Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 3138

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْخَيْرِ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَعْطَاهُ غَنَمًا فَقَسَمَهَا عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ ضَحَايَا فَبَقِيَ عَتُودٌ فَذَكَرَهُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ ضَحِّ بِهِ أَنْتَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Muḥammad ibn Rumḥ informed us: al-Layth ibn Saʿd informed us, from Yazīd ibn Abī Ḥabīb, from Abū al-Khayr, from ʿUqbah ibn ʿĀmir al-Juhanī, that the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him sheep to distribute among his Companions for their sacrifices. One young goat remained, so he mentioned it to the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him), who said, “Offer it as a sacrifice yourself.”