Hadith #179
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ أَخْبَرَنَا حَجَّاجٌ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَنَّ الْعَاصَ بْنَ وَائِلٍ نَذَرَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ أَنْ يَنْحَرَ مِائَةَ بَدَنَةٍ وَأَنَّ
هِشَامَ بْنَ الْعَاصِي نَحَرَ حِصَّتَهُ خَمْسِينَ بَدَنَةً وَأَنَّ عَمْرًا سَأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ أَمَّا أَبُوكَ فَلَوْ كَانَ أَقَرَّ بِالتَّوْحِيدِ فَصُمْتَ وَتَصَدَّقْتَ عَنْهُ نَفَعَهُ ذَلِكَ
Isnad Chain
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr (رضي الله عنهما) — via Hushaym, from Hajjaj, from 'Amr ibn Shu'ayb, from his father, from his grandfather — that al-'As ibn Wa'il had vowed in the pre-Islamic era to slaughter one hundred sacrificial camels [budna]. His son Hisham ibn al-'As slaughtered his share — fifty camels. And 'Amr [ibn al-'As] asked the Prophet ﷺ about [whether he should fulfill the remaining fifty on his father's behalf]. He said: 'As for your father — had he affirmed tawhid, then if you fasted and gave sadaqah on his behalf, that would benefit him.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 16, Hadith 179
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 6417
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-42807