´Narrated 'Ali:` "The day of Al-Hajj Al-Akbar is the day of An-Nahr."
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
Because most of the rites of Hajj—such as circumambulation (tawaf), visitation (ziyarah), stoning (rami), sacrifice (dhabh), and shaving or cutting the hair (halq)—are performed on this day. (And this hadith has been cited in the explanation of this verse:) ﴿يَوْمَ الْحَجِّ الأَكْبَرِ﴾ (al-Tawbah: 3)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3088
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Commentary:
Note:
(In the chain of narration, Harith al-A‘war is a severely weak narrator, but based on supporting evidences, this hadith is sahih li-ghayrihi [authentic due to corroborating chains].)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 957