It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: During the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), we used to keep the meat of sacrificial animals as provisions for the journey up to Madinah Munawwarah.

(Second chain) We used to eat the pieces of (the sacrifices made in Makkah Mukarramah) with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, in Madinah Munawwarah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zaid bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) that the people said: O Messenger of Allah! What is the reality of these sacrifices? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is the tradition of your father Ibrahim (peace be upon him). They said: What will we get from them? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: For every hair, a good deed. They said: O Messenger of Allah! What about wool? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: For every hair of it as well, a good deed will be given.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mukhnif bin Qais (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when he was standing at Arafat. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O people! Every year, sacrifice (Qurbani) and ‘Atirah are obligatory upon every household. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Do you know what ‘Atirah is? Ibn ‘Aun, the narrator, says: I do not know what answer the people gave to this question. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is the same which people call Rajabiyyah.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever, despite having the means, does not offer the sacrifice, let him not come near our Eid ground.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sacrifice has been made obligatory upon me, and it has not been made obligatory upon you; similarly, I have been commanded to perform two rak‘ahs of Duha prayer, and you have not been commanded to perform them.

Mawla-e-Rasool Sayyiduna Abu Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) performed the sacrifice, he would purchase two fat, horned, spotted, castrated rams. Then, when he (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) had performed the Eid prayer and delivered the sermon to the people, one ram would be brought while he (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) was still standing in the Eid ground. He (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) would himself slaughter it with a knife and say: O Allah! This is on behalf of my entire Ummah, those who affirmed Your Oneness and bore witness to my Prophethood. Then the second ram would be brought, and he (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) would also slaughter it himself and say: This is on behalf of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and the family of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). Then he (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) would feed both rams to the poor, and he (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and his family would also eat from them. Sayyiduna Abu Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Then for many years we saw that none of the Banu Hashim performed the sacrifice, because Allah Almighty, due to this action of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), had spared them from the burden and expense of sacrifice.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sacrificed two rams on the day of Eid. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) laid them down facing the Qiblah, he recited this supplication: "Indeed, I have turned my face towards Him who created the heavens and the earth... In the name of Allah, and Allah is the Greatest. O Allah! (This is) from You and for You, on behalf of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Ummah." (Surely, I have turned my face towards that Being who created the heavens and the earth, being upright and a Muslim, and I am not among the polytheists. There is no partner with Allah; this is what I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims. With the name of Allah, and Allah is the Greatest. O Allah! This animal is from You and for You, on behalf of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Ummah.)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to sacrifice two rams with horns and speckled color. He, peace and blessings be upon him, would slaughter them by taking the name of Allah and saying Takbeer, and I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, slaughtering them with his own hand, while he, peace and blessings be upon him, had his foot placed on their side.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sacrificed a ram with horns and said: "This is on my behalf and on behalf of those among my Ummah who have not offered sacrifice."