Al-Kāfi - The Book of Prayer

Chapter: Salah (Prayer) of Both ‘Id and the Sermon for it 8ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ ٠َّدٍ عَنِ الْوَشَّاءِ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْ٠َةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠َعَ عِيدَانِ عَلَى عَهْدِ أَ٠ِنِينَ (صلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ ثُ٠َّ قَالَ هَذَا يَوْ٠َعَ فِيهِ عِيدَانِ فَ٠َنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَجْ٠َعَنَا فَلْيَفْعَلْ وَ٠ْ يَفْعَلْ فَإِنَّ لَهُ رُخْصَةً يَعْنِي ٠8.

Al-Flusayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from Salamah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘During the time of ’Amir al-Mu’minin two ‘Id happened on one day. ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), delivered a sermon and said, “This is a day in which two ‘Id have taken place.

Those who love can join us and those who do not want to join us, they have permission to do so”, meaning those who keep aside.’” شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (5/434))