It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)used tosacrifice two horned, black-and-white rams and he would saythe Nameof Allah and pronounce His greatness. I saw him slaughteringthemwith his own hand, putting his foot on their sides."
It wasnarrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said:
"The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) sacrificed two rams on the Day of 'Eid. When he turnedthemto face towards the prayer direction he said: 'Verily, I haveturned my face towards Him Who has created the heavens and the earth,as a monotheist, and I am not of the polytheists. Verily, my prayer,my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of allthat exists. He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded,andI am the first of the Muslims. [6:79,162-163] O Allah, from YoutoYou, on behalf of Muhammad and his nation.'"
It wasnarrated from 'Aishah and Abu Hurairah that when the MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) wanted to offer a sacrifice, he brought two large, fat,horned, black-and-white, castrated rams. He slaughtered one on behalfof his nation, for whoever testified to Allah with monotheism andthathe had conveyed (the Message), and he slaughtered the other onbehalfof Muhammad and the family of Muhammad (ﷺ).
It wasnarrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Whoever can afford it, but does not offer a sacrifice, let himnotcome near our prayer place."
It wasnarrated that Muhammad bin Sirin said:
"I asked Ibn 'Umaraboutsacrifices and whether they are obligatory. He said: 'TheMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) and the Muslims after him offered sacrifices,and thisis the Sunnah.'"
It wasnarrated that Mikhnaf bin Sulaim said:
"We were standing with theProphet (ﷺ) at 'Arafat and he said: 'O people, each family,each year, must offer Udhiyah and 'Atirah.'
It wasnarrated from 'Aishah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"The son ofAdam does not do any deed on the Day of Sacrifice that is dearer toAllah than shedding blood. It will come on the Day of Resurrectionwith its horns and cloven hoofs and hair. Its blood is accepted byAllah before it reaches the ground. So be content when you do it."
It wasnarrated that Zaid bin Arqam said:
"The Companions of theMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what are thesesacrifices?' He said: 'The Sunnah of your father Ibrahim.' Theysaid:'What is there for us in them, O Messenger of Allah?' Hesaid: 'Forevery hair, one merit.' They said: 'What about wool,O Messenger ofAllah?' He said: 'For every hair of wool, onemerit.'"
It wasnarrated that Abu Sa'eed said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)sacrificed a horned, defectless ram with a black stomach, black feetand black around its eyes."
Yunusbin Maisarah bin Halbas said:
"I went out with Abu Sa'eedAz-Zuraqi, the Companion of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), to buyanimalsor sacrifice." Yunus said: "Abu Sa'eed pointed to a ramthat had someblackness around its ears and jaw, and was neither toobig nor toosmall, and said to me: 'Buy this one for them, as itseems to resemblethe ram of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).'"
It wasnarrated from Abu Umamah Al-Bahili that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said:
"The best of shrouds is a two piece Najrani garment andthebest of sacrifices is a horned ram."
it wasnarrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:
"We were with the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) on a journey, and the (day of) Al-Adha came. We(sacrificed) one camel on behalf of ten (people) and one cow onbehalfof seven."
It wasnarrated that Jabir said:
"We offered sacrifices at Al-Hudaibiyahwith the Prophet (ﷺ), a camel on behalf of seven (people)and a cowon behalf of seven."
It wasnarrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)slaughtered a cow on behalf of all his wives who had performed'Umrah,during the Farewell Pilgrimage."
It wasnarrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:
"Camels became scarce at thetimeof the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), so he commanded them tosacrificecows."
It wasnarrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)sacrificedone cow during the Farewell Pilgrimage on behalf of thefamily ofMuhammad (ﷺ).
It wasnarrated from Ibn 'Abbas that a man came to the Prophet (ﷺ)andsaid:
"I have to offer a sacrifice and I can afford it, but Icannot find (a camel) to buy." The Prophet (ﷺ) told him to buysevensheep and slaughter them.
It wasnarrated that Rafi' bin Khadij said:
"We were with theMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) in Dhul-Hulaifah in (the land of) Tihamah. Weacquiredsheep and camels and the people hastened to put cooking potson thefires before they had been distributed. The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)came to us and ordered that they be overturned,* then he madeonecamel equivalent to ten sheep."
It wasnarrated from 'Uqbah bin 'Amir Al-Juhani that the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) gave him some sheep, and he distributed them among hisCompanions to be sacrificed. There remained an 'Atud.* He mentionedthat to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he said:
"You sacrifice ityourself."
UmmBilal bint Hilal narrated from her father that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said:
"It is permissible to offer a Jadha'a* among sheepasa sacrifice."
It wasnarrated from 'Asim bin Kulaib that his father said:
"We werewith a man from among the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)who was called Mujashi', from Banu Sulaim, and sheep became scarce.Heordered a caller to call out that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)used tosay: 'A Jadha'a suffices for whatever a two-year-oldsheep suffices.'"
It wasnarrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
'Do notslaughter anything but a Musinnah,* unless there is noneavailable,in which case you can slaughter a Jadha'a among sheep."
It wasnarrated that 'Ali said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbadesacrificing the Muqabalah, the Mudabarah, the Sharqa', the Kharqa'andthe Jad'a'."*
It wasnarrated that 'Ali said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)commandedus to examine the eyes and ears."*
Sulaimanbin 'Abdur-Rahman said:
"I heard 'Ubaid bin Fairuz say: 'Isaid to Bara' bin 'Azib: "Tell us of the sacrificial animalsthat theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) disliked or forbade." He said:"Allah'sMessenger (ﷺ) said like this with his hand. And myhand is shorterthan his hand:* 'There are four that will not beaccepted assacrifices: The one-eyed animal that is obviously blindin one eye;the sick animal that is obviously sick; the lame animalwith anobvious limp; and the animal that is so emaciated that it isas ifthere is no marrow in its bones.'" He said:** "And Idislike that theanimal should have some fault in its ears." Hesaid: "What youdislike, forget about it and do not make itforbidden to anyone."
It wasnarrated from Qatadah that he said that he heard Juray binKulaibnarrate that he heard 'Ali narrate that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) forbade sacrificing animals with broken horns and ears.
It wasnarrated that Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said:
"We bought a ram forsacrifice, then a wolf tore some flesh from its rump and ears. Weasked the Prophet (ﷺ) and he told us to offer it as a sacrifice."
It wasnarrated that 'Ata' bin Yasar said:
"I asked Abu AyyubAl-Ansari: 'How were sacrifices offered among you at the time oftheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ)?' He said: 'At the time of theProphet (ﷺ),a man would sacrifice a sheep on behalf of himself andthe members ofhis household, and they would eat some of it and givesome to others.Then people started to compete and it because as yousee (nowadays).'"
It wasnarrated that Abu Sarihah said:
"My family started to putpressureon me after I came to know the Sunnah. People used tosacrifice oneor two sheep, but now our neighbors call us stingy."
It wasnarrated from Umm Salamah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Whentheten days (of Dhul-Hijjah) begin, and one of you wants to offer asacrifice, let him not remove anything from his hair or skin."
It wasnarrated from Umm Salamah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Whoever among you sees the new crescent of Dhul-Hijjah andwantsto offer a sacrifice, let him not take anything from his hair ornails."
It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that a man slaughtered on the DayofSacrifice, (meaning) before the 'Eid prayer, and the Prophet (ﷺ)ordered him to do it again.
It wasnarrated from Aswad bin Qais that he heard Jundub Al-Bajalisay:
"Iwas present on Adha day with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), andsomepeople slaughtered before the prayer. The Prophet (ﷺ) said:'Whoever among you has slaughtered before the prayer, let himrepeathis sacrifice, and whoever has not, let him offer hissacrifice in theName of Allah.'"
It wasnarrated from 'Uwaimir bin Ashqar that he slaughtered beforetheprayer, and he mentioned that to the Prophet (ﷺ) who said:
"Repeatyour sacrifice."
It wasnarrated that Abu Zaid Al-Ansari said:
"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) passed by one of the houses of the Ansar and noticed the smellof a cooking pot. He said: 'Who is this who has slaughtered?' Amanfrom among us came out and said: 'It is me, O Messenger ofAllah, Islaughtered before the prayer so that I could feed my familyandneighbors.' He commanded him to repeat it. He said: 'No, bythe Onebesides Whom there is none worthy of worship, I do not haveanythingbut a one-year-old sheep or a lamb.' He (ﷺ) said:'Sacrifice it, buta one-year-old sheep will not do for anyoneafter you.'"
It wasnarrated that Anas bin Malik said:
"I saw the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) slaughter his sacrifice with his own hand, placing hisfoot onits side."
'Abdur-Rahman bin Sa'd bin 'Ammar bin Sa'd, the Mu'adhdhinof theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ), told us:
"My father told me, frommygrandfather, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) slaughtered hissacrifice at the side of an alley, on the road of Banu Zuraiq, withhis own hand, using a blade."
'Alibin Abu Talib narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)commandedhim to distribute the entire sacrificial camel – its meat,skin andcovers – among the poor.
It wasnarrated from Jabir bin 'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)ordered that a piece from every camel that had been slaughteredbebrought and placed in a pot, then they ate from its meat and dranksome of the broth.
It wasnarrated that 'Aishah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) onlyforbade storing the meat of the sacrifices because the people werefacing hardship. Then later he permitted that."
It wasnarrated from Nubaishah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Iused to forbid you to store the meat of the sacrifices formore thanthree days, but (now) eat some and store some."
It wasnarrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) used toslaughter atthe prayer place (of the 'Eid congregation).