Sacrificial animals (budn): those who said they can only be camels

Ibn Jurayj said: I said to Ata: Allah, the Pure, says: "And the sacrificial camels (budn) We have made for you among the symbols of Allah" [Al-Hajj: 36]. What is meant by al-badanah? He said: Camels and cows.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: What is meant by it is camels and cows.

Mujahid said: Al-budn are only from camels.

Al-Qasim bin Muhammad said: A sheep does not go beyond being an ordinary sacrifice (nasikah), and indeed the cow is also included among al-budn.

Abd al-Karim said: Ata and al-Hakam differed on this. Ata said: It is from camels and cows.

And al-Hakam said: It is from camels (only).

It is narrated from Ya'qub: A man from my neighbourhood died and left a bequest that a badanah be sacrificed on his behalf. I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) whether a cow could be slaughtered. He said: It will suffice. He asked: Which people are you from? I said: From Banu Rabah. He said: Where would Banu Rabah get cows from? Cows are found among al-Azd and the tribe of Abd al-Qays.