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Sunan Abi Dawud 2791 (Book 16, Hadith 4) #23081
Sacrificing an Animal

SUMMARY: If someone has a sacrificial animal and intends to sacrifice it, they should not take any of their hair or nails until they have sacrificed the animal.

Narrated Umm Salamah: The Prophet as saying: If anyone has sacrificial animal and intends to sacrifice it, and he sights the new moon of Dhul-Hajjah, he must not take any of his hair and nails until he sacrifices Abu Dawud said: The name of 'Amr b. Muslim in the chain narrated by Malik and Muhammad b. 'Amr is disputed. Some say that it is 'Umar and the majority holds that it is 'Amr. Abu Dawud said: He is 'Amr b. Muslim b. Ukaimah al-Laithi al-Jundu'i.
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ اللَّيْثِيُّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ، تَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ ذِبْحٌ يَذْبَحُهُ فَإِذَا أَهَلَّ هِلاَلُ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ فَلاَ يَأْخُذَنَّ مِنْ شَعْرِهِ وَلاَ مِنْ أَظْفَارِهِ شَيْئًا حَتَّى يُضَحِّيَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ اخْتَلَفُوا عَلَى مَالِكٍ وَعَلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو فِي عَمْرِو بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ عُمَرُ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ قَالَ عَمْرٌو ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَهُوَ عَمْرُو بْنُ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ أُكَيْمَةَ اللَّيْثِيُّ الْجُنْدَعِيُّ

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sacrifice  *  animal  *  intention  *  dhabh  *  hayawan  *  niyyah

QUICK LESSONS:
Refrain from taking any hair or nails before sacrificing an animal

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about sacrificing an animal as an act of worship. It was narrated by Umm Salamah who reported that the Prophet said that if anyone has a sacrificial animal and intends to sacrifice it, they should not take any of their hair or nails until they have sacrificed the animal. This teaches us that when we are performing acts of worship such as sacrificing animals, we must be mindful and careful in our actions so that we can perform them properly and with sincerity. We must also remember to be patient in our worship and not rush into things without thinking them through first. Furthermore, this hadith reminds us to always keep our intentions pure when performing acts of worship so that we can reap the rewards from Allah SWT for our efforts.

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