Zād al-MaʿādIbn al-Qayyim

seven sacrificial camels with his own hand while they were standing. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, also sacrificed two white rams flecked with black in Medina.”

The answer is that there is no contradiction between the two hadiths. Abū Muhammad ibn Hazm (1) said that the hadith of Anas can be understood in one of three ways:

The first is that he, peace and blessings be upon him, slaughtered no more than seven sacrificial camels with his own hand, as Anas stated, and instructed someone to slaughter further camels until the total reached sixty-three. He then left that place and instructed Alī, who slaughtered (2) the remainder.

The second is that Anas witnessed (3) only his slaughtering seven with his own hand, peace and blessings be upon him, whereas Jābir witnessed him complete the slaughter of the rest. Each therefore reported what he had seen and witnessed (4).

The third is that he, peace and blessings be upon him, slaughtered seven sacrificial camels with his own hand, unaided, as Anas stated. Then he and Alī held the spear together and slaughtered further camels in this manner until the total reached sixty-three. This accords with the account of Gharafa (5) ibn al-Hārith al-Kindī, who said that he witnessed the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that day holding the upper part of the spear and instructing Alī to hold its lower part. They slaughtered the sacrificial camels with it together; Alī then slaughtered the remainder of the hundred alone, as Jābir stated. And Allah knows best.

If it is asked: How, then, do you account for the hadith reported by Imam Ahmad and Abū

(1) In Hajjat al-Wadā‘ (The Farewell Pilgrimage), p. 300. (2) ك: “an yanhara” (to slaughter). (3) ك: “lam yashhad” (he did not witness). (4) This is the reading in all manuscripts. The printed edition reads: “wa-shāhada” (and he witnessed). (5) ق، م، ب، مب: “ ‘Urwa,” a textual corruption. See al-Isāba, 8/473. His hadith is reported by Abū Dāwūd (1766).
رسول الله ﷺ بيده سبعَ بُدنٍ قيامًا، وضحَّى بالمدينة كبشين أملحين. فالجواب: أنَّه لا تعارض بين الحديثين. قال أبو محمد بن حزم (١): يُخرج حديث أنس على أحد وجوهٍ ثلاثةٍ. أحدها: أنَّه ﷺ لم ينحر بيده أكثر من سَبْع بُدنٍ، كما قال أنس، وأنَّه أمر مَن نحر ما بعد ذلك إلى تمام ثلاثٍ وستِّين، ثمَّ زال عن ذلك المكان، وأمر عليًّا فنحرَ (٢) ما بقي. الثَّاني: أن يكون أنس لم يشاهد (٣) إلا نحره ﷺ سبعًا فقط بيده، وشاهدَ جابر تمامَ نحرِه ﷺ للباقي، فأخبر كلٌّ منهما بما رأى وشهد (٤). الثَّالث: أنَّه ﷺ نحر بيده مفردًا سبعَ بُدنٍ كما قال أنس، ثمَّ أخذ هو وعليٌّ الحَربةَ معًا، فنحرَا كذلك تمامَ ثلاثٍ وستِّين، كما قال غَرَفَة (٥) بن الحارث الكندي: إنَّه شاهدَ النبيَّ ﷺ يومئذٍ قد أخذ بأعلى الحَرْبة، وأمر عليًّا يأخذ بأسفلها، ونحرَا بها البُدْن ثمَّ انفرد علي بنحر الباقي من المائة، كما قال جابر. والله أعلم. فإن قيل: فكيف تصنعون بالحديث الذي رواه الإمام أحمد وأبو
(١) في «حجة الوداع» (ص ٣٠٠). (٢) ك: «أن ينحر». (٣) ك: «لم يشهد». (٤) كذا في جميع النسخ. وفي المطبوع: «وشاهد». (٥) ق، م، ب، مب: «عروة»، تحريف، انظر: «الإصابة» (٨/ ٤٧٣). وحديثه عند أبي داود (١٧٦٦).

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