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754 Is it true that Prophet (S.A.W) did not eat/drink on Eidhul Adha before Khuthba? (Some people extend fasting for first nine days to include fasting on Eid day from dawn till after Khuthba)
The Prophet’s (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) practice on the morning of Eid al-Fitr was to eat something before going to the Salah al-Eid, usually some dates. With Eid al-Adha, He (S.A.W) would not eat prior to the Salah, but after it, when he would consume the Qurbani. But the fact that He (S.A.W) did not eat before Salah doesn't mean He (S.A.W) was fasting; remember the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade people from fasting on the days of Eid and He himself acted upon this ruling.

Moreover, if people extend the fasting to the Khutba in the morning, this is not a fast. In Shariah, fasting is defined as the stopping ones self from food, drink and sex from morning till sunset with the intention of worship. There is no such concept of keeping a ‘fast until mid-morning’ or ‘keeping half a fast’.

(Answered by: Alims at Islamic Centre, Leicester, UK.)
Category (Allah (SWT) / Prophets of Allah)
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