Benefits of the hadith regarding the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) distributing the sacrificial animals among his Companions.

The Shaykh : And in this is evidence for the distribution by the imam, as the author or others who have a type of authority over their subjects, of the sacrificial animals. This includes, for example, if the owner of an orchard has sheep and workers, and he distributes some of these sheep to his workers so that they may sacrifice them; is this permissible or not? It is permissible. Or if a merchant buys sheep and distributes some of them, or distributes them, to his relatives so that they may sacrifice them, then there is nothing wrong with that. It is not said, "This sacrifice is not from me, so how can I sacrifice with it?" We say: because when you took possession of it, it became like your other possessions, and you may dispose of it as you wish: you may sacrifice with it, give it in charity, or keep it with you. But if he distributed them to them so that they would sacrifice with them, are they allowed to use them for other purposes? The answer is no. If someone asks, "How do we say no when they have taken possession of them, and a person has the right to dispose of his wealth?" We say: they only took possession of them on this verbal or situational condition. What is the verbal or situational condition? The verbal condition is if he says, "Take these and sacrifice with them." The situational condition is if we know, by the circumstances, that he only distributed them to them so that they would sacrifice with them. He says, "I distributed them so that they would sacrifice with them, so I have the reward of a sacrificial animal because I helped them to do so. And whoever helps a person in his worship has a reward like his." This is correct.