"The people of the Jahiliyyah had two days each year when they would play. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to Al-Madinah he said: 'You had two days when you would play, but Allah (SWT) has given Muslims something instead that is better than them: the day of Al-Fitr and the day of Al-Adha.'"

كَانَ لأَهْلِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يَوْمَانِ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ يَلْعَبُونَ فِيهِمَا فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ قَالَ كَانَ لَكُمْ يَوْمَانِ تَلْعَبُونَ فِيهِمَا وَقَدْ أَبْدَلَكُمُ اللَّهُ بِهِمَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُمَا يَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ وَيَوْمَ الأَضْحَى

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to Medina, the people had two days on which they engaged in games. He asked: What are these two days (what is the significance)? They said: We used to engage ourselves on them in the pre-Islamic period. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah has substituted for them something better than them, the day of sacrifice and the day of the breaking of the fast.

قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ وَلَهُمْ يَوْمَانِ يَلْعَبُونَ فِيهِمَا فَقَالَ مَا هَذَانِ الْيَوْمَانِ قَالُوا كُنَّا نَلْعَبُ فِيهِمَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَبْدَلَكُمْ بِهِمَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُمَا يَوْمَ الأَضْحَى وَيَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to Medina, the people had two days on which they engaged in games. He asked: What are these two days (what is the significance)? They said: We used to engage ourselves on them in the pre-Islamic period. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah has substituted for them something better than them, the day of sacrifice and the day of the breaking of the fast. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1134)

قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ وَلَهُمْ يَوْمَانِ يَلْعَبُونَ فِيهِمَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا هَذَانِ الْيَوْمَانِ؟قَالُوا كُنَّا نَلْعَبُ فِيهِمَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ أَبْدَلَكُمْ بِهِمَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُمَا يَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ وَيَوْمَ النَّحْرِ

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to Medina, the people had two days on which they engaged in games. He asked: What are these two days (what is the significance)? They said: We used to engage ourselves on them in the pre-Islamic period. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah has substituted for them something better than them, the day of sacrifice and the day of the breaking of the fast. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1134)

قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ وَلَهُمْ يَوْمَانِ يَلْعَبُونَ فِيهِمَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ أَبْدَلَكُمْ بِهِمَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُمَا يَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ وَيَوْمَ النَّحْرِ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I came to Medina and the people of Medina used to have two days on which they would play during the pre-Islamic period. So, I came to you and you have two days on which you play. Surely, Allah ﷻ has replaced these two days with better ones, the day of Eid al-Fitr and the day of Eid al-Adha."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ وَلِأَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ يَوْمَانِ يَلْعَبُونَ فِيهِمَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَقَالَ قَدِمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَكُمْ يَوْمَانِ تَلْعَبُونَ فِيهِمَا إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَبْدَلَكُمْ بِهِمَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُمَا يَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ وَيَوْمَ النَّحْرِ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived in Medina and the people of Medina had two days on which they used to play. He said, "You used to have two days on which you used to play, but Allah has replaced them with two days that are better than them: the Feast of Breaking the Fast (Eid al-Fitr) and the Feast of Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)."

قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ وَلِأَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ يَوْمَانِ يَلْعَبُونَ فِيهِمَا فَقَالَ قَدِمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَكُمْ يَوْمَانِ تَلْعَبُونَ فِيهِمَا فَإِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ أَبْدَلَكُمْ يَوْمَيْنِ خَيْرًا مِنْهُمَا يَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ وَيَوْمَ النَّحْرِ

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to Medina, the people had two days on which they engaged in games. He asked: What are these two days (what is the significance)? They said: We used to engage ourselves on them in the pre-Islamic period. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Allah has substituted for them something better than them, the day of sacrifice and the day of the breaking of the fast. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1134)

قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ وَلَهُمْ يَوْمَانِ يَلْعَبُونَ فِيهِمَا فَقَالَ «مَا هَذَانِ الْيَوْمَانِ؟» قَالُوا يَوْمَانِ كُنَّا نَلْعَبُ فِيهِمَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَبْدَلَكُمْ بِهِمَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُمَا يَوْمَ الْأَضْحَى وَيَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ»

"The people of the Jahiliyyah had two days each year when they would play. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to Al-Madinah he said: 'You had two days when you would play, but Allah (SWT) has given Muslims something instead that is better than them: the day of Al-Fitr and the day of Al-Adha.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1556)

كَانَ لِأَهْلِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يَوْمَانِ مِنْ كُلِّ سَنَةٍ يَلْعَبُونَ فِيهِمَا فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ قَالَ كَانَ لَكُمْ يَوْمَانِ تَلْعَبُونَ فِيهِمَا وَقَدْ أَبْدَلَكُمُ اللهُ بِهِمَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُمَا يَوْمُ الْفِطْرِ وَيَوْمُ النَّحْرِ

[Machine] Anas ibn Malik said, "The Prophet ﷺ arrived in Madinah and the people of Madinah had two days in which they used to play and indulge in the customs of the pre-Islamic period. So, the Prophet ﷺ said, 'I have come to you and you have two days in which you used to play and indulge in the customs of the pre-Islamic period. Allah has replaced them with two better days: the day of sacrifice and the day of breaking the fast.'" This is the wording of Al-Fazari's narration.

قَالَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ وَلِأَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ يَوْمَانِ يَلْعَبُونَ فِيهِمَا بِالْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَقَالَ قَدِمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَكُمْ يَوْمَانِ تَلْعَبُونَ فِيهِمَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَقَدْ أَبْدَلَكُمُ اللهُ خَيْرًا مِنْهُمَا يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ وَيَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ الْفَزَارِيِّ

"كَانَ لَكُمْ يَوْمَان تَلعَبُونَ فيهمَا، وَقدْ أبْدَلَكُمُ اللهُ بِهِمَا خَيرًا مِنْهمَا، يَوْمَ الفِطْرِ ويَوْمَ الأَضْحَى".