Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1495
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْمُحَارِبِيُّ الْكُوفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسْنَاءِ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ حَنَشٍ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُضَحِّي بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَحَدُهُمَا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَالآخَرُ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ فَقَالَ أَمَرَنِي بِهِ يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم - فَلاَ أَدَعُهُ أَبَدًا . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ شَرِيكٍ . وَقَدْ رَخَّصَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَنْ يُضَحَّى عَنِ الْمَيِّتِ وَلَمْ يَرَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَنْ يُضَحَّى عَنْهُ . وَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ أَنْ يُتَصَدَّقَ عَنْهُ وَلاَ يُضَحَّى عَنْهُ وَإِنْ ضَحَّى فَلاَ يَأْكُلْ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا وَيَتَصَدَّقْ بِهَا كُلِّهَا . قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمَدِينِيِّ وَقَدْ رَوَاهُ غَيْرُ شَرِيكٍ . قُلْتُ لَهُ أَبُو الْحَسْنَاءِ مَا اسْمُهُ فَلَمْ يَعْرِفْهُ . قَالَ مُسْلِمٌ اسْمُهُ الْحَسَنُ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Hanash narrated: Ali used to sacrifice two rams, one on behalf of the Prophet and the other on his own behalf. When he was asked about it, he said: He commanded me to do so, meaning the Prophet, and I will never abandon it. Abu Isa said: This hadith is gharib; we know it only through the narration of Sharik. Some of the people of knowledge allowed offering a sacrifice on behalf of the deceased, while others did not. Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak said: I prefer that charity be given on his behalf rather than a sacrifice being offered for him. If someone does offer a sacrifice, he should not eat any of it and should give it all in charity. Muhammad said: Ali ibn al-Madini said that others besides Sharik also transmitted it. I asked him, What is Abu al-Hasnas name? He did not know. Muslim said: His name is al-Hasan.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The hadith wording attributes the sacrifice for the Prophet to an instruction from him. The compiler separately notes differing views about sacrifice for the deceased.
وَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ أَنْ يُتَصَدَّقَ عَنْهُ وَلاَ يُضَحَّى عَنْهُ وَإِنْ ضَحَّى فَلاَ يَأْكُلْ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا وَيَتَصَدَّقْ بِهَا كُلِّهَا .
Ibn al-Mubarak expresses a preference for charity, while allowing that a sacrifice may be made and then distributed entirely.
Does the wording preserve his preference and the separate instruction for distributing all the meat?