1180 – ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered me to take charge of his sacrificial camels, to distribute their meat, their hides, and their saddle-cloths to the needy, and not to give the butcher any part of them as payment for his work.” Agreed upon.⦗1⦘

Glossary of the ḥadīth
• Budunih: plural of badanah; it applies to a she-camel or a cow, but here it refers specifically to camels, for these were the Prophet’s sacrificial animals.
• Jilālihā: plural of jull—what is laid over a riding animal to protect it from cold and the like; for the beast it is like a garment for a human being.

Points derived from the ḥadīth

1. It is permissible to appoint an agent to slaughter the udḥiyah or the hady and to distribute its meat to those who deserve it.
2. The recipients of the charitable portion are the needy. Allah, Exalted is He, says: “Then when their flanks have collapsed, eat from them and feed the self-restrained and the beggar” (al-Ḥajj 22:36); and elsewhere: “and feed the poor and the destitute” (al-Ḥajj 22:28).
3. The hides are not to be sold; they follow the same ruling as the meat. Their owner may make personal use of them, present them as gifts, or give them in charity to the poor and needy.
4. The butcher must not be paid with any portion of the meat or hides; his wage is to come from other funds, not from the sacrifice itself.