أَخْبَرَنَا
أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا
شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ
سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ
حُجَيَّةَ بْنَ عَدِيٍّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ
عَلِيًّا وَسَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ، فَقَالَ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، الْبَقَرَةُ ? قَالَ: عَنْ سَبْعَةٍ، قُلْتُ: الْقَرْنُ ؟ قَالَ: لَا يَضُرُّكَ . قَالَ: قُلْتُ: الْعَرَجُ ؟ قَالَ: إِذَا بَلَغَتْ الْمَنْسَكَ . ثُمَّ قَالَ: "أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ
نَسْتَشْرِفَ الْعَيْنَ وَالْأُذُنَ".
Hujayyah bin ‘Adi said: I heard a man ask Sayyiduna ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): O Commander of the Faithful! For how many people is a cow (sufficient)? He replied: For seven people. I asked: What is the ruling about (a cow with) a horn? He replied: There is no harm. I asked: And (what about) lameness? He replied: If it can reach the place of sacrifice, then there is no problem (i.e., if it can walk, there is no harm). Then he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to “examine the eyes and ears well.”