Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ ثنا عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ شَوْذَبٍ بِوَاسِطَ ثنا شُعَيْبُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ ثنا ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْقَاضِي أنبأ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ دُحَيْمٍ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ أنبأ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُوسَى أنبأ إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ؓ قَالَ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَسْتَشْرِفَ الْعَيْنَ وَالْأُذُنَ وَأَنْ لَا نُضَحِّيَ بِمُقَابَلَةٍ وَلَا مُدَابَرَةٍ وَلَا شَرْقَاءَ وَلَا خَرْقَاءَ قَالَ الْمُقَابَلَةُ مَا قُطِعَ طَرَفُ أُذُنِهَا وَالْمُدَابَرَةُ مَا قُطِعَ مِنْ جَانِبِ الْأُذُنِ وَالشَّرْقَاءُ الْمَشْقُوقَةُ وَالْخَرْقَاءُ الْمَثْقُوبَةُ الْأُذُنَيْنِ 19103 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو نَصْرٍ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ قَتَادَةَ أنبأ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ السَّرَّاجُ ثنا أَبُو شُعَيْبٍ الْحَرَّانِيُّ أَخْبَرَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ الْحَرَّانِيُّ ثنا زُهَيْرٌ ثنا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ قَالَ أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا صَدُوقًا عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ؓ فَذَكَرَهُ بِمِثْلِهِ زَادَ وَأَنْ لَا نُضَحِّيَ بِالْعَوْرَاءِ قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي إِسْحَاقَ وَذَكَرَ عَضْبَاءَ قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا الْمُقَابَلَةُ؟ قَالَ يُقْطَعُ طَرَفَا الْأُذُنِ قُلْتُ مَا الْمُدَابَرَةُ؟ قَالَ يُقْطَعُ مُؤَخِّرَا الْأُذُنِ قُلْتُ مَا الشَّرْقَاءُ؟ قَالَ تُشَقُّ الْأُذُنُ قُلْتُ مَا الْخَرْقَاءُ؟ قَالَ تَخْرِقُ أُذُنَهَا السِّمَةُ
English Translation
Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Rudhbari informed us, Abdullah ibn Umar ibn Ahmad ibn Shawdhab narrated to us in Wasit, Shu'ayb ibn Ayyub narrated to us. And Abu Bakr ibn al-Hasan the judge informed us, Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Duhaym informed us, Ahmad ibn Hazim informed us, Ubayd Allah ibn Musa informed us, Isra'il informed us from Ishaq from Shurayh ibn al-Nu'man from Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to inspect the eyes and ears, and not to sacrifice an animal with a muqabalah (tip of ear cut), nor mudabarah (back of ear cut), nor sharqa' (ear slit), nor kharqa' (ear pierced). He said: The muqabalah is one whose ear tip is cut, the mudabarah is one cut from the side of the ear, the sharqa' is the one with a split ear, and the kharqa' is the one with pierced ears. Abu Nasr Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz ibn Umar ibn Qatadah informed us, Abu al-Hasan Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ahmad ibn Isma'il al-Sarraj informed us, Abu Shu'ayb al-Harrani informed us, Ahmad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Waqid al-Harrani informed me, Zuhayr narrated to us, Abu Ishaq narrated to us from Shurayh ibn al-Nu'man - Abu Ishaq said he was a trustworthy man - from Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and he mentioned it similarly, adding: "and not to sacrifice one-eyed animals." Zuhayr said: I said to Abu Ishaq: "Did he mention a'dba' (broken-horned)?" He said: I said: "What is muqabalah?" He said: "The tips of the ear are cut." I said: "What is mudabarah?" He said: "The back of the ear is cut." I said: "What is sharqa'?" He said: "The ear is slit." I said: "What is kharqa'?" He said: "The branding mark pierces the ear."