but when the offering is an animal from the anʿām it openly proclaims the rites of Allah and its blood is shed seeking His good pleasure. In this way it combines two acts of devotion: an act of charity and the spilling of blood purely for His noble Countenance—blood that had once been poured out for idols and false deities.

Points derived from the ḥadith
1 – It is permissible to send sheep to the Noble House as sacrificial offerings.
2 – The offerings the Prophet ﷺ sent most frequently were camels, which the Arabs regarded as the finest and most valuable of possessions.

Third Ḥadith
Abu Hurayrah (Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ saw a man driving a badanah (a camel set aside as a sacrificial offering). He said, “Ride it.” The man replied, “It is a badanah.” He said, “Ride it.” I then saw him mounted on it, walking alongside the Prophet ﷺ.

In another wording: “On the second or third time he said, ‘Ride it, woe to you!’ or ‘May mercy reach you!’”

Glossary of terms
• Badanah: with a fatḥa on both the bāʾ and the dāl; a term applied to camels and cattle on account of their large bodies. Here it refers to a she-camel being sent to the Sacred House, which fits the Prophet’s reply.
• Waylaka (woe to you): from wayl, meaning perdition. It is used to intensify rebuke without the literal intent of destruction; the Arabs utter it when someone falls into something blameworthy and they are angered by him.
• Wayhaka (may mercy reach you): an expression of pity and compassion for one who has met with misfortune.
Wayl and wayḥ are both verbal nouns whose agent is always implicit.

Overall meaning
An animal devoted to the Sacred House is not to be used for any benefit when there is no need, for it has been dedicated solely for Allah and should not revert to personal use. If, however, there is a need to ride it or milk it, and such use will not harm it, there is no objection. Therefore, when the Prophet ﷺ saw a man driving a sacrificial camel and in need of riding it, he permitted and even instructed him to do so. Because the hady was so highly venerated that people normally refrained from touching it, the man protested, “It is a sacrificial camel offered to the House.” The Prophet replied, “Ride it—even though it has been offered to the House.” He repeated the command a second and a third time, intensifying his tone: “Ride it!”