Hady (animal offered to the Sacred Precinct)

The hady is an animal brought to the Sacred Precinct and slaughtered there as a devotion during the days of sacrifice. ¹

Voluntary hady is recommended for one performing the rite, or one who sends an animal without going himself; obligatory hady is owed for thanks by the tamattu' and qiran pilgrim, for compensation, or by vow. ^{1 2}

A rider may ride it when needed without harm; the Malikis dislike riding without need. ⁴ An obligatory hady may not be sold, leased or used for benefit against payment. ^{7 8} Replacement is disputed: the majority refuse it, the Hanbalis allow exchange for a better animal, and the Hanafis have two narrations. ^{8 4} The offspring of a hady follows its mother in ruling for most jurists and is slaughtered with her when possible. ^{2 9}

A camel is preferred to a cow, a cow to a sheep, a ram to a goat, and a fat animal to a lean one. ^{3 10} Garlanding and marking are recommended for camels and cows; the jurists differ on the place of the marking. ^{11 7}

Selling any part of a hady, its skin or fat, is forbidden, whether obligatory or voluntary. ⁵ The majority hold that the donor may not eat from an obligatory hady; the Hanafis, Malikis and Hanbalis allow eating from the hady of tamattu' and qiran, while the Shafi'is forbid it. ^{12 13} If a hady falls ill or dies on the road before reaching its place, it is slaughtered where it stands, its sandal dipped in its blood and struck on its flank so passers-by see it, and left for the poor. ^{14 15 16}

All hady blood must be shed in the Haram, in the view of the Hanafis, Shafi'is and Hanbalis; the Malikis fix the voluntary hady to the three days of sacrifice. ^{17 18 19 6} The manner of slaughter follows that of the udhiyya. ²⁰