Sayyida Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever intends to offer a sacrifice, when the new moon of Dhul-Hijjah is sighted, he should not cut his hair nor trim his nails until he has offered the sacrifice."

Umar bin Muslim narrates: Some time before Eid al-Adha, we were in the bathhouse. There, some people were preparing to remove hair, so a person present in the bathhouse said: Sa'id bin al-Musayyib has considered this disliked and he forbids it. The narrator says: I met Sa'id bin al-Musayyib and mentioned this matter to him, so he said: O my nephew, this hadith has been forgotten. Lady Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) has informed me of this: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the (first) ten days (of Dhul-Hijjah) begin and any one of you has an animal for sacrifice which he intends to offer, then he should not cut his hair or nails until he has offered the sacrifice."

It is narrated about Sayyiduna Bara’ bin ‘Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that while mentioning sacrifice, he stated that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured with his blessed hand—my hand is smaller compared to the blessed hand of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Four types of animals cannot be sacrificed: a one-eyed animal whose defect is obvious, a sick animal whose sickness is apparent, a lame animal whose lameness is evident, and an extremely weak animal that has no marrow in its body. People asked Sayyiduna Bara’ (may Allah be pleased with him): We also consider it undesirable to sacrifice an animal that has a defect in its teeth, ear, or tail. Sayyiduna Bara’ (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: You may consider whatever you wish as undesirable, but do not declare it unlawful for the people.

Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) commanded us to examine the eyes and ears (of the sacrificial animals).

Sayyiduna Bara’ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say:“It is not permissible to sacrifice four types of animals: one-eyed whose defect is obvious, lame whose lameness is obvious, sick whose sickness is obvious, and such a weak animal that there is no marrow in its bones.”

(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) This narration has been transmitted from Amr bin Harith on the authority of Imam Malik, and he has made a mistake in it because he did not mention Sulaiman bin Abdur Rahman in its chain of narration.

Ubaid bin Firoz reports: I asked Sayyiduna Bara bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him), "Which animals did the Prophet (peace be upon him) dislike for sacrifice?" He replied, "The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'The sacrifice of four types of animals is not permissible: a one-eyed animal whose defect is obvious, a lame animal whose lameness is obvious, a sick animal whose sickness is obvious, and an animal whose leg is broken and which has no marrow in its body.'"

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say, "No one should eat from the meat of his sacrificial animal for more than three days."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates this statement of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him): "No person should eat from his sacrificial animal (meat) for more than three days."

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: At first, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade eating the meat of the sacrifice after three days. After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Eat (the meat of the sacrifice), take it as provision for the journey, and store it as well.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) had forbidden the consumption of sacrificial meat for more than three days, then he granted permission that we may eat it and store it as well. During this time, the brother of Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri, Sayyiduna Qatadah bin Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived. People presented sacrificial meat before him, so he said: "Did the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) not forbid this?" Then Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) informed him: "The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has issued a new ruling about this after you. Previously, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) had forbidden us from keeping it for more than three days, then he granted permission that we may eat it and store it as well."

(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The female narrator named Zainab is the daughter of Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Ujrah (may Allah be pleased with him).