After the narration of Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), these words are mentioned: He was asked, "Which slave is best to set free?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "The one who is more valuable and more excellent in the eyes of his owners." After this narration, it is stated: "Every thing whose loss causes a person more distress—if that thing is spent in the way of Allah, then its reward and recompense will also be much greater."

Provided that it is permissible to take evidence from the hadith of Shahm bin Jarood. And this issue is according to the position of Imam Mutalibi.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) sent a strong and robust high-breed camel to Makkah Mukarramah for sacrifice. Then he was offered three hundred dinars for it. So he presented himself before the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have sent a strong high-breed camel to Makkah Mukarramah for sacrifice, and now I am being offered its price, one hundred dinars. Should I sell it and buy several camels with its price and sacrifice them?" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "No, sacrifice that very excellent camel." Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that the students of Muhammad bin Salamah have differed regarding the name of Ibn Jarood. Some mention his name as Jahm bin Jarood and some as Shahm.

Hazrat Ubaid bin Firoz narrates that I asked Sayyiduna Bara’ (may Allah be pleased with him) to tell me about those animals whose sacrifice the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked or forbade. Sayyiduna Bara’ (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) indicated with his blessed hand and said, and my hand is smaller and insignificant compared to the blessed hand of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Four types of animals are not permissible for sacrifice: the cross-eyed animal whose defect is obvious, the sick animal whose illness is apparent, the lame animal whose lameness is clear, and such an old animal that due to weakness its bones have no marrow left. Sayyiduna Ubaid (may Allah be pleased with him) said that I also find it undesirable for sacrifice if the animal has a defect in its ear or horn (i.e., if the ear is cut or the horn is broken). He (may Allah be pleased with him) said that if you dislike an animal, then leave it, but do not forbid others from sacrificing it.

Because when the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) clarified that it is not permissible to offer sacrifice of four types of animals, this is evidence that it is permissible to offer sacrifice of animals other than these.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade sacrificing an animal with a broken horn or a cut ear. Imam Qatadah (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I narrated this tradition to Imam Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him), so he said: By "‘adhb" is meant an animal whose half horn is broken or half ear is split. Janab Shahr bin Hawshab says: By "‘adhb" is meant a horn that is broken from the inside.

Because it is preferable to slaughter an animal with sound eyes and ears, this does not mean that it is forbidden to sacrifice an animal with (minor) defects in the eyes or ears.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to carefully examine the ears and eyes (of the sacrificial animal).

It is narrated from Hazrat Hujayyah bin Adi that a person asked Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) about the sacrifice of a cow, so he replied that seven people can share in the sacrifice of a cow. He asked, "What if the horn is slightly broken?" He replied, "There is no harm in that." He then asked, "What is the ruling regarding lameness?" Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) replied, "If it can walk to the place of sacrifice, then there is no harm." He further said, "And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to carefully examine the animal's eyes and ears (to ensure there is no defect in them)."

Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir al-Juhani رضي الله عنه narrates that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم distributed sacrificial animals among his noble companions. Sayyiduna Uqbah رضي الله عنه says that a one-year-old lamb came to my share. I submitted, "O Messenger of Allah, a one-year-old lamb has come to my share." The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "Slaughter it." Imam Abu Bakr رحمه الله says that I have explained the rulings of sacrifice in the Book of Sacrifices. I have mentioned these rulings of sacrifice here only because the scholars are unanimous that every animal which is permissible to be slaughtered for Eid sacrifice is also permissible to be slaughtered for Hajj sacrifice.