Hadith 1495

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْمُحَارِبِيُّ الْكُوفِيُّ , حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ , عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسْنَاءِ، عَنْ الْحَكَمِ , عَنْ حَنَشٍ , عَنْ عَلِيٍّ " أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُضَحِّي بِكَبْشَيْنِ , أَحَدُهُمَا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , وَالْآخَرُ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ " , فَقِيلَ لَهُ : فَقَالَ : أَمَرَنِي بِهِ يَعْنِي : النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَا أَدَعُهُ أَبَدًا , قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لَا نَعْرِفُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ حَدِيثِ شَرِيكٍ , وَقَدْ رَخَّصَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَنْ يُضَحَّى عَنِ الْمَيِّتِ , وَلَمْ يَرَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَنْ يُضَحَّى عَنْهُ , وقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ : " أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ أَنْ يُتَصَدَّقَ عَنْهُ , وَلَا يُضَحَّى عَنْهُ , وَإِنْ ضَحَّى , فَلَا يَأْكُلُ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا , وَيَتَصَدَّقُ بِهَا كُلِّهَا " , قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ , قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمَدِينِيِّ , وَقَدْ رَوَاهُ غَيْرُ شَرِيكٍ , قُلْتُ لَهُ : أَبُو الْحَسْنَاءِ مَا اسْمُهُ , فَلَمْ يَعْرِفْهُ , قَالَ مُسْلِمٌ اسْمُهُ : الْحَسَنُ .
´Narrated Hanash:` That 'Ali used to slaughter two male sheep, one for the Prophet (ﷺ) and the other for himself. When this was mentioned to him, he said: "He ordered me to" - meaning the Prophet (ﷺ) - "So I will never leave it."
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب الأضاحى عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 1495
Hadith Grading الألبانی: **  |  زبیر علی زئی: (1495) إسناده ضعيف / د 2790 (ح 1496، يأتي ص 317)
Hadith Takhrij «سنن ابی داود/ الأضاحي 2 (2790) ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 10082) (ضعیف) (سند میں ’’ شریک ‘‘ حافظے کے کمزور ہیں، اور ابو الحسنائ ‘‘ مجہول، نیز ’’ حنش ‘‘ کے بارے میں بھی سخت اختلاف ہے)»
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
Based on this weak hadith, and the supplication of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam at the time of sacrifice: "Allahumma taqabbal min Muhammad wa aali Muhammad wa min ummati Muhammad" (O Allah, accept from Muhammad, and the family of Muhammad, and from the Ummah of Muhammad), some scholars argue that it is permissible to offer a sacrifice on behalf of the deceased. Then, there is a difference of opinion regarding whether it is better to offer a sacrifice or to give charity on behalf of the deceased. According to the Hanbalis and most jurists, sacrifice is superior, while some jurists say that giving the price as charity is more virtuous.

The correct view is that sacrifice, in reality, like other acts of worship (fasting and prayer), is an act of worship for the living. There is no solid evidence for the exception of sacrifice. The hadith of Ali radi Allahu anhu is extremely weak, and the inference from the supplication of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam at the time of sacrifice is a forced inference, similar to how innovators use the supplication at the graveyard to justify calling upon other than Allah. Moreover, some wordings of this narration are also as follows: "amman lam yudhhi ammati" (i.e., from my Ummah, those who could not offer a sacrifice), and its clear meaning is: "From my Ummah, whoever among the living was not able to offer a sacrifice due to lack of means, accept this sacrifice on his behalf." Furthermore, there has been no established practice in the Ummah of offering sacrifice on behalf of the deceased.

(And Allah knows best what is correct)

Note:
(In the chain, "Sharik" is weak in memory, and "Abu al-Hasna'" is unknown, and there is also severe disagreement regarding "Hansh".)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1495