´It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` "Sheep are among the animals of Paradise."'
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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This means that it is a lawful (halal) animal.
Its meat and milk are beneficial, therefore one should keep goats and make use of their meat and milk.
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It can also mean that it is among those animals which are slaughtered in the way of Allah and are sacrificed on the occasion of Eid, through which Paradise is attained.
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In the chain of narration of this hadith, there is a narrator, “Zarbi bin Abdullah,” who is weak, due to which our esteemed researcher has declared it weak in terms of its chain, whereas Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah has declared it authentic in al-Sahihah.
For details, see: (al-Sahihah, no. 1128)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2306