وَ رَوَى مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «اُنْظُرُوا مَنْ كَانَ مَعَكُمْ مِنَ اَلصِّبْيَانِ فَقَدِّمُوهُ إِلَى اَلْجُحْفَةِ أَوْ إِلَى بَطْنِ مَرٍّ وَ يُصْنَعُ بِهِمْ مَا يُصْنَعُ بِالْمُحْرِمِ وَ يُطَافُ بِهِمْ وَ يُرْمَى عَنْهُمْ وَ مَنْ لاَ يَجِدُ اَلْهَدْيَ مِنْهُمْ فَلْيَصُمْ عَنْهُ وَلِيُّهُ وَ كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ يَضَعُ اَلسِّكِّينَ فِي يَدِ اَلصَّبِيِّ ثُمَّ يَقْبِضُ عَلَى يَدِهِ اَلرَّجُلُ فَيَذْبَحُ.
Mu'awiyah ibn Ammar narrated from Abu Abdullah (a.s), who said: "Look at the children who are with you. Take them to Al-Juhfah or Batn Marr, and treat them as you would treat those in the state of Ihram. Perform Tawaf for them, throw (the pebbles) on their behalf, and if they cannot offer the sacrifice, their guardian should fast on their behalf. Imam Ali ibn Al-Husayn (a.s) used to place the knife in the child's hand, then an adult would hold the child's hand to perform the slaughter."