Jabir reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: Sacrifice only a grown-up animal, unless it is difficult for you, in which case sacrifice a ram (of even less than a year, but more than six months' age).
Read More..Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) led us in the 'Id prayer in Medina on the Day of Sacrifice. Some persons slaughtered their animals ahead of him under the impression that Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) had-already offered sacrifice. Thereupon Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: Those who had slaughtered their animals ahead of him should slaughter the other ones in their stead. And they should not sacrifice the animal before Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) had sacrificed (his animal)
Read More..Uqba b. 'Amir reported that Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) gave the gifts of goats to be distributed amongst his Companions. They sacrificed them, but a lamb of one year of age was left. (Someone) made a mention of that to the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), whereupon he said: You sacrifice it
Read More..Amir al-Juhani reported: Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) distributed sacrificial animals (amongst us for sacrificing them on 'Id al-Adha). So we sacrificed them. There fell to my lot a lamb of less than one year I said: Allah's Messenger, there has fallen to my lot a lamb (Jadha'a), whereupon he said: Sacrifice that.
Read More..This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of 'Uqba b. 'Amir al-Juhan with a slight change of wording.
Read More..Anas reported that Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) sacrificed with his own hands two horned rams which were white with black markings reciting the name of Allah and glorifying Him (saying Allah-o-Akbar). He placed his foot on their sides (while sacrificing).
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