Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man who was taking a sacrificial animal along with him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Ride on it. He replied: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! This is a sacrificial animal. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Ride on it. He replied: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! This is a sacrificial animal. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Ride on it. The third or fourth time, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: May you be ruined, ride on it.