Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1462
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنْ حَنَشٍ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يُضَحِّي بِكَبْشَيْنِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: مَا هَذَا؟ فَقَالَ: (إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَوْصَانِي أَنْ أُضَحِّيَ عَنْهُ فَأَنَا أُضَحِّي عَنْهُ. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَرَوَى التِّرْمِذِيُّ نَحْوَهُ
Translation
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Hanash said: I saw Ali, may God be pleased with him, offering two rams as sacrifice. I asked him, “What is this?” He replied, “The Messenger of God instructed me to offer a sacrifice on his behalf, so I am offering it on his behalf.”
Abu Dawud transmitted it, and al-Tirmidhi transmitted a similar report.