Sens
What is the "rites" (manasik) referring to in this āyah?
Réponse
Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:
- It refers to all the rituals of Ḥajj. [al-Ḥasan]
- It refers specifically to the slaughtering of sacrificial animals. [Mujāhid]

