Virtue of Charity

Giving Charity Repels Misfortune

The Virtue of Giving Charity Out of Public Sight

Giving Charity During the Night

Giving Charity Increases One’s Wealth

Giving Charity to Relatives

Providing for the Family to Improve the Quality of Their Lives

One’s Dependents

Giving Charity to Those Whom One Does Not Know

Giving Charity to Bedouins and People Who Live in Desolate Areas

Undesirability of Turning Away One Asking for Help

The Amount of Charity for One Asking for Help

The Prayer of the Recipient of Charity

One Who Distributes Charity Has a Share in Rewards with the Donor of Charity

Self-Abnegation (Giving Preference to Others Over One’s Self)

One Who Asks for Help Without Actually Needing Help

Unpleasantness of Begging

Embarrassing the Recipient of a Favor

Giving Charity After an Appeal From a Recipient

Benevolent Assistance (Optional Charity as Opposed to Compulsory Ones)

The Virtue of Benevolent Assistance

Another Chapter about the Subject of the Previous Chapter

Providing Benevolent Assistance Repels Wicked Encounters

Providers of Benevolent Assistance Will be Identified as Such on the Day of Judgment

Completion of Benevolent Assistance

Finding a Proper Recipient of Benevolent Assistance

Disciplines for Providing Benevolent Assistance

Refusing to Appreciate a Benevolent Assistance

Providing a Loan

Extending Due Date of Payment in Favor of the Borrower

Waiving a Loan in Favor of a Dead Person

The Cost of Maintenance of Wealth

Appreciation of Bounties

Understanding Generosity and Munificence

Spending on Deserving Causes

Stinginess and Greed

Rare Ahadith about Charity

Virtue of Serving Food

The Excellence of Moderation

Detestability of Over-Spending and Living in Austerity

Providing Water for Drinking

Charity for Descendents of al-Hashim and the People of Their Household (Servants) and Compensation to Them

The Rare Ahadith

The Excellence of Fast and Fasting

The Excellence of the Month of Ramadan

About the One Who Serves Food to a Fasting Person

Prohibition of Saying ‘Ramadan’ Instead of the ‘Month of Ramadan’

The Words to Say When the Month of Ramadan is About to Begin

Verifying the Rise of the New Moon and Finding Witnesses for It

Another Chapter about the Previous Subject

The Day That Is Doubtful About Its Being of the Month of Sha‘ban or the Month of Ramadan

Kinds of Fasts

Disciplines During Fasting

The Fasting of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause

Excellence of Fasting in the Month of Shaman, Continuing Such Fast to Connect it with the Month of Ramadan, and Three Days of Fasting Every Month

Breakfast before Dawn

The Prayer to Say During Breakfast after Sunset

Fasting Continuously and All the Time

The Case of One Who Eats or Drinks but Has Doubts About Its Taking Place before or after Dawn

What Is Dawn, When Does It Come and When Is It Unlawful to Eat?

The Case of One Who Eats, Thinking it to Be after Sunset, when It Is Not yet Sunset

The Time of Breaking Fast after Sunset

The Case of One who Eats or Drinks out of Forgetfulness During the Month of Ramadan

The Case of One Who Knowingly Eats or Is Involved in Carnal Relation During the Month of Ramadan

The Case of a Person Involved in Carnal Relations in the Form of Kissing or Foreplay

The Case of One Who Experiences a Wet-Dream During the Night in the Month of Ramadan or at Other Times and Does Not Shower before Dawn or It Occurs During the Night or Day

The Undesirability of Immersing One’s Head in Water while Fasting

Rinsing One’s Mouth and Nostrils while Fasting

The Case of a Fasting Person’s Vomiting, Nauseating or Burping

The Case of a Fasting Person’s Use of Bath Room and Apply Cupping

The Case of a Fasting Person’s Sniffling or Use of Eardrops or Enema

The Case of a Fasting Person’s Use of Kohl (Eye Drops or powder)

A Fasting Person’s Use of Tooth Brush

A Fasting Person’s Use of Perfumes

A Fasting Person’s Use of Chewing Gum

The Case of a Fasting Person Tasting the Salt in Cooking Pot and Chews for the Fledgling

The Case of a Fly or Mucus Entering the Throat of a Fasting Person

The Case of a Fasting Person’s Keeping a Ring, a Pebble or a Date Stone in His Mouth while Fasting

The Case of Seniors Who Feel Weak when Fasting

The Case of a Pregnant or Breastfeeding Woman Who Feels Weak when Fasting

The Limit of Illness That Exempts One from Fasting

The Case of One Who Remains Ill for Two Consecutive Months of Ramadan

Remedy and Compensatory Fast for the Missed Fasting During the Month of Ramadan

The Case of One Who Wakes up in the Morning with an Intention to Fast, but Who Does Not Do So or Vice Versa when Fasting Is a Compensatory Fast for the Missed Fast in the Month of Ramadan or Other Days

The Case of One Who Fasts Optionally while He Is Obligated to Make Up for Fasting of the Month of Ramadan He Has Missed

The Case of a Person Who Passes Away Owing Fasting of the Month of Ramadan or Other Times

Children’s Fasting and When They Owe Fasting

The Case of One Who Becomes a Muslim during the Month of Ramadan

Undesirability of Traveling in the Month of Ramadan

Undesirability (unlawfulness) of Fast on a Journey

The Case of One Who Fasts on a Journey out of Ignorance

Those Who Do or Do Not Have to Break Their Fast on a Journey 

Optional Fasting on a Journey and Qada’ (compensatory fast) of Fasting Missed on a Journey

The Case of One Who Begins a Journey or Returns from a Journey in the Month of Ramadan

The Case of a Traveler Who Enters His Town or a Place where He Wants to Stay for Ten Days

The Case of One Who Involves Himself in Carnal Relations with His Wife on a Journey or Returns from a Journey in the Month of Ramadan

The Case of Fasting during Menses: Major or Minor One

The Case of One Who Owes Fasting of Two Consecutive Months but an Obstacle Prevents Him 

Fasting As Expiation for Swearing

1ـ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَمَّنْ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) عَنْ أَدْنَى مَا يُجْزِئُ مِنْ أَسْنَانِ الْغَنَمِ فِي الْهَدْيِ فَقَالَ الْجَذَعُ مِنَ الضَّأْنِ قُلْتُ فَالْمَعْزُ قَالَ لا يُجْزِئُ الْجَذَعُ مِنَ الْمَعْزِ قُلْتُ وَلِمَ قَالَ لأَنَّ الْجَذَعَ مِنَ الضَّأْنِ يَلْقَحُ وَالْجَذَعُ مِنَ الْمَعْزِ لا يَلْقَحُ.

1. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad from those who narrated to him from Hammad ibn ‘Uthaman who has said the foiiowing: “I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the minimum age required for an offering of sheep. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is al-Jadha‘ (young goat or sheep which is in the second year of its life) of sheep.’ I then asked about goat, and he (the Imam) said, ‘Young goat is not sufficient.’ I then asked why young sheep is sufficient and a young goat is not sufficient? He (the Imam) said, ‘It is because al- Jadha’ of sheep is capable of impregnating and that of goat does not have such capability.’” 

2ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) عَنِ الإِبِلِ وَالْبَقَرِ أَيُّهُمَا أَفْضَلُ أَنْ يُضَحَّى بِهَا قَالَ ذَوَاتُ الأَرْحَامِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ أَسْنَانِهَا فَقَالَ أَمَّا الْبَقَرُ فَلا يَضُرُّكَ بِأَيِّ أَسْنَانِهَا ضَحَّيْتَ وَأَمَّا الإِبِلُ فَلا يَصْلُحُ إِلاَّ الثَّنِيُّ فَمَا فَوْقُ.

2. Afi ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from Hammad from af-Halabiy who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about cows and camels in matters of preference for an offering. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is the dhawat al-Arham (capable of bearing young) of cattle.’ I then asked about the age. He (the Imam) said, ‘In the case of cows age does not matter for slaughtering as offering, but camels must not be less than two years old and above.’” 

3ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجْرَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حُمْرَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ أَسْنَانُ الْبَقَرِ تَبِيعُهَا وَمُسِنُّهَا فِي الذَّبْحِ سَوَاءٌ.

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu Najran from Muhammad ibn Humran who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Of cows Tabi‘ and Musin (those of two and three years of age) are the same for slaughtering as offering.’” 

4ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَنْ سَمِعَهُ يَقُولُ ضَحِّ بِكَبْشٍ أَسْوَدَ أَقْرَنَ فَحْلٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدْ أَسْوَدَ فَأَقْرَنُ فَحْلٌ يَأْكُلُ فِي سَوَادٍ وَيَشْرَبُ فِي سَوَادٍ وَيَنْظُرُ فِي سَوَادٍ.

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “Al-Halabiy has said that narrated to him, the one who had heard from him (the Imam) ‘Alayhi al- Salam, say, ‘You must slaughter as offering a black ram that has horns and if you cannot find a black ram, then find one that has black eyes and mouth.’” 

5ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) عَنِ النَّعْجَةُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ أَمِ الْمَاعِزُ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ الْمَاعِزُ ذَكَراً فَهُوَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ وَإِنْ كَانَ الْمَاعِزُ أُنْثَى فَالنَّعْجَةُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَالْخَصِيُّ يُضَحَّى بِهِ قَالَ لا إِلاَّ أَنْ لا يَكُونَ غَيْرُهُ وَقَالَ يَصْلُحُ الْجَذَعُ مِنَ الضَّأْنِ فَأَمَّا الْمَاعِزُ فَلا يَصْلُحُ قُلْتُ الْخَصِيُّ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ أَمِ النَّعْجَةُ قَالَ الْمَرْضُوضُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنَ النَّعْجَةِ وَإِنْ كَانَ خَصِيّاً فَالنَّعْجَةُ.

5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Ali ibn abu Hamzah from abu Basir who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), if an ewe is preferred by him or a goat. He (the Imam) said, ‘A he-goat but an ewe is more preferred than a she-goat.’ I then asked if a castrated one is acceptable for offering. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, it is not acceptable unless no other offering is available.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘A young sheep is acceptable but not a young goat.’ I asked about castrated and ewe. He (the Imam) said, ‘An injured is more preferred than ewe, but if it is a castrated one then an ewe is more preferred.’” 

6ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ إِذَا اشْتَرَى الرَّجُلُ الْبَدَنَةَ مَهْزُولَةً فَوَجَدَهَا سَمِينَةً فَقَدْ أَجْزَأَتْ عَنْهُ وَإِنِ اشْتَرَاهَا مَهْزُولَةً فَوَجَدَهَا مَهْزُولَةً فَإِنَّهَا لا تُجْزِئُ عَنْهُ.

6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one buys a weak badanah but finds it to be a fat one it is sufficient. However, if he buys a weak one and finds it to be a lean one, it is not sufficient.” 

7ـ حُمَيْدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنِ ابْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ غَيْرِ وَاحِدٍ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ أَبِي حَفْصٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله عَنْ أَبِيهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) قَالَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) يَكْرَهُ التَّشْرِيمَ فِي الآذَانِ وَالْخَرْمَ وَلا يَرَى بِهِ بَأْساً إِنْ كَانَ ثَقْبٌ فِي مَوْضِعِ الْوَسْمِ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ يُجْزِئُ مِنَ الْبُدْنِ الثَّنِيُّ وَمِنَ الْمَعْزِ الثَّنِيُّ وَمِنَ الضَّأْنِ الْجَذَعُ.

7. Humayd ibn Ziyad from ibn Sama‘ah from more than one person from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from Salmah abu Hafs who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), disliked cuts and holes in the ears, but he did not mind if the hole was on the mark. He (’Amir al-Mu’minin) would say that of badanah that which is two years old is acceptable, of goat that which is two years old and of sheep the young one is acceptable.’” 

8ـ أَبَانٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) أَنَّهُ قَالَ الْكَبْشُ فِي أَرْضِكُمْ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ الْجَزُورِ.

8. Aban has narrated from ‘Abd al- Rahman who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘In your land a ram is more preferred than al-Jazur (camel).”’ 

9ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) فِي رَجُلٍ يَشْتَرِي هَدْياً وَكَانَ بِهِ عَيْبٌ عَوَرٌ أَوْ غَيْرُهُ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ نَقَدَ ثَمَنَهُ فَقَدْ أَجْزَأَ عَنْهُ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ نَقَدَ ثَمَنَهُ رَدَّهُ وَاشْتَرَى غَيْرَهُ قَالَ وَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) اشْتَرِ فَحْلاً سَمِيناً لِلْمُتْعَةِ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدْ فَمَوْجُوءاً فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدْ فَمِنْ فُحُولَةِ الْمَعْزِ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدْ فَنَعْجَةً فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدْ فَمَا اسْتَيْسَرَ مِنَ الْهَدْيِ قَالَ وَيُجْزِئُ فِي الْمُتْعَةِ الْجَذَعُ مِنَ الضَّأْنِ وَلا يُجْزِئُ جَذَعُ الْمَعْزِ قَالَ وَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) فِي رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى شَاةً ثُمَّ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَشْتَرِيَ أَسْمَنَ مِنْهَا قَالَ يَشْتَرِيهَا فَإِذَا اشْتَرَاهَا بَاعَ الأُولَى قَالَ وَلا أَدْرِي شَاةً قَالَ أَوْ بَقَرَةً.

9. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “This is about a man who buys an offering which is defective such as blindness, and so on. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If he has paid in cash it is sufficient for him. If he has not paid in cash he can return it and buy another.’ Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Buy a fatty male for al-Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous); if you cannot, then find a mawju’ (cow); if you cannot find it then a male goat, if you do not find, then an ewe, if you cannot find then buy what is available for an offering.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘For al-Hajj al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) young sheep is sufficient, a young goat is not sufficient.’ About a man who bought a sheep and wanted to buy one more fat, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘He can buy it but he sells the first one.’ I do not know if he (the Imam) spoke of sheep or cow.” 

10ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ (عَلَيْهِم السَّلاَم) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) صَدَقَةُ رَغِيفٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ نُسُكٍ مَهْزُولَةٍ.

10. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has said the following: “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has narrated from his ancestors who have said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘Giving as charity one loaf is better than an emaciated offering.’” 

11ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) عَنِ الضَّحِيَّةِ تَكُونُ الأُذُنُ مَشْقُوقَةً فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ شَقَّهَا وَسْماً فَلا بَأْسَ وَإِنْ كَانَ شَقّاً فَلا يَصْلُحُ.

11. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of an offering with torn ears. He (the Imam) said, ‘If the tear is a mark it is not harmful; but if it is a rip then it is not acceptable.’” 

12ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ (عَلَيْهِم السَّلاَم) قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) لا تُضَحَّى بِالْعَرْجَاءِ بَيِّنٍ عَرَجُهَا وَلا بِالْعَجْفَاءِ وَلا بِالْجَرْبَاءِ وَلا بِالْخَرْقَاءِ وَلا بِالْحَذَّاءِ وَلا بِالْعَضْبَاءِ.

12. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has said the following: “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has narrated from his ancestors who have stated this Hadith. ‘The Holy prophet, O Allah, grant compensation, to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, “You must not sacrifice as offering what (of animal) is limping that is apparent, an emaciated, scabby, with torn ears or cut-off tail.’”” 

13ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ جَمِيلٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) فِي الأُضْحِيَّةِ يُكْسَرُ قَرْنُهَا قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ الْقَرْنُ الدَّاخِلُ صَحِيحاً فَهُوَ يُجْزِئُ.

13. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Jamil who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the animal for offering which has a broken horn. He (the Imam) said, ‘If the horn inside is well, then it is sufficient.’” 

14ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ وَصَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) إِذَا رَمَيْتَ الْجَمْرَةَ فَاشْتَرِ هَدْيَكَ إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْبُدْنِ أَوْ مِنَ الْبَقَرِ وَإِلاَّ فَاجْعَلْ كَبْشاً سَمِيناً فَحْلاً فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدْ فَمَوْجُوءاً مِنَ الضَّأْنِ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدْ فَتَيْساً فَحْلاً فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدْ فَمَا اسْتَيْسَرَ عَلَيْكَ وَعَظِّمْ شَعَائِرَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) ذَبَحَ عَنْ أُمَّهَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بَقَرَةً بَقَرَةً وَنَحَرَ بَدَنَةً.

14. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr and Muhammad ibn ‘Isma‘il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr and from Safwan ibn Yahya from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When you throw pebbles, then buy your offering, if it is badanah or cow, otherwise, make it a young fatty ram, if you do not find, then do what is available for you. You must maintain greatness for the reminders of Allah, because the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, slaughtered for the mothers of believers, a cow for each one and a badanah.’” 

15ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأَشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ عِيصِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) فِي الْهَرِمِ الَّذِي وَقَعَتْ ثَنَايَاهُ أَنَّهُ لا بَأْسَ بِهِ فِي الأَضَاحِيِّ وَإِنِ اشْتَرَيْتَهُ مَهْزُولاً فَوَجَدْتَهُ سَمِيناً أَجْزَأَكَ وَإِنِ اشْتَرَيْتَ مَهْزُولاً فَوَجَدْتَهُ مَهْزُولاً فَلا يُجْزِئُ وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى إِنَّ حَدَّ الْهُزَالِ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَى كُلْيَتَيْهِ شَيْ‏ءٌ مِنَ الشَّحْمِ.

15. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from ‘is ibn al-Qasim who has said the following: “This is about a man who buys an old animal whose front teeth have fallen, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not harmful to offer it for sacrifice. If you buy it weak and found it fatty, it is sufficient but if you bought it weak and found it lean it is not sufficient.’” NOTE: In another Hadith it is said that the degree of weakness is measured by examining if there is any fat on its kidneys or not. 

16ـ رَوَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى عَنْ يَاسِينَ الضَّرِيرِ عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنِ الْفُضَيْلِ قَالَ حَجَجْتُ بِأَهْلِي سَنَةً فَعَزَّتِ الأَضَاحِيُّ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَاشْتَرَيْتُ شَاتَيْنِ بِغَلاءٍ فَلَمَّا أَلْقَيْتُ إِهَابَهُمَا نَدِمْتُ نَدَامَةً شَدِيدَةً لِمَا رَأَيْتُ بِهِمَا مِنَ الْهُزَالِ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَى كُلْيَتَيْهِمَا شَيْ‏ءٌ مِنَ الشَّحْمِ أَجْزَأَتَا.

16. Muhammad ibn ‘Isa has narrated from Yasin al-Darir from Hariz from al-Fudayl who has said the following: “One year my family and I went for al-Hajj but cattle became very expensive. I went and bought two sheep, which were expensive. When I examined them closely, I regretted greatly because they were very weak. I brought them and informed him (the Imam) ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about it and he (the Imam) said, ‘If there is any fat on their kidneys, then it is sufficient.’” 

17ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ عَنْ دَاوُدَ الرَّقِّيِّ قَالَ سَأَلَنِي بَعْضُ الْخَوَارِجِ عَنْ هَذِهِ الآيَةِ مِنَ الضَّأْنِ اثْنَيْنِ وَمِنَ الْمَعْزِ اثْنَيْنِ قُلْ آلذَّكَرَيْنِ حَرَّمَ أَمِ الأُنْثَيَيْنِ وَمِنَ الإِبِلِ اثْنَيْنِ وَمِنَ الْبَقَرِ اثْنَيْنِ مَا الَّذِي أَحَلَّ الله مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَمَا الَّذِي حَرَّمَ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدِي شَيْ‏ءٌ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) وَأَنَا حَاجٌّ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِمَا كَانَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَحَلَّ فِي الأُضْحِيَّةِ بِمِنًى الضَّأْنَ وَالْمَعْزَ الأَهْلِيَّةَ وَحَرَّمَ أَنْ يُضَحَّى بِالْجَبَلِيَّةِ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُهُ وَمِنَ الإِبِلِ اثْنَيْنِ وَمِنَ الْبَقَرِ اثْنَيْنِ فَإِنَّ الله تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى أَحَلَّ فِي الأُضْحِيَّةِ الإِبِلَ الْعِرَابَ وَحَرَّمَ فِيهَا الْبَخَاتِيَّ وَأَحَلَّ الْبَقَرَ الأَهْلِيَّةَ أَنْ يُضَحَّى بِهَا وَحَرَّمَ الْجَبَلِيَّةَ فَانْصَرَفْتُ إِلَى الرَّجُلِ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِهَذَا الْجَوَابِ فَقَالَ هَذَا شَيْ‏ءٌ حَمَلَتْهُ الإِبِلُ مِنَ الْحِجَازِ. 

17. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibrahim ibn Muhammad from al-Sullamiy from Dawud al-Riqqiy who has said the following: “Certain persons of al-Khawarij asked me about this verse of al-Quran: ‘Of two sheep and of two goats, ask which one is made unlawful? (Is it) male or female? (6:142) (What is the meaning of) camels two and of cows two?’ (6:143) ‘What Allah has made lawful and what has He made unlawful?’ I did not have any answer. I went to see abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when I was there for al- Hajj. I informed him (the Imam) of the story and he (the Imam) said, ‘Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, for sacrifice in Mina’, has made domesticated sheep and goats lawful. He has made the wild ones unlawful, and His words, ‘Of camels two and of cows two’, means that Allah, most Blessed, most High, has made al-Trab camels lawful for offering as sacrifice and has made unlawful what is al- Bukhatiy. He has made domesticated cows lawful for offering as sacrifice and the wild ones unlawful.’ I returned to the man and informed him of the answer. He said, ‘This is something which camel has carried on its back from al-Hijaz.’” 

Al-Kāfi - Volume 4

Book 3, Chapter 181