Muwatta Malik: Book 23, Hadith 1 Yahya related to me from Malik from Amr ibn al-Harith from Ubayd ibn Fayruz from al-Bara ibn Azib that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was asked what animals should be avoided as sacrifices. He indicated with his hand and said, “Four.” Al-Bara […]
Muwatta Malik is one of the earliest and most respected collections of hadith and Islamic jurisprudence, compiled by Imam Malik ibn Anas. It combines the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) with the practices of the people of Madinah, serving as a foundational text for Maliki fiqh and Islamic legal tradition.
Book 23, Sacrificial Animals, discusses the conditions and rulings on animals used for sacrifice.
Muwatta Malik: Book 23, Hadith 2 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar would guard against animals and camels which were young or had physical defects as sacrifices. Malik said, “That is what I like best of what I have heard .” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 23, Hadith 3 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that one time Abdullah ibn Umar wanted to sacrifice an animal at Madina. Nafi said, “He told me to buy him an excellent horned ram, then to sacrifice it on the Day of Sacrifice in the place where the people prayed.” […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 23, Hadith 4 ahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Bushayr ibn Yasar that Abu Burda ibn Niyar sacrificed an animal before the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sacrificed on the Day of Sacrifice. He asserted that the Messenger of Allah, may […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 23, Hadith 5 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Abbad ibn Tamin that one time Uwaymir ibn Ashqar sacrificed his animal before the prayer on the morning of the Day of Sacrifice, and he mentioned that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 23, Hadith 6 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu’z-Zubayr al-Makki from Jabir ibn Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade that the meat from sacrificial animals be eaten after three days. Then later he said, “Eat, give sadaqa, provide for yourselves and […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 23, Hadith 7 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr that Abdullah ibn Waqid said, “The Messengerof Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade eating the meat from sacrificial animals after three days.” Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr said, “I mentioned that to Amra bint Abd […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 23, Hadith 8 Yahya related to me from Malik from Rabia ibn Abi Abd ar-Rahman that Abu Said alKhudri returned from a journey and his family gave him some meat. He asked whether it was meat from the sacrifice. They replied that it was. Abu Said said, “Didn’t the Messenger of Allah, […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 23, Hadith 9 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu’z-Zubayr al-Makki that Jabir ibn Abdullah said, “We sacrificed with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in the year of Hudaybiya, a camel between seven people, and a cow between seven people.” حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 23, Hadith 10 Yahya related to me from Malik from Umara ibn Yasar that Ata ibn Yasar told him that Abu Ayyub al-Ansari had told him, “We used to sacrifice one sheep, and a man sacrificed for himself and his family. Then later on people began to compete with each other and […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 23, Hadith 11 Yahya related to me from Malik that Ibn Shihab said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, only sacrificed one camel or one cow for himself and his family.” Malik said, “I do not know which of them Ibn Shihab said.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 23, Hadith 12 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar said, “The sacrifice can be done up to two days after the Day of Sacrifice.” Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard the same from Ali ibn Abi Talib. وَحَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ […]