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tabarani:3919ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > al-Qaʿnabī > Mālik > ʿUmārah b. Ṣayyād > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yasār > Abū Ayyūb al-Anṣārī

[Machine] Al-Qa'nabi narrated from Malik, from 'Umarah ibn Sayyad, that 'Ata' ibn Yasar informed him that Abu Ayyub al-Ansari told him, "We used to sacrifice a single sheep, which a man would slaughter on behalf of himself and his family. Then people started to boast about it, and it became a form of showing off."  

الطبراني:٣٩١٩حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ

ثنا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ صَيَّادٍ أَنَّ عَطَاءَ بْنَ يَسَارٍ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ «كُنَّا نُضَحِّي بِالشَّاةِ الْوَاحِدَةِ يَذْبَحُهَا الرَّجُلُ عَنْهُ وَعَنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ ثُمَّ تَبَاهَى النَّاسُ بَعْدُ فَصَارَتْ مُبَاهَاةً»  


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malik:23-10Mālik > ʿUmārah b. Ṣayyād > ʿAṭāʾ b. Yasār > Abū Ayyūb al-Anṣārī

Yahya related to me from Malik from Umara ibn Yasar that Ata ibn Yasar told him that Abu Ayyub al-Ansari had told him, "We used to sacrifice one sheep, and a man sacrificed for himself and his family. Then later on people began to compete with each other and it became boasting." Malik said, "The best that I have heard about a single camel, cow or sheep, is that a man should sacrifice a camel for himself and his family. He sacrifices a cow or sheep which he owns for his family, and shares with them in it. It is disapproved for a group of people to buy a camel, cow or sheep, to share for the ritual and sacrifices, each man giving a share of its price, and taking a share of its meat. We have heard the tradition that people do not share in the ritual. However, it may be that the people of one household can share."  

مالك:٢٣-١٠وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ صَيَّادٍ أَنَّ عَطَاءَ بْنَ يَسَارٍ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ الأَنْصَارِيَّ أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ

كُنَّا نُضَحِّي بِالشَّاةِ الْوَاحِدَةِ يَذْبَحُهَا الرَّجُلُ عَنْهُ وَعَنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ ثُمَّ تَبَاهَى النَّاسُ بَعْدُ فَصَارَتْ مُبَاهَاةً۔ قَالَ يَحْيَى ، قَالَ مَالِكٌ : وَأَحْسَنُ مَا سَمِعْتُ فِي الْبَدَنَةِ، وَالْبَقَرَةِ، وَالشَّاةِ. أَنَّ الرَّجُلَ يَنْحَرُ عَنْهُ، وَعَنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ، الْبَدَنَةَ. وَيَذْبَحُ الْبَقَرَةَ، وَالشَّاةَ الْوَاحِدَةَ. هُوَ يَمْلِكُهَا، وَيَذْبَحُهَا عَنْهُمْ، وَيَشْرَكُهُمْ فِيهَا. فَأَمَّا أَنْ يَشْتَرِيَ النَّفَرُ الْبَدَنَةَ، أَوِ الْبَقَرَةَ، أَوِ الشَّاةَ. يَشْتَرِكُونَ فِيهَا فِي النُّسُكِ، وَالضَّحَايَا، فَيُخْرِجُ كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنْهُمْ حِصَّتُهُ مِنْ ثَمَنِهَا، وَيَكُونُ لَهُ حِصَّتُهُ مِنْ لَحْمِهَا. فَإِنَّ ذلِكَ يُكْرَهُ. وَإِنَّمَا سَمِعْنَا الْحَدِيثَ، أَنَّهُ لَا يُشْتَرَكُ فِي النُّسُكِ. وَإِنَّمَا يَكُونُ عَنْ أَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ الْوَاحِدِ.