Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered a horned ram whose legs, belly and eyes were black to be brought, so that it could be sacrificed.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الضحايا / 19084
Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says that two horned, black-and-white rams were brought, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) slaughtered them.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الضحايا / 19085
Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sacrificed a horned ram whose lips and mouth were black, and whose eyes and feet were also black.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الضحايا / 19086
Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) slaughtered two horned, black-and-white, castrated rams.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الضحايا / 19087
It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) or Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) (the doubt is Sufyan's) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to sacrifice, he would sacrifice two fat, black-and-white, horned and castrated rams: one sacrifice on behalf of his Ummah, whoever testified that he had conveyed (the message) and bore witness to the Oneness of Allah, and the other sacrifice on behalf of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and the family of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الضحايا / 19088
Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best sacrifice is a horned ram." (b) Sayyiduna Ubadah bin al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best sacrifice is a horned ram, and the best shroud is a white cloth."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الضحايا / 19089
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The blood of a whitish (animal) is more beloved to Allah than the blood of two black ones."
(b) Salma bin Attab says: I heard Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) say: The blood of a white (animal) is more beloved to me than the blood of two black ones.
Al-Bukhari said: Some of them narrate it as marfu' (from the Prophet), and that is not authentic.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الضحايا / 19090
Hubayrah and Umarah bin Abd narrate: We heard Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) say: Sacrifice a two-toothed animal or older, and a fat one; if you eat, it will be good to eat, and if you feed others, it will be excellent food to give.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الضحايا / 19091
Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) says: A two-toothed animal is more beloved to me than an old one; Allah Almighty is most deserving of youth and excellence. The two-toothed animal most beloved to me is the one I most love to sacrifice.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الضحايا / 19092
Sayyiduna Sinan bin Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah, the Lord of Might, is most deserving of youth and fulfilment. Buy a fat jadha'ah and sacrifice it on your own behalf."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الضحايا / 19093