Farewell to leave the consecrated state, except for those who had brought sacrificial offerings: they were not to leave it until they had slaughtered them. This is undisputed when someone arrives with his offering during the ten days. If he arrives with it before the ten days, however, there are two transmitted views.

If it is asked: Since the Quran and Sunnah command remembrance of Allah during the specified days, why was proclaiming His greatness after the prayers not prescribed during them, as it was prescribed during the festival days?

The answer is:

For the Festival of Breaking the Fast, proclaiming Allah’s greatness was prescribed from the night before the festival until its conclusion, but not after the prayers. This is because proclaiming His greatness after the prayers is more emphatically prescribed, and was therefore reserved for the greater festival. The festival days are five—the days of gathering—as the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:

“The Day of Arafah, the Day of Sacrifice, and the days of Minā are our festival, we people of Islam, and they are days of eating and drinking.”

Allah Most High also says:

“And remember Allah during the numbered days.”

According to the well-known view in our school, as well as the view of al-Shāfiʿī and others, these are the days of Tashrīq. Another view holds that they are the days of slaughter. According to the first view, remembering Allah during these days includes proclaiming His greatness after the prayers and when stoning the pillars, as the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:

“Going between al-Safā and al-Marwah and stoning the pillars were prescribed only to establish the remembrance of Allah.”

The remembrance mentioned in these verses is unrestricted, although the Sunnah prescribes proclaiming Allah’s greatness at the Festival of Sacrifice—in its prayer and sermon, after its prayers, and when stoning its pillars. As for the remembrance in the verse on fasting, what is meant is proclaiming Allah’s greatness for His guidance. Thus, this is