572 – It is related from Nubaishah al-Hudhalī (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “The Days of Tashrīq are days of eating, drinking, and remembering Allah.” Related by Muslim (1).

573 – ʿĀʾishah and Ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with them) said, “No concession was granted for fasting during the Days of Tashrīq except for the one who cannot find a sacrificial animal.” Related by al-Bukhārī (2).

Glossary of ḥadith vocabulary
– “No concession was granted” (lam yurakhkhaṣ): passive voice; a rukhsah in Arabic denotes a facilitation or easing of a ruling. One says, “The Sacred Law granted us a rukhsah in such-and-such,” meaning it made it easy and permissible. Here the meaning is: fasting on those days was not allowed except in the case mentioned.
– “Days of Tashrīq”: the three days following ʿId al-Aḍḥā—namely the 11th, 12th, and 13th of Dhū al-Ḥijjah. They are so called because people used to cut the meat of their sacrificial animals into strips, spread it in the sun, and leave it to dry after salting it.

Points derived from the two ḥadiths
– The Days of Tashrīq are three: the 11th, 12th, and 13th of Dhū al-Ḥijjah. They are days of eating, drinking, and remembering Allah; days of joy that follow the Festival of Sacrifice, when Muslims eat from their sacrificial meat and enjoy