سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الفرع والعتيرةThe Book of al-Fara' and al-'Atirah
بَابُ : تَفْسِيرِ الْعَتِيرَةِChapter: The Explanation Of 'Atirah
Hadith 4234
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرٌ وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ , وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ : عَنْ أَبِي الْمَلِيحِ ، وَرُبَّمَا ذَكَرَ أَبَا قِلَابَةَ ، عَنْ نُبَيْشَةَ ، قَالَ : نَادَى رَجُلٌ وَهُوَ بِمِنًى ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّا كُنَّا نَعْتِرُ عَتِيرَةً فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فِي رَجَبٍ ، فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ؟ ، قَالَ : " اذْبَحُوا فِي أَيِّ شَهْرٍ مَا كَانَ , وَبَرُّوا اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ , وَأَطْعِمُوا " ، قَالَ : إِنَّا كُنَّا نُفْرِعُ فَرَعًا فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا ؟ ، قَالَ : " فِي كُلِّ سَائِمَةٍ فَرَعٌ تَغْذُوهُ مَاشِيَتُكَ حَتَّى إِذَا اسْتَحْمَلَ ذَبَحْتَهُ وَتَصَدَّقْتَ بِلَحْمِهِ " .
´It was narrated that Nubaishah said:` "A man called out while he was in Mina and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we used to sacrifice the 'Atirah during the Jahiliyyah in Rajab; what do you command us to do?' He said: 'Sacrifice during whatever month it is, do good for the sake of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, and feed (the poor).' They said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we used to sacrifice the Fara' during the Jahiliyyah; what do you command us to do?' He said: 'For every flock of grazing animals, feed the firstborn as you feed the rest of you flock until it reaches an age where it could be used carry loads, then sacrifice it, and give its meat in charity."'
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
The intended meaning is that virtue is not restricted to any particular month; the poor can be fed at any time. Restricting it to the month of Rajab is not appropriate. To designate any month, day, or time from one’s own side and then consider it obligatory or superior is not correct. The reason for this is that it is neither the right nor the responsibility of any human being to specify particular times, days, or months and years for any act of virtue; rather, the determination of time for virtue is solely the right of Allah Ta‘ala. No one else has the authority to make changes in this regard. Furthermore, it is also necessary that the manner and quantity of virtue be exactly as prescribed by the Shari‘ah. Any excess beyond this will be considered an innovation (bid‘ah) and a human invention.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 4233
