1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the day of greater al-Hajj. He (the Imam) replied, That is the day of offering sacrifice and minor al-Hajj is al-‘Umrah.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

2. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd af-Jabbar from Safwan from Dharih who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the greater al-Hajj is the day of offering sacrifice.”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Ali ibn Muhammad al-Qasaniy all from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from Sulayman ibn Dawud al-Minqariy from Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah, about the greater al-Hajj because ibn ‘Abbas used to say, ‘It is the day of ‘Arafah.’ Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘The greater al-Hajj is the day of offering sacrifice and he proved it with the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, “You can move in the land during four months.” (9:2 ) This is from the twentieth of the month of Dhu al-Hajj ah through the month of al-Muharram, the month of Safar, the month of Rabi‘ al-Awwal and ten days of the month of Rabi‘ al-Akhir. Were it (greater al-Hajj) to begin with the day of ‘Arafah, it became four months and one day.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.