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3. Inspect the animal carefully before buying it. These days, it is
seen that the ears of most animals are severed. If more than a
quarter of the ear is severed, the sacrifice will not be valid. If less
than a quarter is severed, or there is a hole in one ear, though
the sacrifice will be valid, in this case it will be Makrūĥ.
4. If possible, sacrifice the animal with your own hands as this is
Sunnaĥ. (Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, vol. 1, pp. 1141) However, you may also
authorize someone else to perform the sacrifice on your behalf 1 .
5. The sacrifice of a camel is preferable as the Beloved Prophet
ٖ
also sacrificed 63 camels with his own blessed
hands on the occasion of the farewell Hajj. And the rest of the
camels were sacrificed by Sayyidunā Maulā ‘Alī ۡ ۡ ۡ
with the consent of the Noble Prophet ٖ
. (Muslim,
pp. 634, Ḥadīš 1218) It is also narrated that five or six camels were
brought to the Beloved Prophet ٖ
. It is as if they
were all in ecstasy, and each one of them was moving forward
to be slaughtered first. (Abū Dāwūd, vol. 2, pp. 211, Ḥadīš 1765)
6. It is better to tie both front legs and one back leg of the animal.
Untie them after the animal is slaughtered. Make Du’ā for the
acceptance of your Hajj and ritual sacrifice and those of all other
Muslims. (Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, vol. 1, pp. 1141)
7. It is better to perform sacrifice on 10 th Żul-Ḥijjaĥ, however, it
may be performed on the 11 th and 12 th as well. After the sunset
of the 12 th , the time for this sacrifice ends.
1
For detailed information about the rulings of ritual sacrifice, study from page 327 to 353
of the 3 rd volume of Baĥār-e-Sharī’at and Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ’s published booklet
‘Piebald Horse Rider’.