حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ النَّمَرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ فَيْرُوزَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ الْبَرَائَ بْنَ عَازِبٍ مَا لَا يَجُوزُ فِي الْأَضَاحِيِّ فَقَالَ قَامَ فِينَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَصَابِعِي أَقْصَرُ مِنْ أَصَابِعِهِ وَأَنَامِلِي أَقْصَرُ مِنْ أَنَامِلِهِ فَقَالَ أَرْبَعٌ لَا تَجُوزُ فِي الْأَضَاحِيِّ فَقَالَ الْعَوْرَائُ بَيِّنٌ عَوَرُهَا وَالْمَرِيضَةُ بَيِّنٌ مَرَضُهَا وَالْعَرْجَائُ بَيِّنٌ ظَلْعُهَا وَالْکَسِيرُ الَّتِي لَا تَنْقَی قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنِّي أَکْرَهُ أَنْ يَکُونَ فِي السِّنِّ نَقْصٌ قَالَ مَا کَرِهْتَ فَدَعْهُ وَلَا تُحَرِّمْهُ عَلَی أَحَدٍ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد لَيْسَ لَهَا مُخٌّ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 2802
Narrated Ubayd ibn Firuz: I asked al-Bara ibn Azib: What should be avoided in sacrificial animals? He said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood among us, and my fingers are smaller than his fingers, and my fingertips are smaller than his fingertips. He said (pointing with his fingers): Four (types of animals) should be avoided in sacrifice: A One-eyed animal which has obviously lost the sight of one eye, a sick animal which is obviously sick, a lame animal which obviously limps and an animal with a broken leg with no marrow. I also detest an animal which has defective teeth. He said: Leave what you detest, but do not make it illegal for anyone. Abu Dawud said: (By a lean animal mean) and animal which has no marrow.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020