Al-Kafi 6586

Translation

Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Abdul Rahman Bin Salim, from his father who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah^asws, ‘Is there an Eid for the Muslims apart from the day of Friday, and Al-Azha, and Al-Fitr?’ He^asws said: ‘Yes, one greater than that in sanctity’. I said, ‘And which Eid is it, may I be sacrificed for you^asws?’ He^asws said: ‘The day during which Rasool-Allah^saww nominated Amir Al-Momineen^asws and said: ‘The one whose Master I^saww was, so Ali^asws is his Master’. I said, ‘And which day was it?’ He^asws said: ‘What would you do with the (particular) day as the year circulates. But, it was the 18^th of Zilhajj’. So I said, ‘And is befitting for us that we should be doing during that day?’ He^asws said: ‘Mentioning Allah^azwj, Mighty is His^azwj Mention, during it with the Fasting, and the worship, and the mention of Muhammad^saww and the Progeny^asws of Muhammad^saww, for Rasool-Allah^saww bequeathed Amir Al-Momineen^asws that he^asws should be taking it as an Eid, and similar to that is what the Prophets^as used to bequeath their^as successors^as with that, therefore take it as an Eid’.

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