Aboo Daawood reported a hadeeth (no.1945) from Ibn 'Umar- radiyallaahu 'anhumaa- that Allaah's Messenger- sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam- stood, on the Day of Sacrifice, between the stoning places- during the Hajj which he performed, and he said :
<< This is the day of the Major Hajj (al-Hajjul-Akbar).>>
Shaikh al-Albaanee said: ''Saheeh ..Reported by al-Bukhaaree in discontinuous form.''
Imaam Ibnul-Qayyim said, commenting upon Aayah 3 of Soorah Baraa.ah (Sooratut-Tawbah):
''The Qur.aan has clearly stated that the announcement occurred on the Day of the Major Hajj, and there is no disagreement about the fact that the announcement took place on the day of sacrifice in Minaa. So this is a decisive proof that the day of the major Hajj is the Day of Sacrifice...'' ['`Awnul Ma'bood':5/420].
As for the Day of 'Arafah falling upon the day of Jumu'ah, then that is when two 'Eids combine- as happened during the Hajj of the Prophet- sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam- , and as was indicated in the famous statement of 'Umar radiyallaahu 'anhu- to the Jew, concerning the sending down of Aayah 3 of Sooratul-Maa.idah.
Aboo.Ibraaheem
28-12-2006 @ 6:03 PM
