11/67. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1946 — Greater Hajj Announcement
The Day Of The 'Great Hajj'
Hadith About the Greater Hajj Announcement at Mina
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1946
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1946
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَارِسٍ، أَنَّ الْحَكَمَ بْنَ نَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَهُمْ حَدَّثَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، حَدَّثَنِي حُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ بَعَثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ فِيمَنْ يُؤَذِّنُ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ بِمِنًى أَنْ لاَ يَحُجَّ بَعْدَ الْعَامِ مُشْرِكٌ وَلاَ يَطُوفَ بِالْبَيْتِ عُرْيَانٌ وَيَوْمُ الْحَجِّ الأَكْبَرِ يَوْمُ النَّحْرِ وَالْحَجُّ الأَكْبَرُ الْحَجُّ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Bakr sent me among those who proclaim at Mina that no polytheist should perform Hajj after this year and no naked person should go round the House (the Ka'bah), and that the day of greater Hajj is the day of sacrifice, and the greater Hajj is the Hajj.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1946In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 226English translation : Book 10, Hadith 1941
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1946
This Hadith reports a public announcement made at Mina. Abu Hurairah says that Abu Bakr sent him among those who proclaimed on the day of sacrifice that no polytheist should perform Hajj after that year, no naked person should go around the House, and that the day of greater Hajj is the day of sacrifice. The narration also states that the greater Hajj is the Hajj. For users searching for hadith about greater Hajj, this report is closely tied to Mina, the day of sacrifice, and public guidance about pilgrimage practice. It is a direct narration about what was announced to the people at that time.
What we learn from this hadith
- A public announcement was made at Mina on the day of sacrifice.
- The day of greater Hajj is identified as the day of sacrifice.
- The announcement included rules about who may perform Hajj after that year.
- The narration also mentions that naked tawaf around the House was prohibited.
