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How is the hadith (The greatest of days in the sight of Allah is the Day of Sacrifice) reconciled with the hadith (The greatest of days in the sight of Allah is Friday)?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. How is the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith narrated by Ibn Hibban reconciled with the hadith narrated by Ibn Majah? The hadith narrated by Ibn Hibban is
the greatest day in God’s sight is the day of sacrificeأعظم الأيام عند الله يوم النحر
Mishkat al-Masabih 2643
, and the hadith narrated by Ibn Majah is
Friday is the chief of days, the greatest day before Allah. It is greater before Allah then the Day of Adha and the Day of Fitr.إن يوم الجمعة أعظم الأيام عند الله، وهو أعظم عند الله من يوم الأضحى ويوم الفطر
Sunan Ibn Majah 1084Da’if (Darussalam)
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Answer:
Yes, there is no contradiction, and praise be to Allah; because this is in the week, and this is in the year. The greatest of days in the sight of Allah in the year is the Day of Sacrifice, whereas in the week, the greatest of days is Friday. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [357 -582] ما الجمع بين حديث(أعظم الأيام عند الله يوم النحر) وحديث(يوم الجمعة أعظم الأيام عند الله)؟ — youtube.com

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