Hajj

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z Zinad from al-Araj fromAbu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, saw a man driving forward a camel which he was going tosacrifice, and he told him to ride it. The man said, "Messenger ofAllah, it is an animal that I am going to sacrifice," and he replied,"Ride it, woe on you," either the second or the third time.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Dinar that heused to see Abdullah ibn Umar sacrificing animals two at a time duringhajj and one at a time during umra. He said, "I saw him sacrifice ananimal during an umra outside the house of Khalid ibn Usayd, where hewas staying. I saw him stick his spear in the throat of the animal hewas going to sacrifice until the spear came out under its shoulder."'

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Umar ibnAbd al-Aziz once sacrificed a camel during a hajj or an umra.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu Jafar al-Qari thatAbdullah ibn Ayyash ibn Abi Rabia al-Makhzumi sacrificed two camels,one of them a Bactrian.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umarused to say, "If a she-camel that is being driven as a sacrificialanimal gives birth, the offspring should be carried along as well andthey are sacrificed together with her, and if there is no place wherethey can be carried, they should be carried on the mother until theyare all sacrificed."

ahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that hisfather said, "If necessary, ride on your sacrificial animal, withoutburdening it, and if necessary, drink its milk after its young one hasdrunk its fill, and when you sacrifice it, sacrifice the young onewith it."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umarthat when he brought an animal to be sacrificed from Madina he wouldgarland it and brand it at Dhu'l-Hulayfa, doing the garlanding beforethe branding, but doing both in the same place, while facing theqibla. He would garland the animal with two sandals and brand it onits left side. It would then be driven with him until he observed thestanding together with everybody at Arafa. Then he would drive it onwith him when everybody else moved on, and then when he arrived atMina on the morning of the sacrifice, he would sacrifice the animal,before he shaved his head. He would sacrifice the animals with his ownhands ,lining them up standing and facing the qibla. He would then eatsome of the meat, and give some of it away.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umarsaid, when nicking the hump of his sacrificial animal to brand it, "Inthe name of Allah, and Allah is greater."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umarused to say, "A sacrificial animal is what has been garlanded,branded, and stood with on Arafa."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umarused to drape his sacrificial animals in fine Egyptian linen,saddlecloths and sets of clothing, which he would afterwards send tothe Kaba and have the Kaba draped with them.

Yahya related to me from Malik that he asked Abdullah ibn Dinarwhat Abdullah ibn Umar used to do with the drapings of his animalswhen the Kaba began to be draped with the kiswa, and he said, "He gavethem away as sadaqa."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umarused to say, about sacrificial animals, "Six-year-old camels, three-year-old cows and sheep, or older than these."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umarnever used to tear the drapes of his sacrificial animals, and he wouldnot drape them until he went from Mina to Arafa.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that hisfather used to say to his sons, "My sons, let none of you sacrificeany animal which he would be ashamed to sacrifice for a noble woman,for surely Allah is the noblest of noble ones, and the most deservingof those for whom things are chosen."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from hisfather that the man who was in charge of the sacrificial animal of theMessenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,"Messenger of Allah, what should I do with a sacrificial animal thatgets injured?" The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said to him, "Slaughter any sacrificial animal that isinjured. Then throw the garlands in its blood, and then give thepeople a free hand in eating it.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Said ibn al-Musayyab said, "If someone dedicates an animal voluntarily and then itis injured and he kills it and gives everyone a free hand in eatingit, he owes nothing. If, however, he eats some of it himself, or tellscertain other people to eat it, then he owes compensation."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Thawr ibn Zayd ad-Dili fromAbdullah ibn Abbas the same as that.

Yahya related to me from Malik that Ibn Shihab said, "If someonededicates an animal as compensation, or for a vow, or as the sacrificefor tamattu, and misfortune befalls it on the road, he must provide asubstitute."

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umarsaid, "If someone dedicates an animal and then it goes astray or dies,he should provide a substitute, if it was for a vow. If, however, itwas voluntary, then he can either provide a substitute for it or not,as he wishes."

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard the people ofknowledge say, "Someone who dedicates a sacrificial animal forcompensation or as part of the hajj should not eat from it."