Explanation of the “Known Days” (Ayyam Ma‘lumat)

Question

[ar]وقد روى ابن أبي شيبة من وجه آخر عن ابن عباس أن المعلومات يوم النحر وثلاثة أيام بعده، ورجح الطحاوي هذا لقوله تعالى: ويذكروا اسم الله في أيام معلومات على ما رزقهم[/ar] “Ibn Abi Shayba narrated by another route from Ibn ‘Abbas ﵁ that ‘the known’ (al-ma‘lumat) are the Day of Sacrifice and three days after it; and al-Tahawi preferred this on the basis of the words of the Most High: ‘…and mention the name of Allah on known days over what He has provided them…’ (Surah al-Hajj, 22:28)” (Fath al-Bari, vol. 2, p. 266).

Answer

A complete copy of the Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shayba ﵀ is not available here, neither printed nor in manuscript, and this narration is not in the portion that exists. From which book of Imam al-Tahawi ﵀ Hafiz Ibn Hajar ﵀ obtained this narration could not be determined; searching was also unsuccessful.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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