السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب الضحايا
Book of Sacrifices
باب: ما جاء في أفضل الضحايا
Reports on the best sacrificial animals
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قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ: إِذَا كَانَتِ الضَّحَايَا إِنَّمَا هُوَ دَمٌ يُتَقَرَّبُ بِهِ فَخَيْرُ الدِّمَاءِ أَحَبُّ إِلِيَّ، وَقَدْ زَعَمَ بَعْضُ الْمُفَسِّرِينَ أَنَّ قَوْلَ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: {ذَلِكَ وَمَنْ يُعَظِّمْ شَعَائِرَ اللهِ} [الحج: 32] اسْتِسْمَانُ الْهَدْيِ وَاسْتِحْسَانُهُ. قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ: وَسُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أِيُّ الرِّقَابِ أَفْضَلُ؟ فَقَالَ: " أَغْلَاهَا ثَمَنًا وَأَنْفَسُهَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِهَا "..
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Since sacrifices are merely blood by which nearness (to Allah) is sought, the best blood (i.e. a fine animal) is more beloved to me. Some of the exegetes hold that the words of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: 'That (is the command), and whoever honours the symbols of Allah' [Surah al-Hajj: 32] refer to making the sacrificial animal fat (well-fed) and fine."
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked which slave (to free) is best. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'The one that is highest in price and most precious (and cherished) to its owners.'"
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked which slave (to free) is best. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'The one that is highest in price and most precious (and cherished) to its owners.'"
أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ، أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ الْقَطَّانُ، ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عِيسَى، ثنا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، ثنا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي مُرَاوِحٍ الْغِفَارِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أِيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ: " إِيمَانٌ بِاللهِ، وَجِهَادٌ فِي سَبِيلِهِ ". قُلْتُ: أِيُّ الرِّقَابِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ: " أَغْلَاهَا ثَمَنًا، وَأَنْفَسُهَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِهَا ". قَالَ: قُلْتُ: فَإِنْ لَمْ أَفْعَلْ؟ قَالَ: " تُعِينُ صَانِعًا أَوْ تَصْنَعُ لِأَخْرَقَ ". قُلْتُ: فَإِنْ لَمْ أَفْعَلْ؟ قَالَ: " تَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنَ الشَّرِّ، فَإِنَّهَا صَدَقَةٌ تَصَّدَّقُ بِهَا عَلَى نَفْسِكَ ". رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُوسَى، وَأَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ مِنْ وَجْهٍ آخَرَ عَنْ هِشَامٍ.
Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): Which deed is best? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Faith in Allah and jihad in the path of Allah." I asked: Which slave (to free) is best? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one whose price is highest and who is most cherished by his owners." The narrator says: (I said:) What if I cannot do this? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Help a craftsman, or make something for one who is unskilled." I said: What if I cannot do this? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Keep people safe from your evil, for that is charity you give upon yourself."
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدَانَ، أنبأ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الصَّفَّارُ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَلَفِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، ثنا خَلَفٌ، ثنا بَقِيَّةُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ زُفَرَ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الْأَسْوَدِ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، قَالَ خَلَفٌ: وَسَمَّاهُ بَقِيَّةُ، قَالَ: كُنْتُ سَابِعَ سَبْعَةٍ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ فِي الْأُضْحِيَّةِ قَالَ: فَقَالَ يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِنَّ أَحَبَّ الضَّحَايَا إِلَى اللهِ أَغْلَاهَا وَأَسْمَنُهَا ".
Abu al-Aswad al-Ansari narrates from his father, and he from his grandfather (may Allah be pleased with him), and Baqiyyah named him: I was the seventh of seven with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The sacrifices most beloved to Allah are those whose price is highest and which are the fattest."
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّيْدَلَانِيُّ، ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ، ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، ثنا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا {ثَمَانِيَةَ أَزْوَاجٍ مِنَ الضَّأْنِ اثْنَيْنِ وَمَنَ الْمَعْزِ اثْنَيْنِ} [الأنعام: ١٤٣] قَالَ: الْأَزْوَاجُ الثَّمَانِيَةُ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ وَالْبَقَرِ وَالضَّأْنِ وَالْمَعْزِ عَلَى قَدْرِ الْمَيْسَرَةِ، فَمَا عَظُمَتْ فَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ.
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), concerning the verse: "Eight kinds: of sheep two (i.e. male and female) and of goats two (i.e. male and female)" [Surah al-An'am: 143], says: The eight kinds are the pairs, i.e. male and female, of camels, cattle, sheep and goats, according to what is easily available, and those that are bigger are better.
