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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1516 — Male or Female Sheep in Aqiqah
The Adhan In The Ear Of The Newborn
Aqiqah Rules Hadith: Boy, Girl, Male or Female Sheep
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1516
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1516
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلاَّلُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي يَزِيدَ، عَنْ سِبَاعِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، أَنَّ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ ثَابِتِ بْنِ سِبَاعٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ أُمَّ كُرْزٍ أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّهَا، سَأَلَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الْعَقِيقَةِ فَقَالَ " عَنِ الْغُلاَمِ شَاتَانِ وَعَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ وَاحِدَةٌ وَلاَ يَضُرُّكُمْ ذُكْرَانًا كُنَّ أَمْ إِنَاثًا " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Umm Kurz Narrated from:
Narrated Umm Kurz: That She Asked The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) About The 'Aqiqah. He Said: "For The Boy Is Two Sheep, And For The Girl Is One, It Will Not Harm You If They (I.E. The Sheep) Are Male Or Female."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1516In-book reference : Book 19, Hadith 28English translation : Vol. 3, Book 17, Hadith 1516
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1516
Hadith 1516 records Umm Kurz asking the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم about Aqiqah. He answered that for a boy there are two sheep and for a girl one. He also said it does not harm you whether the sheep are male or female. This is a helpful narration for people searching aqiqah male or female sheep, two sheep for boy hadith, and aqiqah for girl one sheep. The text is direct and answers a practical question. It gives both the number and the point that the animal’s sex, male or female, is not a problem in the wording of this report.
What we learn from this hadith
- A boy’s Aqiqah is described as two sheep.
- A girl’s Aqiqah is described as one sheep.
- The sheep may be male or female according to the wording.
- The hadith answers a direct question from Umm Kurz.
