Which is better for Udhiyah: camels, sheep, or cattle?
The best sacrificial animals in terms of species are camels, then complete cows, then sheep, then goats, then one-seventh of a camel, then one-seventh of a cow. The best in terms of characteristics are the fattest, most muscular, most perfectly formed, and best looking. Among those that are disliked are: the one with a broken horn (al-adba'), the one with a slit ear (al-muqabalah), the one with an ear cut from behind (al-mudabarah), the one with a slit ear that leaves part of the ear hanging (al-sharqa'), the one with a torn ear (al-kharqa'), the one with a yellow-tinged ear (al-musfarah), the one with a completely removed ear (al-musta'salalah), the one with a split ear (al-bakhqa'), the one with a small piece of flesh hanging from its ear (al-mushayyaah), the one with a completely cut off tail (al-batra'), the one whose rump (fatty tail) is cut less than halfway, the one whose penis is cut, the one that has lost some of its teeth, and the one that has had any part of its teats cut off.
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