English translation
4397. It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbâs said: "We were with the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ on a journey, when the Day of Sacrifice came, so we shared a camel among ten men, and a cow among seven." (Hasan)
Hadith 4397
What Is Equivalent To A Camel For Sacrifice
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Darussalam · Volume 5
The Book OfAd-Dahâyâ (Sacrifices)Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 4392 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 222
Al-Albani source references (2)
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Source no. 4392 · Volume 9 · Page 464
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (٣١٢٨)
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Source no. 4090 · Volume 3 · Page 916
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ٣١٢٨.
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Arabic text
4392 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ غَزْوَانَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ حُسَيْنٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ وَاقِدٍ، عَنْ عِلْبَاءَ بْنِ أَحْمَرَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: «كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَفَرٍ، فَحَضَرَ النَّحْرُ، فَاشْتَرَكْنَا فِي الْبَعِيرِ عَنْ عَشْرَةٍ وَالْبَقَرَةِ عَنْ سَبْعَةٍ»
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We learn from this, that the sacrifice should be offered while traveling also, as is done at one's home. It should be borne in mind that upon one whole house or family, only one sacrifice is compulsory, and not upon each individual. A single cow suffices for seven men and their families and one single camel for ten men and their families. A house signifies the husband, wife and their children, or an individual or two staying with them. A married man would be reckoned as a separate household, irrespective of whether several married brothers might have been residing together. They would all be considered as separate households.