Sunan Abi Dawud
Sunan Abi Dawud 2796
What Is Recommended Regarding Sacrifices
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصٌ، عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلميُضَحِّي بِكَبْشٍ أَقْرَنَ فَحِيلٍ يَنْظُرُ فِي سَوَادٍ وَيَأْكُلُ فِي سَوَادٍ وَيَمْشِي فِي سَوَادٍ
Translation
Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to sacrifice a horned ram, which was large and strong, that looked in black (around its eyes), ate in black (around its mouth), and walked in black (around its feet).