The Marked Domestic Animals

1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from Yunus ibn Ya’qub who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about if I can mark sheep on their faces. He (the Imam) said, ‘Mark them on their ears.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

2. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about marking the animals. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful except their faces.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.