حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ عَنْ أَبِي الْمَلِيحِ بْنِ أُسَامَةَ عَنْ نُبَيْشَةَ الْهُذَلِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا كُنَّا نَعْتِرُ عَتِيرَةً فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَفِي لَفْظٍ رَجَبٍ فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا قَالَ اذْبَحُوا لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي أَيِّ شَهْرٍ مَا كَانَ وَبَرُّوا لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى وَأَطْعِمُوا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا كُنَّا نُفَرِّعُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَرَعًا فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا قَالَ فِي كُلِّ سَائِمَةٍ فَرَعٌ تَغْذُوهُ مَاشِيَتُكَ حَتَّى إِذَا اسْتَحْمَلَ ذَبَحْتَهُ فَتَصَدَّقْتَ بِلَحْمِهِ قَالَ خَالِدٌ أُرَاهُ قَالَ عَلَى ابْنِ السَّبِيلِ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ هُوَ خَيْرٌ قَالَ خَالِدٌ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي قِلَابَةَ كَمِ السَّائِمَةُ قَالَ مِائَةٌ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Nabeesha Hudhali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the people said: O Messenger of Allah! In the days of ignorance, we used to slaughter ‘Atirah in the month of Rajab. What do you command us now? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sacrifice for Allah, it can be in any month, and do good for Allah and feed the people. The people said: O Messenger of Allah! In the days of ignorance, we used to slaughter Fara’. What do you command us regarding it now? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Every grazing animal is Fara’; when your animals continue to give it milk until it becomes fit for riding, then slaughter it and give its meat as charity to the traveler, for that is better. ..... al-Hadith. Khalid, the narrator, said: I asked Abu Qilabah: How many are the grazing animals? He said: One hundred.