Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 1477

Arabic hadith text

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَا فَرَعَ وَلَا عَتِيرَةَ» . قَالَ: وَالْفرع: أول نتاج كَانَ ينْتج لَهُمْ كَانُوا يَذْبَحُونَهُ لِطَوَاغِيتِهِمْ. وَالْعَتِيرَةُ: فِي رَجَبٍ

Translation

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

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet said: “There is no fara or atira.”

He explained: Fara refers to the first offspring born to them; they used to slaughter it for their idols. Atira is in Rajab.

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • The source transliterates the two named practices here; the English witness adds historical explanations that are not present in this Arabic block.

  • وَالْعَتِيرَةُ: فِي رَجَبٍ

    The English witness appends an extended historical note and source attribution not present in this Arabic text.

    Should the extra witness material be linked separately rather than treated as part of this translation?