[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever buys a pregnant sheep or goat and milks it, he has the choice of one of two options: either to return the animal or to give a sa' of food as compensation." Al-Bukhari said, "And some of them said, according to Ibn Sirin, it is three sa' of food as compensation." Al-Bukhari said, "May Allah have mercy on him. And the most abundant food mentioned here is dates." The Sheikh said, "And the intended food in this narration is dates, as he said, 'No other equal value alternative (to dates) should be given.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنِ اشْتَرَى لِقْحَةً مُصَرَّاةً أَوْ شَاةً مُصَرَّاةً فَحَلَبَهَا فَهُوَ بِأَحَدِ النَّظَرَيْنِ بِالْخِيَارِ إِنْ شَاءَ رَدَّهَا وَإِنَاءً مِنْ طَعَامٍ قَالَ الْبُخَارِيُّ وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ صَاعًا مِنْ طَعَامٍ وَهُوَ بِالْخِيَارِ ثَلَاثًا قَالَ الْبُخَارِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَالتَّمْرُ أَكْثَرُ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ وَالْمُرَادُ بِالطَّعَامِ فِي هَذَا الْخَبَرِ التَّمْرُ فَقَدْ قَالَ لَا سَمْرَاءَ