61. Sacrificial Animals
٦١۔ كِتَابُ الضَّحَايَا
I asked the Prophet, "What is the best deed?" He replied, "To believe in Allah and to fight for His Cause." I then asked, "What is the best kind of manumission (of slaves)?" He replied, "The manumission of the most expensive slave and the most beloved by his master." I said, "If I cannot afford to do that?" He said, "Help the weak or do good for a person who cannot work for himself." I said, "If I cannot do that?" He said, "Refrain from harming others for this will be regarded as a charitable deed for your own good." (Using translation from Bukhārī 2518)
سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أِيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ إِيمَانٌ بِاللهِ وَجِهَادٌ فِي سَبِيلِهِ قُلْتُ أِيُّ الرِّقَابِ أَفْضَلُ؟ قَالَ أَغْلَاهَا ثَمَنًا وَأَنْفَسُهَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِهَا قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ لَمْ أَفْعَلْ؟ قَالَ تُعِينُ صَانِعًا أَوْ تَصْنَعُ لِأَخْرَقَ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ لَمْ أَفْعَلْ؟ قَالَ تَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنَ الشَّرِّ فَإِنَّهَا صَدَقَةٌ تَصَّدَّقُ بِهَا عَلَى نَفْسِكَ
[Machine] I was one of seven with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he mentioned the topic of sacrifices. Then the Prophet ﷺ said, "Verily, the most beloved of sacrifices to Allah are the largest and fattest ones."
كُنْتُ سَابِعَ سَبْعَةٍ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ فِي الْأُضْحِيَّةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ إِنَّ أَحَبَّ الضَّحَايَا إِلَى اللهِ أَغْلَاهَا وَأَسْمَنُهَا
[Machine] "And honor and power are in accordance with capability, so what is great is the best."
وَالْمَعْزِ عَلَى قَدْرِ الْمَيْسَرَةِ فَمَا عَظُمَتْ فَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ