Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Al-Muwatta' of Imam Malik - Sacrificial Animals - Hadith

Animals Avoided as Sacrifices

1 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."

2 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."

 

23.2 Animals Desirable as Sacrifices

3 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
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."

 

23.3 Prohibition against Sacrificing an Animal Before the Imam Finishes

4 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Sa'id 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."

[cf Bukhari 912]

5 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Sa'id from 'Abbad ibn Tamim
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.

[Ibn Majah]

 

23.4 Storing Meat from Sacrificial Animals

6 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."

[In Muslim]

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

'Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr continued, "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 someone 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 it?" 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.

[In Muslim]

8 Yahya related to me from Malik from Rabi'a ibn Abi 'Abd aar-Rahman that Abu
Sa'id al-Khudri 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
Sa'id said, "Did not 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
Sa'id 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."

[In Bukhari]

 

23.5 Sharing Sacrificial Animals

9 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."

[In Muslim]

10 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 should
sacrifice a cow or a sheep which he owns for the family, and share 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 sacrifice, each 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."

11 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 mentioned."

 

23.6 The Sacrificial Animal for the Child in the Womb and Mention of the
Days of Sacrifice

12 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 the same had reached him from  'Ali ibn
Abi Talib.

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

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

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