300 hadith
I 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 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 14348DifficultI 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 17653DifficultThe 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 7165SahihOn Sacrificial Offerings and Sacrificial Animals
أحمد 5527SahihThe 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."
أبو داود 2797SahihThe 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 14502SahihThe 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 3141SahihThe Prophet ﷺ used to slaughter his sacrificial animals, whether camels or other livestock, at the prayer ground.
البخاري 982SahihThe 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."
النسائي 4383SahihWe bought a ram to sacrifice, and a wolf attacked it, taking part of its tail or its ear. We asked the Prophet ﷺ about it, and he instructed us to sacrifice it.
ابن ماجه 3146DaifI heard Amr bin Shuayb bin Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Amr, from his father, from his father, along with Zayd bin Aslam. They said, "Messenger of Allah, what about the firstborn offspring of livestock?" He replied, "It is a true obligation.…
النسائي 4230HasanAbdullah 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 879SahihA man said, "Messenger of Allah ﷺ, during the days of ignorance we used to offer the Atira sacrifice in Rajab. What do you command us?" He said, "Sacrifice for Allah in whatever month it may be, fulfill your duty toward Allah [[r4]], and…
أبو داود 2830SahihThe Prophet ﷺ was sitting when he tore his garment and said, "I had appointed a sacrificial animal to be marked today."
أحمد 23613DaifOn the day of sacrifice, the Prophet ﷺ slaughtered two horned, white rams that had been castrated. When he turned them toward the qiblah, he said, "I have turned my face toward the One who created the heavens and the earth, following the…
أبو داود 2795HasanThe 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 1765SahihA 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 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 was asked about the aqiqah, and he said, "Allah does not love uquq," as though he disliked the name. Then he said, "Whoever has a child born to him and wishes to offer a sacrifice on its behalf, let him sacrifice…
أبو داود 2842HasanWhenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ offered a sacrifice, he would buy two fat, horned, white rams. After he had performed the prayer and addressed the people, he would have one of them brought to him while he was standing at his place of…
أحمد 27190DaifThey 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 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 13323SahihHe narrated from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he laid down his sacrificial animal on its side to slaughter it, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to a man, "Help me with my sacrifice," so the man helped him.
أحمد 23168SahihThe Prophet of Allah ﷺ sacrificed two horned, white rams. He placed his foot on their sides, slaughtered them, mentioned the name of Allah, and pronounced the takbir.
النسائي 4423SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked about the aqiqah, and he said, "Allah does not love disobedience (uquq)," as if he disliked the name itself. The people said, "Messenger of Allah, we are only asking you about a child born to one of us."…
أحمد 6713HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A young sheep is acceptable as a sacrifice."
أحمد 27073DaifA man called out to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "During the days of ignorance, we used to offer the atirah sacrifice in Rajab. What do you command us to do?" He replied, "Sacrifice for Allah in whatever month it may be, show devotion to…
الأعظمي 7229SahihThe 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 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 3120SahihOn the Day of Sacrifice, two white rams were brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He slaughtered one of them and said, "This is on behalf of Muhammad and his household." Then he slaughtered the other and said, "This is on behalf of those of…
الأعظمي 7188HasanOn the Day of Sacrifice, two white rams were brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He slaughtered one of them and said, "This is on behalf of Muhammad and his household." Then he slaughtered the other and said, "This is on behalf of those of…
الأعظمي 7185HasanWhenever the Prophet ﷺ intended to offer a sacrifice, he would buy two great rams, fat, white with black markings, horned, and castrated. He would slaughter one of them on behalf of those of his community who bore witness to the oneness of…
أحمد 25886HasanI 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 15494DaifA 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 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 Prophet ﷺ sacrificed seven camels by his own hand while they were standing, and in Madinah he sacrificed two horned, white rams as his udhiyah.
أبو داود 2793SahihHe said, I came to the Prophet ﷺ, and he slaughtered a sheep for us. He said, "Do not think," and he did not say, "Do not think that we slaughtered it just for you. Rather, we have sheep, and whenever they reach a hundred, we slaughter…
الأعظمي 14455SahihI came to the Prophet ﷺ at Hudaybiyah to ask him about the meat of the sacrificial offerings, and I heard him say, "For a boy, two sheep, and for a Jariya, one sheep. It does not matter to you whether they are males or females."
النسائي 4222HasanWhenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to offer a sacrifice, he would buy two large, fat, horned, white rams that had been castrated. He would slaughter one of them on behalf of his community, for whoever bore witness that Allah is One…
ابن ماجه 3122HasanI 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 20727SahihHe saw the Prophet ﷺ slaughter his sacrificial animal with his own hand, saying the takbir over it.
أحمد 12466SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ delivered a sermon to us on the day of Adha, then turned to two horned rams and slaughtered them. Abridged.
النسائي 4393SahihA man called out to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, in the days of ignorance we used to offer the Atirah sacrifice in Rajab. What do you command us to do?" He replied, "Sacrifice for Allah [[r4]] in whatever month it…
ابن ماجه 3167SahihThe 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 3097SahihHe 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 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 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 delivered a sermon to us on the day of Adha, then turned to two white rams with black markings and slaughtered them.
النسائي 1589SahihThe Prophet ﷺ sacrificed two horned, white rams. He slaughtered them with his own hand, mentioned the name of Allah, said the takbir, and placed his foot on their sides.
أحمد 13234SahihI asked the Prophet ﷺ, or a man asked him, saying, "Messenger of Allah, a wolf has cut off the tail of a sheep of mine. May I sacrifice it?" He replied, "Yes." Affan's version says, "Concerning the tail of a sheep of his that the wolf had…
أحمد 11388DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent sheep as a sacrificial offering with garlands placed around their necks.
أبو داود 1755SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ sacrificed two horned rams of mixed black and white color. I saw him slaughtering them with his own hand, placing his foot on their sides, and I heard him pronounce the name of Allah and say takbir.
مسلم 5088SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ sacrificed two castrated, year-old rams as his udhiya.
أحمد 21714DaifA man called out while he was at Mina, "Messenger of Allah, during the days of ignorance we used to offer the atirah sacrifice in Rajab. What do you command us to do, Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "Slaughter in whatever month it may be,…
النسائي 4234SahihI 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 18084HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ sacrificed two rams on the day of Eid. As he turned them toward the qiblah, he said, "I have turned my face toward the One who originated the heavens and the earth, devoted purely to Him in submission, and I am not…
أحمد 15022HasanThe 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 3180Sahih