The Messenger of Allah ﷺ instructed us to check the eyes and ears [of animals for sacrifice].
أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ الْعَيْنَ وَالْأُذُنَ فَصَاعِدًا
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Collected by Nasāʾī, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Dārimī, Ḥākim, Ibn Ḥibbān, Nasāʾī's Kubrá" The Messenger of Allah commanded us to examine the eyes and ears (of animals for sacrifice)."
سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا يَقُولُ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ الْعَيْنَ وَالأُذُنَ
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to examine the eyes and ears.”*
أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ الْعَيْنَ وَالأُذُنَ
I heard Hujayyah bin Adiyy say: I heard ʿAli bin Abi Talib ؓ When a man asked him about a cow. He said: “(It may be sacrificed) on behalf of seven.” He asked him about the animal that is lame. He said: “If it can reach the place of sacrifice (then sacrifice it).” He was asked about the horn. He said: “It doesnʿt matter.” And ‘Ali ؓ said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ instructed us to check the eye and ear.
وَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ الْعَيْنَ وَالْأُذُنَ
“[It may be sacrificed] on behalf of seven people.” He was asked about the cow with a broken horn and he said: “It does not matter.” He was asked about a lame animal, and he said: “If it can reach the place of sacrifice (then sacrifice it).” Then he said: “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ instructed us to check the eyes and ears.”
أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ الْعَيْنَيْنِ وَالْأُذُنَيْنِ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to check the eyes and ears [when selecting an animal for sacrifice]
أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ الْعَيْنَ وَالْأُذُنَ
A man asked “Ali ؓ about (sacrificing) a cow. He said: (it may be sacrificed) on behalf of seven people. He said: (What about a cow with) a broken horn? He said. It doesnʿt matter. He said: (What if it is) lame? He said: If it can reach the place of sacrifice, then slaughter it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to examine the eyes and ears.
إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْمَنْسَكَ فَاذْبَحْ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ الْعَيْنَ وَالْأُذُنَ
I heard a man ask ʿAli ؓ : I bought this cow to offer it as a sacrifice. He said:[It may be offered on behalf of seven people. He said: [What if something is wrong with] the horn? He said: It does not matter. He said: [What if it is] lame? He said: If it can reach the place of sacrifice, then sacrifice it. Then he said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to check the eyes and ears.
أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ الْعَيْنَ وَالْأُذُنَ
[It may be sacrificed] on behalf of seven people. He said: [What about] its horns? He said: It does not matter. He said: [What about] one that is lame? He said: If it can reach the place of sacrifice [then sacrifice it]. He said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to check the eyes and ears. It was narrated that Salamah bin Kuhail said: l heard Hujayyah bin ʿAdiyy say: I heard ʿAli bin Abi Talib ؓ when a man asked him... and he narrated the same hadeeth.
وَأَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ الْعَيْنَ وَالْأُذُنَ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to check the eyes and ears [when selecting an animal for sacrifice] (Using translation from Aḥmad 732)
«أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ الْعَيْنَ وَالْأُذُنَ»
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to check the eyes and ears [when selecting an animal for sacrifice] (Using translation from Aḥmad 732)
وَقَالَ «أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ الْعَيْنَ وَالْأُذُنَ»
" The Messenger of Allah commanded us to examine the eyes and ears (of animals for sacrifice)." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4376)
سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا يَقُولُ «أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ الْعَيْنَ وَالْأُذُنَ» وَمِنْهَا
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to check the eyes and ears [when selecting an animal for sacrifice] (Using translation from Aḥmad 732)
«وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَمَرَنَا أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ الْعَيْنَ وَالْأُذُنَ» وَمِنْهَا
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to check the eyes and ears [when selecting an animal for sacrifice] (Using translation from Aḥmad 732)
«أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ الْعَيْنَ وَالْأُذُنَ»
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded us to check the eyes and ears [when selecting an animal for sacrifice] (Using translation from Aḥmad 732)
«أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ الْعَيْنَ وَالْأُذُنَ»