We were staying with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at Arafat; he said: O people,
every family must offer a sacrifice and an atirah. Do you know what the atirah
is? It is what you call the Rajab sacrifice.
Abu Dawud said: 'Atirah has been abrogated, and this tradition is an abrogated
one.
﹀ Grade : Hasan by Al-Albani التعديل :حسن عند الألباني | Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 2788| In-book reference مرجع التصنيف : Book 16 الكتاب, Hadith 1 الحديث | English translation الترجمة الإنجليزية : Book 15 الكتاب, Hadith 2782 الحديث
I saw Ali sacrificing two rams; so I asked him: What is this? He replied. The
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) enjoined upon me to sacrifice on his behalf, so that is
what I am doing.
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي
الْحَسْنَاءِ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ حَنَشٍ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ عَلِيًّا يُضَحِّي
بِكَبْشَيْنِ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
أَوْصَانِي أَنْ أُضَحِّيَ عَنْهُ فَأَنَا أُضَحِّي عَنْهُ .
﹀ Grade : Da'if by Al-Albani التعديل :ضعيف عند الألباني | Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 2790| In-book reference مرجع التصنيف : Book 16 الكتاب, Hadith 3 الحديث | English translation الترجمة الإنجليزية : Book 15 الكتاب, Hadith 2784 الحديث
The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: If anyone has sacrificial animal and intends to
sacrifice it, and he sights the new moon of Dhul-Hajjah, he must not take any of
his hair and nails until he sacrifices
Abu Dawud said: The name of 'Amr b. Muslim in the chain narrated by Malik and
Muhammad b. 'Amr is disputed. Some say that it is 'Umar and the majority holds
that it is 'Amr.
Abu Dawud said: He is 'Amr b. Muslim b. Ukaimah al-Laithi al-Jundu'i.
﹀ Grade : Hasan Sahih by Al-Albani التعديل :حسن صحيح عند الألباني | Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 2791| In-book reference مرجع التصنيف : Book 16 الكتاب, Hadith 4 الحديث | English translation الترجمة الإنجليزية : Book 15 الكتاب, Hadith 2785 الحديث
The Prophet (Saws) ordered a horned ram with black legs, black belly and black
round the eyes, and it was brought from him to sacrifice. He said: 'Aishah, get
the knife then he said: Sharpen it with a stone. So I did. He took it, then take
the ram he placed it on the ground and slaughtered it. He then said: In the name
of Allah. O Allah, accept it for Muhammad, Muhammad's family and Muhammad's
people. Then he sacrificed it.
﹀ Grade : Hasan by Al-Albani التعديل :حسن عند الألباني | Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 2792| In-book reference مرجع التصنيف : Book 16 الكتاب, Hadith 5 الحديث | English translation الترجمة الإنجليزية : Book 15 الكتاب, Hadith 2786 الحديث
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Sacrifice only a full-grown animal unless
it is difficult for you, in which case sacrifice a lamb.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي شُعَيْبٍ الْحَرَّانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ
مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ
اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ تَذْبَحُوا إِلاَّ مُسِنَّةً إِلاَّ أَنْ
يَعْسُرَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَتَذْبَحُوا جَذَعَةً مِنَ الضَّأْنِ " .
﹀ Grade : Da'if by Al-Albani التعديل :ضعيف عند الألباني | Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 2797| In-book reference مرجع التصنيف : Book 16 الكتاب, Hadith 10 الحديث | English translation الترجمة الإنجليزية : Book 15 الكتاب, Hadith 2791 الحديث
I asked al-Bara' ibn Azib: What should be avoided in sacrificial animals? He
said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood among us, and my fingers are smaller than
his fingers, and my fingertips are smaller than his fingertips. He said
(pointing with his fingers): Four (types of animals) should be avoided in
sacrifice: A One-eyed animal which has obviously lost the sight of one eye, a
sick animal which is obviously sick, a lame animal which obviously limps and an
animal with a broken leg with no marrow. I also detest an animal which has
defective teeth. He said: Leave what you detest, but do not make it illegal for
anyone.
Abu Dawud said: (By a lean animal mean) and animal which has no marrow.
﹀ Grade : Sahih by Al-Albani التعديل :صحيح عند الألباني | Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 2802| In-book reference مرجع التصنيف : Book 16 الكتاب, Hadith 15 الحديث | English translation الترجمة الإنجليزية : Book 15 الكتاب, Hadith 2796 الحديث
We performed tamattu' during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ),
sacrificed a cow for seven and a camel for seven people. We shared them.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ
الْمَلِكِ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ كُنَّا
نَتَمَتَّعُ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَذْبَحُ الْبَقَرَةَ
عَنْ سَبْعَةٍ وَالْجَزُورَ عَنْ سَبْعَةٍ نَشْتَرِكُ فِيهَا .
﹀ Grade : Sahih by Al-Albani التعديل :صحيح عند الألباني | Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 2807| In-book reference مرجع التصنيف : Book 16 الكتاب, Hadith 20 الحديث | English translation الترجمة الإنجليزية : Book 15 الكتاب, Hadith 2801 الحديث
I witnessed sacrificing along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at the place of
prayer. When he finished his sermon, he descended from his pulpit, and a ram was
brought to him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) slaughtered it with his hand, and
said: In the name of Allah, Allah, is Most Great. This is from me and from those
who did not sacrifice from my community.
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، - يَعْنِي
الإِسْكَنْدَرَانِيَّ - عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ
اللَّهِ، قَالَ شَهِدْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الأَضْحَى
بِالْمُصَلَّى فَلَمَّا قَضَى خُطْبَتَهُ نَزَلَ مِنْ مِنْبَرِهِ وَأُتِيَ بِكَبْشٍ
فَذَبَحَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِيَدِهِ وَقَالَ " بِسْمِ
اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ هَذَا عَنِّي وَعَمَّنْ لَمْ يُضَحِّ مِنْ أُمَّتِي "
.
﹀ Grade : Sahih by Al-Albani التعديل :صحيح عند الألباني | Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 2810| In-book reference مرجع التصنيف : Book 16 الكتاب, Hadith 23 الحديث | English translation الترجمة الإنجليزية : Book 15 الكتاب, Hadith 2804 الحديث
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to slaughter his sacrificial animal at the place of prayer.
Ibn 'Umar used to do so.
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، أَنَّ أَبَا أُسَامَةَ، حَدَّثَهُمْ
عَنْ أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه
وسلم كَانَ يَذْبَحُ أُضْحِيَتَهُ بِالْمُصَلَّى وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يَفْعَلُهُ
.
﹀ Grade : حسن صحيح خ دون الموقوف | Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 2811| In-book reference مرجع التصنيف : Book 16 الكتاب, Hadith 24 الحديث | English translation الترجمة الإنجليزية : Book 15 الكتاب, Hadith 2805 الحديث
Some people of desert came at the time of sacrifice in the time of Apostle of
Allah (ﷺ). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Store up for three days and give the
rest as sadaqah (alms). After than the people said to the Messenger of Allah
(ﷺ): Messenger of Allah, the people used to benefit from their sacrifices, take
and dissolve fat from them, and make water-bags (from their skins). The
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: What is that ? or whatever he said: They said:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), you have prohibited to preserve the meat of sacrifice
after three days. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: I prohibited you due to a
body of people who came to you. Now eat, give it as sadaqah (alms), and store
up.
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ،
عَنْ عَمْرَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ، تَقُولُ
دَفَّ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَادِيَةِ حَضْرَةَ الأَضْحَى فِي زَمَانِ رَسُولِ
اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم "
ادَّخِرُوا الثُّلُثَ وَتَصَدَّقُوا بِمَا بَقِيَ " . قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا كَانَ
بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ قِيلَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ
لَقَدْ كَانَ النَّاسُ يَنْتَفِعُونَ مِنْ ضَحَايَاهُمْ وَيَجْمُلُونَ مِنْهَا
الْوَدْكَ وَيَتَّخِذُونَ مِنْهَا الأَسْقِيَةَ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى
الله عليه وسلم " وَمَا ذَاكَ " . أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ
اللَّهِ نَهَيْتَ عَنْ إِمْسَاكِ لُحُومِ الضَّحَايَا بَعْدَ ثَلاَثٍ . فَقَالَ
رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّمَا نَهَيْتُكُمْ مِنْ أَجْلِ
الدَّافَّةِ الَّتِي دَفَّتْ عَلَيْكُمْ فَكُلُوا وَتَصَدَّقُوا وَادَّخِرُوا "
.
﹀ Grade : Sahih by Al-Albani التعديل :صحيح عند الألباني | Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 2812| In-book reference مرجع التصنيف : Book 16 الكتاب, Hadith 25 الحديث | English translation الترجمة الإنجليزية : Book 15 الكتاب, Hadith 2806 الحديث
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sacrificed during a journey and then said: Thawban,
mend the meat of this goat. I then kept on supplying its meat until we reached
Medina.
﹀ Grade : Sahih by Al-Albani التعديل :صحيح عند الألباني | Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 2814| In-book reference مرجع التصنيف : Book 16 الكتاب, Hadith 27 الحديث | English translation الترجمة الإنجليزية : Book 15 الكتاب, Hadith 2808 الحديث
There are two characteristics that I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Allah
has decreed that everything should be done in a good way, so when you kill use a
good method. The version of the narrators other than Muslim says: "So kill in a
good manner." And when you slaughter, you should use a good method, for one of
you should sharpen his knife, and give the animal as little pain as possible.
﹀ Grade : Sahih by Al-Albani التعديل :صحيح عند الألباني | Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 2815| In-book reference مرجع التصنيف : Book 16 الكتاب, Hadith 28 الحديث | English translation الترجمة الإنجليزية : Book 15 الكتاب, Hadith 2809 الحديث
The verse: "So eat of (meats) on which Allah's name hath been pronounced" and
the verse: "Eat not of (meats) on which Allah's name hath not been pronounced"
were abrogated, meaning an exception was made therein by the verse: "The food of
the people of the Book is lawful unto you and yours is lawful unto them."
﹀ Grade : Hasan by Al-Albani التعديل :حسن عند الألباني | Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 2817| In-book reference مرجع التصنيف : Book 16 الكتاب, Hadith 30 الحديث | English translation الترجمة الإنجليزية : Book 15 الكتاب, Hadith 2811 الحديث
﹀ Grade : Hasan Sahih by Al-Albani التعديل :حسن صحيح عند الألباني | Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 2820| In-book reference مرجع التصنيف : Book 16 الكتاب, Hadith 33 الحديث | English translation الترجمة الإنجليزية : Book 15 الكتاب, Hadith 2814 الحديث
I came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: Messenger of Allah, we shall meet
the enemy tomorrow and we have no knives with us. May we kill with a sharp-edged
white stone (flint) and with splinter of a staff ? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said: Hasten in slaughtering it. When Allah's name is mentioned you may eat what
is killed by anything which causes the blood to flow except tooth and claw. I
shall tell you about it. The tooth is a bone, and the claw is the knife of
Abyssinians. Some people hastened and went forward, they made haste and got
booty, while the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was in the rear and they setup cooking
pots. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by over the cooking pots. He ordered to
turn them over. He then divided (the spoils of war) between them, and gave them
a camel for ten goats in equation. One of the camels of the people ran away, and
they had no horses with them at that time. A man shot an arrow at it, and Allah
prevented it from escaping. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Among animals (i.e. camels)
there are some which bolt like wild animals ; so when any of them does so, do
with it like this.
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ
مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَبَايَةَ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، رَافِعِ
بْنِ خَدِيجٍ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ يَا
رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا نَلْقَى الْعَدُوَّ غَدًا وَلَيْسَ مَعَنَا مُدًى
أَفَنَذْبَحُ بِالْمَرْوَةِ وَشِقَّةِ الْعَصَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله
عليه وسلم " أَرِنْ أَوْ أَعْجِلْ مَا أَنْهَرَ الدَّمَ وَذُكِرَ اسْمُ اللَّهِ
عَلَيْهِ فَكُلُوا مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ سِنًّا أَوْ ظُفْرًا وَسَأُحَدِّثُكُمْ عَنْ
ذَلِكَ أَمَّا السِّنُّ فَعَظْمٌ وَأَمَّا الظُّفْرُ فَمُدَى الْحَبَشَةِ " .
وَتَقَدَّمَ بِهِ سَرَعَانٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَتَعَجَّلُوا فَأَصَابُوا مِنَ
الْغَنَائِمِ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي آخِرِ النَّاسِ فَنَصَبُوا
قُدُورًا فَمَرَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِالْقُدُورِ فَأَمَرَ بِهَا
فَأُكْفِئَتْ وَقَسَمَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَعَدَلَ بَعِيرًا بِعَشْرِ شِيَاهٍ وَنَدَّ
بَعِيرٌ مِنْ إِبِلِ الْقَوْمِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مَعَهُمْ خَيْلٌ فَرَمَاهُ رَجُلٌ
بِسَهْمٍ فَحَبَسَهُ اللَّهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ
لِهَذِهِ الْبَهَائِمِ أَوَابِدَ كَأَوَابِدِ الْوَحْشِ فَمَا فَعَلَ مِنْهَا هَذَا
فَافْعَلُوا بِهِ مِثْلَ هَذَا " .
﹀ Grade : Sahih by Al-Albani التعديل :صحيح عند الألباني | Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 2821| In-book reference مرجع التصنيف : Book 16 الكتاب, Hadith 34 الحديث | English translation الترجمة الإنجليزية : Book 15 الكتاب, Hadith 2815 الحديث
AbulUshara' reported on the authority of his father: He asked: Messenger of
Allah, is the slaughtering to be done only in the upper part of the breast and
the throat? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) replied: If you pierced its thigh, it
would serve you.
Abu Dawud said: This is the way suitable for slaughtering an animal which has
fallen into a well or runs loose.
﹀ Grade : Munkar by Al-Albani التعديل :منكر عند الألباني | Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 2825| In-book reference مرجع التصنيف : Book 16 الكتاب, Hadith 38 الحديث | English translation الترجمة الإنجليزية : Book 15 الكتاب, Hadith 2819 الحديث
Ibn Isa added: (Ibn Abbas) and AbuHurayrah said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
forbade the devil's sacrifice. AbuIsa added in his version: This refers to the
slaughtered animal whose skin cut off, and is then left to die without its
jugular veins being severed.
﹀ Grade : Da'if by Al-Albani التعديل :ضعيف عند الألباني | Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 2826| In-book reference مرجع التصنيف : Book 16 الكتاب, Hadith 39 الحديث | English translation الترجمة الإنجليزية : Book 15 الكتاب, Hadith 2820 الحديث
I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the embryo. He replied: Eat it if you
wish.
Musaddad's version says: we said: Messenger of Allah, we slaughter a she-camel,
a cow and a sheep, and we find an embryo in its womb. Shall we throw it away or
eat it? He replied: Eat it if you wish for the slaughter of its mother serves
its slaughter.
﹀ Grade : Sahih by Al-Albani التعديل :صحيح عند الألباني | Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 2827| In-book reference مرجع التصنيف : Book 16 الكتاب, Hadith 40 الحديث | English translation الترجمة الإنجليزية : Book 15 الكتاب, Hadith 2821 الحديث
(the narrator Musa did not mention the words "from 'Aishah" in his version from
Hammad, and al-Qa'nabi also did not mention the word "from 'Aishah" in his
version from Malik). They (the people) said: Messenger of Allah, there are
people here, recent converts from polytheism, who bring us meat and we do not
know whether or not they mentioned Allah's name over it. The Messenger of Allah
(ﷺ) said: Mention Allah's name and eat.
﹀ Grade : Sahih by Al-Albani التعديل :صحيح عند الألباني | Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 2829| In-book reference مرجع التصنيف : Book 16 الكتاب, Hadith 42 الحديث | English translation الترجمة الإنجليزية : Book 15 الكتاب, Hadith 2823 الحديث
A man called the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): We used to sacrifice Atirah in
pre-Islamic days during Rajab; so what do you command us? He said: Sacrifice for
the sake of Allah in any month whatever; obey Allah, Most High, and feed(the
people). He said: We used to sacrifice a Fara' in pre-Islamic days, so what do
you command us? He said: On every pasturing animal there is a Fara' which is fed
by your cattle till it becomes strong and capable of carrying load.
The narrator Nasr said (in his version): When it becomes capable of carrying
load of the pilgrims, you may slaughter it and give its meat as charity
(sadaqah).
The narrator Khalid's version says: You (may give it) to the travellers, for it
is better. Khalid said: I asked AbuQilabah: How many pasturing animals? He
replied: One hundred.
﹀ Grade : Sahih by Al-Albani التعديل :صحيح عند الألباني | Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 2830| In-book reference مرجع التصنيف : Book 16 الكتاب, Hadith 43 الحديث | English translation الترجمة الإنجليزية : Book 15 الكتاب, Hadith 2824 الحديث
﹀ Grade : Sahih by Al-Albani التعديل :صحيح عند الألباني | Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 2834| In-book reference مرجع التصنيف : Book 16 الكتاب, Hadith 47 الحديث | English translation الترجمة الإنجليزية : Book 15 الكتاب, Hadith 2828 الحديث
