Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Abdullah bin Abi Awfa and Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair say that Hajj Akbar is the Day of Sacrifice (Yawm al-Nahr).

Hazrat Umar said that by "Hajj Akbar" is meant the Day of Arafah. The narrator says that I mentioned this to Hazrat Saeed bin Al-Musayyib, so he said that I inform you from Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) that Hazrat Umar said that by "Hajj Akbar" is meant the Day of Arafah.

Hazrat Ibn Aun narrates that I asked Hazrat Muhammad about the Hajj Akbar. He replied that it was the day when the Hajj of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) coincided with the Hajj of the followers of other religions.

Hazrat Abu Ishaq says that I asked Hazrat Abdullah bin Shaddad about the Hajj Akbar. He replied that by Hajj Akbar is meant the Day of Sacrifice.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said that by Hajj Akbar is meant the Day of Sacrifice.

A man held the reins of Hazrat Ali's (may Allah be pleased with him) mount on the Day of Sacrifice and asked, "What is meant by the Greater Pilgrimage (Hajj Akbar)?" He replied, "It is this very day."

Hazrat Mughirah bin Shu'bah, while riding on a camel, was saying: "This is the day of sacrifice, this is the day of Eid al-Adha, and this is the day of Hajj al-Akbar."

Hazrat Aamir says that by Hajj Akbar is meant the day on which sacrifice is performed and the Ihram is removed.

Hazrat Ibn Abi Awfa states that by Hajj Akbar is meant the day of sacrifice.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them) says that by Hajj Akbar is meant the Day of Sacrifice.

Hazrat Abu Juhaifah narrates that by "Hajj Akbar" is meant the Day of Sacrifice.