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Expressing happiness on ‘Eid is among the salient features of Islam

Where can I find the following statement of Hafiz Ibn Hajar Al ‘Asqalani (rahimahullah)?

إظهار السرور في الأعياد من شعار الدين

Expressing happiness on ‘Eid, is from the salient features of Islam

Answer

Hafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) has mentioned this in Fathul Bari when deducing lessons from a Hadith in Sahih Bukhari.

(Fathul Bari, Hadith: 949, vol. 2 pg. 443)

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

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Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar

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