In the year of Al-Hudaybiyah, we slaughtered with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) a camel on behalf of seven persons and a cow on behalf of seven persons

عن جابر بن عبد الله، قال: «نَحَرْنَا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عَامَ الحُدَيْبِيَة البَدَنَةَ عن سَبْعَة، والبَقَرَةَ عن سَبْعَة»

Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: In the year of Al-Hudaybiyah, we slaughtered with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) a camel on behalf of seven persons and a cow on behalf of seven persons.

Narrated by Muslim · hadeethenc:64665

Grading: Authentic hadith (as published by the source; the grader is not named)

Explanation from the source

In this Hadīth, Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Companions slaughtered their sacrificial animals with the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) in the year of Al-Hudaybiyah. he commanded that every seven men should share in one camel or one cow.

Topics: Hajj and ‘Umrah

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