سنن نسائی · Hadith 4384

It was narrated that Abu Ad-Dahhak ‘Ubaid bin Fairuz, the freed slave of Banu Shaiban, said: “I said to Al-Bara’ bin ‘Azib: ‘Tell me of the sacrificial animals that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم disliked or forbade.’ He said: ‘The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم stood up, and my hands are shorter than his, and he said: “There are four that will not do as sacrifices: The animal that clearly has one bad eye; the sick animal that is obviously sick; the lame animal with an obvious limp; and the animal that is so emaciated that it is as if there is no marrow in its bones.” I said: ‘I dislike that the animal should have some fault in its horns or teeth.’ He said: ‘What you dislike, forget about it and do not make it forbidden to anyone.” (Sahih)