Ahmad. Perhaps al-Khiraqi omitted mentioning Qiran because it is a form of Mut'ah, and he sufficed with mentioning Mut'ah because they are equivalent in meaning, as the cause for both is not a prohibited act, so they resemble the voluntary Hady. This is the opinion of the scholars of reasoning (ashab al-ra'y). It is narrated from Ahmad that one may not eat from the vowed sacrifice (2) or the penalty for hunting, while one may eat from anything else. This is the opinion of Ibn Umar, 'Ata', al-Hasan, and Ishaq; because the penalty for hunting is a substitution, and the vow is dedicated to Allah Almighty, unlike other types. Ibn Abi Musa said: One also may not eat from the kaffarah (expiation), and one may eat from anything besides these three. A similar view is held by the school of Malik; because anything other than those is not specifically named for the poor, nor is there any provision for feeding from it, so it resembles the voluntary sacrifice. Al-Shafi'i said: One may not eat from any obligatory sacrifice; because it is Hady made obligatory by the state of ihram, therefore eating from it is not permitted, like the blood of expiation. Our argument is that the wives of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) performed Mut'ah with him during the Farewell Pilgrimage (3). 'Aishah incorporated Hajj into 'Umrah, thus becoming a Qarinah (4), and then the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) slaughtered a cow on their behalf, and they ate from its meat. Ahmad said: The wives of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) ate from the cow specifically in the hadith of 'Aishah. 'Aishah said: The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) commanded those who did not have Hady with them to complete their Hajj and leave ihram upon circumambulating the House. Then, on the Day of Sacrifice, cow meat was brought to us, and I asked: What is this? It was said: The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) has slaughtered it on behalf of his wives (5). Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah (6) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) slaughtered a cow on behalf of the family of Muhammad during the Farewell Pilgrimage. Ibn Umar said:
(2) In copy A: "al-nadhr" (the vow). (3) Its verification was previously mentioned on page 87. (4) Its verification was previously mentioned on page 242. (5) Recorded by al-Bukhari, in: Chapter on what is eaten from the camels..., from the Book of Hajj, and in: Chapter on leaving at the end of the month..., from the Book of Jihad. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/211, 212, 4/59, 60. And Muslim, in: Chapter on the explanation of the forms of Ihram..., from the Book of Hajj. Sahih Muslim 2/876. And Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on the annulment of Hajj, from the Book of Rituals. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/992, 993. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 6/194, 273. (6) Recorded by Abu Dawud, in: Chapter on the Hady of cattle, from the Book of Rituals. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/406. And Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on how many people a camel or a cow suffices for, from the Book of Sacrifices. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/1047.
