The Book of Sacrifices - Libri i Kurbaneve - كتاب الضحايا

Yahya related to me from Malik from Amr ibn al-Harith from Ubayd
ibn Fayruz from al-Bara ibn Azib that the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, was asked what animals should be
avoided as sacrifices. He indicated with his hand and said, "Four."
Al-Bara pointed with his hand and said, "My hand is shorter than the
hand of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace. A lame animal whose lameness is evident, a one-eyed animal
which is clearly one-eyed, an animal which is clearly ill, and an
emaciated animal with no fat on it."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar
would guard against animals and camels which were young or had
physical defects as sacrifices.


Malik said, "That is what I
like best of what I have heard ."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that one time Abdullah
ibn Umar wanted to sacrifice an animal at Madina. Nafi said, "He told
me to buy him an excellent horned ram, then to sacrifice it on the Day
of Sacrifice in the place where the people prayed." Nafi continued, "I
did so and when the ram was sacrificed, it was carried to Abdullah ibn
Umar who shaved his head. He was ill, and did not attend the Id with
the people." Nafi added, "Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, 'Shaving the
head is not obligatory for someone who sacrifices an animal.' Ibn Umar
would do so however."

ahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Bushayr
ibn Yasar that Abu Burda ibn Niyar sacrificed an animal before the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
sacrificed on the Day of Sacrifice. He asserted that the Messenger of
Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ordered him to
sacrifice another animal, and he, Abu Burda, said, "What if I can only
find an animal less than one year old, Messenger of Allah?" He had
said, "If you can only find a young animal, then sacrifice it."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Abbad ibn
Tamin that one time Uwaymir ibn Ashqar sacrificed his animal before
the prayer on the morning of the Day of Sacrifice, and he mentioned
that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
had ordered him to sacrifice another animal.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zubayr al-Makki from
Jabir ibn Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, forbade that the meat from sacrificial animals be
eaten after three days. Then later he said, "Eat, give sadaqa, provide
for yourselves and store up."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr that
Abdullah ibn Waqid said, "The Messengerof Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, forbade eating the meat from sacrificial animals
after three days."


Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr said, "I mentioned
that to Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman, and she affirmed that he had spoken
the truth as she had heard A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, say, 'Some people from the desert came
at the time of the sacrifice in the time of the Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, so the Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Store up for three
days, and give what is left over as sadaqa.' "


She said that
afterwards some one said to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, that people had been accustomed to make use
of their sacrificial animals, melting the fat and curing the skins.
The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,
"What about that?" They said, "You have forbidden the meat of
sacrificial animals after three days." The Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I only forbade you for the
sake of the people who were coming to you. Eat, give sadaqa and store
up."


By these people, he meant the poor people who were
coming to Madina.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Rabia ibn Abi Abd ar-Rahman
that Abu Said alKhudri returned from a journey and his family gave him
some meat. He asked whether it was meat from the sacrifice. They
replied that it was. Abu Said said, "Didn't the Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbid that?" They said,
"There has been a new command from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, since you went away." Abu Said went out
and made enquiries about it and was told that the Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had said,"I forbade you
before to eat meat of the sacrifice after three days, but now eat,
give sadaqa and store up. I forbade you before to make nabidh (by
soaking raisins or dates in water), but now make nabidh, but remember
every intoxicant is haram .I forbade you to visit graves, but now
visit them, and do not use bad language."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zubayr al-Makki that
Jabir ibn Abdullah said, "We sacrificed with the Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in the year of Hudaybiya, a
camel between seven people, and a cow between seven people."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Umara ibn Yasar that Ata ibn
Yasar told him that Abu Ayyub al-Ansari had told him, "We used to
sacrifice one sheep, and a man sacrificed for himself and his family.
Then later on people began to compete with each other and it became
boasting."


Malik said, "The best that I have heard about a
single camel, cow or sheep, is that a man should sacrifice a camel for
himself and his family. He sacrifices a cow or sheep which he owns for
his family, and shares with them in it. It is disapproved for a group
of people to buy a camel, cow or sheep, to share for the ritual and
sacrifices, each man giving a share of its price, and taking a share
of its meat. We have heard the tradition that people do not share in
the ritual. However, it may be that the people of one household can
share."

Yahya related to me from Malik that Ibn Shihab said, "The
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, only
sacrificed one camel or one cow for himself and his family."


Malik said, "I do not know which of them Ibn Shihab said."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar
said, "The sacrifice can be done up to two days after the Day of
Sacrifice."


Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard
the same from Ali ibn Abi Talib.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar
did not sacrifice for the child in the womb.


Malik said, "The
sacrifice is sunna, and it is not obligatory. I prefer that anyone who
has the price of the animal should not abandon it.''