19/10. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1505 — A Sheep for the Household
What Has Been Reported About: One Sheep Will Suffice For The People In The Household
Udhiyah for Family: Eating and Feeding Others
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1505
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1505
حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنِي عُمَارَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَطَاءَ بْنَ يَسَارٍ، يَقُولُ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ الأَنْصَارِيَّ كَيْفَ كَانَتِ الضَّحَايَا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ يُضَحِّي بِالشَّاةِ عَنْهُ وَعَنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ فَيَأْكُلُونَ وَيُطْعِمُونَ حَتَّى تَبَاهَى النَّاسُ فَصَارَتْ كَمَا تَرَى . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَعُمَارَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ هُوَ مَدَنِيٌّ وَقَدْ رَوَى عَنْهُ مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ أَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَاحْتَجَّا بِحَدِيثِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ ضَحَّى بِكَبْشٍ فَقَالَ " هَذَا عَمَّنْ لَمْ يُضَحِّ مِنْ أُمَّتِي " . وَقَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ لاَ تُجْزِئُ الشَّاةُ إِلاَّ عَنْ نَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ وَغَيْرِهِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ .
Ata ibn Yasar Narrated from:
I Asked Abu Abyub [Al-Ansari] How The Slaughtering Was Done During The Time Of The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ). He Said: 'A Man Would Sacrifice A Sheep For Himself And The People In His Household. They Would Eat From It And Feed Others, Until The People (Later) Would Boast About It And It Became As You See Now.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1505In-book reference : Book 19, Hadith 16English translation : Vol. 1, Book 17, Hadith 1505
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1505
Hadith 1505 shows how Udhiyah was described in the time of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. Abu Ayyub said that a man would sacrifice one sheep for himself and the people of his household. They would eat from it and feed others. The narration then mentions that later people began to boast about it. For readers searching one sheep for family qurbani, udhiyah for household, or sacrifice and feeding others, this hadith gives a simple picture. It connects sacrifice with family, eating, and sharing. It also quietly warns against turning a worship act into a matter of pride or display.
What we learn from this hadith
- A man would sacrifice a sheep for himself and his household.
- The household would eat from the sacrifice.
- They would also feed others from it.
- The narration warns that people later began to boast about sacrifice.
