Azami 14863

Narrated by Tayalisi (1739) and Tabarani in Al-Kabir (25/167–168), both through routes from Sufyan bin Uyayna, from Ubaydullah bin Abu Yazid Makki, from Sibaa bin Thabit, from Umm Kurz Kaabiyya, as mentioned.It was also narrated by Abu Dawud (2835), Ahmad (27139), and Ibn Hibban graded it sahih (6126), as did Hakim (4/237) and Bayhaqi (9/311), all of them through routes from Sufyan, from Ubaydullah bin Abu Yazid, from his father, from Sibaa bint Thabit, from Umm Kurz Kaabiyya, as mentioned. Some of them combine this hadith with the hadith on aqeeqah. The mention of "his father" in the chain is a mistake, as Ahmad and others have said, and this has already been discussed under aqeeqah. Its chain of transmission is sahih, and Sibaa bint Thabit is recognized as a companion by most scholars.Baghawi said in Sharh al-Sunnah (11/266), "As for his saying, 'Leave the birds undisturbed on their maknat,' Abu Ziyad Kullabi said, 'Maknat is not known to apply to birds, rather the correct term is wiknat, which refers to the place of a bird's nest.' Abu Ubayd said, 'Maknat refers to lizard eggs, the singular being maknah, and it was applied to birds by way of metaphor.' It was also said that 'ala maknatiha means 'in their places,' that is, amkinatiha. Shimr said, 'It is the plural of makinah, meaning being settled in place, similar to tabiah for tabaa and talibah for talab.'They then differed over the intended meaning of leaving birds undisturbed on their maknat. Some said it means the dislike of hunting birds at night. Others said it contains a prohibition against startling birds off, meaning, leave them in the places Allah has assigned them, since they neither harm nor benefit. It is reported of Shafii that he took it to mean a prohibition against startling birds for divination purposes. This is because the Arabs were devoted to bird divination and bird-startling. A man among them, when leaving his house for a journey or an errand, would look to see if he could spot a bird in flight. If he saw none, he would startle one from its place. If it flew from his left toward his right, he called it sanih and took it as a good omen, proceeding with his affair. But if it flew from his right toward his left, he called it barih and took it as a bad omen, and would not proceed with his affair, because in this case the bird's left side would face him.So the Prophet ﷺ commanded them to leave the birds undisturbed in their places, neither startling them nor driving them off."