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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب المناسكThe Rites of Hajj (Kitab Al-Manasik Wal-Hajj)
باب يَوْمِ الْحَجِّ الأَكْبَرِChapter: The Day Of The ’Great Hajj’.
Hadith 1945
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حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْغَازِ ، حَدَّثَنَا نَافِعٌ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَفَ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ بَيْنَ الْجَمَرَاتِ فِي الْحَجَّةِ الَّتِي حَجَّ ، فَقَالَ : " أَيُّ يَوْمٍ هَذَا ؟ " ، قَالُوا : يَوْمُ النَّحْرِ ، قَالَ : " هَذَا يَوْمُ الْحَجِّ الْأَكْبَرِ " .
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ halted on the day of sacrifice between the jamrahs (pillars at Mina) during hajj which he performed. He asked: Which is this day? They replied: This is the day of sacrifice. He said: This is the day of greater hajj.
Brief Explanation
1؎: That is, in the Noble Qur’an where «يوم الحج الأكبر» is mentioned, it refers specifically to the Day of Sacrifice (Yawm al-Nahr). The Hajj is called the “Major Pilgrimage” (Hajj Akbar), and the ‘Umrah is called the “Lesser Pilgrimage” (Hajj Asghar). As for what is commonly spread among the masses, that “if the Day of ‘Arafah falls on a Friday, then it is the Major Pilgrimage (Hajj Akbar),” this statement is baseless and without any evidence.
