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Hadith 1841
Hadith #
1841
Book
Al-Kāfi
Volume
4
Section
181
Part
The Book of Haj
Chapter
Preferable Matters About offering Sacrifice, Permissible and Non-Permissible Matters
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī
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5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Ali ibn abu Hamzah from abu Basir who has said the following
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), if an ewe is preferred by him or a goat. He (the Imam) said, ‘A he-goat but an ewe is more preferred than a she-goat.’ I then asked if a castrated one is acceptable for offering. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, it is not acceptable unless no other offering is available.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘A young sheep is acceptable but not a young goat.’ I asked about castrated and ewe. He (the Imam) said, ‘An injured is more preferred than ewe, but if it is a castrated one then an ewe is more preferred.’”
5ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) عَنِ النَّعْجَةُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ أَمِ الْمَاعِزُ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ الْمَاعِزُ ذَكَراً فَهُوَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ وَإِنْ كَانَ الْمَاعِزُ أُنْثَى فَالنَّعْجَةُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَالْخَصِيُّ يُضَحَّى بِهِ قَالَ لا إِلاَّ أَنْ لا يَكُونَ غَيْرُهُ وَقَالَ يَصْلُحُ الْجَذَعُ مِنَ الضَّأْنِ فَأَمَّا الْمَاعِزُ فَلا يَصْلُحُ قُلْتُ الْخَصِيُّ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ أَمِ النَّعْجَةُ قَالَ الْمَرْضُوضُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنَ النَّعْجَةِ وَإِنْ كَانَ خَصِيّاً فَالنَّعْجَةُ.
Tags Sacrifice/OfferingHunting and Slaughter

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