Salat al-Idayn fi al-Musalla Hiya al-Sunnah - Nasir al-Din al-Albani - (40)

The second is the day on which Abraham set out to sacrifice his son Ishmael, and on which Allah bestowed His favor upon them both by ransoming him with a momentous offering. On that day the community recalls the condition of the leaders of the upright creed, taking lesson from their readiness to give up life and wealth in obedience to Allah and from their remarkable patience. It also allows Muslims to emulate the pilgrims, honor their rites, and yearn for the state in which they find themselves. For that reason the takbīr was prescribed, as in His words:
“…and so that you may magnify Allah for having guided you.” 1
In other words, it is an expression of thanks for His enabling you to fast. Hence the sacrificial offering (uḍḥiyah), the public proclamation of the takbīr during the Days of Minā, and the recommendation that whoever intends to sacrifice refrain from cutting his hair 2 were legislated, as were the congregational prayer and sermon, so that nothing

(1) Quran, surah al-Baqara (2:185) and surah al-Hajj (22:37). (2) This alludes to the Prophet’s words: “When the new moon of Dhu al-Hijjah is sighted and one of you intends to offer a sacrifice, let him keep away from his hair and nails,” and in another version: “He must not take anything from his hair or nails until he has sacrificed.” Recorded in Mukhtasar Sahih Muslim, no. 1251, and elsewhere. I add: The plain meaning of the hadith is that anyone who has decided to offer the sacrifice is required to leave his hair and nails untouched until the sacrifice is performed; consequently, removing them is forbidden. This was also the view of Imam Ahmad and others. Let those afflicted with shaving the beard beware, for shaving it for Eid involves three distinct sins:

والثاني: يوم ذبح إبراهيم ولده إسماعيل ﵉ وإنعام الله عليهما بأن فداه بذبح عظيم إذ فيه تذكر حال أئمة الملة الحنيفية والاعتبار بهم في بذل المهج والأموال في طاعة الله وقوة الصبر وفيه تشبه بالحاج وتنويه بهم وشوق لما هم فيه ولذلك سن التكبير وهو قوله تعالى: ﴿وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا اللَّهَ عَلَى مَا هَدَاكُمْ﴾ ١. يعني شكرا لما وفقكم للصيام ولذلك سن الأضحية والجهر بالتكبير أيام منى واستحب ترك الحلق لمن قصد التضحية٢ وسن الصلاة والخطبة لئلا يكون شيء

١ [سورة البقرة: الآية ١٨٥] . [وسورة الحج: الآية ٣٧] . ٢ قلت: يشير إلى قوله ﷺ: "إذا أهل هلال ذي الحجة وأراد أحدكم أن يضحي فليمسك عن شعره وأظفاره" وفي رواية "فلا يأخذن من شعره ولا من أظفاره شيئا حتى يضحي" مختصر صحيح مسلم رقم ١٢٥١ وغيره. قلت: وظاهر الحديث وجوب ترك أخذ الشعر والظفر على من عزم على التضحية حتى يضحي فيحرم الأخذ المذكور وبه قال الإمام احمد وغيره فليتنبه لهذا أولئك المبتلون بحلق اللحية فإن حلقها للعيد فيه ثلاث معاصي: =