11/67. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1945 — Day of Greater Hajj
The Day Of The 'Great Hajj'
Hadith About the Day of Greater Hajj and the Day of Sacrifice
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1945
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1945
حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْغَازِ - حَدَّثَنَا نَافِعٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقَفَ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ بَيْنَ الْجَمَرَاتِ فِي الْحَجَّةِ الَّتِي حَجَّ فَقَالَ " أَىُّ يَوْمٍ هَذَا " . قَالُوا يَوْمُ النَّحْرِ . قَالَ " هَذَا يَوْمُ الْحَجِّ الأَكْبَرِ " .
`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:
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.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1945In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 225English translation : Book 10, Hadith 1940
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1945
This Hadith explains the meaning of the day of greater Hajj in a very direct way. Abdullah ibn Umar reports that the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) stood on the day of sacrifice between the jamrahs during the Hajj he performed. He asked the people which day it was. They replied that it was the day of sacrifice. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) then said, “This is the day of greater hajj.” For anyone searching for day of greater Hajj hadith, this narration links that phrase with the day of sacrifice. The report is brief, but it clearly names the day and places the statement in Mina between the jamrahs.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) identified the day of sacrifice as the day of greater Hajj.
- The statement was made during his Hajj between the jamrahs.
- The Companions answered the Prophet’s question before he explained the day’s status.
- The narration gives a clear label for an important Hajj day.
