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Sunan Ibn Majah 3162

Chapter: `Aqiqah

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3162

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَهِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ سِبَاعِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ كُرْزٍ، قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ ‏

"‏ عَنِ الْغُلاَمِ، شَاتَانِ مُكَافِئَتَانِ وَعَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ، شَاةٌ ‏"

It was narrated that Umm Kurz said:

“I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: ‘On behalf of a boy, two sheep of equal age and on behalf of a girl one sheep.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3162), Abu Dawud (No. 2834, 2835, 2836), At-Tirmidhi (No. 1516), An-Nasa’i (No. 4216, 4217, 4218), Ahmad (No. 25888, 25891, 25892, 26103, 26105, 26106) and Ad-Darimi (No. 1884, 1886).

Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( عَنْ الْغُلَام ) أَيْ يُجْزِئ فِي عَقِيقَته ( شَاتَانِ مُكَافِئَتَانِ ) بِالْهَمْزِ أَيْ مُسَاوِيَتَانِ فِي السِّنّ بِمَعْنَى أَنْ لَا يَنْزِل سِنّهمَا عَنْ سِنّ أَدْنَى مَا يُجْزِئ فِي الْأُضْحِيَّة وَقِيلَ مُسَاوِيَتَانِ أَيْ مُتَقَارِبَتَانِ وَهُوَ بِكَسْرِ الْفَاء مِنْ كَافَأَهُ إِذَا سَاوَاهُ قَالَ الْخَطَّابِيُّ وَالْمُحَدِّثُونَ يُفْتَحُونَ الْفَاء وَأَرَادَ أَنَّهُ أَوْلَى لِأَنَّهُ يُرِيد أَنْ يُسَاوِي بَيْنهمَا وَأَمَّا بِالْكَسْرِ فَلَا وَقَالَ الزَّمَخْشَرِيُّ لَا فَرْق بَيْن الْفَتْح وَالْكَسْر لِأَنَّ كُلّ وَاحِدَة إِذَا كَانَتْ أُخْتهَا فَقَدْ كُوفِئَتْ فَهِيَ كَافِيَة وَمُكَافَأَة ا ه حَاصِله أَنَّ الْأَصْل فِي الْفَتْح وَالْكَسْر اِعْتِبَار الْمُسَاوَاة بِالنَّظَرِ…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 3162
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	AuthenticSahih Lighairihi	The hadith	No. 3162
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan	The chain only	No. 3162
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 3162

Other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 2834

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Two resembling sheep are to be sacrificed for a boy and one for a girl. AbuDawud said: I heard Ahmad (ibn Hanbal) say: The Arabic word mukafi'atani means equal (in age) or resembling each other.

عَنِ الْغُلاَمِ شَاتَانِ مُكَافِئَتَانِ وَعَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ شَاةٌ ‏"

Narrated by Umm Kurz

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2835

I heard the Prophet (nay peace be upon him) say: Let the birds stay in their roosts. She said: I also heard him say: Two sheep are to be sacrificed for a boy and one for a girl, but it does you no harm whether they are male or female.

عَنِ الْغُلاَمِ شَاتَانِ وَعَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ شَاةٌ لاَ يَضُرُّكُمْ أَذُكْرَانًا كُنَّ أَمْ إِنَاثًا ‏"

Narrated by Umm Kurz

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2836

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Two sheep which resemble each other are to be sacrificed for a boy and one for a girl. Abu Dawud said: This is a sound tradition, and the tradition narrated by Sufyan is misunderstanding.

عَنِ الْغُلاَمِ شَاتَانِ مِثْلاَنِ وَعَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ شَاةٌ ‏"

Narrated by Umm Kurz

Differing grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1516

That she asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the 'Aqiqah. He said: "For the boy is two sheep, and for the girl is one, it will not harm you if they (i.e. the sheep) are male or female."

الْغُلاَمِ شَاتَانِ وَعَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ وَاحِدَةٌ وَلاَ يَضُرُّكُمْ ذُكْرَانًا كُنَّ أَمْ إِنَاثًا ‏"

Narrated by Umm Kurz

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 4216

"For a boy two sheep, Mukafaatan (of equal age), and for a girl, one sheep,

"‏ عَنِ الْغُلاَمِ شَاتَانِ مُكَافَأَتَانِ وَعَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ شَاةٌ ‏"

Narrated by Umm Kurz

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 4217

"I came to the Prophet and asked him about the sacrificial meat. I heard him say: 'For a boy, two sheep, and for a girl, one sheep, and it does not matter if they are male or female."'

"‏ عَلَى الْغُلاَمِ شَاتَانِ وَعَلَى الْجَارِيَةِ شَاةٌ لاَ يَضُرُّكُمْ ذُكْرَانًا كُنَّ أَمْ إِنَاثًا ‏"

Narrated by Umm Kurz

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Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4218

"For a boy, two sheep, and or a girl, one sheep, and it does not matter if they are male or female

"‏ عَنِ الْغُلاَمِ شَاتَانِ وَعَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ شَاةٌ لاَ يَضُرُّكُمْ ذُكْرَانًا كُنَّ أَمْ إِنَاثًا ‏"

Narrated by Umm Kurz

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 25888