يَحُجُّperforms Hajj»
He performs Hajj.»
وَالْآخَرُAnd the otherكَانَwasيُضَحِّيoffering sacrificeعَنْon behalf ofأَبِيAbuبَكْرٍBakrوَعُمَرَand Umar،,وَيَقُولُand saying::
And the other used to offer sacrifices on behalf of Abu Bakr and Umar, saying:
«أَخْطَأَerredالسُّنَّةَthe Sunnahفِيinتَرْكِabandoningالضَّحِيَّةِthe sacrificial animal..
«He erred against the Sunnah in abandoning the sacrifice.›
وَكَانَAnd he wasالْآخَرُthe otherيُفَطِّرُbreaking the fastعَنْon behalf ofعَائِشَةَAishaأَيَّامَthe days ofالتَّشْرِيقِ1Tashreeq
And the other used to break the fast on behalf of Aisha during the days of Tashreeq,¹
،,وَيَقُولُand saying::«غَلِطَتْShe erredرَحِمَهَاmay God have mercy on herاللهُGodفِيinصَوْمِهَاher fastingأَيَّامَthe days ofالْعِيدِthe Eid..
, and saying: «She erred—may God have mercy on her—in fasting on the days of Eid.
فَمَنْSo whoeverصَامَfastsعَنْon behalf ofأَبِيهِhis fatherوَأُمِّهِand his mother،,فَأَنَاthen Iأُفَطِّرُbreak the fastعَنْon behalf ofعَائِشَةَAisha»..
So whoever fasts on behalf of his father and mother, then I break the fast on behalf of Aisha.»
[طَرَائِفُAnecdotesفِيلَوَيْهِ:Filawayh:
[Anecdotes of Filawayh:]
حَدَّثَتْنِيTold meامْرَأَةٌa womanتَعْرِفُwho knowsالْأُمُورَthe matters،,قَالَتْ:she said:
A woman who knows things told me, saying:
كَانَThere wasفِيinالْحَيِّthe neighborhoodمَأْتَمٌa funeral gatheringاجْتَمَعَgatheredفِيهِin itعَجَائِزُold womenمِنْfromعَجَائِزِthe old women ofالْحَيِّthe neighborhood..
There was a funeral gathering in the neighborhood in which old women from the neighborhood's elders gathered.
فَلَمَّاWhenرَأَيْنَthey sawأَنَّthatأَهْلَthe people ofالْمَأْتَمِthe funeralقَدْhadأَقَمْنَestablishedالْمَنَاحَةَthe wailing،,اعْتَزَلْنَthey withdrewوَتَحَدَّثْنَand chatted..
When they saw that the family of the deceased had started the wailing, they withdrew and chatted.
فَبَيْنَاWhileهُنَّthey (fem.)فِيinحَدِيثِهِنَّtheir conversation،,إِذْsuddenlyذَكَرْنَthey mentionedبِرَّthe righteousness ofالْأَبْنَاءِsonsبِالْأُمَّهَاتِtowards mothers،,وَإِنْفَاقَهُمْand their spendingعَلَيْهِنَّon them..
While they were in their conversation, they mentioned the righteousness of sons towards mothers and their spending on them.
وَذَكَرَتْAnd mentionedكُلُّeachوَاحِدَةٍoneمِنْهُنَّof themمَاwhatيُولِيهَاhe does for herابْنُهَاher son..
And each one of them mentioned what her son does for her.
فَقَالَتْThen saidوَاحِدَةٌoneمِنْهُنَّof them،,وَأُمُّwhile the mother ofفِيلَوَيْهِFilawayhسَاكِتَةٌwas silent،,
Then one of them said, while Filawayh's mother was silent,
وَكَانَتْand she wasامْرَأَةًa womanصَالِحَةًrighteous،,وَابْنُهَاand her sonيُظْهِرُappearsالنُّسُكَpietyيَدِينُprofessesبِالْبُخْلِmiserliness،,
and she was a righteous woman, and her son outwardly showed piety but was known for miserliness,
وَلَهُand he hadحَانُوتٌa shopفِيinمَقْبَرَةِthe cemetery ofبَنِيthe sons ofحِصْنٍHusnيَبِيعُsellingفِيهَاin itالْأَسْقَاطَ2cheap goods
and he had a shop in the cemetery of Banu Husn selling cheap goods.²
قَالَتْ:She said:فَأَقْبَلَتْThen she turnedعَلَىtowardsأُمِّthe mother ofفِيلَوَيْهِFilawayh،,قَالَتْshe saidلَهَا:to her:
She said: Then she turned to Filawayh's mother and said to her:
مَاWhyلَكِis it for youلَاnotتُحَدِّثِينَyou talkمَعَنَاwith usعَنْaboutابْنِكِyour sonكَمَاasيَتَحَدَّثْنَthey talk؟?
Why don't you tell us about your son as they do?
وَكَيْفَAnd howصَنَعَdidفِيلَوَيْهِFilawayhفِيمَاin whatبَيْنَكِbetween youوَبَيْنَهُand him؟?
And how did Filawayh treat you?
قَالَتْ:She said:كَانَHe used toيُجْرِيgiveعَلَيَّto meفِيonكُلِّeveryأَضْحَىًEid al-Adhaدِرْهَمًاa dirham..
She said: He used to give me a dirham every Eid al-Adha.
ثُمَّThenقَالَتْ:she said:
Then she said:
وَقَدْAnd indeedقَطَعَهُhe cut it offأَيْضًاalso..
And he has cut it off as well.
فَقَالَتْThen saidلَهَاto herالْمَرْأَةُ:the woman:وَمَاAnd whatكَانَwasيُجْرِيhe givingعَلَيْكِto youإِلَّاexceptدِرْهَمًاa dirham؟?
Then the woman said to her: Was he giving you only a dirham?
قَالَتْ:She said:مَاNotكَانَwasيُجْرِيhe givingعَلَيَّto meإِلَّاexceptذَاكَthat،,وَلَقَدْand indeedرُبَّمَاmaybeأَدْخَلَhe includedأَضْحَىًan Eid al-Adhaفِيintoأَضْحَىًan Eid al-Adha..
She said: He was not giving me except that, and indeed sometimes he would include one Eid al-Adha into another (i.e., delay it).
فَقَالَتْ:Then she said:فَقُلْتُI said::يَاOأُمَّmother ofفِيلَوَيْهِFilawayhوَكَيْفَand howيُدْخِلُdoes he includeأَضْحَىًEid al-AdhaفِيintoأَضْحَىًEid al-Adha؟?
Then she said: I said: O mother of Filawayh, how does he include Eid al-Adha into Eid al-Adha?
قَدْIndeedيَقُولُpeople sayالنَّاسُpeople::إِنَّthatفُلَانًاso-and-soأَدْخَلَincludedشَهْرًاa monthفِيintoشَهْرٍa month،,وَيَوْمًاand a dayفِيintoيَوْمٍa day،,
People indeed say that so-and-so included a month into a month, and a day into a day,
وَأَمَّاbut as forأَضْحَىًEid al-AdhaفِيintoأَضْحَىًEid al-Adha،,فَهَذَاthen thisشَيْءٌis a thingلِابْنِكِof your sonلَاnotيُشْرِكُهُshares with himفِيهِin itأَحَدٌanyone..
but as for Eid al-Adha into Eid al-Adha, this is something that no one shares with your son.
Footnotes
- 1.أَيَّامُ التَّشْرِيقِ هِيَ الْأَيَّامُ الثَّلَاثَةُ بَعْدَ يَوْمِ النَّحْرِ، وَهِيَ الْحَادِيَ عَشَرَ وَالثَّانِيَ عَشَرَ وَالثَّالِثَ عَشَرَ مِنْ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ.
The days of Tashreeq are the three days following the day of sacrifice, namely the 11th, 12th, and 13th of Dhul-Hijjah.
- 2.الْأَسْقَاطُ: جَمْعُ سُقْطٍ، وَهُوَ مَا يَسْقُطُ مِنَ الْمَتَاعِ وَالْحَطَبِ وَنَحْوِهِمَا، وَيُقْصَدُ بِهِ هُنَا الْبَضَائِعُ الرَّخِيصَةُ.
Al-asqat is the plural of suqt, meaning discarded items of goods, firewood, etc. Here it refers to cheap merchandise.