Abdullah b. 'Umar reported that (his father) 'Umar b. Khattab asked Abu Waqid al-Laithi what the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) used to recite on 'Id-ul-Adha and 'Id-ul-Fitr. He said:
He used to recite in them: Qaf. By the Glorious Qur'an (Surah 1), The Hour drew near, and the moon was rent asunder (Surah liv.).