'Ali (RAA) narrated, 'Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) enjoined us to pay great attention to the eye and the ear and not sacrifice a one-eyed animal with a slit which leaves something hanging at the front or back of the ear, or with a perforation in the ear, or an animal with broken front teeth.' Related by Ahmad and the four Imams. At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Hibban and Al-Hakim graded it as Sahih.

'Ali bin Abi Talib (RAA) narrated, "The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) appointed me to be in charge of his sacrificial animals, and commanded me to distribute all their meat, hides and saddlery to the poor, and not to give anything from them to the butcher." Agreed upon.

Jabir (RAA) narrated, 'In the year of Hudaibiyah (Reconciliation), we sacrificed a camel for each seven people along with Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), and also a cow for seven. 'Related by Muslim.

Ibn 'Abbas (RAA) narrated, "The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) slaughtered a ram for both al-Hasan and al-Husain (at their birth).' Related by Abu Dawud, Ibn Khuzaimah, Ibn al-Garud and 'Abdul Haqq graded it as Sahih. but Abu Hatim said that it is most probably Mursal. Ibn Hibban transmitted a similar hadith on the authority of Anas.

'Aishah (RAA) narrated, "Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) commanded them to slaughter two sheep equal (in age) for a boy and one for a girl at their birth.' Related by At-Tirmidhi and graded it as Sahih. The Five Imams (Ahmad and the four Imams) transmitted a simialr hadith on the authority of Umm Kurz al-Ka-biyah.

Samurah (RAA) narrated that Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: "Every boy is pawned against his 'Aqiqah, to be slaughtered on his behalf on the seventh day of his birth, his head is to be shaved, and he must be given a name." Related by the five Imams (Ahmad and the four Imams). At-Tirmidhi graded it as Sahih.