Hadith 826

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، قَالَ : سَلَمَةُ بْنُ كُهَيْلٍ أَنْبَأَنِي ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ حُجَيَّةَ بْنَ عَدِيٍّ ، رَجُلًا مِنْ كِنْدَةَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : إِنِّي اشْتَرَيْتُ هَذِهِ الْبَقَرَةَ لِلْأَضْحَى ؟ قَالَ : عَنْ سَبْعَةٍ ، قَالَ : الْقَرْنُ ؟ قَالَ : لَا يَضُرُّكَ ، قَالَ : الْعَرَجُ ؟ قَالَ : إِذَا بَلَغَتْ الْمَنْسَكَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ الْعَيْنَ وَالْأُذُنَ " .
A man said to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): I have bought this cow for sacrifice. He replied: It can be on behalf of seven people. The man said: It has no horns? He replied: There is no harm. He said: It has lameness in its leg? He replied: If it can walk by itself to the place of sacrifice, then there is no harm. Then he said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to carefully examine the eyes and ears of the sacrificial animals to ensure there is no defect in them.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الخلفاء الراشدين / 826
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