Did women sacrifice?

Question

Did women in the lifetime of Mohammad (peace be upon him) and the Sahabah offer sacrifice on eid azha?

Answer 1

There are narrations about various women offering udhiyya or it being slaughtered on their behalf. Some of these include:

The wives of the Prophet ﷺ:

فلما كنا بمنى أتيت بلحم بقر فقلت ما هذا قالوا ضحى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن أزواجه بالبقر

Aisha added: When we were at Mina, beef was brought to me and I asked, "What is this?" They (the people) said, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) has slaughtered some cows as sacrifices on behalf of his wives."

^{— Bukhari}

Fatimah, the daughter of the Prophet ﷺ:

أن رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم - قال : يا فاطمة قومي إلى أضحيتك فاشهديها ، فإنه يغفر لك عند أول قطرة تقطر من دمها كل ذنب عملتيه وقولي : إن صلاتي ونسكي ومحياي ومماتي لله رب العالمين لا شريك له وبذلك أمرت وأنا أول المسلمين

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: O Fatimah, watch your sacrifice while it is being slaughtered, because your sins will be forgiven with the first drop of blood and at that time say: "Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds. No partner has He. And this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims." ^[6:162-163]

^{— Mustadrak Hakim, Sunan al-Kubra, Mu'jam al-Kabir}

The daughters of Abu Musa:

وأمر أبو موسى بناته أن يضحين بأيديهن

Abu Musa instructed his daughters to slaughter their sacrifices with their own hands.

^{— Recorded by Bukhari without a chain ; Untranslated arabic here}