I observed prayer with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the 'Id day. He commenced with prayer before the sermon without Adhan and Iqama. He then stood up leaning on Bilal, and he commanded (them) to be on guard (against evil for the sake of) Allah, and he exhorted (them) on obedience to Him, and he preached to the people and admonished them. He then walked on till he came to the women and preached to them and admonished them, and asked them to give alms, for most of them are the fuel for Hell. A woman having a dark spot on the cheek stood up and said: Why is it so, Messenger of Allah? He said: For you grumble often and show ingratitude to your spouse. And then they began to give alms out of their ornaments such as their earrings and rings which they threw on to the cloth of Bilal. (Using translation from Muslim 885b)   

شَهِدْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ عِيدٍ فَبَدَأَ بِالصَّلَاةِ قَبْلَ الْخُطْبَةِ بِغَيْرِ أَذَانٍ وَلَا إِقَامَةٍ ثُمَّ قَامَ مُتَوَكِّئًا عَلَى بِلَالٍ فَأَمَرَ النَّاسَ بِتَقْوَى اللهِ وَحَثَّهُمْ عَلَى طَاعَتِهِ وَوَعَظَهُمْ وَذَكَّرَهُمْ ثُمَّ مَضَى مُتَوَكِّئًا عَلَى بِلَالٍ حَتَّى أَتَى النِّسَاءَ فَأَمَرَهُنَّ بِتَقْوَى اللهِ وَحَثَّهُنَّ عَلَى طَاعَتِهِ وَوَعَظَهُنَّ وَذَكَّرَهُنَّ وَقَالَ تَصَدَّقْنَ؛ فَإِنَّ أَكْثَرَكُنَّ حَطَبُ جَهَنَّمَ قَالَ فَقَامَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ مِنْ سَفِلَةِ النِّسَاءِ سَفْعَاءَ الْخَدَّيْنِ فَقَالَتْ وَلِمَ ذَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ لِأَنَّكُنَّ تُكْثِرْنَ اللَّعْنَ وَتَكْفُرْنَ الْعَشِيرَ فَجَعَلْنَ يَنْزِعَنَّ مِنْ قِرَطِهِنَّ وَقَلَائِدِهِنَّ وَخَوَاتِمِهِنَّ فَيَقْذِفْنَ فِي ثَوْبِ بِلَالٍ يَتَصَدَّقْنَ بِهِ  

[Machine] "The Eid with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman, and all of them used to pray it before the sermon, and then he would give the sermon. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ descended as if I were looking at him when he sits among the men, holding their hands. Then he approached the women with Bilal. He said, 'O Prophet, when the believing women come to give you their pledge [bay'ah],'" [Al-Mumtahanah 12] the verse. Then, when he finished, he said, 'Do you all agree with that?' One woman, who was the only one to respond, said, 'Yes, O Prophet of Allah.'"  

الْعِيدَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ ؓ وَكُلُّهُمْ يُصَلِّيهَا قَبْلَ الْخُطْبَةِ ثُمَّ يَخْطُبُ بَعْدُ قَالَ فَنَزَلَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ حِينَ يُجَلِّسُ الرِّجَالَ بِيَدِهِ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ يَشُقُّهُمْ حَتَّى أَتَى النِّسَاءَ وَمَعَهُ بِلَالٌ فَقَالَ {يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِذَا جَاءَكَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتُ يُبَايِعْنَكَ} [الممتحنة 12] الْآيَةَ ثُمَّ قَالَ حِينَ فَرَغَ مِنْهَا أَنْتُنَّ عَلَى ذَلِكَ فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ لَمْ يُجِبْهُ غَيْرُهَا نَعَمْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ  

[Machine] I heard Ibn Abbas saying, "I bear witness that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray before the sermon on the day of Eid. Then he would deliver the sermon and notice that the women had not heard him. So he would approach them, remind and advise them, and command them to give charity. Bilal was with him, saying with his garment, 'Thus I have made the woman throw the gravel and the thing.'"  

سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ أَشْهَدُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى قَبْلَ الْخُطْبَةِ يَوْمَ الْعِيدِ ثُمَّ خَطَبَ فَرَأَى أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُسْمِعِ النِّسَاءَ فَأَتَاهُنَّ فَذَكَّرَهُنَّ وَوَعَظَهُنَّ وَأَمَرَهُنَّ بِالصَّدَقَةِ وَمَعَهُ بِلَالٌ قَائِلًا بِثَوْبِهِ هَكَذَا فَجَعَلْتِ الْمَرْأَةُ تُلْقِي الْخُرْصَ وَالشَّيْءَ  

[Machine] "Allah, ﷺ , and Abu Bakr and Umar used to perform the prayers of the two Eids before the sermon."  

اللهِ ﷺ وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ ؓ كَانُوا يُصَلُّونَ الْعِيدَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْخُطْبَةِ  

Marwan brought out the pulpit on 'Id. He began preaching before the prayer. A man stood and said: You opposed the sunnah, O Marwan. You brought out the pulpit on the 'Id, it was not brought out before: and you began preaching before the prayer. Abu Sa'id al-Khudri said: Wh is this (man) ? They (people) said: So-and so son of so-and-so. He has performed his duty. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: He who observes and evil deed should change it with his hand if he can do so; if he cannot do, (he should change it) then with his tongue; if he cannot do then (he should change it) with his heart, and that is the weakest degree of the faith. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1140)   

أَخْرَجَ مَرْوَانُ الْمِنْبَرَ فِي يَوْمِ عِيدٍ وَبَدَأَ بِالْخُطْبَةِ قَبْلَ الصَّلَاةِ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا مَرْوَانُ خَالَفْتَ السُّنَّةَ أَخْرَجَتَ الْمِنْبَرَ فِي يَوْمِ عِيدٍ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُخْرَجُ بِهِ وَبَدَأْتَ بِالْخُطْبَةِ قَبْلَ الصَّلَاةِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُبْدَأُ بِهَا قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ مَنْ هَذَا قَالُوا فُلَانُ بْنُ فُلَانٍ فَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ أَمَّا هَذَا فَقَدْ قَضَى مَا عَلَيْهِ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَنْ رَأَى مُنْكَرًا فَاسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ يُغَيِّرَهُ بِيَدِهِ فَلْيُغَيِّرْهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ بِيَدِهِ فَبِلِسَانِهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ بِلِسَانِهِ فَبِقَلْبِهِ وَذَلِكَ أَضْعَفُ الْإِيمَانِ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ أَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ  

Give alms, give alms, give alms, and the majority that gave alms was of women. He then returned and this (practice) remained (in vogue) till Marwan b. al- Hakam (came into power). I went out hand in hand with Marwan till we came to the place of worship and there Kathir b. Salt had built a pulpit of clay and brick. Marwan began to tug me with his hand as though he were pulling me towards the pulpit, while I was pulling him towards the prayer. When I saw him doing that I said: What has happened to the practice of beginning with prayer? He said: No, Abu Sa'id, what you are familiar with has been abandoned. I thereupon said (three times and went back): By no means, by Him in Whose hand my life is, you are not doing anything better than what I am familiar with. (Using translation from Muslim 889)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَخْرُجُ يَوْمَ الْأَضْحَى وَيَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ فَيَبْدَأُ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَإِذَا صَلَّى صَلَاتَهُ وَسَلَّمَ قَامَ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَهُمْ جُلُوسٌ فِي مُصَلَّاهُمْ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ حَاجَةٌ بِبَعْثٍ ذَكَرَهُ لِلنَّاسِ أَوْ كَانَتْ لَهُ حَاجَةٌ بِغَيْرِ ذَلِكَ أَمَرَهُمْ بِهَا وَكَانَ يَقُولُ تَصَدَّقُوا وَكَانَ أَكْثَرُ مَنْ يتَصَدَّقُ النِّسَاءُ ثُمَّ يَنْصَرِفُ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى كَانَ مَرْوَانُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ فَخَرَجْتُ مُخَاصِرًا مَرْوَانَ حَتَّى أَتَيْنَا الْمُصَلَّى فَإِذَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ الصَّلْتِ قَدْ بَنَى مِنْبَرًا مِنْ طِينٍ وَلَبِنٍ وَإِذَا مَرْوَانُ يُنَازِعُنِي يَدَهُ كَأَنَّهُ يَجُرُّنِي نَحْوَ الْمِنْبَرِ وَأَنَا أَجُرُّهُ نَحْوَ الْمُصَلَّى فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ قُلْتُ أَيْنَ الِابْتِدَاءُ بِالصَّلَاةِ؟ فَقَالَ لَا يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ قَدْ تُرِكَ مَا تَعْلَمُ قُلْتُ كَلَّا وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَا تَأْتُونَ بِخَيْرٍ مِمَّا أَعْلَمُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ