رَوَى سُوَيْدٌ اَلْقَلاَّءُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «اَلْأُضْحِيَّةُ وَاجِبَةٌ عَلَى مَنْ وَجَدَ مِنْ صَغِيرٍ أَوْ كَبِيرٍ وَ هِيَ سُنَّةٌ.
It is narrated from Suwayd al-Qallāʾ, from Muhammad ibn Muslim, from Imam Abu Jaʿfar (a.s), who said: "The sacrifice (udhiyya) is obligatory upon anyone who can afford it, whether young or old, and it is also a sunnah."
وَ رُوِيَ عَنِ اَلْعَلاَءِ بْنِ اَلْفُضَيْلِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: أَنَّ رَجُلاً سَأَلَهُ عَنِ اَلْأَضْحَى فَقَالَ «هُوَ وَاجِبٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ إِلاَّ مَنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ» فَقَالَ لَهُ اَلسَّائِلُ فَمَا تَرَى فِي اَلْعِيَالِ قَالَ «إِنْ شِئْتَ فَعَلْتَ وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ وَ أَمَّا أَنْتَ فَلاَ تَدَعْهُ ».
It is narrated from Al-ʿAlāʾ ibn al-Fuḍayl, from Abu ʿAbdillah (a.s), that a man asked him about the sacrifice (udhiyya). Imam (a.s) replied: "It is obligatory upon every Muslim except for one who cannot afford it." The questioner then asked: "What do you say regarding the dependents?" Imam (a.s) said: "If you wish, you may perform it for them, and if you wish, you may not. However, as for you, do not neglect it."
وَ جَاءَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا إِلَى اَلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَقَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ يَحْضُرُ اَلْأَضْحَى وَ لَيْسَ عِنْدِي ثَمَنُ اَلْأُضْحِيَّةِ فَأَسْتَقْرِضُ وَ أُضَحِّي قَالَ «فَاسْتَقْرِضِي فَإِنَّهُ دَيْنٌ مَقْضِيٌّ ».
It is narrated that Umm Salama (may Allah (swt) be pleased with her) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and said: "O Messenger of Allah (swt), the time for sacrifice (Udhiyya) has come, and I do not have the means to afford the sacrificial animal. Should I take a loan and offer the sacrifice?" Imam (a.s) replied: "Take the loan, for it is a debt that will be repaid."
وَ ضَحَّى رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِكَبْشَيْنِ ذَبَحَ وَاحِداً بِيَدِهِ فَقَالَ « اَللَّهُمَّ هَذَا عَنِّي وَ عَمَّنْ لَمْ يُضَحِّ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي » وَ ذَبَحَ اَلْآخَرَ وَ قَالَ -: « اَللَّهُمَّ هَذَا عَنِّي وَ عَنْ مَنْ لَمْ يُضَحِّ مِنْ أُمَّتِي » وَ كَانَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يُضَحِّي عَنْ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ كُلَّ سَنَةٍ بِكَبْشٍ فَيَذْبَحُهُ وَ يَقُولُ: « بِسْمِ اَللَّهِ «وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي فَطَرَ اَلسَّمٰاوٰاتِ وَ اَلْأَرْضَ حَنِيفاً» مُسْلِماً «وَ مٰا أَنَا مِنَ اَلْمُشْرِكِينَ » «إِنَّ صَلاٰتِي وَ نُسُكِي وَ مَحْيٰايَ وَ مَمٰاتِي لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ اَلْعٰالَمِينَ» اَللَّهُمَّ مِنْكَ وَ لَكَ » ثُمَّ يَقُولُ « اَللَّهُمَّ هَذَا عَنْ نَبِيِّكَ » ثُمَّ يَذْبَحُهُ وَ يَذْبَحُ كَبْشاً آخَرَ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) offered a sacrifice of two rams. He slaughtered one with his own hand and said: "O Allah (swt), this is on behalf of me and on behalf of those from my household who could not offer a sacrifice." Then he slaughtered the other and said: "O Allah (swt), this is on behalf of me and on behalf of those in my nation who could not offer a sacrifice." Similarly, Amir al-Mu'minin (a.s) would offer a sacrifice on behalf of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) every year. He would slaughter a ram and say: "In the name of Allah (swt), 'I have set my face firmly towards Him who created the heavens and the earth, inclining towards truth, and I am not of those who associate partners with Allah (swt). Truly, my prayer, my sacrifice, my life, and my death are all for Allah (swt), the Lord (azj) of all the worlds. O Allah (swt), this is from You and for You.'" Then he would say: "O Allah (swt), this is on behalf of Your Prophet." Imam (a.s) would then slaughter the ram and afterward sacrifice another ram for himself.
وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي اَلْأَضَاحِيِّ أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ اَلْعَيْنَ وَ اَلْأُذُنَ وَ نَهَانَا عَنِ اَلْخَرْقَاءِ وَ اَلشَّرْقَاءِ وَ اَلْمُقَابَلَةِ وَ اَلْمُدَابَرَةِ ».
Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s) said: "The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) commanded us regarding sacrifices that we examine the eyes and ears of the animal and avoid one that is defective in the ears, such as being torn, slit, cut from the front, or cut from the back."
وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «لاَ يُضَحَّى بِعَرْجَاءَ بَيِّنٍ عَرَجُهَا وَ لاَ بِالْعَوْرَاءِ بَيِّنٍ عَوَرُهَا وَ لاَ بِالْعَجْفَاءِ وَ لاَ بِالْجَرْبَاءِ وَ لاَ بِالْجَدْعَاءِ وَ لاَ بِالْعَضْبَاءِ ».
The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "A lame animal with a clear limp, a one-eyed animal with evident blindness, an extremely thin animal, a mangy animal, a maimed animal, or one with a broken horn should not be offered as a sacrifice."
وهي المكسورة القرن، والجدعاء المقطوعة الأذن.
It refers to the one with a broken horn and the one with a cut ear.
وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ دَاوُدَ اَلرَّقِّيِّ قَالَ: سَأَلَنِي بَعْضُ اَلْخَوَارِجِ عَنْ هَذِهِ اَلْآيَةِ مِنْ كِتَابِ اَللَّهِ تَعَالَى « ثَمٰانِيَةَ أَزْوٰاجٍ مِنَ اَلضَّأْنِ اِثْنَيْنِ وَ مِنَ اَلْمَعْزِ اِثْنَيْنِ » إِلَى قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: «وَ مِنَ اَلْإِبِلِ اِثْنَيْنِ وَ مِنَ اَلْبَقَرِ اِثْنَيْنِ» مَا اَلَّذِي أَحَلَّ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَ مَا اَلَّذِي حَرَّمَ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدِي فِيهِ شَيْءٌ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ أَنَا حَاجٌّ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِمَا كَانَ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَحَلَّ فِي اَلْأُضْحِيَّةِ بِمِنًى اَلضَّأْنَ وَ اَلْمَعْزَ اَلْأَهْلِيَّةَ وَ حَرَّمَ أَنْ يُضَحَّى فِيهِ بِالْجَبَلِيَّةِ وَ أَمَّا قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ «وَ مِنَ اَلْإِبِلِ اِثْنَيْنِ وَ مِنَ اَلْبَقَرِ اِثْنَيْنِ» فَإِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَحَلَّ فِي اَلْأُضْحِيَّةِ بِمِنًى اَلْإِبِلَ اَلْعِرَابَ وَ حَرَّمَ فِيهَا اَلْبَخَاتِيَّ وَ أَحَلَّ اَلْبَقَرَ اَلْأَهْلِيَّةَ أَنْ يُضَحَّى بِهَا وَ حَرَّمَ اَلْجَبَلِيَّةَ» فَانْصَرَفْتُ إِلَى اَلرَّجُلِ وَ أَخْبَرْتُهُ بِهَذَا اَلْجَوَابِ فَقَالَ هَذَا شَيْءٌ حَمَلَتْهُ اَلْإِبِلُ مِنَ اَلْحِجَازِ.
It is narrated from Dawud Al-Raqqi who said: One of the Kharijites asked me about the verse from the Book of Allah (swt), the Exalted, "Eight pairs: of sheep two, and of goats two... and of camels two, and of oxen two" (Surah Al-An‘am: 143–144). He asked: "What has Allah (swt) permitted from these, and what has He forbidden?" I did not have an answer at that time, so I went to Abu Abdullah (a.s) while I was on pilgrimage and informed him of the matter. Imam (a.s) said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), the Blessed and Exalted, has permitted in the sacrifice at Mina the domesticated sheep and goats, and He has forbidden the wild (mountainous) species of them. As for His saying, 'And of camels two, and of oxen two,' Allah (swt), the Blessed and Exalted, has permitted the Arabian camels for sacrifice at Mina, but He has forbidden the imported Bactrian camels. He has permitted domesticated cattle to be sacrificed, but He has forbidden the wild species of them." So I returned to the man and informed him of this response, to which he replied: "This is something carried by the camels from the Hijaz."
وَ رَوَى أَبَانٌ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «اَلْكَبْشُ يُجْزِي عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ وَ عَنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ يُضَحِّي بِهِ ».
It is narrated by Aban from Zurara from Abu Ja'far (a.s), who said: "A ram suffices for a man and his household; he may offer it as a sacrifice on their behalf."
وَ سَأَلَ يُونُسُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلْبَقَرَةِ يُضَحَّى بِهَا فَقَالَ «تُجْزِي عَنْ سَبْعَةِ نَفَرٍ ».
Yunus ibn Ya’qub asked Abu Abdullah (a.s) about sacrificing a cow. Imam (a.s) said: "It suffices for seven individuals."
وَ رَوَى وُهَيْبُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «اَلْبَقَرَةُ وَ اَلْبَدَنَةُ تُجْزِيَانِ عَنْ سَبْعَةِ نَفَرٍ إِذَا كَانُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ أَوْ مِنْ غَيْرِهِمْ ».
Wuhayb ibn Hafs narrated from Abu Abdullah (a.s) who said: "A cow or a camel suffices for seven individuals, whether they are from one household or from different ones."
وروي أن الجزور يجزي عن عشرة نفر متفرقين وإذا عزت الأضاحي أجزأت شاة عن سبعين. ولا يجوز في الأضاحي من البدن إلا الثني وهو الذي تم له خمس سنين ودخل في السادسة، ويجزي من المعز والبقر الثني وهو الذي تم له سنة ودخل في الثانية، ويجزي من الضأن الجذع لسنة.
It is also narrated that a camel suffices for ten separate individuals, and if sacrificial animals are scarce, a single sheep suffices for seventy people. Regarding the eligibility of sacrificial animals: Only a camel that has completed five years and entered its sixth year is acceptable. From goats and cows, a two-year-old (having completed one year and entered the second) is acceptable. From sheep, a one-year-old lamb is acceptable.
وَ سُئِلَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ قَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ «فَإِذٰا وَجَبَتْ جُنُوبُهٰا فَكُلُوا مِنْهٰا وَ أَطْعِمُوا اَلْقٰانِعَ وَ اَلْمُعْتَرَّ» قَالَ «اَلْقَانِعُ هُوَ اَلَّذِي يَقْنَعُ بِمَا تُعْطِيهِ وَ اَلْمُعْتَرُّ اَلَّذِي يَعْتَرِيكَ ».
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) was asked about the words of Allah (swt), the Exalted: "Then when they are down on their sides (after being sacrificed), eat from them and feed the contented one and the beggar." (Surah Al-Hajj 22:36) Imam (a.s) replied: "The 'contented one' is the one who accepts whatever you give him, and the 'beggar' is the one who approaches you asking."
وَ كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ اَلْحُسَيْنِ وَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَتَصَدَّقَانِ بِثُلُثٍ عَلَى جِيرَانِهِمْ وَ بِثُلُثٍ عَلَى اَلسُّؤَّالِ وَ بِثُلُثٍ يُمْسِكَانِهِ لِأَهْلِ اَلْبَيْتِ.
It is narrated that Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s) and Imam Abu Ja'far (Al-Baqir) (a.s) used to distribute their sacrificial meat in three parts: One-third was given to their neighbors. One-third was given to the needy and beggars. One-third was kept for the members of their household.
وَ كَرِهَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنْ يُطْعَمَ اَلْمُشْرِكُ مِنْ لُحُومِ اَلْأَضَاحِيِّ.
It is narrated that Imam Abu Abdullah (a.s) disliked giving the meat of sacrificial animals to polytheists.
وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «كُنَّا نَنْهَى اَلنَّاسَ عَنْ إِخْرَاجِ لُحُومِ اَلْأَضَاحِيِّ مِنْ مِنًى بَعْدَ ثَلاَثٍ لِقِلَّةِ اَللَّحْمِ وَ كَثْرَةِ اَلنَّاسِ فَأَمَّا اَلْيَوْمَ فَقَدْ كَثُرَ اَللَّحْمُ وَ قَلَّ اَلنَّاسُ فَلاَ بَأْسَ بِإِخْرَاجِهِ ».
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "We used to forbid people from taking the meat of sacrificial animals out of Mina after three days due to the scarcity of meat and the large number of people. But today, the meat has become abundant, and the people have decreased, so there is no harm in taking it out."
ولا بأس باخراج الجلد والسنام من الحرم، ولا يجوز إخراج اللحم منه.
There is no harm in taking the skin and the hump out of the Haram, but it is not permissible to take the meat out of it.
وَ سُئِلَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ فِدَاءِ اَلصَّيْدِ يَأْكُلُ صَاحِبُهُ مِنْ لَحْمِهِ فَقَالَ «يَأْكُلُ مِنْ أُضْحِيَّتِهِ وَ يَتَصَدَّقُ بِالْفِدَاءِ ».
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) was asked about the atonement for hunting: can the individual eat from its meat? Imam (a.s) replied: "He eats from his sacrificial offering and gives the atonement in charity."
وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «لاَ يُضَحَّى إِلاَّ بِمَا يُشْتَرَى فِي اَلْعَشْرِ ».
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "A sacrificial animal should only be purchased during the ten days (of Dhul-Hijjah)."
والخصي لا يجزي في الأضحية وذبح رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله عن نسائه البقر. وإذا اشترى الرجل أضحية فماتت قبل أن يذبحها فقد أجزأت عنه. وإن اشترى الرجل أضحية فسرقت فإن اشترى مكانها فهو أفضل، فإن لم يشتر فليس عليه شئ. ويجوز أن ينتفع بجلدها أو يشترى به متاع أو يدبغ فيجعل منه جراب أو مصلى، وأن تصدق به فهو أفضل. وإذا نسي الرجل أن يذبح بمنى حتى زار البيت فاشترى بمكة ثم نحرها فلا بأس قد أجزأ عنه.
A castrated animal is not acceptable for sacrifice. The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) sacrificed cattle on behalf of his wives. If a man purchases a sacrificial animal and it dies before being slaughtered, it suffices for him. If a man purchases a sacrificial animal and it is stolen, then purchasing another in its place is better. If he does not purchase another, there is nothing upon him. It is permissible to benefit from its skin, use it to purchase items, tan it to make a bag or prayer mat, or to give it in charity, which is better. If a man forgets to slaughter at Mina until he visits the House (Kaaba), and then purchases an animal in Mecca and slaughters it, there is no harm, and it suffices for him.
وَ سَأَلَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ أَخَاهُ مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَشْتَرِي اَلضَّحِيَّةَ عَوْرَاءَ فَلاَ يَعْلَمُ إِلاَّ بَعْدَ شِرَائِهَا هَلْ تُجْزِي عَنْهُ قَالَ «نَعَمْ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ هَدْياً فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَجُوزُ أَنْ يَكُونَ نَاقِصاً».
Ali ibn Ja'far asked his brother Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (a.s) about a man who purchases a sacrificial animal that is one-eyed, but he only realizes it after buying it. Does it suffice for him? Imam (a.s) replied: "Yes, unless it is for a hady (sacrificial offering for Hajj), for it is not permissible for it to be deficient."
وَ سُئِلَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ هَرِمَةٍ قَدْ سَقَطَتْ ثَنَايَاهَا هَلْ تُجْزِي فِي اَلْأُضْحِيَّةِ فَقَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ يُضَحَّى بِهَا ».
Abu Ja'far (a.s) was asked about an old animal whose front teeth have fallen out. Is it permissible for sacrifice? Imam (a.s) replied: "There is no harm in sacrificing it."
وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «لاَ يُضَحَّى عَمَّنْ فِي اَلْبَطْنِ ».
Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s) said: "A sacrifice is not performed on behalf of one who is in the womb."
وَ رَوَى جَمِيلٌ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي اَلْأُضْحِيَّةِ يُكْسَرُ قَرْنُهَا قَالَ «إِذَا كَانَ اَلْقَرْنُ اَلدَّاخِلُ صَحِيحاً فَهِيَ تُجْزِي ».
Jameel narrated from Abu Abdullah (a.s) regarding a sacrificial animal whose horn is broken. Imam (a.s) said: "If the inner horn is intact, it suffices."
وسمعت شيخنا محمد بن الحسن - رضي الله عنه - يقول: سمعت محمد بن الحسن الصفار - رضي الله عنه - يقول: إذا ذهب من القرن الداخل ثلثاه وبقي ثلثه فلا بأس بأن يضحى به.
I heard our Sheikh Muhammad ibn al-Hasan (may Allah (swt) be pleased with him) say: I heard Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Saffar (may Allah (swt) be pleased with him) say: If two-thirds of the inner horn is gone and one-third remains, there is no harm in sacrificing it.
وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: كُنَّا بِمَكَّةَ فَأَصَابَنَا غَلاَءٌ فِي اَلْأَضَاحِيِّ فَاشْتَرَيْنَا بِدِينَارٍ ثُمَّ بِدِينَارَيْنِ ثُمَّ بَلَغَتْ سَبْعَةً ثُمَّ لَمْ نَجِدْ بِقَلِيلٍ وَ لاَ كَثِيرٍ فَوَقَّعَ هِشَامٌ اَلْمُكَارِي إِلَى أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ بِذَلِكَ فَوَقَّعَ إِلَيْهِ «اُنْظُرُوا اَلثَّمَنَ اَلْأَوَّلَ وَ اَلثَّانِيَ وَ اَلثَّالِثَ فَاجْمَعُوهُ ثُمَّ تَصَدَّقُوا بِمِثْلِ ثُلُثِهِ».
It is narrated from Abdullah ibn Umar: "We were in Mecca, and the prices of sacrificial animals increased. We bought for one dinar, then for two dinars, and then it reached seven dinars, and after that, we could not find any—neither for a little nor a lot. Hisham al-Mukari wrote to Abu al-Hasan (a.s) about this, and Imam (a.s) replied: 'Consider the first price, the second, and the third, add them together, and then give in charity an amount equivalent to one-third of it.'"
وَ قَالَ أَبُو اَلْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ: «لاَ يُضَحَّى بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ اَلدَّوَاجِنِ ».
Abu al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (a.s) said: "No sacrifice is to be made with any of the domesticated birds."
وَ سَأَلَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ أَخَاهُ مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلْأُضْحِيَّةِ يُخْطِئُ اَلَّذِي يَذْبَحُهَا فَيُسَمِّي غَيْرَ صَاحِبِهَا أَ تُجْزِي عَنْ صَاحِبِ اَلْأُضْحِيَّةِ قَالَ «نَعَمْ إِنَّمَا لَهُ مَا نَوَى.
Ali ibn Ja'far asked his brother Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (a.s) about a sacrificial animal: if the one slaughtering it mistakenly mentions a name other than its owner, does it suffice for the owner of the sacrifice? Imam (a.s) replied: "Yes, it is for the one who intended it."
وذبح رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم كبشا أقرن، ينظر في سواد، ويمشي في سواد.
The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) slaughtered a horned ram that had black around its eyes and black on its feet.
وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِذَا اِشْتَرَى اَلرَّجُلُ اَلْبَدَنَةَ عَجْفَاءَ فَلاَ تُجْزِي عَنْهُ وَ إِنِ اِشْتَرَاهَا سَمِينَةً فَوَجَدَهَا عَجْفَاءَ أَجْزَأَتْ عَنْهُ وَ فِي هَدْيِ اَلْمُتَمَتِّعِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ ».
Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s) said: "If a man purchases a sacrificial camel that is emaciated, it does not suffice for him. But if he purchases it while it is fat and then finds it to be emaciated, it suffices for him. The same applies to the hady of a Mutamatti' (performing Hajj Tamattu')."
وَ سَأَلَ مُحَمَّدٌ اَلْحَلَبِيُّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلنَّفَرِ تُجْزِيهِمُ اَلْبَقَرَةُ فَقَالَ «أَمَّا فِي اَلْهَدْيِ فَلاَ وَ أَمَّا فِي اَلْأَضْحَى فَنَعَمْ وَ يُجْزِي اَلْهَدْيُ عَنِ اَلْأُضْحِيَّةِ ».
Muhammad al-Halabi asked Abu Abdullah (a.s) about a group of people—does a cow suffice for them? Imam (a.s) replied: "As for the hady (sacrificial offering for Hajj), no. But as for the sacrifice (Udhiyah), yes. And the hady suffices in place of the sacrifice."
وَ رَوَى اَلْبَزَنْطِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَلْكَرِيمِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَمَّنِ اِشْتَرَى شَاةً وَ لَمْ يُعَرِّفْ بِهَا فَقَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ عَرَّفَ بِهَا، أَوْ لَمْ يُعَرِّفْ بِهَا ».
Al-Bazanti narrated from Abdul Karim ibn Amr from Saeed ibn Yasar, who said: I asked Abu Abdullah (a.s) about someone who buys a sheep but does not announce it (as a sacrifice). Imam (a.s) replied: "There is no harm whether he announces it or does not announce it."
