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nasai-kubra:4492Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Yazīd / Ibn Zurayʿ > Saʿīd > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

the Prophet sacrificed two Amlah horned rams, putting his foot on their sides and slaughtering them pronouncing the name of Allah, and saying: Allahu Akbar."" (Sahih ) (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4418)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٤٤٩٢أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زُرَيْعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ أَنَّ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ حَدَّثَهُمْ

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ «ضَحَّى بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ يَطَأُ عَلَى صِفَاحِهِمَا وَيَذْبَحُهُمَا وَيُسَمِّي وَيُكَبِّرُ»  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Nasāʾī, Abū Dāwūd, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Nasāʾī's Kubrá
bukhari:5558Ādam b. Abū Iyās > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas

The Prophet ﷺ slaughtered two rams, black and white in color (as sacrifices), and I saw him putting his foot on their sides and mentioning Allah's Name and Takbir (Allahu Akbar). Then he slaughtered them with his own hands.  

البخاري:٥٥٥٨حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ بْنُ أَبِي إِيَاسٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

ضَحَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ فَرَأَيْتُهُ وَاضِعًا قَدَمَهُ عَلَى صِفَاحِهِمَا يُسَمِّي وَيُكَبِّرُ فَذَبَحَهُمَا بِيَدِهِ  

bukhari:5564Ḥajjāj b. Minhāl > Hammām > Qatādah > Anas

The Prophet ﷺ used to offer as sacrifices, two horned rams, black and white in color, and used to put his foot on their sides and slaughter them with his own hands.  

البخاري:٥٥٦٤حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسٌ ؓ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُضَحِّي بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ وَوَضَعَ رِجْلَهُ عَلَى صَفْحَتِهِمَا وَيَذْبَحُهُمَا بِيَدِهِ  

bukhari:5565Qutaybah > Abū ʿAwānah > Qatādah > Anas

The Prophet ﷺ offered as sacrifices, two horned rams, black and white in color. He slaughtered them with his own hands and mentioned Allah's Name over them and said Takbir and put his foot on their sides.  

البخاري:٥٥٦٥حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

ضَحَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ ذَبَحَهُمَا بِيَدِهِ وَسَمَّى وَكَبَّرَ وَوَضَعَ رِجْلَهُ عَلَى صِفَاحِهِمَا  

muslim:1966aQutaybah b. Saʿīd > Abū ʿAwānah > Qatādah > Anas

Anas reported that Messenger of Allah ﷺ sacrificed with his own hands two horned rams which were white with black markings reciting the name of Allah and glorifying Him (saying Allah-o-Akbar). He placed his foot on their sides (while sacrificing).  

مسلم:١٩٦٦aحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

ضَحَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ ذَبَحَهُمَا بِيَدِهِ وَسَمَّى وَكَبَّرَ وَوَضَعَ رِجْلَهُ عَلَى صِفَاحِهِمَا  

muslim:1966bYaḥyá b. Yaḥyá > Wakīʿ > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas

I saw him sacrificing them with his own hand and saw him placing his foot on their sides, and recited the name of Allah and Glorified Him.  

مسلم:١٩٦٦bحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

ضَحَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ قَالَ وَرَأَيْتُهُ يَذْبَحُهُمَا بِيَدِهِ وَرَأَيْتُهُ وَاضِعًا قَدَمَهُ عَلَى صِفَاحِهِمَا قَالَ وَسَمَّى وَكَبَّرَ  

nasai:4387Qutaybah > Abū ʿAwānah > Qatādah > Anas

"The Prophet sacrificed two horned, Amlah rams, slaughtering them with his own hand, pronouncing the name of Allah, and saying: 'Allahu Akbar, and placing his foot on their sides."  

النسائي:٤٣٨٧أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

ضَحَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ ذَبَحَهُمَا بِيَدِهِ وَسَمَّى وَكَبَّرَ وَوَضَعَ رِجْلَهُ عَلَى صِفَاحِهِمَا  

nasai:4416Aḥmad b. Nāṣiḥ > Hushaym > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

"The Messenger of Allah used to sacrifice two pronounce the name of Allah and say: 'Allah Akabar,' and I saw him slaughtering them with his own hand, and placing his foot on their sides "(Sahih )  

النسائي:٤٤١٦أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ نَاصِحٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُضَحِّي بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ وَكَانَ يُسَمِّي وَيُكَبِّرُ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ يَذْبَحُهُمَا بِيَدِهِ وَاضِعًا رِجْلَهُ عَلَى صِفَاحِهِمَا  

nasai:4417al-Qāsim b. Zakariyyā b. Dīnār > Muṣʿab b. al-Miqdām > al-Ḥasan / Ibn Ṣāliḥ > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas

"I saw him: - meaning the Prophet - "slaughtering them with his own hand, and placing his foot on their sides, pronouncing the name of Allah and saying: 'Allah Akbar,' (sacrificing) two horned, Amlah rams." (Sahih )  

النسائي:٤٤١٧أَخْبَرَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ دِينَارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُصْعَبُ بْنُ الْمِقْدَامِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ صَالِحٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَذْبَحُهُمَا بِيَدِهِ وَاضِعًا عَلَى صِفَاحِهِمَا قَدَمَهُ يُسَمِّي وَيُكَبِّرُ كَبْشَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ  

nasai:4418Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Yazīd / Ibn Zurayʿ > Saʿīd > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

the Prophet sacrificed two Amlah horned rams, putting his foot on their sides and slaughtering them pronouncing the name of Allah, and saying: Allahu Akbar."" (Sahih )  

النسائي:٤٤١٨أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زُرَيْعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ أَنَّ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ حَدَّثَهُمْ

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ ضَحَّى بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ يَطَؤُ عَلَى صِفَاحِهِمَا وَيَذْبَحُهُمَا وَيُسَمِّي وَيُكَبِّرُ  

abudawud:2794Muslim b. Ibrāhīm > Hishām > Qatādah > Anas

The Prophet ﷺ sacrificed two horned rams which were white with black markings, slaughtered, and uttered: "Allah is Most Great." and mentioned Allah's name and placed his foot on their sides.  

أبو داود:٢٧٩٤حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ضَحَّى بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ يَذْبَحُ وَيُكَبِّرُ وَيُسَمِّي وَيَضَعُ رِجْلَهُ عَلَى صَفْحَتِهِمَا  

ibnmajah:3120[Chain 1] Naṣr b. ʿAlī al-Jahḍamī from my father [Chain 2] Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sacrifice two horned, black-and-white rams and he would say the Name of Allah and pronounce His greatness. I saw him slaughtering them with his own hand, putting his foot on their sides.”  

ابن ماجة:٣١٢٠حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُضَحِّي بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ وَيُسَمِّي وَيُكَبِّرُ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ يَذْبَحُ بِيَدِهِ وَاضِعًا قَدَمَهُ عَلَى صِفَاحِهِمَا  

ahmad:12968Ismāʿīl > Saʿīd > Qatādah > Anas

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sacrifice two lambs with horns. He would step on their flanks, slaughter them with his own hand, and pronounce the name of Allah and exalt Him.  

أحمد:١٢٩٦٨حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُضَحِّي بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ يَطَأُ عَلَى صِفَاحِهِمَا وَيَذْبَحُهُمَا بِيَدِهِ وَيُسَمِّي وَيُكَبِّرُ  

ahmad:13714ʿAffān And Bahz > Hammām > Qatādah > Anas

The Prophet ﷺ used to offer as sacrifices, two horned rams, black and white in color, and used to put his foot on their sides and slaughter them with his own hands. (Using translation from Bukhārī 5564)  

أحمد:١٣٧١٤حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ وَبَهْزٌ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُضَحِّي بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ يَضَعُ رِجْلَهُ عَلَى صَفْحَتَيْهِمَا وَيَذْبَحُهُمَا بِيَدِهِ وَيُسَمِّي وَيُكَبِّرُ  

ahmad:13202ʿAbd al-Ṣamad > Hishām > Qatādah > Anas

The Prophet ﷺ offered as sacrifices, two horned rams, black and white in color. He slaughtered them with his own hands and mentioned Allah's Name over them and said Takbir and put his foot on their sides. (Using translation from Bukhārī 5565)  

أحمد:١٣٢٠٢حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُضَحِّي بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ يَذْبَحُهُمَا بِيَدِهِ وَيَضَعُ رِجْلَهُ عَلَى صِفَاحِهِمَا وَيُسَمِّي وَيُكَبِّرُ  

ahmad:13234ʿAbd al-Malik > Hishām > Qatādah > Anas

Anas reported that Messenger of Allah ﷺ sacrificed with his own hands two horned rams which were white with black markings reciting the name of Allah and glorifying Him (saying Allah-o-Akbar). He placed his foot on their sides (while sacrificing). (Using translation from Muslim 1966a)  

أحمد:١٣٢٣٤حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ضَحَّى بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِذَبَحَهُمَا بِيَدِهِ وَسَمَّى وَكَبَّرَ وَوَضَعَ رِجْلَهُ عَلَى صِفَاحِهِمَا  

ahmad:12736Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Saʿīd > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sacrifice two salted rams with horns, he would slaughter them with his own hand, step on their necks and pronounce the name of Allah.  

أحمد:١٢٧٣٦حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُضَحِّي بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ يَذْبَحُهُمَا بِيَدِهِ وَيَطَأُ عَلَى صِفَاحِهِمَا وَيُسَمِّي اللهَ  

ahmad:11960Hushaym > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

"The Messenger of Allah used to sacrifice two pronounce the name of Allah and say: 'Allah Akabar,' and I saw him slaughtering them with his own hand, and placing his foot on their sides "(Sahih ) (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4416)  

أحمد:١١٩٦٠حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُضَحِّي بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ وَكَانَ يُسَمِّي وَيُكَبِّرُ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ يَذْبَحُهُمَا بِيَدِهِ وَاضِعًا عَلَى صِفَاحِهِمَا قَدَمَهُ  

ahmad:12147Yaḥyá > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sacrifice two horned, black-and-white rams and he would say the Name of Allah and pronounce His greatness. I saw him slaughtering them with his own hand, putting his foot on their sides.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3120)   

أحمد:١٢١٤٧حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ شُعْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ضَحَّى بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ يَذْبَحُهُمَا بِيَدِهِ وَاضِعًا عَلَى صِفَاحِهِمَا قَدَمَهُ وَيُسَمِّي وَيُكَبِّرُ  

nasai-kubra:4461Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > Abū ʿAwānah > Qatādah > Anas

The Prophet ﷺ offered as sacrifices, two horned rams, black and white in color. He slaughtered them with his own hands and mentioned Allah's Name over them and said Takbir and put his foot on their sides. (Using translation from Bukhārī 5565)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٤٤٦١أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

«ضَحَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِكَبْشَيْنِ أَمْلَحَيْنِ أَقْرَنَيْنِ ذَبَحَهُمَا بِيَدِهِ وَسَمَّى وَكَبَّرَ وَوَضَعَ رِجْلَهُ عَلَى صِفَاحِهِمَا»