son of Sa'id, that Abdullah would perform the takbir from the dawn prayer on the day of Arafah until the afternoon prayer (Asr) of (7) the day of Sacrifice. Then Ali came to us after him and performed the takbir from the morning of Arafah until the afternoon prayer (Asr) of the last of the days of Tashriq: "Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, la ilaha illa Allah, wallahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, wa lillahi al-hamd" (9). It was said to Ahmad, may Allah have mercy on him: On which hadith do you rely for the view that the takbir is from the dawn prayer on the day of Arafah until the end of the days of Tashriq? He said: On the consensus (10) of Umar, Ali, Ibn Abbas, and Ibn Masud, may Allah be pleased with them. And because Allah the Almighty says: "And remember Allah during the numbered days" (11), which are the days of Tashriq, so the dhikr (remembrance) is prescribed (12) throughout all of them. And because these are days in which [pebbles] are thrown, so the takbir in them is like the day of Sacrifice. As for His saying, the Almighty: "And mention the name of Allah during the known days" (13), the intent there is the dhikr of Allah the Almighty over the sacrificial animals and the udhiyah (sacrifices). It is recommended to perform the takbir upon seeing the cattle during the entire ten days, and this is more appropriate than their statement and their interpretation; because they did not practice it during the entire ten days nor during the majority of them. Even if their statement were authentic, Allah the Almighty has commanded dhikr during the numbered days, which are the days of Tashriq, so it should also be acted upon. As for those in ihram (pilgrims), they perform the takbir from the noon prayer (Zuhr) on the day of Sacrifice, according to what they mentioned, because they were occupied before that with the talbiyah, while others begin from the day of Arafah due to the absence of any impediment in their case, along with the presence of