Narrated Anas bin Malik,: Allah's Apostle never proceeded (for the prayer) on the Day of 'Id-ul-Fitr unless he had eaten some dates. Anas also narrated: The Prophet used to eat odd number of dates.
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 15: The Two Festivals (Eids), Hadith #73
Narrated Anas bin Malik,: Allah's Apostle never proceeded (for the prayer) on the Day of 'Id-ul-Fitr unless he had eaten some dates. Anas also narrated: The Prophet used to eat odd number of dates.
This hadith is from the book of The Two Festivals (Eids) in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 73 in book 15 of volume 2.
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