Hadith / Musnad Ahmad / 1069:2

Musnad Ahmad 1069:2

Hadith of a man from Banu Damrah, on the authority of a man from his tribe

حديث رجل من بني ضمرة، عن رجل من قومه

Hadith 1069:2

Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah narrated to us, Zayd ibn Aslam narrated to us, from a man, from his father or his paternal uncle, that he said: I witnessed the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, at Arafah, and he was asked about the *'aqiqah* (sacrifice for a newborn). He said: "I do not like disobedience (*'uquq*), but whoever has a child born to him, and he wishes to perform a sacrifice for him, then let him do so."

حدثنا سفيان بن عيينة، حدثنا زيد بن أسلم، عن رجل، عن أبيه، أو عن عمه، أنه قال: شهدت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بعرفة فسئل عن العقيقة؟ فقال: " لا أحب العقوق، ولكن من ولد له ولد، فأحب أن ينسك عنه فليفعل "