Hadith 1496

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْأَشَجُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ , عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ , عَنْ أَبِيهِ , عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ : " ضَحَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِكَبْشٍ أَقْرَنَ , فَحِيلٍ يَأْكُلُ فِي سَوَادٍ , وَيَمْشِي فِي سَوَادٍ , وَيَنْظُرُ فِي سَوَادٍ " , قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ , لَا نَعْرِفُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ حَدِيثِ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ .
´Narrated Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri:` "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) slaughtered a horned male ram of fine pedigree, (around) his mouth was black, and his legs were black, and (around) his eyes was black.
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب الأضاحى عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 1496
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح، ابن ماجة (3128)  |  زبیر علی زئی: (1496) إسناده ضعيف / د 2796، ن 4395، جه 3128
Hadith Takhrij «سنن ابی داود/ الأضاحي 4 (2796) ، سنن النسائی/الضحایا 14 (4395) ، سنن ابن ماجہ/الأضاحی 4 (1328) ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 4297) (صحیح)»
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation: 1:
That is, its face, its feet, and its eyes were all black.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1496
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) The sacrifice of rams, sheep, and goats, etc., is permissible.

(2) It is recommended (mustahabb) to sacrifice a ram with horns, because the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) himself used to sacrifice rams with horns.

(3) From the blessed hadith, the recommendation of sacrificing rams that are horned, piebald, and male is understood. Furthermore, it is also permissible to sacrifice a castrated animal, as is mentioned in another hadith.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 4395
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) offered sacrifice of both castrated and non-castrated animals.
Therefore, in sacrifice (qurbani), both types of animals may be slaughtered.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2796
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:


The sacrificial animal should also be beautiful in appearance.


By "male (faheel)" it is meant that it was not castrated.


It is permissible to offer both types of animals—male and castrated—for sacrifice.


The meaning of blackness in eating, walking, and seeing is that its mouth was also black, its feet were also black, and the area around its eyes was also black.
Such a ram is considered beautiful, and it also appears attractive and pleasing to look at.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3128