Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ سَمِعْتُ عَمْرَو بْنَ شُعَيْبٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ الْفَرَعِ فَقَالَ الْفَرَعُ حَقٌّ وَإِنْ تَرَكْتَهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ شُغْزُبًّا ابْنَ مَخَاضٍ أَوْ ابْنَ لَبُونٍ فَتَحْمِلَ عَلَيْهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَوْ تُعْطِيَهُ أَرْمَلَةً خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَبُكَّهُ يَلْصَقُ لَحْمُهُ بِوَبَرِهِ وَتَكْفَأَ إِنَاءَكَ وَتُولِيَ نَاقَتَكَ.
English Translation
Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us: Dawud ibn Qays informed us, I heard Amr ibn Shu'ayb narrating from his father from Abdullah ibn Amr who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was asked about the far' (firstborn animal sacrifice). He said: "The far' is a right. But if you leave it until it becomes a strong young ibn makhad (yearling) or ibn labun (two-year-old), and you use it to carry in the way of Allah or give it to a widow, that is better than slaughtering it while its flesh clings to its fur and you tip over your vessel and deprive your she-camel of milk."