[4] The Reason behind offering the sacrifice...

[4] The Reason behind offering the sacrifice: وَ فِي الْعِلَلِ، عَنِ الصَّادِقِ ع‏ أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ مَا عِلَّةُ الْأُضْحِيَّةِ قَالَ إِنَّهُ يُغْفَرُ لِصَاحِبِهَا عِنْدَ أَوَّلِ قَطْرَةٍ تَقْطُرُ مِنْ دَمِهَا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ وَ لِيَعْلَمَ اللَّهُ مَنْ يَتَّقِيهِ بِالْغَيْبِ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى‏ لَنْ يَنالَ اللَّهَ لُحُومُها الْآيَةَ ثُمَّ قَالَ انْظُرْ كَيْفَ قَبِلَ اللَّهُ قُرْبَانَ هَابِيلَ وَ رَدَّ قُرْبَانَ قَابِيلَ‏ And in (the book) ‘Al Ilal’ – from Al-Sadiq -asws , he -asws was asked, ‘What is the reason for the sacrifice?’ He -asws said: ‘(Sins) are Forgiven for its performer at the first drop from its blood to the ground, and for Allah -azwj to Know who fears Him -azwj in the hidden .

[6] أَبِي رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ إِنَّمَا جَعَلَ اللَّهُ هَذَا الْأَضْحَى لِتَتَّسِعَ مَسَاكِينُكُمْ‏ مِنَ‏ اللَّحْمِ‏ فَأَطْعِمُوهُمْ‏ My father said, ‘Sa’ad Bin Abdullah narrated to us, from Al Husayn Bin Yazeed Al Nowfaly, from Ismail Bin Muslim Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Ja’far -asws Bin Muhammad -asws , from his -asws forefathers -asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah -saww said: ‘But rather, Allah -azwj Made this sacrifice to make it easy for your poor ones to get hold of the meat, therefore feed them’.

[7] The limits on Sacrifice Animal: Sheep and goat الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَمَّنْ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) عَنْ أَدْنَى مَا يُجْزِئُ مِنْ أَسْنَانِ الْغَنَمِ فِي الْهَدْيِ فَقَالَ الْجَذَعُ مِنَ الضَّأْنِ قُلْتُ فَالْمَعْزُ قَالَ لَا يُجْزِئُ الْجَذَعُ مِنَ الْمَعْزِ قُلْتُ وَ لِمَ قَالَ لِأَنَّ الْجَذَعَ مِنَ الضَّأْنِ يَلْقَحُ وَ الْجَذَعُ مِنَ الْمَعْزِ لَا يَلْقَحُ Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Moala Bin Muhammad, from the one who narrated it, from Hammad Bin Usman who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah -asws about the lowest of what would suffice from the years (age) of the sheep regarding the sacrifice, so he -asws said: ‘The two-year old from the sheep’.