وَفَدَيْنَٰهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيمٍۢ
Wa fadainaahu bizibhin 'azeem
And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice,

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79%65%53%Al-JalalaynIbn AbbasIbn Kathir
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Then We ransomed him the one whom he had been commanded to sacrifice namely Ishmael or Isaac — two different opinions — with a mighty sacrifice a mighty ram from Paradise the same one that Abel had offered as as sacrifice Gabriel peace be upon him brought it and the lord Abraham sacrificed it as he cried Allāhu akbar ‘God is Great’.

Related Hadiths

Sunan Abu Dawud #2810Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:Sahih
We sacrificed along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at al-Hudaybiyyah a camel for seven and a cow for seven people.
Sunan an-Nasa'i #4392it was narrated that 'Uqbah bin 'Amir said:Sahih
'We sacrificed a Jadh'ah sheep with the Messenger of Allah."
Sunan Ibn Majah #2882It was narrated that Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri said:Sahih
“We bought a ram for sacrifice, then a wolf tore some flesh from its rump and ears. We asked the Prophet (ﷺ) and he told us to offer it as a sacrifice.”
Jami` at-Tirmidhi #1612Narrated 'Imran bin Husain:Sahih
That the Prophet (ﷺ) ransomed two men for the Muslims with a man from the idolaters. This Hadith is Hasan Sahih. The paternal uncle of Abu Al-Muhallab's name is 'Abdur Rahman bin 'Amr, and they also say it was Muhawiyah bin 'Amr. And Abu Qilabah's name is 'Abdullah bin Zaid Al-Jarmi (narrator in the chain) This is acted upon according to most of the people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet(ﷺ) and others. It is for the Imam to decide to be generous with whom he wills among the captives, or to kill whom he wills among them, or to ransom whom he wills among them. Some of the people of knowledge preferred killing over ransoming. Al-Awzai' said: "It has been conveyed to me. that this Ayah is abrogated: Thereafter (is the time) either for generosity (to free them without ranson) or ransom (47:4). It was abrogated by: Kill them wherever you find them (2:191). This was narrated to us by Hannad (who said): "Ibn Al-Mubarak narrated to us, from Al-Awza'i." Ishaq bin Mansur said: "I said to Ahmad: 'When the captives are captured' is killing or ransoming better to you?' He said: 'If they are able to ransom' then there is no harm in it. And if they kill, then I do not know of any harm in it.'" Ishaq said: "Wiping them out is better to me, unless it is someone well-known, so that it is hoped that a large amount will be obtained for him."
Sahih Muslim #4948Uqba b. 'Amir reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave the gifts of goats to be distributed amongst his Companions. They sacrificed them, but a lamb of one year of age was left. (Someone) made a mention of that to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), whereupon he said:Sahih
You sacrifice it.

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