# Sunan Abi Dawud - Sacrifice (Kitab Al-Dahaya)

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**1 hadith**

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## Hadith #2834

**Book:** Sacrifice (Kitab Al-Dahaya) | **Narrator(s):** Abu Yazid al-Makki أبو يزيد المكي, Masdad bin Masrhad مسدد بن مسرهد بن مسربل, Saba' bin Thabit, Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri سفيان الثوري, Ubaidullah bin Abi Yazid عبيد الله بن أبي يزيد المكي | **Grade:** Sahih

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Two resembling sheep are to be sacrificed for a boy and one for a girl.
AbuDawud said: I heard Ahmad (ibn Hanbal) say: The Arabic word mukafi’atani means equal (in age) or resembling each other.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-2834/)*

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