Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Zakat has abrogated every charity mentioned in the Qur'an, the fasting of Ramadan has abrogated every (other) fast, the ritual bath for major impurity has abrogated every (other) bath, and the Eid sacrifice has abrogated every (other) slaughter."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that a man came to the service of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to him: "I have been commanded that the day of Eid al-Adha is an Eid, which Allah Almighty has appointed for this Ummah." The man submitted: If I have only that animal which my father has given me as a gift, or a goat belonging to my father or my wife, which those people have given as a gift, can I slaughter it? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "No! However, you should trim your nails, shorten your mustache, and remove the hair below the navel, then your sacrifice will be complete in the sight of Allah Almighty."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have been commanded to offer sacrifice, but it is not obligatory."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Sacrificing (an animal) has been made obligatory upon me, but it has not been made obligatory upon you people. I have been commanded to perform the Eid al-Adha prayer, but you have not been commanded to do so." This narration is also transmitted with another chain of narration.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whatever you spend of silver (i.e., money), the most virtuous thing to spend it on is sacrificing (an animal) on the day of Eid al-Adha."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade eating the meat of a camel that eats filth and drinking its milk. It may only be used for carrying loads; people should not slaughter it until it has been fed fodder for forty days.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Budeel bin Waraqa Khuza'i (may Allah be pleased with him) mounted on a camel so that he could announce in the pathways of Mina that slaughtering should be done at the throat and the upper part of the chest, and do not hasten in taking the life (of the animal), and that the days of Mina are days of eating, drinking, and spending time with wives.

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated: I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Can I take a loan to offer a sacrifice?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes! It is a debt that will be repaid."

Nafi' bin Jubair narrates from his father that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "All the days of Tashreeq are days of sacrifice (i.e., sacrifice can be offered on these days)."

This narration is also transmitted with another chain of transmission.