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

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**2 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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## Hadith #2835

**Book:** Sacrifice (Kitab Al-Dahaya) | **Narrator(s):** Hammad bin Zayd حماد بن زيد بن درهم الأزدي الأزرق, Masdad bin Masrhad مسدد بن مسرهد بن مسربل, Saba' bin Thabit, Ubaidullah bin Abi Yazid عبيد الله بن أبي يزيد المكي | **Grade:** Sahih

I heard the Prophet (nay peace be upon him) say: Let the birds stay in their roosts. She said: I also heard him say: Two sheep are to be sacrificed for a boy and one for a girl, but it does you no harm whether they are male or female.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-2835/)*

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