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ahmad:23877 – Zakariyyā b. ʿAdī > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAmr > ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad b. ʿAqīl > Saʾalt ʿAlī b. Ḥusayn

[Machine] Abu Rafa'i, the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , told me that when Hassan ibn Ali the Elder was born, his mother Fatimah wanted to sacrifice two sheep. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not sacrifice on his behalf, but shave his head and give charity of the weight of his hair in gold to the cause of Allah." After that, Hussein was born and she did the same for him.  

أحمد:٢٣٨٧٧ – حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ عَدِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ حُسَيْنٍ قَالَ

أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو رَافِعٍ مَوْلىَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّ حَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ الْأَكْبَرَ حِينَ وُلِدَ أَرَادَتْ أُمُّهُ فَاطِمَةُ أَنْ تَعُقَّ بِكَبْشَيْنِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَعُقِّي عَنْهُ وَلَكِنِ احْلِقِي شَعْرَ رَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ تَصَدَّقِي بِوَزْنِ رَأْسِهِ مِنَ الْوَرِقِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ ثُمَّ وُلِدَ حُسَيْنٌ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَصَنَعَتْ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ  

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ahmad:27196 – Zakariyyā b. ʿAdī > ʿUbaydullāh / Ibn ʿAmr > ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad b. ʿAqīl > Fasaʾalt ʿAlī b. al-Ḥusayn

[Machine] Narrated to me Abu Rafi', the servant of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , that when Hasan ibn Ali was born, his mother Fatimah wanted to offer a sacrifice for him with two sheep. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not sacrifice for him, instead shave his head and give its weight in silver in charity for the sake of Allah." Then, after that, Husain was born and she did the same for him.  

أحمد:٢٧١٩٦ – حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ عَدِيٍّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللهِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَمْرٍو عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ قَالَ فَسَأَلْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ

فَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ لَمَّا وُلِدَ أَرَادَتْ أُمُّهُ فَاطِمَةُ أَنْ تَعُقَّ عَنْهُ بِكَبْشَيْنِ فَقَالَ لَا تَعُقِّي عَنْهُ وَلَكِنْ احْلِقِي شَعْرَ رَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ تَصَدَّقِي بِوَزْنِهِ مِنَ الْوَرِقِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ ثُمَّ وُلِدَ حُسَيْنٌ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَصَنَعَتْ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ  

tabarani:918 – ʿAbdān b. Aḥmad And Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh b. Rustah al-Aṣbahānī > Saʿīd b. Abū al-Rabīʿ al-Sammān > Saʿīd b. Salamah b. Abū al-Ḥusām > ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad b. ʿAqīl > ʿAlī b. al-Ḥusayn > Abū Rāfiʿ > al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī Ḥīn Waladath Fāṭimah Arādat > Taʿuq

[Machine] It was narrated that a woman came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "I made a vow to sacrifice a great sheep for the sake of Allah, but now I am unable to fulfill it." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not sacrifice anything, but instead, shave the hair of his head and give its weight in silver in charity for the sake of Allah, to be distributed among the poor." Then the woman gave birth to Imam Hussain bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) the following year, and she did as the Prophet ﷺ instructed with him.  

الطبراني:٩١٨ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ رُسْتَةَ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ قَالَا ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي الرَّبِيعِ السَّمَّانُ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ أَبِي الْحُسَامٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ أَنَّ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ ؓ حِينَ وَلَدَتْهُ فَاطِمَةُ أَرَادَتْ

أَنْ تَعُقَّ عَنْهُ بِكَبْشٍ عَظِيمٍ فَأَتَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «لَا تَعُقِّي عَنْهُ بِشَيْءٍ وَلَكِنِ احْلِقِي شَعْرَ رَأْسَهِ ثُمَّ تَصَدَّقِي بِوَزْنِهِ مِنَ الْوَرِقِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ ﷻ عَلَى الْأَوْفَاضِ» ثُمَّ وَلَدَتِ الْحُسَيْنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ ؓ مِنَ الْعَامِ الْمُقْبِلِ فَصَنَعَتْ بِهِ كَذَلِكَ  

tabarani:2577 – ʿAbdān b. Aḥmad > Saʿīd b. Abū al-Rabīʿ al-Sammān > Saʿīd b. Salamah b. Abū al-Ḥusām > ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad b. ʿAqīl > ʿAlī b. al-Ḥusayn > Abū Rāfiʿ > al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī Ḥīn And Ladath Fāṭimah Arādat > Taʿuq

[Machine] “To redeem yourself from it, sacrifice a great ram, then come to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said, 'Do not redeem yourself from it with anything, but shave his hair, then donate an amount equivalent to its weight in gold in the way of Allah or upon the poor.' Then Lady Fatima gave birth to Al-Hussein ﷺ in the following year and did the same with him.”  

الطبراني:٢٥٧٧ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي الرَّبِيعِ السَّمَّانُ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ أَبِي الْحُسَامِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ أَنَّ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ ؓ حِينَ وَلَدَتْهُ فَاطِمَةُ ؓ أَرَادَتْ

أَنْ تَعُقَّ عَنْهُ بِكَبْشٍ عَظِيمٍ فَأَتَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «لَا تَعُقِّي عَنْهُ بِشَيْءٍ وَلَكِنِ احْلِقِي شَعَرَ رَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ تَصَدَّقِي بِوَزْنِهِ مِنَ الْوَرِقِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَوْ عَلَى الْأَوْفَاضِ» «ثُمَّ وَلَدَتِ الْحُسَيْنَ ؓ مِنَ الْعَامِ الْمُقْبِلِ فَصَنَعَتْ بِهِ كَذَلِكَ»