It is narrated from Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade selling a goat in exchange for meat. This hadith has an authentic chain (sahih al-isnad), and all its narrators are reliable imams and hadith masters, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it; Imam Bukhari has used the narration of al-Hasan al-Basri from Samurah as evidence. It also has a mursal supporting report (shahid) in the Muwatta of Imam Malik.

It is narrated in mursal form from Sayyiduna Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade selling meat in exchange for a live animal.