Narrated Ali ibn Abu Talib: When the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم sacrificed the camels, he sacrificed thirty of them with his own hand, and then commanded me (to sacrifice them), so I sacrificed the rest of them.
Read More..Narrated Abdullah ibn Qurt: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: The greatest day in Allah's sight is the day of sacrifice and next the day of resting which Isa said on the authority of Thawr is the second day. Five or six sacrificial camels were brought to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and they began to draw near to see which he would sacrifice first. When they fell down dead, he said something in a low voice, which I could not catch. So I asked: What did he say? He was told that he had said: Anyone who wants can cut off a piece.
Read More..Narrated Arfah ibn al-Harith al-Kandi: I was present with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم at the Farewell Pilgrimage. When the sacrificial camels were brought to him, he said: Call AbulHasan (Ali) to me. Ali was then called for and he (the Prophet) said to him: Catch hold of the lower end of the lance, and the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم himself caught hold of the upper end. He then pierced the camels with it. When he finished slaughtering, he rode on his mule and mounted Ali behind him.
Read More..Abd al Rahman bin Thabit said: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and his companions used to sacrifice the camel with its left leg tied and it remained standing on the rest of his legs.
Read More..Ziyad bin Jubair said: I was present with Ibn Umar at Minah. He passed a man who was sacrificing his camel while it was sitting. He said make it stand and tie its leg ; thus follow the practice (sunnah) of Muhammad صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم.
Read More..Ali said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم commanded me to take charge of (his) sacrificial camels and to distribute the skins and saddle clothes (after sacrifice) as sadaqah. He commanded me not to give anything from it to the butcher. He said we used to give it (the wages) to the butcher ourselves.
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