سنن نسائی · Hadith 4241

It was narrated that Yahya — bin Zurarah bin KarIm bin Al-Harith bin ‘Amr Al-Bahill — said: “I heard my father say, that he heard his grandfather Al-Harith bin ‘Amr, narrate that he met the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم during the Farewell Pilgrimage, when he was atop his slit-eared camel. (He said): ‘I said: Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, May my father and mother be ransomed for you; pray for forgiveness for me. He said: May Allah forgive you (plural). Then I came to him from the other side, hoping that he would supplicate just for me alone, and not them. I said: Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, pray for forgiveness for me. He said: May Allah forgive you (plural). Then a man among the people said: O Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, (what about) the ‘Atirah and Fara’? He said: Whoever wishes to offer an ‘Atirah may do so, and whoever does not wish to, may not. Whoever wishes to offer a Fara ‘ may do so, and whoever does not wish to, may not. And with regard to sheep, a sacrifice should be offered. And he clasped between his fingers except for one.” (Hasan)

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020