حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنْبَأَنَا زُهَيْرٌ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا تَذْبَحُوا إِلَّا مُسِنَّةً إِلَّا أَنْ يَعْسُرَ عَلَيْکُمْ فَتَذْبَحُوا جَذَعَةً مِنْ الضَّأْنِ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 3141
It was narrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah said: 'Do not slaughter anything but a Musinnah unless there is none available, in which case you, can slaughter a Jadha’a among sheep."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020