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Sunan Ibn Majah 3154 (Book 26, Hadith 35) #32508
Sacrifice for Family and Neighbors

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) encouraged a man to sacrifice an animal for his family and neighbors, even if it was only a one-year-old sheep or lamb.

It was narrated that Abu Zaid Al-Ansari said: "The Messenger of Allah passed by one of the houses of the Ansar and noticed the smell of a cooking pot. He said: 'Who is this who has slaughtered?’ A man from among us came out and said: 'It is me, O Messenger of Allah, I slaughtered before the prayer so that I could feed my family and neighbors.’ He commanded him to repeat it. He said: 'No, by the One besides Whom there is none worthy of worship, I do not have anything but a one-year-old sheep or a lamb.’ He said: 'Sacrifice it, but a one-year-old sheep will not do for anyone after you.’"
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي زَيْدٍ، - قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَقَالَ غَيْرُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ بُجْدَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي زَيْدٍ، - ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى أَبُو مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ بُجْدَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي زَيْدٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، قَالَ مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ بِدَارٍ مِنْ دُورِ الأَنْصَارِ فَوَجَدَ رِيحَ قُتَارٍ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَنْ هَذَا الَّذِي ذَبَحَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا فَقَالَ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ذَبَحْتُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ لأُطْعِمَ أَهْلِي وَجِيرَانِي ‏.‏ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُعِيدَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لاَ وَاللَّهِ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ مَا عِنْدِي إِلاَّ جَذَعٌ أَوْ حَمَلٌ مِنَ الضَّأْنِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اذْبَحْهَا وَلَنْ تُجْزِئَ جَذَعَةٌ عَنْ أَحَدٍ بَعْدَكَ

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sacrifice  *  animal  *  family  *  neighbor

QUICK LESSONS:
Helping others with whatever resources you have available; sacrificing animals for your family and neighbors; being generous towards others regardless of how small your resources may be .
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith highlights the importance of sacrificing animals in order to provide food for one's family and neighbors. It is narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) passed by a house of the Ansar and noticed the smell of cooking coming from inside. When asked who had slaughtered an animal, a man from among them said it was him. He then asked if he had anything else to sacrifice besides what he already had prepared; when told that all he had was a one-year-old sheep or lamb, the Prophet commanded him to sacrifice it anyway as it would still be beneficial for those around him. This teaches us that we should always strive to help our families and neighbors in whatever way we can; even if all we have is something small like a one-year old sheep or lamb, we should still make use of it in order to benefit those around us.

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