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Sunan Ibn MajahChapters on Sacrifices

Sunan Ibn Majah 3122

Chapter: The sacrifices of the Messenger of Allah (saws)

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3122

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَنْبَأَنَا سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ كَانَ

إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُضَحِّيَ اشْتَرَى كَبْشَيْنِ عَظِيمَيْنِ سَمِينَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ مَوْجُوءَيْنِ فَذَبَحَ أَحَدَهُمَا عَنْ أُمَّتِهِ لِمَنْ شَهِدَ لِلَّهِ بِالتَّوْحِيدِ وَشَهِدَ لَهُ بِالْبَلاَغِ وَذَبَحَ الآخَرَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَنْ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏.‏

It was narrated from ‘Aishah and Abu Hurairah that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wanted to offer a sacrifice, he brought two large, fat, horned, black-and-white, castrated rams. He slaughtered one on behalf of his nation, for whoever testified to Allah with monotheism and that he had conveyed (the Message), and he slaughtered the other on behalf of Muhammad and the family of Muhammad (ﷺ).

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3122) and Ahmad (No. 24699).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( مَوْجُوأَيْنِ ) تَثْنِيَة مَوْجُوء اِسْم مَفْعُول مِنْ وَجَأَ مَهْمُوز اللَّام وَرُوِيَ بِالْإِثْبَاتِ لِلْهَمْزَةِ وَقَلْبهَا يَاء ثُمَّ قَلْب الْوَاو يَاء وَإِدْغَامهَا فِيهَا كَرَمِيٍّ أَيْ مَنْزُوعَتَيْنِ قَدْ نُزِعَ عِرْق الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ مِنْهَا وَذَلِكَ أَسْمَن لَهُمَا ( عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآل مُحَمَّدٍ ) اِسْتَدَلَّ بِهِ مَنْ يَقُولهُ الشَّاة الْوَاحِدَة تَكْفِي لِأَهْلِ الْبَيْت فِي أَدَاء السُّنَّة وَمَنْ لَا يَقُول بِهِ يَحْمِل الْحَدِيث عَلَى الِاشْتِرَاك فِي الثَّوَاب كَيْف وَقَدْ ضَحَّى عَنْ تَمَام الْأُمَّة بِالشَّاةِ الْوَاحِدَة وَهِيَ لَا تَكْفِي عَنْ أَهْل الْبُيُوت الْمُتَعَدِّدَة بِالِاتِّفَاقِ وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ مُخْتَلَف ف…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3122
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 3122
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3122
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3122

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  • تغليق التعليق لابن حجر (1911)إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُضَحِّيَ اشْتَرَى كَبْشَيْنِ عَظِيمَيْنِ سَمِينَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ مَوْجُوءَيْنِ , فَذَبَحَ أَحَدَهُمَا عَنْ أُمَّتِهِ , مَنْ شَهِدَ لِلَّهِ بِالتَّوْحِيدِ , وَشَهِدَ لَهُ بِالْبَلاغِ , وَذَبَحَ الآخَرَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

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Muslim has also reported on the authority of 'Aishah (RAA), "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered a horned ram with black legs, a black belly and black around its eyes, and it was brought for him to sacrifice and he said to 'Aishah (RAA), "Aishah, get the knife." Then he said, "Sharpen it with a stone."…

وَلَهُ: مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا; { أَمَرَ بِكَبْشٍ أَقْرَنَ, يَطَأُ فِي سَوَادٍ, وَيَبْرُكُ فِي سَوَادٍ, وَيَنْظُرُ فِي سَوَادٍ; لِيُضَحِّيَ بِهِ, فَقَالَ: "اِشْحَذِي اَلْمُدْيَةَ" , ثُمَّ…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1966a

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sacrificed two black and white horned rams, which he slaughtered with his hand, as he mentioned Allah's name and said: "Allāhu Akbar" (Allah is the Most Great), and put his foot on their necks

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) sacrificed two black and white horned rams, which he slaughtered with his hand, as he mentioned Allah's name and said: "Allāhu Akbar" (Allah is the Most Great), and put his foot on their necks.

ضَحَّى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ ذَبَحَهُمَا بِيَدِهِ وَسَمَّى وَكَبَّرَ وَوَضَعَ رِجْلَهُ عَلَى صِفَاحِهِمَا ‏.‏

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Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 1466

Abu Said said God’s Messenger used to sacrifice a choice, horned ram with black round the eyes, the mouth and the feet. Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasa’i and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُضَحِّي بِكَبْشٍ أَقْرَنَ فَحِيلٍ يَنْظُرُ فِي سَوَادٍ وَيَأْكُلُ فِي سَوَادٍ وَيَمْشِي فِي سَوَادٍ. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَأَبُو…

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