However, in his recorded hearings in the Book of Sacrifices of al-ʿUtbiyya, Ibn al-Qāsim transmitted from Mālik—may Allah Most High have mercy on them both—a report indicating that an animal becomes binding as an Eid sacrifice upon being designated as such, before slaughter. Mālik said: “A sacrificial animal must not be shorn once it has been designated as such. If someone does so, he may use its wool but must not sell it.” Sahnūn and Ashhab said: “There is no harm in selling it if it was shorn before slaughter.” Asbagh also took a lenient view of this. This accords with the view that an animal becomes binding as an Eid sacrifice only upon slaughter, which is the well-known position of the school. Success comes through Allah, Glorified is He.