Note / Clarification: The text here is established from manuscript (Z), as in the narrations of al-Tabarani, whereas manuscripts (S) and (M), and Ibn al-A'rabi, have the word "al-nadhr" (the vow).

Grading: Its chain is da'if (weak).
Technical note / Defect ('illah): 'Ali bin 'Asim (Ibn Suhayb al-Wasiti) is alone in narrating this as marfu', and he is a weak narrator.

Technical note / Defect ('illah): 'Ali bin 'Asim was contradicted in narrating this as marfu', as will be detailed later. Ibn Tawus is Abd Allah bin Tawus.

Reference / Source: Ibn al-A'rabi narrated it in "al-Mu'jam" (620), and al-Tabarani in "al-Kabir" (10928) and "al-Awsat" (3578), via 'Ali bin 'Asim.
Important point: Ibn al-A'rabi's narration adds that 'Ata' used to give fatwa according to it but did not narrate it as marfu'.

Reference / Source: Ibrahim al-Harbi narrated it in "Gharib al-Hadith" (3/1198) from Ahmad bin Hanbal, from Waki' bin al-Jarrah, from Sufyan al-Thawri, from Abd Allah bin Abi Najih, from Tawus, from Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) as mawquf.
Important point: Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that an animal whose teats have all been cut off is not permissible (for sacrifice).
Grading: Its chain is sahih.
Note / Clarification: "Musarramah" was explained as an animal whose teats (udder) are cut off, so that it becomes sore, no milk comes out of it, and it dries up.

Reference / Source: Ibn al-Athir wrote in "al-Nihayah":
Note / Clarification: "al-mustalamah atba'uha" means an animal whose udders have been cut off. The singular of "al-atba'" is "tubi" (with a dammah or kasrah on the ta'). He explained it with "akhlaf", the plural of "khilf", which means udder.