40/5. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4221 — Verifying the Aqiqah Narration
When should the 'Aqiqah be performed?
Hadith Verification Through the Aqiqah Chain
Sunan an-Nasai : 4221
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4221
أَخْبَرَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قُرَيْشُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ الشَّهِيدِ، قَالَ لِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِيرِينَ سَلِ الْحَسَنَ مِمَّنْ سَمِعَ حَدِيثَهُ، فِي الْعَقِيقَةِ . فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ، سَمُرَةَ .
Habib bin Ash-Shahid Narrated from:
Muhammad bin Sirin said to me: 'Ask Al-Hasan (Al-Basri) from whom he heard this Hadith about the 'Aqiqah.' I asked him about that and he said: 'I heard it from Samurh.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4221In-book reference : Book 40, Hadith 10English translation : Vol. 5, Book 40, Hadith 4226
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4221
This report focuses on checking how an Aqiqah hadith was transmitted. Muhammad bin Sirin asked Habib bin Ash-Shahid to find out directly from Al-Hasan Al-Basri who had narrated the report to him. Habib asked the question, and Al-Hasan answered that he had heard it from Samurah. The main subject here is not a new Aqiqah practice. Instead, the narration shows careful attention to the chain of transmission. The source was not left unclear or assumed. A direct question was asked, and a direct answer was received. This gives readers a simple example of how hadith narrators investigated who heard a report from whom, especially when confirming a narration about Aqiqah.
What we learn from this hadith
- Hadith narrators asked direct questions about the sources of reports.
- Al-Hasan stated that he heard the Aqiqah narration from Samurah.
- The chain of transmission was checked rather than simply assumed.
- Careful verification helps preserve the wording and source of a hadith.
