Allah's statement,
﴿وَلاَ الْهَدْىَ وَلاَ الْقَلَـئِدَ﴾
(nor of the Hady brought for sacrifice, nor the garlands,) means, do not abandon
the practice of bringing the Hady (sacrificial animals) to the Sacred House, as
this ritual is a form of honoring the symbols of Allah. Do not abandon the practice
of garlanding these animals on their necks, so that they are distinguished from
other cattle. This way, it will be known that these animals are intended to be offered
as Hady at the Ka`bah, and thus those who might intend some harm to them would refrain
from doing so. Those who see the Hady might be encouraged to imitate this ritual,
and indeed, he who calls to a type of guidance, will earn rewards equal to the rewards
of those who follow his lead, without decrease in their own rewards. When the Messenger
of Allah intended to perform Hajj, he spent the night at Dhul-Hulayfah, which is
also called Wadi Al-`Aqiq. In the morning, the Prophet made rounds with his wives,
who were nine at that time, performed Ghusl (bath), applied some perfume and performed
a two Rak`ah prayer. He then garlanded the Hady and announced aloud his intention
to perform Hajj and `Umrah. The Prophet's Hady at the time consisted of plenty of
camels, more than sixty, and they were among the best animals, the healthiest and
most physically acceptable, just as Allah's statement proclaims,
﴿ذلِكَ وَمَن يُعَظِّمْ شَعَـئِرَ
اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهَا مِن تَقْوَى الْقُلُوبِ ﴾
(Thus it is, and whosoever honors the symbols of Allah, then it is truly, from the
piety of the hearts.) Muqatil bin Hayyan said that Allah's statement,
﴿وَلاَ الْقَلَـئِدَ﴾
(nor the garlands) means, "Do not breach their sanctity.'' During the time of Jahiliyyah,
the people used to garland themselves with animal hair and pelts when they left
their areas in months other than the Sacred Months. The idolators of the Sacred
House Area used to garland themselves with the tree-stems of the Sacred Area, so
that they were granted safe passage.'' This statement was collected by Ibn Abi Hatim,
who also recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "There are two Ayat in this Surah (Al-Ma'idah)
that were abrogated, the Ayah about the garlands ﴿5:2﴾, and
﴿فَإِن جَآءُوكَ فَاحْكُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ
أَوْ أَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ﴾
(So if they come to you (O Muhammad ), either judge between them, or turn away from
them.)
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