Dhul-Hijjah Benefit #3

التكبير المطلق والمقيد Sheikh Ibn Baz rahimahullah said: As for saying “Allāhu Akbar” (takbīr) during Eid Al-Adha, it is prescribed from the beginning of the month until the end of the 13th day of Dhul-Hijjah. This is based on Allah’s words: {لِيَشْهَدُوا مَنَافِعَ لَهُمْ وَيَذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللهِ فِي أَيَّامٍ مَعْلُومَاتٍ} “...that they may witness benefits for themselves and mention the name of Allah on known days...” [22:28)] These “known days” refer to the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah. Allah also says: {وَاذْكُرُوا اللهَ فِي أَيَّامٍ مَعْدُودَاتٍ} “And remember Allah during the numbered days...” [2:203] These “numbered days” are the days of Tashrīq (the 11th, 12th, and 13th of Dhul-Hijjah). The Prophet ﷺ said: ((أيام التشريق أيام أكل وشرب وذكر الله عز وجل)) “The days of Tashrīq are days of eating, drinking, and remembering Allah.” [Narrated by Muslim ibn Al-Hajjaj in his authentic collection] It is also reported in the authentic collection of Muhammad Al-Bukhari that Abdullah ibn 'Umar and Abu Hurairah would go to the marketplace during the first ten days and say the takbīr loudly, and the people would repeat it after them. Likewise, 'Umar ibn Al-Khattab and his son 'Abdullah would say takbīr in Mina, in the masjid and in their tents, raising their voices until Mina echoed with takbīr. It is also narrated from the Prophet ﷺ and a group of his companions that takbīr should be said after the five daily prayers, starting from the Fajr prayer on the Day of ‘Arafah until the ‘Asr prayer on the 13th of Dhul-Hijjah. This applies to those who are not performing Hajj. As for the pilgrim in ihrām, he should continue saying the talbiyah until he stones Jamrat Al-‘Aqabah on the Day of Sacrifice (Eid day). After that, he begins saying takbīr. The takbīr starts with the first pebble thrown at the jamrah. If someone combines takbīr with talbiyah, there is no harm in that, because Anas ibn Malik said: ((كان يلبي الملبي يوم عرفة فلا ينكر عليه ويكبر المكبر فلا ينكر عليه)) “On the Day of ‘Arafah, some people would say the talbiyah and no one objected, while others would say the takbīr and no one objected.” [Narrated by Bukhari in 'Al-Jumu'ah', in the chapter: ‘Saying Takbīr during the days of Mina and when going out to ‘Arafah,’ Hadith number 970] However, talbiyah is better for the pilgrim in ihrām, while takbīr is better for those who are not in ihrām during these days. From this, we learn that both the unrestricted takbīr (general takbīr at all times) and the restricted takbīr (after prayers) come together — according to the strongest scholarly opinion — during five days(*): The Day of ‘Arafah The Day of Sacrifice (Eid day) The three days of Tashrīq As for the 8th day of Dhul-Hijjah and the days before it from the start of the month, the takbīr is unrestricted only, not restricted to after prayers. This is based on the Qur’anic verses and narrations mentioned earlier. It is also narrated in the Musnad from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Prophet ﷺ said: ((ما من أيام أعظم عند الله ولا أحب إليه العمل فيهن من هذه الأيام العشر فأكثروا فيهن من التهليل والتكبير والتحميد)) “There are no days greater in the sight of Allah, and no days in which good deeds are more beloved to Him, than these ten days. So increase in them your saying of ‘Lā ilāha illa Allāh,’ ‘Allāhu Akbar,’ and ‘Alhamdulillāh.’” [Narrated by Ahmad ibn Hanbal in Musnad Abdullah ibn Umar, Hadith numbers 5423 and 6119] [Majmūʿ Fatāwā wa Maqālāt Ash-Shaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Baz (13/17)] --------------- (*) If we count the days of Tashrīq as three, it would be a total of six days.