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Sunan Abu DawudSacrifice (Kitab Al-Dahaya)

Sunan Abu Dawud 2843

Chapter: The 'Aqiqah

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Companion’s words (mawquf) Sunan Abu Dawud 2843

Narrator:Buraydah

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي بُرَيْدَةَ، يَقُولُ

كُنَّا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ إِذَا وُلِدَ لأَحَدِنَا غُلاَمٌ ذَبَحَ شَاةً وَلَطَخَ رَأْسَهُ بِدَمِهَا فَلَمَّا جَاءَ اللَّهُ بِالإِسْلاَمِ كُنَّا نَذْبَحُ شَاةً وَنَحْلِقُ رَأْسَهُ وَنَلْطَخُهُ بِزَعْفَرَانٍ

Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib:

When a boy was born to one of us in the pre-Islamic period, we sacrificed a sheep and smeared his head with its blood; but when Allah brought Islam, we sacrificed a sheep, shaved his head and smeared his head with saffron.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2843).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( بُرَيْدَةَ ) : بَدَل مِنْ أُبَيّ ( فَلَمَّا جَاءَ اللَّه بِالْإِسْلَامِ إِلَخْ ) : فِيهِ دَلِيل عَلَى أَنَّ تَلْطِيخ رَأْس الْمَوْلُود بِالدَّمِ مِنْ عَمَل الْجَاهِلِيَّة وَأَنَّهُ مَنْسُوخ ( وَنُلَطِّخهُ بِزَعْفَرَانٍ ) : فِيهِ دَلِيل عَلَى اِسْتِحْبَاب تَلْطِيخ رَأْس الصَّبِيّ بَعْد الْحَلْق بِالزَّعْفَرَانِ أَوْ غَيْره مِنْ الْخَلُوق. وَفِيهِ دَلِيل عَلَى طَهَارَة الزَّعْفَرَان وَأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِمُسْكِرٍ , لِأَنَّ مَا فِيهِ سُكْر لَا يُجْعَل فِي الطِّيب وَلَا يُسْتَعْمَل مِثْل الشَّيْء الْحَلَال الطَّيِّب , وَسَيَجِيءُ تَحْقِيقه فِي كِتَاب الْأَشْرِبَة إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّه تَعَالَى. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : فِي إِسْنَاده عَلِيّ بْن الْحُسَيْن بْن وَاقِد وَفِيهِ مَقَال.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih حسن صحيح The hadith No. 2843
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 2843
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 2843
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 2843

Other versions

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 4158

When a boy was born to one of us in the pre-Islamic period he sacrificed a sheep and smeared his head with its blood; but when Islam came we sacrificed a sheep on the seventh day, shaved his head and smeared it with saffron. Abu Dawud transmitted it, and Razin added, “and gave him his name.”

عَن بُريدةَ قَالَ: كُنَّا فِي الْجَاهِلَيَّةِ إِذَا وُلِدَ لِأَحَدِنَا غلامٌ ذَبَحَ شاةٌ ولطَّخَ رأسَه بدمه فَلَمَّا جَاءَ الْإِسْلَامُ كُنَّا نَذْبَحُ الشَّاةَ يَوْمَ السَّابِعِ وَنَحْلِقُ رَأْسَهُ وَنُلَطِّخُهُ…

Narrated by Buraydah

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