It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with a lean, poor jadh'ah of sheep and a fat jadh'ah of goats, and said: O Messenger of Allah! Of the two, this one (the goat) is better; shall I sacrifice it? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Sacrifice it, for with Allah, goats (are also accepted)." This hadith has an authentic chain (sahih al-isnad), 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) sent a flock of goats to Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him), and he distributed them among his companions. One he-goat from among them remained, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) sacrificed it during his Umrah. This hadith has an authentic chain (sahih al-isnad), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah or Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sacrificed two rams that were fat, large, black-and-white, horned and castrated. While slaughtering one of them he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Allahumma 'an Muhammadin wa ahli baytihi' "O Allah, this is on behalf of Muhammad and his household," and while slaughtering the other he said: 'Allahumma 'an Muhammadin wa ummatihi man shahida laka bit-tawhid, wa shahida li bil-balagh' "O Allah, this is on behalf of that Ummah of Muhammad which bore witness to Your Oneness and to my conveying of the religion."

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) sacrificed a ram that was horned and strong; it walked in black, ate in black and looked in black (that is, its feet, its belly and the area around its eyes were black). 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 Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) slaughtered a horned ram at the Eid prayer ground, then said: "O Allah, this is on my behalf and on behalf of those of my Ummah who have not offered a sacrifice." This hadith has an authentic chain (sahih al-isnad), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sarihah (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: After I had come to know the Sunnah, my family pushed me into harshness. We used to sacrifice one or two goats on behalf of the household, but my family said: Our neighbours think that we are being stingy (because we do not increase the number of animals). This hadith has an authentic chain (sahih al-isnad), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ubadah bin al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best sacrifice is a horned ram, and the best shroud is a hullah (a two-piece garment)." This hadith has an authentic chain (sahih al-isnad), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd al-Zuraqi (may Allah be pleased with him) (who was a Companion) that he went out to buy sacrificial animals. He pointed to a ram whose head was black and which had horns, and which was not the tallest of the rams, and said: This looks exactly like the ram that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sacrificed. This hadith has an authentic chain (sahih al-isnad), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led the people in prayer on the Day of Sacrifice. When he had finished the sermon and the prayer, he called for a ram and slaughtered it with his own blessed hand, and said: 'Bismillahi wallahu akbar, Allahumma hadha 'anni wa 'an man lam yudahhi min ummati' "In the name of Allah, and Allah is the Greatest. O Allah, this is on my behalf and on behalf of whoever of my Ummah has not offered a sacrifice."

Ibn Abi Rafi' narrates from his father, and he from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) slaughtered his sacrificial animal and then said: "O Allah, this is on my behalf and on behalf of my Ummah."