Sahih Muslim 1963
Jabir reported Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Sacrifice only a grown-up animal, unless it is difficult for you, in which case sacrifice a ram (of even less than a year, but more than six months' age).
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ
اللَّهِ ﷺ
" لاَ تَذْبَحُوا إِلاَّ مُسِنَّةً إِلاَّ أَنْ يَعْسُرَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَتَذْبَحُوا جَذَعَةً مِنَ
الضَّأْنِ " .
Classification
Sahih (Authentic)
References
Sahih Muslim 1963
Sahih Muslim Vol. 5, Book of Sacrifices, Hadith 4836