It is narrated from Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Fatimah, stand by your sacrificial animal and witness it (being slaughtered), for with the first drop of its blood that falls, all your past sins will be forgiven. And say: 'Indeed, my prayer, my sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds. He has no partner; with this I have been commanded, and I am of the Muslims' [Surah al-An'am: 162-163] ." Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah, is this virtue specifically for you and your household, or is it general for all Muslims?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, rather it is general for all Muslims." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. And its supporting narration (shahid) is the hadith of Atiyyah narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her): "O Fatimah, stand by your sacrificial animal and witness it, for in return for the first drop of its blood, all your past sins will be forgiven." She said: "O Messenger of Allah, is this exclusively for us, the people of the household, or is it general for us and all Muslims?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Rather, it is general for us and all Muslims."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that Jibril (peace be upon him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: "O Jibril, how did you find our Eid?" He said: "The inhabitants of the heaven took pride in it. Know, O Muhammad, that a six-month-old lamb (jadha') of sheep is better than the chief (the best full-grown) of goats; and a young lamb is better than the chief of cattle; and a young lamb is better than the chief of camels. And had Allah Almighty known of a sacrifice better than it, He would have ransomed Ibrahim (peace be upon him) with it." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.