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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
طواف المفرد والقارن والمتمتع
Tawaf of the Individual, the Qarin, and the Mutamatti'
بَابُ السِّنِّ الَّذِي يُجْزِئُ فِي الْأُضْحِيَةِ
Chapter on the Minimum Age That Suffices for Udhiyah
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 4667 — on the Minimum Age That Suffices for Udhiyah
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي كِبَاشٍ قَالَ جَلَبْتُ غَنَمًا جُذْعَانًا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَكَسَدَتْ عَلَيَّ فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ نِعْمَ أَوْ نِعْمَتِ الْأُضْحِيَّةُ الْجَذَعُ مِنَ الضَّأْنِ قَالَ فَانْتَهَبَهَا النَّاسُ
Abu Kabash says: I brought a yearling sheep of the breed to Madinah, but my business went bad, so I met Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked him. He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A yearling sheep of the breed is the best sacrifice." Then people rushed to me and started buying them.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … This was a jadha‘ (one-year-old animal) from the goat species, and this was a special concession, not a general ruling, as will be evident from the following ahadith.
