ONE AYAT A DAY

Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 203

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۞ وَاذْكُرُوا اللّٰهَ فِيْٓ اَيَّامٍ مَّعْدُوْدٰتٍ ۗ فَمَنْ تَعَجَّلَ فِيْ يَوْمَيْنِ فَلَآ اِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ ۚوَمَنْ تَاَخَّرَ فَلَآ اِثْمَ عَلَيْهِۙ لِمَنِ اتَّقٰىۗ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاعْلَمُوْٓا اَنَّكُمْ اِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُوْنَ

Ważkurullāha fī ayyāmim ma‘dūdāt(in), faman ta‘ajjala fī yaumaini falā iṡma ‘alaih(i), wa man ta'akhkhara falā iṡma ‘alaihi limanittaqā, wattaqullāha wa‘lamū annakum ilaihi tuḥsyarūn(a).

And remember Allāh during [specific] numbered days. Then whoever hastens [his departure] in two days - there is no sin upon him; and whoever delays [until the third] - there is no sin upon him - for him who fears Allāh. And fear Allāh and know that unto Him you will be gathered.

Tafsir (Ibn Kathir)

Remembering Allah during the Days of Tashriq - Days of Eating and DrinkingIbn `Abbas said, `The Appointed Days are the Days of Tashriq (11-12-13th of Dhul-Hijjah) while the Known Days are the (first) ten (days of Dhul-Hijjah)." `Ikrimah said that:وَاذْكُرُواْ اللَّهَ فِى أَيَّامٍ مَّعْدُودَتٍ(And remember Allah during the Appointed Days.) means reciting the Takbir -- Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, during the days of Tashriq after the compulsory prayers.Imam Ahmad reported that `Uqbah bin `Amr said that Allah's Messenger ﷺ said:«يَوْمُ عَرَفَةَ، وَيَوْمُ النَّحْرِ، وَأَيَّامُ التَّشْرِيقِ، عِيدُنَا أَهْلَ الْإسْلَامِ، وَهِيَ أَيَّامُ أَكْلٍ وَشُرْب»(The day of `Arafah (9th of Dhul-Hijjah), the day of the Sacrifice (10th) and the days of the Tashriq (11-12-13th) are our `Id (festival) for we people of Islam. These are days of eating and drinking.)Imam Ahmad reported that Nubayshah Al-Hudhali said that Allah's Messenger ﷺ said:«أَيَّامُ التَّشْرِيقِ أَيَّامُ أَكْلٍ وشُرْبٍ وَذِكْرِ الله»(The days of Tashriq are days of eating, drinking and Dhikr (remembering) of Allah.)Muslim also recorded this HaithWe also mentioned the Hadith of Jubayr bin Mut`im:«عَرَفَةُ كُلُّهَا مَوْقِفٌ، وَأيَّامُ التَّشْرِيقِ كُلُّهَا ذَبْح»(All of `Arafat is a standing place and all of the days of Tashriq are days of Sacrifice. )We also mentioned the Hadith by `Abdur-Rahman bin Ya`mar Ad-Diyli:«وَأَيَّامُ مِ…