—except for hair that is put to use in bedding or garments.

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Every animal the early Arabs found wholesome is lawful, unless the revealed Law has expressly forbidden it; and every animal they found repugnant is unlawful, unless the Law has expressly permitted it. Of land predators, whatever possesses strong fangs with which it attacks is forbidden, and of birds, whatever has a powerful talon with which it claws and tears is likewise forbidden. A person driven by dire hunger may eat from otherwise forbidden carrion only what will keep him alive. Two kinds of dead meat are lawful—fish and locusts—and two kinds of blood are lawful—liver and spleen.

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Offering the ʿudhiyah sacrifice is a firmly established sunnah. It is acceptable to offer a jadhaʿ from sheep, a thani from goats, a thani from camels, and a thani from cattle. One camel (budnah) suffices for seven people, one cow likewise for seven, and one sheep for one person. Four categories are invalid for the sacrifice: an obviously one-eyed animal, an obviously lame animal, an obviously sick animal, and an emaciated animal whose marrow has disappeared through wasting. A castrated animal and one with a broken horn are acceptable, but an animal with a severed ear or tail is not. The time for slaughter runs from the conclusion of the ʿId prayer until sunset on the last of the Days of Tashrīq. It is recommended at the moment of slaughter to observe five things: pronouncing the Name of Allah, invoking blessings upon the Prophet ﷺ, facing the qiblah, proclaiming “Allāhu akbar,” and supplicating for acceptance. One who has vowed a sacrifice may not eat anything of it, whereas one offering a voluntary sacrifice may eat from it. Nothing of the sacrifice may be sold; instead, the poor and the needy should be fed from it.

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ʿAqīqah is recommended. It is the animal sacrificed on behalf of a newborn on its seventh day: two sheep for a boy and one sheep for a girl, from which the poor and the needy are fed.