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Sunan Ibn Majah 3163

Chapter: `Aqiqah

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3163

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ خُثَيْمٍ، عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ مَاهَكَ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ

أَنْ نَعُقَّ عَنِ الْغُلاَمِ شَاتَيْنِ وَعَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ شَاةً ‏.‏

It was narrated that ‘Aishah said:

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded us to sacrifice two sheep for a boy’s ‘Aqiqah and one sheep for a girl.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3163).

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

قَوْله ( أَمَرَنَا ) أَيْ أَمْر نَدْب عِنْد الْجُمْهُور وَأَمْر إِيجَاب عِنْد الظَّاهِرِيَّةِ أَنْ نَعُقّ أَيْ نَذْبَح.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3163
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 3163
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 3163
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3163

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  • إتحاف الخيرة المهرة بزوائد المسانيد العشرة (4277)بِالْفَرَعِ مِنْ كُلِّ خَمْسِ شِيَاهٍ شَاةٌ ، وَأَمَرَنَا أَنْ يَعُقَّ عَنِ الْغُلَامِ شَاتَيْنِ ، وَعَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ شَاةً
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (17743)الْيَهُودَ تَعُقُّ عَنِ الْغُلامِ وَلا تَعُقُّ عَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ ، فَعُقُّوا عَنِ الْغُلامِ شَاتَيْنِ ، وَعَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ شَاةً
  • الطبقات الكبرى لابن سعد (10536)أَنَعُقُّ عَنْ أَوْلادِنَا ؟ فَقَالَ : نَعَمْ ، عَنِ الْغُلامِ شَاتَيْنِ ، وَعَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ شَاةً
  • العيال (67)اذْبَحُوا عَنِ الْغُلامِ شَاتَيْنِ ، وَعَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ شَاةً
  • العيال (76)أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَنْ نَعُقَّ عَنِ الْغُلامِ شَاتَيْنِ ، وَعَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ شَاةً
  • شعب الإيمان للبيهقي (8108)الْيَهُودَ تَعُقُّ عَنِ الْغُلامِ ، وَلا تَعُقُّ عَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ ، فَعُقُّوا عَنِ الْغُلامِ شَاتَيْنِ ، وَعَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ شَاةً
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (23646)نَعُقَّ عَنِ الْغُلامِ شَاتَيْنِ , وَعَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ شَاةً

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Authentic Muwatta Malik 1070

Yahya related to me from Zayd ibn Aslam from a man of the Banu Damra that his father said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was asked about the Aqiqa. He said, 'I do not like disobedience (uquq),' as if he disliked the name. He said, 'If anyone has a child born to…

حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنْ بَنِي ضَمْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الْعَقِيقَةِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ أُحِبُّ الْعُقُوقَ…

Good (hasan) Sunan Abu Dawud 2842

On his father's authority, said that his grandfather that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked about the aqiqah. He replied: Allah does not like the breaking of ties (uquq), as though he disliked the name. And he said: If anyone has a child born to him and wishes to offer a sacrifice on its behalf…

لاَ يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ الْعُقُوقَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ كَأَنَّهُ كَرِهَ الاِسْمَ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَنْ وُلِدَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ فَأَحَبَّ أَنْ يَنْسُكَ عَنْهُ فَلْيَنْسُكْ عَنِ الْغُلاَمِ شَاتَانِ مُكَافِئَتَانِ وَعَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ شَاةٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏…

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Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4212

"The messenger of Allah was asked about the 'Aqiqah and he said: "Allah, the mighty and sublime, does not like Al-Uquq' as if he disliked the word (Al-Aqiqah). He said to the Messenger of Allah: 'But one of us may offer a sacrifice when a child is born to him.' He said: 'Whoever wants to offer a…

"‏ مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَنْسُكَ عَنْ وَلَدِهِ فَلْيَنْسُكْ عَنْهُ عَنِ الْغُلاَمِ شَاتَانِ مُكَافَأَتَانِ وَعَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ شَاةٌ ‏"

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