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Sunan Abi Dawud 2792 (Book 16, Hadith 5) #23082
Sacrificing a Horned Ram

SUMMARY: The Prophet (Saws) sacrificed a horned ram and prayed to Allah for acceptance of the sacrifice.

Narrated 'Aishah: The Prophet (Saws) ordered a horned ram with black legs, black belly and black round the eyes, and it was brought from him to sacrifice. He said: 'Aishah, get the knife then he said: Sharpen it with a stone. So I did. He took it, then take the ram he placed it on the ground and slaughtered it. He then said: In the name of Allah. O Allah, accept it for Muhammad, Muhammad's family and Muhammad's people. Then he sacrificed it.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي حَيْوَةُ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو صَخْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ قُسَيْطٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَمَرَ بِكَبْشٍ أَقْرَنَ يَطَأُ فِي سَوَادٍ وَيَنْظُرُ فِي سَوَادٍ وَيَبْرُكُ فِي سَوَادٍ فَأُتِيَ بِهِ فَضَحَّى بِهِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ يَا عَائِشَةُ هَلُمِّي الْمُدْيَةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ اشْحَذِيهَا بِحَجَرٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَفَعَلَتْ فَأَخَذَهَا وَأَخَذَ الْكَبْشَ فَأَضْجَعَهُ وَذَبَحَهُ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ اللَّهُمَّ تَقَبَّلْ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَمِنْ أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ ضَحَّى بِهِ

TOPICS
sacrifice  *  ram  *  prayer  *  acceptance  *  almuharraq  *  dhabh  *  duaaa  *  inaaam  *  inaam

QUICK LESSONS:
Pray before undertaking any task or activity in our lives . Be thankful for all that we have been blessed with by Him . Ask Him for His acceptance in whatever we do . Remember those who are less fortunate than us when sacrificing an animal or offering something as charity or donation .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's practice of sacrificing a horned ram with black legs, black belly and black round the eyes. He asked his wife Aishah to sharpen a knife with a stone before he slaughtered it. He then said "In the name of Allah. O Allah, accept it for Muhammad, Muhammad's family and Muhammad's people." This hadith teaches us that we should always remember to pray to Allah before doing any task or activity in our lives. We should also be thankful for all that we have been blessed with by Him and ask Him for His acceptance in whatever we do. It also teaches us that when sacrificing an animal or offering something as charity or donation, we should always remember those who are less fortunate than us and ask God to accept it on their behalf too.

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