Definition of Hajj-e- Akbar

Darulifta Ahlesunnat

(Dawateislami)

Question

  What do respected scholars and Muftis of Islam say about the following issue? What is the definition of Hajj Akbar?

بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ

  Islamic jurists have different opinions about Hajj–e-Akbar. The famous opinion is that the day when the Holy Nabi صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم performed Hajj is called Hajj-e-Akbar. It was a Friday when that Hajj was performed. Therefore, rekindling the memory of the Hajj performed by the Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, the Muslims call the Hajj that takes place on Friday, Hajj -e-Akbar.

وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ  عَزَّوَجَلَّ  وَرَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم

Answered by:Mufti Muhammad Hashim Khan Attari