Source: Urdu Explanation of ‘Umdat al-Aḥkām from the Sayings of the Best of Mankind — Translation: Ḥāfiẓ Faizullah Nāṣir
Narrated by Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him):
"The Prophet of Allah ﷺ saw a man walking with a sacrificial camel. He said, 'Ride it.' The man replied, 'It is a sacrificial animal.' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Ride it.' I then saw him riding it and walking alongside the Prophet ﷺ."
In another narration, it is mentioned: The Prophet ﷺ said the second or third time, "Ride it — woe to you!" or he said, "May Allah have mercy on you."
بَدَنَة – Refers to camels and cattle designated for sacrifice.
Some scholars, interpreting this ḥadīth literally, have considered it obligatory to ride the sacrificial animal — particularly the camel. However, the majority of scholars interpret this as being for a worldly benefit or need, and not as a binding command. Their reasoning is that the Prophet ﷺ himself did not ride his sacrificial camel, nor did he command others generally to do so.
[Sharḥ ʿUmdat al-Aḥkām by Ibn Daqīq al-ʿĪd: 3/63]
References:
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Book of Ḥajj, Chapter: Tagging of Animals – Ḥadīth: 1706
Book of Wills, Chapter: May the Donor Benefit from His Donation – Ḥadīth: 2700
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Book of Ḥajj, Chapter: Permissibility of Riding a Sacrificial Camel – Ḥadīth: 1332
✦ Third Ḥadīth:
Narrated by Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him):
"The Prophet of Allah ﷺ saw a man walking with a sacrificial camel. He said, 'Ride it.' The man replied, 'It is a sacrificial animal.' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Ride it.' I then saw him riding it and walking alongside the Prophet ﷺ."
In another narration, it is mentioned: The Prophet ﷺ said the second or third time, "Ride it — woe to you!" or he said, "May Allah have mercy on you."
✦ Explanation of Vocabulary:
بَدَنَة – Refers to camels and cattle designated for sacrifice.
✦ Explanation of the Ḥadīth:
Some scholars, interpreting this ḥadīth literally, have considered it obligatory to ride the sacrificial animal — particularly the camel. However, the majority of scholars interpret this as being for a worldly benefit or need, and not as a binding command. Their reasoning is that the Prophet ﷺ himself did not ride his sacrificial camel, nor did he command others generally to do so.
[Sharḥ ʿUmdat al-Aḥkām by Ibn Daqīq al-ʿĪd: 3/63]
References:
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Book of Ḥajj, Chapter: Tagging of Animals – Ḥadīth: 1706
Book of Wills, Chapter: May the Donor Benefit from His Donation – Ḥadīth: 2700
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Book of Ḥajj, Chapter: Permissibility of Riding a Sacrificial Camel – Ḥadīth: 1332
