300 hadith
Abdullah bin Umar used to say that the sacrificial offering is the animal that has been garlanded, marked with blood, and taken to stand at Arafah.
مالك 879SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent sheep as a sacrificial offering with garlands placed around their necks.
أبو داود 1755SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to a man, "I have been commanded to observe the Day of Sacrifice as a festival which Allah [[r4]] has appointed for this community." The man asked, "Tell me, if I cannot find anything to sacrifice except a…
النسائي 4370SahihIn the days of ignorance, whenever a boy was born to one of us, we would slaughter a sheep and smear the baby's head with its blood. When Allah brought Islam, we began slaughtering a sheep, shaving the baby's head, and rubbing it with…
الأعظمي 7238HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "I have been commanded to observe the Day of Sacrifice as a festival that Allah [[r4]] has appointed for this community." The man asked, "Tell me, if I can find nothing but a female animal to sacrifice, may I sacrifice…
أبو داود 2789SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "I have been commanded to observe the Day of Sacrifice as a festival, which Allah [[r4]] has appointed for this nation." A man asked, "What if I can find nothing but a female animal that has been lent to me for its milk,…
الأعظمي 7176HasanI asked the Prophet ﷺ about a sacrificial animal that becomes disabled on the way. He said, "Slaughter it, dip its sandal in its blood, and strike its side with it," or he said, "its flank, and do not eat any of it yourself, nor should your…
أحمد 18084HasanI heard the Prophet ﷺ say, "Leave the birds in their nests." She said, I also heard him say, "For a boy, two sheep are to be sacrificed, and for a Jariya, one sheep. It does not matter to you whether they are males or females."
أبو داود 2835HasanThe Prophet ﷺ hung two sandals on the sacrificial animal and marked it by making an incision on its right side at Dhu al-Hulayfah, then wiped the blood away from it.
الترمذي 906SahihThe Prophet ﷺ marked the sacrificial animal on the right side of its hump and wiped the blood away from it. Ali added in his narration that this took place at Dhu al-Hulayfah, and that he hung two sandals around its neck.
ابن ماجه 3097SahihI heard Abu Burayda say, "In the days of ignorance, whenever a boy was born to one of us, we would slaughter a sheep and smear its blood on the child's head. When Allah brought Islam, we slaughtered a sheep, shaved the child's head, and…
أبو داود 2843HasanOn Sacrificial Offerings and Sacrificial Animals
أحمد 5527SahihI went to Utba bin Abdul-Sulami and said, "Abu Walid, I went out looking for sacrificial animals, and I found nothing that pleased me except one with broken teeth. What do you say about that?" He replied, "Why did you not bring it to me?" I…
أحمد 17653DifficultHe saw the Prophet ﷺ slaughter his sacrificial animal with his own hand, saying the takbir over it.
أحمد 12466SahihHe saw the Prophet ﷺ slaughtering his sacrificial animal with his own hand, saying the takbir over it.
أحمد 13713SahihHe said to his sons, "My sons, none of you should offer as a sacrificial animal anything he would be ashamed to present to a person of honor whom he esteems, for Allah is the most noble of all the noble, and the most deserving that the best…
مالك 884SahihThe Prophet ﷺ was sitting when he tore his garment and said, "I had appointed a sacrificial animal to be marked today."
أحمد 23613DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sacrifice two horned, white rams. He would mention the name of Allah and pronounce the takbir, and I saw him slaughter them with his own hand, placing his foot on their sides.
أحمد 11960SahihI asked, "Did you yourself hear it?" He said, "Yes." He said, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sacrifice two horned rams of white color mixed with black. He would mention the name of Allah and say the takbir. I saw him slaughtering them…
أحمد 13323SahihA cow may be sacrificed on behalf of seven people. I asked, "What if it has given birth?" He replied, "Slaughter its calf along with it." I asked, "What about a lame animal?" He replied, "It is acceptable as long as it can reach the place…
الترمذي 1503HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "No deed performed by a human being on the Day of Sacrifice is more beloved to Allah than the shedding of blood. The sacrificed animal will come on the Day of Resurrection with its horns, hair, and hooves, and…
الترمذي 1493DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sacrifice two horned rams of mixed black and white color. He would mention the name of Allah and say the takbir. I saw him slaughter them with his own hand, placing his foot on their sides.
ابن ماجه 3120SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ marked his sacrificial camel by cutting its right side, wiped the blood from it, and garlanded it.
النسائي 2775SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sacrifice two horned rams of mixed black and white color. He would mention the name of Allah and pronounce the takbir, and I saw him slaughter them with his own hand, placing his foot on their necks.
النسائي 4421SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade sacrificing an animal with a mutilated ear or broken horn. He said, I asked Saeed bin Musayab what mutilation meant, and he replied, "Half or more."
أحمد 1066HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered that a horned ram be brought, one that walked in black, looked through black, and rested in black. It was brought to him to be sacrificed. He said, "Ayesha, bring me the knife." Then he said, "Sharpen it…
أحمد 24491SahihIbn Umar reported that the Prophet ﷺ and his companions used to slaughter the sacrificial camels with the left foreleg tied up, the camel standing on its remaining legs.
الأعظمي 5355HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered that a horned ram be brought, one that walked among black, rested among black, and looked through black. It was brought to him so he could sacrifice it. He said to her, "Ayesha, bring the knife." Then he…
الأعظمي 11139SahihA man asked Ali [[r1]] about the cow for sacrifice. Ali replied, "It suffices for seven." The man asked, "What if its horn is broken?" Ali said, "That does not harm you." The man asked, "What about a lame one?" Ali said, "If it reaches the…
أحمد 734HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered that a horned ram be brought, one that walked in black, knelt in black, and looked through black. It was brought to him to be sacrificed. He said to her, "Ayesha, bring me the knife." Then he said, "Sharpen…
الأعظمي 7184SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to sacrifice two sheep for a boy and one sheep for a Jariya as the aqiqah.
ابن ماجه 3163HasanThey asked, "Messenger of Allah, what about the firstborn offspring?" He replied, "It is a duty. But if you leave it until it grows into a young camel, then load it for use in the cause of Allah or give it to a widow, that is better than…
الأعظمي 7230HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to carefully examine the eye and the ear, and not to sacrifice an animal that is one-eyed, nor one with the front of its ear cut off, nor one with the back of its ear cut off, nor one with its ear slit,…
أحمد 851HasanI was one of seven men with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He instructed each of us to contribute a dirham, so we pooled our money and bought a sacrificial animal for seven dirhams. We said, "Messenger of Allah, we have paid a high price for…
أحمد 15494DaifAishah reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered that a horned ram be brought, one that walked on black, knelt on black, and looked through black. It was brought to him to be sacrificed... the hadith continues.
الأعظمي 7157SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not sacrifice anything but a fully grown animal, unless it is difficult for you, in which case you may slaughter a young sheep."
الأعظمي 7165SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to inspect the eye and the ear carefully, and not to sacrifice an animal that is one-eyed, nor one with the front of its ear cut off, nor one with the back of its ear cut off, nor one with its ear slit,…
أحمد 1275HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered a horned ram to be brought, one that walked among black, rested among black, and looked through black. It was brought to him so he could sacrifice it. He said to her, "Ayesha, bring the knife." Then he said,…
الأعظمي 7203SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ sacrificed two horned rams, white with streaks of black, pronouncing the takbir and the name of Allah. I saw him slaughter them with his own hand, placing his foot on their necks. I asked, "Did you hear this…
النسائي 4420SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sacrifice two horned rams of white mingled with black, pronouncing the name of Allah and declaring His greatness. I saw him slaughter them with his own hand, placing his foot on their sides.
أحمد 13878SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A young sheep is acceptable as a sacrifice."
أحمد 27073DaifI bought this cow for sacrifice. He said, "On behalf of seven." The man asked, "What about the horn?" He replied, "It will not harm you." The man asked, "What about lameness?" He answered, "If it reaches the place of sacrifice, then…
أحمد 826HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to one of the Ansar, who took up the knife to slaughter an animal for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Beware of slaughtering the milk-giving one."
ابن ماجه 3180SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sacrifice two horned rams of mixed black and white color, saying the takbir as he did so. I saw him slaughter them with his own hand, placing his foot upon their sides.
أحمد 13681SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "The greatest of days before Allah [[r5]] 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…
الأعظمي 5356SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not sacrifice anything but a mature animal, unless that proves difficult for you, in which case you may sacrifice a young sheep."
مسلم 5082SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not sacrifice anything except a fully grown animal, unless that proves difficult for you, in which case you may sacrifice a young sheep."
أحمد 14348DifficultWhoever vows to offer a sacrificial camel should hang a pair of sandals around its neck, mark it by drawing blood, and then slaughter it near the House, or at Mina on the Day of Sacrifice. There is no release from the vow short of that. But…
مالك 922SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sacrifice two horned rams of mixed black and white color. He would slaughter them with his own hand, place his foot on their sides, mention the name of Allah, and say the takbir.
أحمد 13202SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ instructed them that for a boy two equivalent sheep should be sacrificed, and for a girl one sheep.
الأعظمي 7246HasanThe Prophet ﷺ and his companions used to slaughter the sacrificial camel with its left leg tied up, while it stood on its remaining legs.
الأعظمي 12803HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave orders for a horned ram with black markings on its legs, belly, and around its eyes, to be brought so he could sacrifice it. When it was brought, he said to her, "Ayesha, bring the knife." Then he said,…
الأعظمي 7180SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to sacrifice two horned, white rams. He would mention the name of Allah and pronounce the takbir. I saw him slaughtering them with his own hand, placing his foot on their sides.
أحمد 13972SahihThe Prophet ﷺ sacrificed two horned, white rams. I saw him slaughtering them with his own hand, placing his foot upon their sides while pronouncing the name of Allah and saying the takbir.
أحمد 12147SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not sacrifice anything except a fully grown animal, unless that proves difficult for you, in which case you may sacrifice a young sheep."
أحمد 14502SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "The greatest of days before Allah [[r5]] is the Day of Sacrifice, then the Day of Settlement." Isa said that Thawr explained that this is the second day. He said, five or six sacrificial camels were brought close to the…
أبو داود 1765SahihI saw Ali [[r1]] sacrificing two rams, so I asked him, "What is this?" He replied, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ instructed me to offer a sacrifice on his behalf."
أحمد 1286DaifI asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "We used to offer the Atirah sacrifice in the days of ignorance. What do you command us to do?" He said, "Slaughter in whichever month it may be, honor Allah [[r5]], and feed the people." I said, "Messenger…
أحمد 20727SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not sacrifice anything but a mature animal, unless that proves difficult for you, in which case you may sacrifice a young sheep."
ابن ماجه 3141SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "What an excellent sacrifice the young lamb is!" He said, So the people rushed to grab them.
الترمذي 1499Daif