Hadith 4674
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ حَدَّثَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَدُوسٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ جُرَيُّ بْنُ كُلَيْبٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنْ عَضْبَاءِ الْأُذُنِ وَالْقَرْنِ قَالَ فَسَأَلْتُ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيِّبِ فَقَالَ النَّصْفُ فَمَا فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abu Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade sacrificing an animal whose ear is cut or whose horn is broken. The narrator Qatadah says: I asked Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (about the extent of 'adba), he said: Half or more than that is broken.
Hadith 4675
عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ الْعَيْنَ وَالْأُذُنَ وَأَنْ لَا نُضَحِّيَ بِعَوْرَاءَ وَلَا مُقَابَلَةٍ وَلَا مُدَابَرَةٍ وَلَا شَرْقَاءَ وَلَا خَرْقَاءَ زَادَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ وَلَا جَدْعَاءَ قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي إِسْحَاقَ أَذَكَرَ عَضْبَاءَ قَالَ لَا قُلْتُ مَا الْمُقَابَلَةُ قَالَ يُقْطَعُ طَرَفُ الْأُذُنِ قُلْتُ مَا الْمُدَابَرَةُ قَالَ يُقْطَعُ مُؤَخَّرُ الْأُذُنِ قَالَ تُخْرَقُ أُذُنُهَا لِلسِّمَةِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to carefully observe the eyes and ears and not to sacrifice those animals which are cross-eyed, have an ear cut from the front, have an ear cut from the back, have an ear split lengthwise, have a round hole in the ear, or have a cut nose. Zuhair says: I asked Abu Ishaq, did they mention ‘Azba’? He said: No. I said: What kind of animal is Muqabalah? He said: The one whose ear is cut at the edge. I said: What kind of animal is Mudabarah? He said: The one whose ear is cut from the back. Then he said: The ear of the animal used to be cut as a mark.
Hadith 4676
عَنْ يَزِيدَ ذِي مِصْرٍ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ عُتْبَةَ بْنَ عَبْدٍ السُّلَمِيَّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا الْوَلِيدِ إِنِّي خَرَجْتُ أَلْتَمِسُ الضَّحَايَا فَلَمْ أَجِدْ شَيْئًا يُعْجِبُنِي غَيْرَ ثَرْمَاءَ فَمَا تَقُولُ قَالَ أَلَا جِئْتَنِي بِهَا قُلْتُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ تَجُوزُ عَنْكَ وَلَا تَجُوزُ عَنِّي قَالَ نَعَمْ إِنَّكَ تَشُكُّ وَلَا أَشُكُّ إِنَّمَا نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الْمُصْفَرَّةِ وَالْمُسْتَأْصَلَةِ قَرْنُهَا مِنْ أَصْلِهَا وَالْبَخْقَاءِ وَالْمُشَيَّعَةِ وَالْكَسْرَاءِ فَالْمُصْفَرَّةُ الَّتِي تُسْتَأْصَلُ أُذُنُهَا حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ صِمَاخُهَا وَالْمُسْتَأْصَلَةُ الَّتِي اسْتُؤْصِلَ قَرْنُهَا مِنْ أَصْلِهِ وَالْبَخْقَاءُ الَّتِي تُبْخَقُ عَيْنُهَا وَالْمُشَيَّعَةُ الَّتِي لَا تَتْبَعُ الْغَنَمَ عَجَفًا وَضَعْفًا وَعَجْزًا وَالْكَسْرَاءُ الَّتِي لَا تُنْقِي
Yazid Dhi Misr says: I came to Sayyiduna Utbah bin Abd Salma (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: O Abu al-Walid! I had gone out to buy a sacrificial animal, but I did not find any that I liked, except for one animal whose front tooth was broken. What do you say about it? He said: Why did you not bring it to me? I said: Subhan Allah, is it permissible for you and not permissible for me? He said: Yes, absolutely, because you doubt and I do not doubt. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade those animals: whose ear is cut so much that its hole becomes visible, whose entire ear is cut off, the one with a squinting eye, the one whose eye has become blind, the one that cannot walk behind the goats due to weakness and inability, and the one whose bones have no marrow. (Further, the meanings of these words are explained, which have been clarified in the translation.)
Hadith 4677
عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُبَيْدَ بْنَ فَيْرُوزٍ مَوْلَى بَنِي شَيْبَانَ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ الْبَرَاءَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ الْأَضَاحِيِّ مَا نَهَى عَنْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَا كَرِهَ فَقَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَوْ قَامَ فِينَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَيَدِي أَقْصَرُ مِنْ يَدِهِ فَقَالَ أَرْبَعٌ لَا تُجْزِئُ الْعَوْرَاءُ الْبَيِّنُ عَوَرُهَا وَالْمَرِيضَةُ الْبَيِّنُ مَرَضُهَا وَالْعَرْجَاءُ الْبَيِّنُ ظَلْعُهَا وَالْكَسِيرُ الَّتِي لَا تُنْقِي قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنِّي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ فِي الْقَرْنِ نَقْصٌ أَوْ قَالَ فِي الْأُذُنِ نَقْصٌ أَوْ فِي السِّنِّ نَقْصٌ قَالَ مَا كَرِهْتَ فَدَعْهُ وَلَا تُحَرِّمْهُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ
Ubaid bin Firoz asked Sayyiduna Bara’ (may Allah be pleased with him) about sacrificial animals: from which types of animals did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibit and dislike? He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood among us and, gesturing with his hand in this manner—while my hand is smaller than his (peace and blessings be upon him)—he said: Four types of animals are not sufficient for sacrifice: (1) The cross-eyed one, whose cross-eyedness is obvious. (2) The sick one, whose sickness is obvious. (3) The lame one, whose lameness is obvious. (4) Such an emaciated animal that there is no marrow in its bones. I said: I also dislike defects in the horn, ear, or teeth. He said: Whatever you dislike, leave it, but do not declare it unlawful for others.
Hadith 4678
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ اشْتَرَيْتُ كَبْشًا أُضَحِّي بِهِ فَعَدَا الذِّئْبُ فَأَخَذَ الْأَلْيَةَ قَالَ فَسَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ ضَحِّ بِهِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I bought a ram for sacrifice, but a wolf attacked it and took away its haunch. Then when I asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You can sacrifice it.
Hadith 4679
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ الْجَذَعُ مِنَ الضَّأْنِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ السَّيِّدِ مِنَ الْمَعْزِ قَالَ دَاوُدُ السَّيِّدُ الْجَلِيلُ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: A one-year-old sheep from the sheep breed is better than a mature goat from the goat breed. Dawud said: By "mature" is meant a large (good and healthy animal).
Hadith 4680
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ دَمُ عَفْرَاءَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ دَمِ سَوْدَاوَيْنِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: A light gray-colored animal is more beloved and superior than two black-colored animals.