Yahya said: It was asked to Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, about a person who forgot to perform the Tawaf al-Ziyarah and returned to his city from Makkah? He replied: If he has not had intercourse with his wife, he should return and perform the Tawaf al-Ziyarah. But if he has had intercourse, then he should return and perform the Tawaf, then perform ‘Umrah and offer a sacrifice (hady). And he should not buy the hady from Makkah and slaughter it there; rather, if he did not bring the hady with him, he should buy the hady from Makkah, take it outside the Haram, then drive it back with him to Makkah, and then slaughter it there.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say that «﴿مَا اسْتَيْسَرَ مِنَ الْهَدْيِ﴾» refers to one goat.

Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) was informed that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to say: By «﴿مَا اسْتَيْسَرَ مِنَ الْهَدْيِ﴾» one goat is meant.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said that I like this narration very much, because Allah, Glorious and Exalted is He, says in His Book: "O you who believe! Do not kill game while you are in the state of Ihram, and whoever among you kills it intentionally, then its recompense is an animal like the one he killed, as judged by two just men among you, as an offering delivered to the Ka'bah, or as an expiation, feeding the poor, or its equivalent in fasting, so that he may taste the consequence of his deed." So sometimes the compensation for an animal is also a goat, and Allah, Glorious and Exalted is He, has called it a sacrificial offering (hady). There is no difference of opinion among us in this matter, and how could anyone doubt it, because for an animal that is not equal to a camel or a cow, its compensation will only be a goat, and if it is less than a goat, then there will be expiation, either by fasting or by feeding the poor.

It is narrated from Nafi‘ that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) used to say: By «﴿مَا اسْتَيْسَرَ مِنَ الْهَدْيِ﴾» is meant a goat or a cow.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Abi Bakr, he said: A freed slave woman of Amrah bint Abdur Rahman, whose name was Ruqayyah, used to say to me that I set out with Amrah bint Abdur Rahman to Makkah, so on the eighth of Dhul-Hijjah, Amrah reached Makkah and I was with her. She performed Tawaf of the Ka'bah and Sa'i between Safa and Marwah. Then Amrah went inside the mosque and said to me: Do you have scissors? I said: No. Amrah said: Find and bring them from somewhere. So I searched and brought them, and Amrah cut her hair locks with them. When the Day of Sacrifice (Yawm al-Nahr) came, she slaughtered a goat.

It is narrated from Sadaqah bin Yasar Makki that a man from Yemen came to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them), and he had twisted his hair. He said: O Abu Abdur Rahman! I have come only in the state of Ihram for Umrah. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said: If you had been with me or had asked me, I would have commanded you according to the Qur'an. The man said: Now it has already happened. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said: Cut the hair that is disheveled and offer a Hady. A woman asked: What is a Hady? Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said: In my view, even if I find nothing except a goat, then slaughtering a goat is better than fasting.

It is narrated from Nafi‘ that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) used to say: A woman who has entered into ihram should not comb her hair when she comes out of ihram until she has had her hair locks cut, and the one who has a sacrificial animal with her should not cut her hair until the sacrificial animal has been slaughtered.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, heard from some people of knowledge, who used to say that a man and his wife cannot share one camel; rather, each of them must have a separate camel.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked: If a sacrificial animal (hadi) is sent with a person so that he may slaughter it during Hajj, and that person assumes ihram for Umrah, should he slaughter the hadi when he completes his Umrah, or should he delay its slaughtering until Hajj? He replied: He should delay the slaughtering of the hadi, and slaughter it during Hajj, and he should perform Umrah and exit ihram.