أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ عَنْ خَالِدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو قِلَابَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْمَلِيحِ فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا الْمَلِيحِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ نُبَيْشَةَ الْهُذَلِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا کُنَّا نَعْتِرُ عَتِيرَةً فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا قَالَ اذْبَحُوا لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي أَيِّ شَهْرٍ مَا کَانَ وَبَرُّوا اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَأَطْعِمُوا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4247
It was narrated that Nubaishah Al-HudhailI said: “A man said: ‘Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, we used to sacrifice the ‘Atirah during the Jahiliyyah in Rajab; what do you command us to do?’ He said: ‘Sacrifice to Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, whatever month it is, do good for the sake of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, and feed (the poor).” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020