A Research-Based Review of Authentic Hadiths Regarding the Virtues of Sacrifice
Source: Aḥkām wa Masāʾil – Qurbānī aur ʿAqīqah ke Masāʾil, Volume 1, Page 432
There is no authentic ḥadīth regarding the virtues of sacrifice, nor any authentic proof that specifies a particular reward for it. Yet, authors of books on sacrifice have written extensively, and scholars emphasize these narrations strongly from the pulpit and miḥrāb. Why is this so?
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, ammā baʿd!
It is entirely correct that among the marfūʿ narrations reported concerning the virtues of sacrifice (uḍḥiyah), not a single one is authentic.
That is, all the aḥādīth cited to describe the great reward of sacrifice, upon research, do not reach the level of authenticity in their chains of transmission.
Despite this, the compilers of various works on sacrifice have included these narrations in their books, and scholars also mention them forcefully in sermons and on the pulpit. However, the fundamental principle is that unless a narration attains the status of authenticity, it is not correct to present it as evidence.
ھٰذَا مَا عِنْدِي وَاللّٰهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَابِ
Source: Aḥkām wa Masāʾil – Qurbānī aur ʿAqīqah ke Masāʾil, Volume 1, Page 432
❖ Question
There is no authentic ḥadīth regarding the virtues of sacrifice, nor any authentic proof that specifies a particular reward for it. Yet, authors of books on sacrifice have written extensively, and scholars emphasize these narrations strongly from the pulpit and miḥrāb. Why is this so?
❖ Answer
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, ammā baʿd!
It is entirely correct that among the marfūʿ narrations reported concerning the virtues of sacrifice (uḍḥiyah), not a single one is authentic.
That is, all the aḥādīth cited to describe the great reward of sacrifice, upon research, do not reach the level of authenticity in their chains of transmission.
Despite this, the compilers of various works on sacrifice have included these narrations in their books, and scholars also mention them forcefully in sermons and on the pulpit. However, the fundamental principle is that unless a narration attains the status of authenticity, it is not correct to present it as evidence.
ھٰذَا مَا عِنْدِي وَاللّٰهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَابِ
