سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الضحاياSacrifice (Kitab Al-Dahaya)
باب فِي الْعَتِيرَةِChapter: Regarding Al-’Atirah.
Hadith 2833
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ خُثَيْمٍ ، عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ مَاهَكَ ، عَنْ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ كُلِّ خَمْسِينَ شَاةً شَاةٌ ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : قَالَ بَعْضُهُمُ الْفَرَعُ أَوَّلُ مَا تُنْتِجُ الإِبِلُ كَانُوا يَذْبَحُونَهُ لِطَوَاغِيتِهِمْ ثُمَّ يَأْكُلُونَهُ ، وَيُلْقَى جِلْدُهُ عَلَى الشَّجَرِ وَالْعَتِيرَةُ فِي الْعَشْرِ الأُوَلِ مِنْ رَجَبٍ .
Narrated Aishah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sacrifice goat out of every fifty goats. Abu Dawud said: Fara means the first baby camel born (to the Arabs). They used to sacrifice it for their idols, and then eat it, and its skin was thrown on a tree. 'Atira was a sacrifice made during the first ten days of Rajab.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
In the early days of Islam, the practice of "far‘" and "‘atirah" was observed.
The disbelievers would perform these in the name of other than Allah,
while the Muslims would do so in the name of Allah. However, later, when the command for sacrifice (qurbani) was given, these practices were abrogated,
meaning their obligation was annulled.
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Overall, from the hadith, their recommendation remains as a general charity.
However, it should be kept in mind that there should be no resemblance to the disbelievers and people of ignorance.
Those people slaughter in the name of other than Allah,
which is outright shirk (associating partners with Allah).
Some people consider the shedding of blood to be necessary,
and regard it as the sole means of attaining closeness (to Allah).
So this too is not necessary.
(See: Nayl al-Awtar, Chapter: What has been reported regarding far‘ and ‘atirah and their abrogation: 5/157. See also the benefits of hadith 2788.)
In the early days of Islam, the practice of "far‘" and "‘atirah" was observed.
The disbelievers would perform these in the name of other than Allah,
while the Muslims would do so in the name of Allah. However, later, when the command for sacrifice (qurbani) was given, these practices were abrogated,
meaning their obligation was annulled.
➋
Overall, from the hadith, their recommendation remains as a general charity.
However, it should be kept in mind that there should be no resemblance to the disbelievers and people of ignorance.
Those people slaughter in the name of other than Allah,
which is outright shirk (associating partners with Allah).
Some people consider the shedding of blood to be necessary,
and regard it as the sole means of attaining closeness (to Allah).
So this too is not necessary.
(See: Nayl al-Awtar, Chapter: What has been reported regarding far‘ and ‘atirah and their abrogation: 5/157. See also the benefits of hadith 2788.)
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2833
