It is narrated from Hazrat Nubaisha (may Allah be pleased with him) that once people asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah, in the days of ignorance we used to offer sacrifices in the month of Rajab. What command do you give us regarding this?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "You may slaughter in the name of Allah in whichever month you wish. Do good deeds for Allah and feed the people." The companions asked, "O Messenger of Allah, in the days of ignorance we used to also slaughter the firstborn of the animal. What command do you give us regarding this?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Every grazing animal has a firstborn which you feed and water. When it becomes capable of bearing a load, then you may slaughter it and give its meat in charity. He probably said this for the traveler, that this is better for you." And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "We had forbidden you from eating the meat of sacrifice for more than three days so that it would reach all of you. Now Allah has granted abundance, so eat it, store it, and trade with it. And remember, the days of Tashreeq are days of eating, drinking, and remembering Allah."

Umm Asim says that once Hazrat Nubaisha (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a companion of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and was famous by the name Nubaisha al-Khair, came to our place. We were eating food from a bowl. He said that the Prophet (peace be upon him) told us: Whoever eats food from a bowl and then licks it, that bowl prays for his forgiveness.

Abdullah narrated to us, Rawh ibn Abd al-Mu’min and Ubaydullah al-Qawariri narrated to us, and Abdullah narrated to us, he said: Muhammad ibn Sudran narrated to me, they said: al-Mu’alla ibn Rashid narrated to us, one of the narrators in it said: Abu al-Yaman al-Nabbal, he said: My grandmother Umm Asim narrated to me, from Nubayshah, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, with similar wording.

It is narrated from Hazrat Nubaisha (may Allah be pleased with him) that once people asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah, in the days of ignorance we used to offer a sacrifice in the month of Rajab. What do you command us regarding this?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "You may slaughter (the sacrifice) in the name of Allah in whichever month you wish. Do good deeds for the sake of Allah and feed the people."

It is narrated from Hazrat Nubaisha (may Allah be pleased with him) that once people asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah, in the days of ignorance we used to offer a sacrifice in the month of Rajab. What do you command us regarding this?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "You may slaughter (an animal) in the name of Allah in whichever month you wish. Do good deeds for the sake of Allah and feed the people." The companions asked, "O Messenger of Allah, in the days of ignorance we used to also slaughter the firstborn of the animal. What do you command us regarding this?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Every grazing animal has a firstborn which you feed and raise. When it becomes capable of bearing a load, you may slaughter it and give its meat in charity. (He) probably said this for the traveler, that this is better for you."

It is narrated from Hazrat Nubaisha (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: We had forbidden you from eating the meat of sacrifice for more than three days so that it would reach all of you. Now Allah has granted abundance, so eat it, store it, and give it in charity. And remember that the days of Tashreeq are days of eating, drinking, and remembering Allah.

It is narrated from Hazrat Nubaisha (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "We forbade you from eating the meat of sacrifice for more than three days so that it would reach all of you. Now Allah has granted abundance, so eat it, store it, and trade in it. And remember that the days of Tashreeq are days of eating, drinking, and remembering Allah."

It is narrated from Hazrat Nubaisha (may Allah be pleased with him) that once people asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "O Messenger of Allah, in the days of ignorance we used to offer a sacrifice in the month of Rajab. What do you command us regarding this?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You may slaughter in the name of Allah in whichever month you wish. Do good deeds for the sake of Allah and feed the people."

Another man asked: "O Messenger of Allah, in the days of ignorance we used to slaughter the firstborn of our animals. What do you command us regarding this?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every grazing animal has a firstborn which you feed and water. When it becomes capable of bearing a load, you may slaughter it and give its meat in charity. He (peace and blessings be upon him) probably said this for the traveler, that this is better for you."

It is narrated from Hazrat Mukhnif bin Sulaym that on the day of Arafah, I came to the Prophet (peace be upon him), and the Prophet (peace be upon him) was saying, "Do you recognize this?" I do not know what the people replied to him. However, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Every year, sacrifice (Qurbani) and 'Atirah are obligatory upon every household." Benefit: In the beginning, from the time of ignorance, the custom of sacrifice in the month of Rajab was prevalent, which was called 'Atirah and Rahbiyah. Later, this was prohibited, and only the sacrifice on the occasion of Eid al-Adha remained prescribed.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mukhnif bin Sulaym that we were present with the Prophet (peace be upon him) when he was standing in the plain of Arafat, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) was saying: O people, every year sacrifice (Qurbani) and 'Atirah are obligatory upon every household. The narrator asked: Do you know what is meant by 'Atirah? It is the same sacrifice which people also call Rahbiyah. Benefit: In the beginning, from the time of ignorance, the custom of sacrifice in the month of Rajab was prevalent; it was called 'Atirah and Rahbiyah. Later, it was prohibited, and only the sacrifice on the occasion of Eid al-Adha remained prescribed.

Hazrat Abu Zaid Ansari narrates that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to me, "Come near to me." I came near, and he said, "Put your hand and touch my back." So I put my hand inside the shirt of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and passed my hand over his blessed back, and the Seal of Prophethood came under my two fingers, which was a cluster of hair.