It is narrated from Afa’ that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said: Whoever takes a camel for Hadi, then it dies on the way or gets lost, if it was for a vow, he should give its substitute, and if it was voluntary, then he may give a substitute if he wishes or not.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: I heard from the people of knowledge, they used to say: The owner of the sacrificial animal should not eat from that sacrificial animal which is offered as a penalty for a crime or as a ransom.