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4374. It was narrated that Abū Aḍ-Ḍahḥāk 'Ubaid bin Fairūz, the freed slave of Banu Shaibān, said: "I said to Al-Barā' bin 'Āzib: 'Tell me of the sacrificial animals that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ disliked or forbade.' He said: 'The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ stood up, and my hands are shorter than his, and he said: "There are four that will not do as sacrifices: The animal that clearly has one bad eye; the sick animal that is obviously sick; the lame animal with an obvious limp; and the animal that is so emaciated that it is as if there is no marrow in its bones." I said: 'I dislike that the animal should have some fault in its horns or teeth.' He said: 'What you dislike, forget about it and do not make it forbidden to anyone.'"
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'Do not make it for bidden for anyone' means do not give an edict of unlawfulness to anyone. A slight defect deserves to be overlooked, although the one who offers the sacrifice should slaughter the best animal on his own. The details concerning the horns and ears appear in the forthcoming narration.
