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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1512 — No Fara or Atirah
What Has Been Related About The Fara' And The 'Atirah
Fara and Atirah Hadith: Old Slaughter Practices
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1512
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1512
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ فَرَعَ وَلاَ عَتِيرَةَ " . وَالْفَرَعُ أَوَّلُ النِّتَاجِ كَانَ يُنْتَجُ لَهُمْ فَيَذْبَحُونَهُ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ نُبَيْشَةَ وَمِخْنَفِ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ وَأَبِي الْعُشَرَاءِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَالْعَتِيرَةُ ذَبِيحَةٌ كَانُوا يَذْبَحُونَهَا فِي رَجَبٍ يُعَظِّمُونَ شَهْرَ رَجَبٍ لأَنَّهُ أَوَّلُ شَهْرٍ مِنْ أَشْهُرِ الْحُرُمِ وَأَشْهُرُ الْحُرُمِ رَجَبٌ وَذُو الْقَعْدَةِ وَذُو الْحِجَّةِ وَالْمُحَرَّمُ وَأَشْهُرُ الْحَجِّ شَوَّالٌ وَذُو الْقَعْدَةِ وَعَشْرٌ مِنْ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ كَذَلِكَ رُوِيَ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَغَيْرِهِمْ فِي أَشْهُرِ الْحَجِّ.
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "There Is No Fara' Or 'Atirah." The Fara' Is The First Of The Offspring That Would Be Born To Them, So They Would Slaughter It. The 'Atirah Was An Animal That They Would Slaughter During Rajab To Honor The Month Of Rajab, Since It Was The First Of The Sacred Months.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1512In-book reference : Book 19, Hadith 23English translation : Vol. 3, Book 17, Hadith 1512
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1512
Hadith 1512 reports the Prophet’s statement: there is no Fara' or Atirah. The narration then explains the terms. Fara' was the first offspring born to them, which they would slaughter. Atirah was an animal slaughtered in Rajab to honor the month, since Rajab was treated as the first of the sacred months in that explanation. For users searching no Fara no Atirah hadith, Rajab sacrifice hadith, or what is Atirah, this hadith is mainly about naming and rejecting those specific practices. The safest reading is to stay with the two practices described in the text. This keeps the reader close to the actual words of the narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said there is no Fara' or Atirah.
- Fara' is explained as the first offspring that people would slaughter.
- Atirah is explained as a Rajab slaughter in the narration.
- The hadith addresses these named practices directly.
