Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1505

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

Yahya ibn Musa narrated to me: Abu Bakr al-Hanafi narrated to us: al-Dahhak ibn Uthman narrated to us: Ammarah ibn Abdullah said: I heard Ata ibn Yasar say: I asked Abu Ayyub al-Ansari how sacrifices were made in the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said: “A man would sacrifice one sheep on behalf of himself and his household. They would eat from it and feed others, until people began vying with one another; then it became as you see today.” Abu Isa said: This hadith is hasan sahih. Ammarah ibn Abdullah was a Medinan, and Malik ibn Anas narrated from him. Some people of knowledge follow this view; it was also the view of Ahmad and Ishaq, who cited the Prophet (ﷺ) sacrificing a ram and saying, “This is on behalf of whoever among my community has not offered a sacrifice.” Some people of knowledge said that a sheep suffices for only one person. This was the view of Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak and others among the people of knowledge.