Yahya related to me from Malik from Amr ibn al-Harith
from Ubayd ibn Fayruz from al-Bara ibn Azib that the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, was asked what animals should be avoided as
sacrifices. He indicated with his hand and said, "Four."
Al-Bara pointed with his hand and said, "My hand is
shorter than the hand of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace. A lame animal whose
lameness is evident, a one-eyed animal which is clearly
one-eyed, an animal which is clearly ill, and an emaciated
animal with no fat on it."
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah
ibn Umar would guard against animals and camels which were
young or had physical defects as sacrifices.
Malik said, "That is what I like best of what I have
heard ."
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that one time
Abdullah ibn Umar wanted to sacrifice an animal at Madina.
Nafi said, "He told me to buy him an excellent horned ram,
then to sacrifice it on the Day of Sacrifice in the place
where the people prayed." Nafi continued, "I did so and
when the ram was sacrificed, it was carried to Abdullah
ibn Umar who shaved his head. He was ill, and did not
attend the Id with the people." Nafi added, "Abdullah ibn
Umar used to say, 'Shaving the head is not obligatory for
someone who sacrifices an animal.' Ibn Umar would do so
however."
Section: Prohibition against Sacrificing an Animal
Before the Imam Departs
ahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from
Bushayr ibn Yasar that Abu Burda ibn Niyar sacrificed an
animal before the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, sacrificed on the Day of Sacrifice.
He asserted that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, ordered him to sacrifice another
animal, and he, Abu Burda, said, "What if I can only find
an animal less than one year old, Messenger of Allah?" He
had said, "If you can only find a young animal, then
sacrifice it."
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from
Abbad ibn Tamin that one time Uwaymir ibn Ashqar
sacrificed his animal before the prayer on the morning of
the Day of Sacrifice, and he mentioned that the Messenger
of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had
ordered him to sacrifice another animal.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zubayr al-Makki
from Jabir ibn Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade that the meat
from sacrificial animals be eaten after three days. Then
later he said, "Eat, give sadaqa, provide for yourselves
and store up."
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi
Bakr that Abdullah ibn Waqid said, "The Messengerof Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade eating
the meat from sacrificial animals after three days."
Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr said, "I mentioned that to Amra
bint Abd ar-Rahman, and she affirmed that he had spoken
the truth as she had heard A'isha, the wife of the
Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say,
'Some people from the desert came at the time of the
sacrifice in the time of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, so the Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Store up
for three days, and give what is left over as sadaqa.' "
She said that afterwards some one said to the Messenger
of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that
people had been accustomed to make use of their
sacrificial animals, melting the fat and curing the skins.
The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said, "What about that?" They said, "You have
forbidden the meat of sacrificial animals after three
days." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "I only forbade you for the sake of
the people who were coming to you. Eat, give sadaqa and
store up."
By these people, he meant the poor people who were
coming to Madina.
Yahya related to me from Malik from Rabia ibn Abi Abd
ar-Rahman that Abu Said alKhudri returned from a journey
and his family gave him some meat. He asked whether it was
meat from the sacrifice. They replied that it was. Abu
Said said, "Didn't the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, forbid that?" They said, "There
has been a new command from the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, since you went away."
Abu Said went out and made enquiries about it and was told
that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, had said,"I forbade you before to eat meat of
the sacrifice after three days, but now eat, give sadaqa
and store up. I forbade you before to make nabidh (by
soaking raisins or dates in water), but now make nabidh,
but remember every intoxicant is haram .I forbade you to
visit graves, but now visit them, and do not use bad
language."
Section: Sharing Sacrificial Animals and How Many Share
a Cow or Camel
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zubayr al-Makki
that Jabir ibn Abdullah said, "We sacrificed with the
Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, in the year of Hudaybiya, a camel between seven
people, and a cow between seven people."
Yahya related to me from Malik from Umara ibn Yasar
that Ata ibn Yasar told him that Abu Ayyub al-Ansari had
told him, "We used to sacrifice one sheep, and a man
sacrificed for himself and his family. Then later on
people began to compete with each other and it became
boasting."
Malik said, "The best that I have heard about a single
camel, cow or sheep, is that a man should sacrifice a
camel for himself and his family. He sacrifices a cow or
sheep which he owns for his family, and shares with them
in it. It is disapproved for a group of people to buy a
camel, cow or sheep, to share for the ritual and
sacrifices, each man giving a share of its price, and
taking a share of its meat. We have heard the tradition
that people do not share in the ritual. However, it may be
that the people of one household can share."
Yahya related to me from Malik that Ibn Shihab said,
"The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, only sacrificed one camel or one cow for himself
and his family."
Malik said, "I do not know which of them Ibn Shihab
said."
Section: The Sacrificial Animal for the Child in the
Womb and Mention of the Days of Sacrifice
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