He said: 'Go to the place where you killed them and look.' He went, and behold, they were two slaughtered camels. He said: He was dumbfounded, and returned and informed him. He [Abu al-Dawaniq] lowered his head and told him what he saw, saying: 'Let no one hear this from you.'" His saying was like the saying of the Almighty regarding Jesus: {And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them.}1
Our Master Amir Al-Mouminine (may his glory be exalted) said: "The Prophet (may his glory be exalted) used to sacrifice two rams, white-and-black (amlahayn), and horned."2
On the authority of Muhammad bin Muslim, he said: I asked our Master Abu Ja'far al-Baqir (may his glory be exalted): "Where did Ibrahim (may his glory be exalted) intend to slaughter his son?" He said: "At the Middle Jamrah." And I asked him about the ram of Ibrahim (peace be upon him), what was its color and where did it descend? He said: "It was black-and-white (amlah), and it was horned. It descended from the sky onto the right mountain of the Mosque of Mina. It used to walk in blackness, eat in blackness, look in blackness, defecate and urinate in blackness."3
If this were a natural ram, not possessing a cursed soul, would it—do you think—eat in blackness, look in blackness and urinate in blackness? Rather, it is the Sea of Darkness and the bitter, salty water; the great one of Uzza and Lat, the violator of Fasting and Prayers, the swine of the wilderness and deserts, Omar bin Al-Khattab—upon him be the curse of the Lord of the Seven Strong [Heavens].
On the authority of our Master Abu Ja'far al-Baqir (may his glory be exalted), he said: "The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and his family) sacrificed a ram that was young (ajdha'), black-and-white, a stallion, and fat."4
On the authority of Al-Halabi, he said: He who heard our Master Abu Abd Allah Assadiq (may his glory be exalted) told me that he said: "Sacrifice a black, horned stallion ram. If you cannot find a black one, then a horned stallion that eats in blackness, drinks in blackness, and looks in blackness."5