19/9. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1503 — Checking the Sacrificial Animal
Regarding A Sacrificial Animal With A Stump Horn Or Ear
Udhiyah Animal Conditions: Eyes, Ears and Shares
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1503
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1503
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ حُجَيَّةَ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ الْبَقَرَةُ عَنْ سَبْعَةٍ، . قُلْتُ فَإِنْ وَلَدَتْ قَالَ اذْبَحْ وَلَدَهَا مَعَهَا . قُلْتُ فَالْعَرْجَاءُ قَالَ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْمَنْسِكَ . قُلْتُ فَمَكْسُورَةُ الْقَرْنِ قَالَ لاَ بَأْسَ أُمِرْنَا أَوْ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ الْعَيْنَيْنِ وَالأُذُنَيْنِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَقَدْ رَوَاهُ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ .
Hujayyah bin 'Adi Narrated from:
Ali Said: 'A Cow Is For Seven.' I Said: "And If It Gives Birth?' He Said: 'Then Slaughter Its Offspring With It.' I Said: 'What If It Is Lame?' He Said: 'When It Has Reached The Place Of Ritual.' I Said: 'What If It Has A Broken Horn?' He Said: 'There Is No Harm, We Were Ordered' - Or - 'The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Ordered Us, To Check The Two Eyes And The Two Ears.'"
[1] Or, the place of its slaughtering, meaning: then it may be slaughtered.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1503In-book reference : Book 19, Hadith 14English translation : Vol. 3, Book 17, Hadith 1503
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1503
Hadith 1503 gives several points through the answers of Ali. He says that a cow is for seven. When asked about a cow that gives birth, he says to slaughter its offspring with it. When asked about lameness, he says it is acceptable if the animal can reach the place of ritual. When asked about a broken horn, he says there is no harm, then mentions the instruction to check the two eyes and the two ears. For searches like sacrificial animal defects, udhiyah animal conditions, and cow for seven hadith, this narration keeps the focus on careful checking rather than careless offering.
What we learn from this hadith
- A cow is mentioned as being for seven people.
- If the sacrificial animal gives birth, its offspring is slaughtered with it.
- Lameness is discussed in relation to reaching the place of ritual.
- The eyes and ears of the sacrificial animal should be checked.
