The Prophet ﷺ said, "The greatest of days before Allah is the Day of Sacrifice, then the Day of Rest," which is the second day.He said, Five or six sacrificial camels were brought close to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and they began pressing forward toward him, each eager to be the first he would slaughter. When their sides fell to the ground, he uttered some words quietly which I could not make out.I asked, "What did he say?"He replied, "Whoever wishes may cut off a portion."
عن النبي ﷺ قال: إن أعظم الأيام عند الله تبارك وتعالى يوم النحر، ثم يوم القر. وهو اليوم الثاني. قال: وقرب لرسول الله ﷺ بدنات خمس أو ست، فطفقن يزدلفن إليه بأيتهن يبدأ، فلما وجبت جنوبها قال: فتكلم بكلمة خفية لم أفهمها. فقلت: ما قال؟ قال: من شاء اقتطع.
Abu Dawud (1765) narrated it from Ibrahim bin Musa Razi, who said, "Isa reported to us." Another chain: Musaddad told us, "Isa reported to us." This is Ibrahim's wording, from Thawr, from Rashid bin Saad, from Abdullah bin Amir bin Lahy, from Abdullah bin Qurt, and he related it.Its chain of transmission is sahih. Thawr is Ibn Yazid, Abu Khalid Himsi, a trustworthy narrator among the men of Bukhari. Imam Ahmad (19075) narrated it by this same route, and Ibn Khuzayma declared it sahih (2866, 2917), both in full and abridged form, as did Hakim (4/221), who said, "Sahih in chain, though the two of them did not include it."His saying, "they draw near" means they approach. His saying, "whoever wishes may cut off a portion" indicates the permissibility of gifting an undivided share, and this is not the kind of taking forbidden as plunder.On this subject there is also a report from Ghurfah bin Harith Kindi, who said, "I witnessed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the Farewell Pilgrimage. The sacrificial camels were brought, and he said, 'Call Abu Hasan for me.' So Ali was called for him, and he said to him, 'Take hold of the lower end of the spear,' while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ took hold of its upper end. Then the two of them thrust it into the camels. When he had finished, he mounted his mule and seated Ali behind him ﷺ."Abu Dawud (1766) narrated this from Muhammad bin Hatim, who said, "Abdul-Rahman bin Mahdi told us," who said, "Abdullah bin Mubarak told us," from Harmalah bin Imran, from Abdullah bin Harith Azdi, who said, "I heard Ghurfah bin Harith Kindi," and he related it.In this chain is Abdullah bin Harith Azdi, whom no one other than Ibn Hibban regarded as trustworthy, and Ibn Qattan considered him unknown.