[Machine] I witnessed Ibn al-Zubayr in Mecca while he was the emir, and it happened to be either the day of Fitr or Adha coinciding with a Friday. He delayed going out until the day had risen high, then he went out and ascended the pulpit, delivered a lengthy sermon, and then performed two rak'ahs (units of prayer) and did not perform the Friday prayer. Some people from Banu Umayya ibn Abd Shams reproached him for this. When Ibn Abbas heard about it, he said, "Ibn al-Zubayr has followed the Sunnah." When Ibn al-Zubayr heard about Ibn Abbas's comment, he said, "I saw Umar ibn al-Khattab do the same thing when both Eids coincided."  

شَهِدْتُ ابْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ بِمَكَّةَ وَهُوَ أَمِيرٌ فَوَافَقَ يَوْمَ فِطْرٍ أَوْ أَضْحًى يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ «فَأَخَّرَ الْخُرُوجَ حَتَّى ارْتَفَعَ النَّهَارُ فَخَرَجَ وَصَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَخَطَبَ وَأَطَالَ ثُمَّ صَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَلَمْ يُصَلِّ الْجُمُعَةَ» فَعَاتَبَهُ عَلَيْهِ نَاسٌ مِنْ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ شَمْسِ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَقَالَ أَصَابَ ابْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ السُّنَّةَ فَبَلَغَ ابْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ فَقَالَ «رَأَيْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ إِذَا اجْتَمَعَ عِيدَانِ صَنَعَ مِثْلَ هَذَا»