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"A man called out to the Prophet and said: 'We used to sacrifice the 'Atirah - i.e., during the Jahiliyyah - in Rajab; what do you command us to do?' He said: 'Sacrifice, whatever month it is, do good for the sake of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, and feed (the poor).' He said: 'We used to sacrifice the Fara' during the Jahiliyyah; what do you command us to do?' He said: 'For every flock of grazing animals, feed the firstborn as you feed the rest of your flock until it reaches an age where it could be used to carry loads, then sacrifice it, and give its meat in charity, for that is good."'  

عَنْ نُبَيْشَةَ قَالَ نَادَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّا كُنَّا نَعْتِرُ عَتِيرَةً يَعْنِي فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فِي رَجَبٍ فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا قَالَ اذْبَحُوهَا فِي أَىِّ شَهْرٍ كَانَ وَبَرُّوا اللَّهَ ﷻ وَأَطْعِمُوا قَالَ إِنَّا كُنَّا نُفْرِعُ فَرَعًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ قَالَ فِي كُلِّ سَائِمَةٍ فَرَعٌ حَتَّى إِذَا اسْتَحْمَلَ ذَبَحْتَهُ وَتَصَدَّقْتَ بِلَحْمِهِ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ هُوَ خُيْرٌ  

“A man called the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, we used to sacrifice the ‘Atirah during the Ignorance days in Rajab,; what do you command us to do?’ He said: “Sacrifice to Allah whatever month it is, do good for the sake of Allah and feed (the poor).’ They said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, we used to sacrifice the Far’ah during the Ignorance days; what do you command us to do?’ He said: ‘For every Sa’imah* (flock of grazing animals), feed the firstborn as you feed the rest of your flock until it reaches an age where it could be used to carry loads, then sacrifice it, and give its meat in charity’ – I** think he said – ‘to the wayfarer, for that is good.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3167)   

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّا كُنَّا نَعْتِرُ عَتِيرَةً فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فِي رَجَبٍ فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «اذْبَحُوا فِي أَيِّ شَهْرٍ مَا كَانَ وَبَرُّوا اللهَ وَأَطْعِمُوا» قَالَ إِنَّا كُنَّا نُفَرِّعُ فَرَعًا فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا؟ قَالَ فِي كُلِّ سَائِمَةٍ فَرَعٌ تَغْذُوهُ مَاشِيَتُكَ حَتَّى إِذَا اسْتَحْمَلَ ذَبَحْتَهُ فَتَصَدَّقْتَ بِلَحْمِهِ  

"A man called out to the Prophet and said: 'We used to sacrifice the 'Atirah - i.e., during the Jahiliyyah - in Rajab; what do you command us to do?' He said: 'Sacrifice, whatever month it is, do good for the sake of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, and feed (the poor).' He said: 'We used to sacrifice the Fara' during the Jahiliyyah; what do you command us to do?' He said: 'For every flock of grazing animals, feed the firstborn as you feed the rest of your flock until it reaches an age where it could be used to carry loads, then sacrifice it, and give its meat in charity, for that is good."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4231)  

نَادَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّا كُنَّا نَعْتِرُ عَتِيرَةً يَعْنِي فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فِي رَجَبٍ فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا؟ قَالَ «اذْبَحُوا لَهُ فِي أَيِّ شَهْرٍ مَا كَانَ وَبَرُّوا اللهَ وَأَطْعِمُوا» قَالَ إِنَّا كُنَّا نُفَرِّعُ فَرَعًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ قَالَ «فِي كُلِّ سَائِمَةٍ فَرَعٌ حَتَّى إِذَا اسْتَحْمَلَ ذَبَحْتَهُ وَتَصَدَّقْتَ بِلَحْمِهِ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ هُوَ خَيْرٌ»  

[Machine] From Nubayshah, he said: A man asked the Prophet ﷺ saying, "O Messenger of Allah, we used to offer sacrifices during the pre-Islamic period of Ignorance in the month of Rajab. What do you command us to do?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Offer sacrifices to Allah in any month you want and do good deeds for Allah, and feed the needy."  

عَنْ نُبَيْشَةَ قَالَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا كُنَّا نَعْتِرُ عَتِيرَةً فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَمِنْ رَجَبٍ فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اذْبَحُوا لِلَّهِ فِي أَيِّ شَهْرٍ مَا كَانَ وَبَرُّوا لِلَّهِ وَأَطْعِمُوا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , sought the permission of the Quraysh regarding Al-Atirah. They said, "O Messenger of Allah, we engage in Al-Atirah during the month of Rajab." The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said to them, "Engage in Al-Atirah as it was practiced during the time of ignorance (pre-Islamic era), but whoever among you desires to sacrifice for the sake of Allah, eat from it and give charity, then let them do so." Their practice of Al-Atirah was that they would slaughter animals and then rub the blood on the heads of their idols.  

اسْتَأْذَنَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قُرَيْشٌ فِي الْعَتِيرَةِ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ نَعْتِرُ فِي رَجَبٍ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَعِتْرٌ كَعِتْرِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَلَكِنْ مَنْ أَحَبَّ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَذْبَحَ لِلَّهِ فَيَأْكُلَ وَيَتَصَدَّقَ فَلْيَفْعَلْ» وَكَانَ عِتْرُهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ يَذْبَحُونَ ثُمَّ يَعْمِدُونَ إِلَى دِمَاءِ ذَبَائِحِهِمْ فَيَمْسَحُونَ بِهَا رُءُوسَ نُصُبِهمْ  

"While we were standing with the Messenger of Allah at 'Arafat, he said: 'O people, it is upon each family to offer a sacrifice (Udhiyah) and an 'Atirah each year." (One of the narrators) Muadh said: "Ibn 'Awn used to offer slaughter the 'Atirah, and I saw that with my own eyes during Rajab." (Daif) (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4224)  

بَيْنَا نَحْنُ وُقُوفٌ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِعَرَفَةَ فَقَالَ «يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ عَلَى أَهْلِ كُلِّ بَيْتٍ كُلَّ عَامٍ أَضْحَى وَعَتِيرَةً» قَالَ مُعَاذٌ كَانَ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ يَعْتَرُّ أَبْصَرَتْهُ عَيْنِي فِي رَجَبٍ