3296. Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us, Abu al-Walid narrated to us, Hammam narrated to us, from Qatadah, from 'Ikrimah, from Ibn 'Abbas: that the sister of 'Uqbah ibn 'Amir made a vow to walk to the House (the Ka'bah), so the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, commanded her to ride and to offer a sacrificial animal. (1)

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The man asking in this hadith is 'Uqbah ibn 'Amir al-Juhani, as in the hadith that follows it.

Note: After this hadith in copies (A) and (H) comes the hadith of Matar, from 'Ikrimah, from Ibn 'Abbas, which appears below as number 3303, and we have left it in accordance with the printed arrangement.

(1) Its chain of transmission is authentic, as stated by Ibn al-Turkumani in "al-Jawhar al-Naqi" 10/80, and by al-Hafiz in "al-Talkhis al-Habir" 4/178. Abu al-Walid is Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik al-Tayalisi, and Hammam is Ibn Yahya al-'Awdhi, and Qatadah is Ibn Di'amah al-Sadusi.

It was also recorded by Ahmad in his "Musnad" (2134, 2139, 2278, 2834), al-Darimi (2335), Ibn al-Jarud (636), Abu Ya'la in his "Musnad" (2737), Ibn Khuzaymah (3045), al-Tahawi in "Sharh Ma'ani al-Athar" 3/131 and in "Sharh Mushkil al-Athar" (2151), al-Tabarani in "al-Mu'jam al-Kabir" (11828), and al-Bayhaqi 10/79, through various routes from Hammam ibn Yahya, with this chain of transmission. The mention of the sacrificial animal (hady) appears in Ahmad, Ibn al-Jarud, Abu Ya'la, Ibn Khuzaymah, al-Tabarani, and al-Bayhaqi, specifically restricted to a camel (badanah).

Hammam was followed in mentioning the sacrificial animal therein by Matar al-Warraq, from 'Ikrimah, as will come at number 3303.

It will also follow from Hisham al-Dastuwa'i, from Qatadah, without mention of the sacrificial animal.

And at number 3298, from Sa'id ibn Abi 'Arubah, from Qatadah, from 'Ikrimah, as a mursal report, also without mention of the sacrificial animal.

And it will come via Abu al-Khayr, from 'Uqbah himself, at number 3299, in which the sacrificial animal is likewise not mentioned.

Ibn al-Turkumani said: The silence of those who remained silent is not a valid argument against those who mentioned it.