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[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to sacrifice in Madinah sometimes with a cow, and with a sheep if he did not find a cow.  

البيهقي:١٩٠٧٩أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُقْرِئُ أنبأ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ثنا عَبْدُ الْكَبِيرِ الْحَنَفِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ نَافِعٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ؓ أَنَّ

النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يُضَحِّي بِالْمَدِينَةِ بِالْجَزُورِ أَحْيَانًا وَبِالْكَبْشِ إِذَا لَمْ يَجِدْ جَزُورًا