3044 - وَ رُوِيَ عَنِ اَلْعَلاَءِ بْنِ اَلْفُضَيْلِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : أَنَّ رَجُلاً سَأَلَهُ عَنِ اَلْأَضْحَى فَقَالَ «هُوَ وَاجِبٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ إِلاَّ مَنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ» فَقَالَ لَهُ اَلسَّائِلُ فَمَا تَرَى فِي اَلْعِيَالِ قَالَ «إِنْ شِئْتَ فَعَلْتَ وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ وَ أَمَّا أَنْتَ فَلاَ تَدَعْهُ ».
Hadith.3044 - It is narrated from Al-ʿAlāʾ ibn al-Fuḍayl, from Abu ʿAbdillah 
, that a man asked him about the sacrifice (udhiyya).
Imam replied: "It is obligatory upon every Muslim except for one who cannot afford it."
The questioner then asked: "What do you say regarding the dependents?"
Imam said: "If you wish, you may perform it for them, and if you wish, you may not. However, as for you, do not neglect it."
