It is narrated from Amrah that Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) fell ill, and some of her nephews mentioned her illness to a man from the Zutt (who practised medicine). He said to them: "You are speaking of a bewitched woman, whom a slave-girl of hers, in whose lap there is a child, has bewitched. At this moment there is a child in that slave-girl's lap who has urinated on her clothes." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Bring that slave-girl to me." When she was brought, Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) asked: "Did you bewitch me?" She said: "Yes." She asked: "Why?" She said: "I wanted to be freed" (for Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) had willed that she be freed after her death). Then Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "By Allah, now you will never be freed." Then she said to her nephews: "See which household is the worst in the way it treats those it owns, and sell her to them; then buy a slave with her price and free him." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said concerning this saying of Allah Almighty: "By the dawn, and by the ten nights" [Surah al-Fajr: 1-2] : "The ten nights are the (first) ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah, the odd (al-watr) is the Day of Arafah, and the even (al-shaf') is the Day of Sacrifice." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever sees the new moon of Dhu al-Hijjah and intends to offer a sacrifice, let him not cut any of his nails or his hair at all until he has offered his sacrifice." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim).

It is narrated from Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: When the ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah begin, do not cut your hair or your nails at all until you have slaughtered your sacrificial animal. This is an authentic supporting narration (shahid) for the hadith of Imam Malik, even though it is mawquf (a Companion's statement).

It is narrated from Nafi' that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) passed by a woman who was cutting her son's hair during the ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah, and he said: "If you had delayed it until the Day of Sacrifice, it would have been better."

It is narrated from Qatadah that he said: A man from (the tribe of) al-Atik came and told Sa'id bin al-Musayyib that Yahya bin Ya'mar says: "Whoever buys a sacrificial animal during the ten days of Dhu al-Hijjah, let him not cut his hair or his nails." Sa'id bin al-Musayyib affirmed it, saying: "Yes, that is quite correct." I asked: "O Abu Muhammad, from whom is this narrated?" He replied: "It is narrated from the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Qurt (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The greatest day in the sight of Allah Almighty is the Day of Sacrifice (10 Dhu al-Hijjah), then after it the Day of Settling (11 Dhu al-Hijjah)." And five or six camels were presented to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and they began drawing close to him, (each eager to see) with which one he (peace and blessings be upon him) would begin. Then, when they had fallen on their sides, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said a brief word which I did not understand. I asked the person closest to him, and he told me that he (peace and blessings be upon him) had said: "Whoever wishes may cut off (some of its meat)." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the Day of Sacrifice (yawm al-nahr), there is no deed more beloved to Allah Almighty than the shedding of blood (offering a sacrifice). And that sacrificial animal will come on the Day of Resurrection with its horns, its hair and its hooves. And the blood of the sacrifice attains a place of acceptance with Allah Almighty before it falls to the ground. So offer your sacrifices wholeheartedly." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Fatimah, stand by your sacrificial animal and witness it (being slaughtered), for with the first drop of its blood that falls, all your past sins will be forgiven. And say: 'Indeed, my prayer, my sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds. He has no partner; with this I have been commanded, and I am of the Muslims' [Surah al-An'am: 162-163] ." Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah, is this virtue specifically for you and your household, or is it general for all Muslims?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, rather it is general for all Muslims." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. And its supporting narration (shahid) is the hadith of Atiyyah narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her): "O Fatimah, stand by your sacrificial animal and witness it, for in return for the first drop of its blood, all your past sins will be forgiven." She said: "O Messenger of Allah, is this exclusively for us, the people of the household, or is it general for us and all Muslims?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Rather, it is general for us and all Muslims."