Specific Names for some of the Days of Dhul-Ḥijjah

The 8th of Dul-Ḥijjah = يوم التَّرْوِيَةِ The day of drawing water; called so because in the past pilgrims would draw water in Makkah before departing to Minā. The 9th of Dul-Ḥijjah = يوم عَرَفَة The day of 'Arafah; called so because on this day pilgrims go to the plains of 'Arafah. The 10th of Dul-Ḥijjah = يوم النَّحْر The day of slaughter; called so because the act of slaughtering the Hadiy and Uḍḥiyah begins on this day - It is also called يوم الحج الأكبر The day of greater Ḥajj because many rites of Ḥajj are done on this day NOTE: This is the best day of the year, based on the saying of the Prophet ﷺ: ((إن أعظم الأيام عند الله تبارك وتعالى: يومُ النحر، ثم يومُ القَرِّ)). "The greatest days in the sight of Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, are the Day of Sacrifice (يوم النحر) and then the Day of Settling (يوم القر)." [Reported by Abū Dāwūd (1765) on the 'Abdullāh ibn Qurṭ (raḍhiyallāhu 'anhu); authenticated by Sheikh Muqbil in 'As-Sahih al-Musnad'] The 11th of Dul-Ḥijjah = يوم القَرّ The day of settling; called so because on this day all the pilgrims remain in Minā, staying there without any of them departing. - This is the first day of the days of Tashrīq NOTE: This is the second best day of the year after يوم النحر, based on the above ḥadīth The 12th of Dhul-Ḥijjah: يوم النَّفْرِ الأول The first day of departure; called so because on this day it is permissible for pilgrims to depart Minā. - It is also called يوم الرؤوس (the day of Heads) because they used to eat the heads of the sacrificial animals on this day. _ The Last Day of At-Tashreeq: 13th of Dhul-Hijjah It is called يوم النفر الآخر/الثاني because the remaining pilgrims depart from Minā, leaving no one behind. ■ With the sunset of this day: 1⃣. The time for offering the sacrifice (Uḍḥiyyah) ends. 2⃣. The time for stoning the Jamarāt ends. 3⃣. The time for saying the Takbīrāt ends. 4⃣. The days of 'Eid for this year come to an end. 5⃣. The counted days (الأيام المعدودات) come to an end. ____ The Greatest of the Sacred Months: Dhul-Ḥijjah ■ The well-known days الأيام المعلومات (the first ten days of Dhul-Ḥijjah) have ended. ■ The counted days الأيام المعدودات (the Days of Tashrīq) have also ended. ■ However, the month of Dhul-Ḥijjah has not ended yet, and it is the greatest of the sacred months (Rajab, Dhul Qi'dah, Dhul-Ḥijjah, Muḥarram). Benefited from ⤵️ https://t.me/Eryany2