Sunan Abi Dawud

Sunan Abi Dawud 2796

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصٌ، عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُضَحِّي بِكَبْشٍ أَقْرَنَ فَحِيلٍ يَنْظُرُ فِي سَوَادٍ وَيَأْكُلُ فِي سَوَادٍ وَيَمْشِي فِي سَوَادٍ ‏.‏

Translation

Yahya ibn Ma’in narrated to us: Hafs narrated to us, from Ja’far, from his father, from Abu Sa’id, who said: The Messenger of Allah used to offer as sacrifice a horned, uncastrated ram, black around its eyes, black around its mouth, and black on its legs.