of Eid."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ كَانُوا يَبْدَءُونَ بِالصَّلَاةِ قَبْلَ الْخُطْبَةِ فِي الْعِيدِ  

[Machine] That Prophets ﷺ , Abu Bakr, and Umar used to start with prayer before the sermon on the day of Eid.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ كَانُوا يَبْدَءُونَ بِالصَّلَاةِ قَبْلَ الْخُطْبَةِ فِي الْعِيدِ  

[Machine] "I witnessed the Prophet, peace be upon him, and Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman praying before the sermon on the day of Eid."  

«شَهِدْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ يُصَلُّونَ قَبْلَ الْخُطْبَةِ فِي الْعِيدِ»  

[Machine] I witnessed the celebration with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, as he began with the prayer before the sermon.  

شَهِدْتُ الْعِيدَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ «فَبَدَأَ بِالصَّلَاةِ قَبْلَ الْخُطْبَةِ»  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Abu Bakr and ʿUmar! used to offer the two ʿId prayers before delivering the Khutba. (Using translation from Bukhārī 963)   

«شَهِدْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ يُصَلُّونَ الْعِيدَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْخُطْبَةِ»