Jami' at-Tirmidhi — Hadith #26929

Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Abi al-Shawareb narrated to us, Yazid ibn Zurayi narrated to us, Muammar narrated to us, on the authority of al-Zuhri, on the authority of Abu Ubaid, a servant Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf said: I witnessed Omar ibn al-Khattab on the Day of Sacrifice. He began to pray before the sermon. Then he said: I heard the Messenger God, may God bless him and grant him peace, forbids fasting on these two days. As for the Day of Fitr, breaking your fast is a holiday for the Muslims. As for the Day of Eid al-Adha, So eat from the meat of your rituals. He said this is an authentic hadith. Abu Ubaid is the client of Abdul Rahman bin Awf. His name is Sa’d and he is also called He is also a servant of Abd al-Rahman bin Azhar, and Abd al-Rahman bin Azhar is the cousin of Abd al-Rahman bin Awf.