كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) فَجَاءَهُ رَسُولُ عَمِّهِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَقُولُ لَكَ عَمُّكَ إِنَّا طَلَبْنَا الْعَقِيقَةَ فَلَمْ نَجِدْهَا فَمَا تَرَى نَتَصَدَّقُ بِثَمَنِهَا فَقَالَ لَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ إِطْعَامَ الطَّعَامِ وَ إِرَاقَةَ الدِّمَاءِ .
Translation
Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Safwan, from Abdullah Bin Bukeyr who said, ‘I was in the presence of Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup>, so there came a messenger of his<sup>asws</sup> uncle Abdullah Bin Ali, so he said, ‘Your uncle is saying to you<sup>asws</sup>, ‘We sought the <span class="iTxt">Aqeeqa</span>, but we did not find it, so what is your<sup>asws</sup> view, should we give in charity with its price?’ So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘No! Allah<sup>azwjsaww</sup> Loves feeding of the food, and outpouring of the blood (of the sacrificial animal)’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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