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Mahmoud Khaleel Al-Husary

Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Malak Faris Abdalsalaam

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:

1. The meaning is that the one who hastens is excused, and the one who delays is rewarded. The phrase "no sin upon him" was used the second time to match the wording of the first part, similar to the verse: "So whoever has assaulted you, then assault him in the same way that he has assaulted you." (2:194)
2. The meaning is that there is no sin on the one who delays for not availing himself of the concession.
3. The meaning is that the sins of both the one who hastens and the one who delays, which they were bearing before performing *Ḥajj*, have been removed.
4. The meaning is that the removal of sin for both the one who hastens and the one who delays is conditional upon their piety.

Why are both groups described as having "no sin"?

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:

1. It refers to saying the *takbīr* at the *Jamārāt* (stone pillars), after the prayers, and at other times during Ḥajj.
2. It refers to saying the *takbīr* after the obligatory prayers during these days.

What form of remembrance (*dhikr*) is meant here?

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:

1. The days of *Tashrīq* (11-13 Dhu al-Ḥijjah). [Ibn ʿUmar, Ibn ʿAbbās, al-Ḥasan, ʿAṭāʾ, Mujāhid, Qatādah, and others]
2. The Day of Sacrifice (*Yawm al-Naḥr*) and the two days following it (10-12 *Dhu al-Ḥijjah*). [Narrated from ʿAlī and Ibn ʿUmar]
3. The first ten days of Dhu al-Ḥijjah. [Saʿīd ibn Jubayr, al-Nakhaʿī]

What are the "numbered days" (*ayyam ma'dudat*) mentioned in the āyah?

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:

1. It refers to those who refrained from hunting. [Ibn ʿAbbās]
2. It refers to those who avoided sins during their Hajj. [Qatādah] Ibn Masʿūd states: "Allah's forgiveness is only for those who feared Him during their Hajj."
3. It refers to those who maintain piety for the remainder of their lives. [Abū al-ʿĀliyah, Ibrāhīm]

What is the meaning of *"ittaqā"* in this context?