Allah Almighty says: "Then the compensation is the like of what he killed, from livestock." [Surah al-Ma'idah: 95]
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "And 'the like' (equivalent) means the like in description of the game that he killed."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الحج / Q9892
Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) says: If the muhrim kills a one-eyed or defective animal of game, its ransom may also be given with a one-eyed or defective animal, though a complete ransom is dearer to me. And if he kills the small young of game, a small young goat is to be given for it.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الحج / 9892
Mujahid narrates from Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) included among his sacrificial animals a camel that had belonged to Abu Jahl, with a silver ring in its nose, in order to enrage the polytheists.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الحج / 9893
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