أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَی قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ وَذَکَرَ آخَرِينَ عَنْ عَيَّاشِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ الْقِتْبَانِيِّ عَنْ عِيسَی بْنِ هِلَالٍ الصَّدَفِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ أُمِرْتُ بِيَوْمِ الْأَضْحَی عِيدًا جَعَلَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِهَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ لَمْ أَجِدْ إِلَّا مَنِيحَةً أُنْثَی أَفَأُضَحِّي بِهَا قَالَ لَا وَلَکِنْ تَأْخُذُ مِنْ شَعْرِکَ وَتُقَلِّمُ أَظْفَارَکَ وَتَقُصُّ شَارِبَکَ وَتَحْلِقُ عَانَتَکَ فَذَلِکَ تَمَامُ أُضْحِيَّتِکَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4380
It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-As that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said to a man: “I have been instructed to take the Day of Sacrifice as an ‘Id which Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has ordained for this Ummah.” The man said: “What do you think if I cannot find anything but a female sheep that has been loaned to me so that I may benefit from its milk — should I sacrifice it?” He said: “No. Rather cut something from your hair and your nails, trim your mustache and shave your pubic hairs, and you will have a complete reward with Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, as if you had offered the sacrifice.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020