حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْکٍ حَدَّثَنِي الضَّحَّاکُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ صَيَّادٍ عَنْ عَطَائِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا أَيُّوبَ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ کَيْفَ کَانَتْ الضَّحَايَا فِيکُمْ عَلَی عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ کَانَ الرَّجُلُ فِي عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُضَحِّي بِالشَّاةِ عَنْهُ وَعَنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ فَيَأْکُلُونَ وَيُطْعِمُونَ ثُمَّ تَبَاهَی النَّاسُ فَصَارَ کَمَا تَرَی
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 3147
It was narrated that 'Ata' bin Yasar said: "I asked Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari: 'How were sacrifices offered among you at the time of the Messenger Of Allah?' He said: 'At the time of the Prophet, a man would sacrifice a sheep on behalf of himself and the members of his household, and they would eat some of it and give some to others. Then people started to compete and it became as you see (nowadays). '"
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020