He also reported from the Prophet (1): “Four kinds of animals are not acceptable as sacrifices: one whose blindness in one eye is obvious; one whose illness is obvious; one whose lameness is obvious; one with a broken leg that has no marrow; and an emaciated animal that has no marrow”—meaning that its emaciation has left it without marrow.

He reported (2) as well (3) that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade sacrificing the musfarrah, musta’salah, bakhqā’, mushayya‘ah, and kasrā’. A musfarrah is an animal whose ear has been cut off entirely, exposing the ear canal; a musta’salah is one whose horn has been removed at its root; a bakhqā’ is one whose eye is severely impaired; a mushayya‘ah is one unable to keep up with the flock because of emaciation and weakness; and a kasrā’ is one with a broken leg.

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His guidance included offering the sacrifice at the prayer ground. Abū Dāwūd (4) reported from Jābir that he attended