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Sahih al-Bukhari, 1999
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Narrated Ibn `Umar:

Fasting for those who perform ,Hajj-at-Tamattu` (in lieu of the Hadi which they cannot afford) may be performed up to the day of `Arafat. And if one does not get a Hadi and has not fasted (before the `Id) then one should fast of the days of Mina. (11, 12 and 13th of Dhul Hajja).

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ الصِّيَامُ لِمَنْ تَمَتَّعَ بِالْعُمْرَةِ إِلَى الْحَجِّ، إِلَى يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ هَدْيًا وَلَمْ يَصُمْ صَامَ أَيَّامَ مِنًى‏.‏ وَعَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ مِثْلَهُ‏.‏ تَابَعَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ‏.‏

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In-Book Reference
Book 30, Hadith 104
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 217 (deprecated numbering scheme)
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
One type of Hajj is Hajj Al-Tamattu‘, which means that a pilgrim assumes the state of Ihraam (i.e., ritual state of consecration) with the intention of performing ‘Umrah (i.e., lesser pilgrimage) during the months of Hajj - which are Shawwaal, Dhul-Qa‘dah, and Thoo al-Hijjah - then ends his state of Ihraam, and reassumes it ontheDay of Tarwiyah (i.e., the 8th of Thoo al-Hijjah) to perform Hajj that same year. In this hadeeth, ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar and the Mother of the Believers ‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with them) informed us that whoever intends to perform Hajj Al-Tamattu‘ must fast the three days before the Day of ‘Arafah, and refrain from fasting on the Day of ‘Arafah, because the Sunnah for a pilgrim is to refrain from fasting on this day. A pilgrim performing Hajj Al-Tamattu‘ is required to offer the Hady (i.e., Hajj sacrificial animal) on the Day of Nahr (i.e., the 10th Day of Thoo al-Hijjah), meaning, the camels, cows, sheep, and goats that are slaughtered in the Sanctuary of Makkah. If a pilgrim cannot find a Hady in Makkah or cannot afford it, e.g., if it is sold for more than twice its normal price, or because it is available, but its owner refuses to sell it, a pilgrim, in all these scenarios, cannot offer the Hady and therefore must opt for fasting, whether or not he can afford buying the Hady in his country. He is required to fast three days in Hajj, and seven when he returns to his country, a total of ten days. If he cannot not find a Hady and did not fast before the Day of ‘Arafah, he may fast on the Days of Tashreeq, which are the days a pilgrim spends in Mina to cast the pebbles at the Jamrah (Pillar) of Al-‘Aqabah after the Day of ‘Eid, and they are: the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth of Thoo al-Hijjah. The hadeeth highlights that the Laws of Islam promotes ease and facilitation pertaining toHajj rituals..
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