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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب المناسكFrom the Book of Rituals (Hajj/Umrah)
باب في رُكُوبِ الْبَدَنَةِ:Chapter: Riding the Sacrificial Camel
Hadith 1951
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ: قَتَادَةُ أَخْبَرَنِي، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا يُحَدِّثُ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَنَّهُ انْتَهَى إِلَى رَجُلٍ يَسُوقُ بَدَنَتَهُ، قَالَ: "ارْكَبْهَا". قَالَ: إِنَّهَا بَدَنَةٌ . قَالَ: "ارْكَبْهَا". قَالَ: إِنَّهَا بَدَنَةٌ، قَالَ: "ارْكَبْهَا وَيْحَكَ !".
Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to a man who was taking a sacrificial animal. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Ride on it." The man said: "It is a sacrificial animal." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Ride on it." He again said: "It is a sacrificial animal." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "O unfortunate one, ride on it." («ديحك» or «ويلك» here only indicate admonition and emphasis, not a curse.)
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadith 1950)
The purpose of the Prophet’s (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) repeated command to ride the sacrificial animal was to refute the belief of the Age of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah) and to make it known that riding the sacrificial camel is not contrary to its being among the symbols (sha‘a’ir) of Islam.
In the Age of Ignorance, the Arabs considered it blameworthy to ride animals such as Sa’ibah and Bahirah, etc., which were set free as religious offerings or vows. They held a similar view regarding sacrificial animals that were to be taken to the Ka‘bah. Islam abolished this notion, and the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) emphatically commanded that one should ride them so as to avoid the fatigue of the journey. The fact that an animal is designated for sacrifice does not at all mean that it should be left idle and unused. Islam is, therefore, the religion of nature (din al-fitrah), as it has, at every step, taken human needs into consideration and has issued rulings everywhere in accordance with genuine human necessities.
(Raz) «الحمد للّٰه الذى هدانا لهذا وما كنا لنتهدي لو لا أن هدانا اللّٰه.»
The purpose of the Prophet’s (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) repeated command to ride the sacrificial animal was to refute the belief of the Age of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah) and to make it known that riding the sacrificial camel is not contrary to its being among the symbols (sha‘a’ir) of Islam.
In the Age of Ignorance, the Arabs considered it blameworthy to ride animals such as Sa’ibah and Bahirah, etc., which were set free as religious offerings or vows. They held a similar view regarding sacrificial animals that were to be taken to the Ka‘bah. Islam abolished this notion, and the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) emphatically commanded that one should ride them so as to avoid the fatigue of the journey. The fact that an animal is designated for sacrifice does not at all mean that it should be left idle and unused. Islam is, therefore, the religion of nature (din al-fitrah), as it has, at every step, taken human needs into consideration and has issued rulings everywhere in accordance with genuine human necessities.
(Raz) «الحمد للّٰه الذى هدانا لهذا وما كنا لنتهدي لو لا أن هدانا اللّٰه.»
