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1505. ‘Aṭā’ bin Yasār narrated: “I asked Abū Ayyūb [Al-Anṣārī] how the slaughtering was done during the time of the Messenger of Allāh 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.’” (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Ṣaḥīḥ. ‘Umārah bin ‘Abdullāh (one of the narrators) is from Al-Madīnah. Mālik bin Anas reported from him.
This is acted upon according to some of the people of knowledge. It is the view of Aḥmad and Ishāq.
They used the Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ as proof, which says that he would offer a horned sheep as a sacrifice and say: "This is for whoever did not offer a sacrifice in my Ummah."
Some of the people of knowledge said that one sheep is not accepted for anyone but himself alone. This is the view of 'Abdullāh bin Al-Mubārak and others among the people of knowledge.
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The Prophet ﷺ used to sacrifice a lamb on behalf of his family.
