43/6. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4370 — Defects That Invalidate Sacrifice
Lame Animals
Qurbani Animal Defects: Four Animals That Will Not Do
Sunan an-Nasai : 4370
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4370
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَيَحْيَى وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ وَابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ وَأَبُو الْوَلِيدِ قَالُوا أَنْبَأَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُبَيْدَ بْنَ فَيْرُوزَ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِلْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ حَدِّثْنِي مَا، كَرِهَ أَوْ نَهَى عَنْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنَ الأَضَاحِي . قَالَ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ هَكَذَا بِيَدِهِ وَيَدِي أَقْصَرُ مِنْ يَدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَرْبَعَةٌ لاَ يَجْزِينَ فِي الأَضَاحِي الْعَوْرَاءُ الْبَيِّنُ عَوَرُهَا وَالْمَرِيضَةُ الْبَيِّنُ مَرَضُهَا وَالْعَرْجَاءُ الْبَيِّنُ ظَلْعُهَا وَالْكَسِيرَةُ الَّتِي لاَ تُنْقِي " . قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ نَقْصٌ فِي الْقَرْنِ وَالأُذُنِ . قَالَ فَمَا كَرِهْتَ مِنْهُ فَدَعْهُ وَلاَ تُحَرِّمْهُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ .
'Ubaid bin Fairuz Narrated from:
I said to Al-Bara bin Azib: 'Tell me of the sacrificial animals that the Messenger of Allah dislike or forbade. He said: The Messenger of Allah gestured like this with his hand, and my hands are shorter than the hand of the Messenger of Allah, (and he said). 'There are four that will not do as sacrifices: The animal that clearly has one bad eye: the sick animals that is obviously sick; the lame animal with an obvious lamp; and the animal that is so emaciated that it is as if there is no marrow in its bones: He said: "And I dislike that the animal should have some fault in its horns or ears." He said: "What you dislike, forget about it, and do not make it forbidden to anyone."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4370In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 10English translation : Vol. 5, Book 43, Hadith 4375
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4370
This narration explains which qurbani animal defects clearly prevent an animal from serving as the sacrifice. The Messenger of Allah named four: an animal with an obvious bad eye, one that is plainly sick, one with a clear limp, and one so emaciated that there appears to be no marrow in its bones. The report then records a concern about faults in the horns or ears. Al-Bara responds that a person may avoid what he dislikes, but must not make it forbidden for other people. This keeps two ideas separate. The four obvious defects are stated as disqualifying, while other disliked features in the question are treated as personal choice in this report.
What we learn from this hadith
- The four stated defects are obvious blindness in one eye, sickness, lameness, and extreme emaciation.
- Animal defects should be checked before sacrifice.
- A person may avoid an animal because of a personal dislike.
- Personal preference should not be presented as a general prohibition.
