Sunan Abi Dawud · Book 16

كِتَاب الضَّحَايَا

Sacrifice (Kitab Al-Dahaya)

56 hadith · 21 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

1باب مَا جَاءَ فِي إِيجَابِ الأَضَاحِيChapter: What Has Been Reported Regarding The Obligation Of The Sacrifices.2باب الأُضْحِيَةِ عَنِ الْمَيِّتِChapter: Sacrificing On Behalf Of A Deceased Person.3باب الرَّجُلُ يَأْخُذُ مِنْ شَعْرِهِ فِي الْعَشْرِ وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُضَحِّيَChapter: A Man Cipping His Hair During The (First) Ten Days Of (Dhul-Hijjah), While He Intends To Sacrifice.4باب مَا يُسْتَحَبُّ مِنَ الضَّحَايَاChapter: What Is Recommended Regarding Sacrifices.5باب مَا يَجُوزُ مِنَ السِّنِّ فِي الضَّحَايَاChapter: What Is Allowed Regarding Age For The Udhiyyah (Sacrifice).6باب مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ الضَّحَايَاChapter: What Is Disliked For Udhiyyah.7باب فِي الْبَقَرِ وَالْجَزُورِ عَنْ كَمْ، تُجْزِئُChapter: How Many People Can Share A Cow And A Camel?8باب فِي الشَّاةِ يُضَحَّى بِهَا عَنْ جَمَاعَةٍChapter: A Sheep Sacrificed For A Group Of People.9باب الإِمَامِ يَذْبَحُ بِالْمُصَلَّىChapter: The Imam Slaughtering At The Musalla.10باب فِي حَبْسِ لُحُومِ الأَضَاحِيChapter: Storing The Meat Of The Sacrifice.11باب فِي النَّهْىِ أَنْ تُصْبَرَ الْبَهَائِمُ وَالرِّفْقِ بِالذَّبِيحَةِChapter: Regarding The Prohibition Of The Animals Being Confined (To Be Shot At), And, Being Gentle With Animal To Be Slaughtered.12باب فِي الْمُسَافِرِ يُضَحِّيChapter: Regarding A Traveler Slaughtering.13باب فِي ذَبَائِحِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِChapter: Regarding The Animals Slaugthered By The People Of Book.14باب مَا جَاءَ فِي أَكْلِ مُعَاقَرَةِ الأَعْرَابِChapter: What Has Been Reported About Eating The Mu’aqarah Of The Bedouins.15باب فِي الذَّبِيحَةِ بِالْمَرْوَةِChapter: Slaughtering With Marwah.16باب مَا جَاءَ فِي ذَبِيحَةِ الْمُتَرَدِّيَةِChapter: Regarding Slaughtering The Mutaraddiyah.17باب فِي الْمُبَالَغَةِ فِي الذَّبْحِChapter: Regarding Exaggeration When Slaughtering.18باب مَا جَاءَ فِي ذَكَاةِ الْجَنِينِChapter: Regarding Slaughtering The Fetus.19باب مَا جَاءَ فِي أَكْلِ اللَّحْمِ لاَ يُدْرَى أَذُكِرَ اسْمُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ أَمْ لاَChapter: What Has Been Reported About Eating Meat While Not Knowing Whether The Name Of Allah Was Mentioned Upon it or not.20باب فِي الْعَتِيرَةِChapter: Regarding Al-’Atirah.21باب فِي الْعَقِيقَةِChapter: The ’Aqiqah.

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First narrations

Abu Dawud · 2788حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرٌ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَوْنٍ ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ أَبِي رَمْلَةَ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا مِخْنَفُ بْنُ سُلَNarrated Mikhnaf ibn Sulaym: 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 sa7 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 2789أُمِرْتُ بِيَوْمِ الْأَضْحَى عِيدًا جَعَلَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِهَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ ، قَالَ الرَّجُلُ : أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ لَمْ أَجِدْ إِلَّا أُضْحِيَّةً أُنْثَى ، أَفَأُضَحِّي بِهَا قَالَ : لَا ، وَلَكِنْ تَأْخُذُ مِنْ Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As: The Prophet ﷺ said: I have been commanded to celebrate festival ('Id) on the day of sacrifice, which Allah, Most High, has appointed for this community. A man said: If I do not find e6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2790حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسْنَاءِ ، عَنْ الْحَكَمِ ، عَنْ حَنَشٍ قَالَ : رَأَيْتُ عَلِيًّا يُضَحِّي بِكَبْشَيْنِ ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ : مَا هَذَا ؟ فَقَالَ إِنNarrated Hanash: 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.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2791: مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ ذِبْحٌ يَذْبَحُهُ فَإِذَا أَهَلَّ هِلَالُ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ فَلَا يَأْخُذَنَّ مِنْ شَعْرِهِ وَلَا مِنْ أَظْفَارِهِ شَيْئًا حَتَّى يُضَحِّيَNarrated Umm Salamah: 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 D6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2792حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي حَيْوَةُ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو صَخْرٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ قُسَيْطٍ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، أَنّ رَسُوNarrated Aishah: The Prophet ﷺ 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. S7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2793حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل ، حَدَّثَنَا وَهْيبٌ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَحَرَ سَبْعَ بَدَنَاتٍ بِيَدِهِ قِيَامًا ، وَضَحNarrated Anas: The Prophet ﷺ sacrificed seven camels standing with his own hand, and sacrificed at Madina two horned rams which were white with black markings.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2794حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ضَحَّى بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ يَذْبَحُ وَيُكَبِّرُ وَيُسNarrated Anas: The Prophet ﷺ sacrificed two horned rams which were white with black markings, slaughtered, and uttered: "Allah is Most Great. " and mentioned Allah's name and placed his foot on their sides.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2795إِنِّي وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي فَطَرَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ عَلَى مِلَّةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ، إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ لَا شَرِNarrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet ﷺ sacrificed two horned rams which were white with black markings and had been castrated. When he made them face the qiblah, he said: I have turned my face towards Him. Who create6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2796حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصٌ ، عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُضَحِّي بِكَبْشٍ أَقْرَنَ فَحِيلٍ يَنْظُرNarrated Abu Saeed al-Khudri: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sacrifice a choice, horned ram with black round the eyes, the mouth and the feet.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2797لَا تَذْبَحُوا إِلَّا مُسِنَّةً ، إِلَّا أَنْ يَعْسُرَ عَلَيْكُمْ ، فَتَذْبَحُوا جَذَعَةً مِنَ الضَّأْنِNarrated Jabir: 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.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2798حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ صُدْرَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاق ، حَدَّثَنِي عُمَارَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ طُعْمَةَ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيّNarrated Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ distributed sacrificial animals among his Companions. He gave me a kid (of less than a year). I took it to him and said: This is a kid. He said: Sacrifice it. 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2799إِنَّ الْجَذَعَ يُوَفِّي مِمَّا يُوَفِّي مِنْهُ الثَّنِيُّNarrated Asim bin Kulaib: On the authority of his father: We were with a man from the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ called Mujashi' who belonged to Banu Sulaim. There was a scarcity if goats (in those days). He commanded a6 narrators