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Sahih al-BukhariAl-Adha Festival Sacrifice (Adaahi)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5556

Chapter: "Slaughter a young goat as a sacrifice, but it will not be sufficient for anybody else after you."

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 5556

Narrator:Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُطَرِّفٌ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ ضَحَّى خَالٌ لِي يُقَالُ لَهُ أَبُو بُرْدَةَ قَبْلَ الصَّلاَةِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ شَاتُكَ شَاةُ لَحْمٍ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ عِنْدِي دَاجِنًا جَذَعَةً مِنَ الْمَعَزِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اذْبَحْهَا وَلَنْ تَصْلُحَ لِغَيْرِكَ ‏"‏‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏

مَنْ ذَبَحَ قَبْلَ الصَّلاَةِ فَإِنَّمَا يَذْبَحُ لِنَفْسِهِ، وَمَنْ ذَبَحَ بَعْدَ الصَّلاَةِ فَقَدْ تَمَّ نُسُكُهُ، وَأَصَابَ سُنَّةَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ‏"

Narrated Al-Bara' bin `Azib:

An uncle of mine called Abu Burda, slaughtered his sacrifice before the `Id prayer. So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to him, "Your (slaughtered) sheep was just mutton (not a sacrifice)." Abu Burda said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have got a domestic kid goat." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Slaughter it (as a sacrifice) but it will not be permissible for anybody other than you" The Prophet (ﷺ) added, "Whoever slaughtered his sacrifice before the (`Id) prayer, he only slaughtered for himself, and whoever slaughtered it after the prayer, he offered his sacrifice properly and followed the tradition of the Muslims."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 5556) and Muslim (No. 1961a).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( حَدَّثَنَا مُطَرِّف ) هُوَ اِبْن طُرَيْف بِمُهْمَلَةٍ وَزْن عُقَيْل , وَعَامِر هُوَ الشَّعْبِيّ. قَوْله : ( ضَحَّى خَال لِي يُقَال لَهُ أَبُو بُرْدَة ) فِي رِوَايَة زُبَيْد عَنْ الشَّعْبِيّ فِي أَوَّل الْأَضَاحِيّ " أَبُو بُرْدَة بْن نِيَار " وَهُوَ بِكَسْرِ النُّون وَتَخْفِيف الْيَاء الْمُثَنَّاة مِنْ تَحْت وَآخِره رَاء وَاسْمه هَانِئ وَاسْم جَدّه عَمْرو بْن عُبَيْد وَهُوَ بَلَوِيّ مِنْ حُلَفَاء الْأَنْصَار , وَقَدْ قِيلَ إِنَّ اِسْمه الْحَارِث بْن عَمْرو وَقِيلَ مَالِك بْن هُبَيْرَة وَالْأَوَّل هُوَ الْأَصَحّ , وَأَخْرَجَ اِبْن مَنْدَهْ مِنْ طَرِيق جَابِر الْجُعْفِيِّ عَنْ الشَّعْبِيّ عَنْ الْبَرَاء قَالَ " كَانَ اِسْم خَالِي قَلِيلًا فَسَمَّاهُ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1961a

My maternal uncle Abu Burda sacrificed his animal before ('Id) prayer. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: That is a goat (slaughtered for the sake of) flesh (and not as a sacrifice on the day of Adha). He said: I have a lamb of six months. Thereupon he said: Offer it as a sacrifice, but it will…

مَنْ ضَحَّى قَبْلَ الصَّلاَةِ فَإِنَّمَا ذَبَحَ لِنَفْسِهِ وَمَنْ ذَبَحَ بَعْدَ الصَّلاَةِ فَقَدْ تَمَّ نُسُكُهُ وَأَصَابَ سُنَّةَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ‏"

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Mishkat al-Masabih 1437

Al-Bara’ reported God’s Messenger as saying, “If anyone sacrifices before the prayer, he is sacrificing only for himself; but if anyone sacrifices after the prayer, his rites are complete and he has correctly followed the practice of the Muslims." (Bukhari and Muslim.)

وَعَنِ الْبَرَاءِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ ذَبَحَ قَبْلَ الصَّلَاةِ فَإِنَّمَا يَذْبَحُ لِنَفْسِهِ وَمَنْ ذَبَحَ بَعْدَ الصَّلَاةِ فَقَدْ تَمَّ نُسُكُهُ وَأَصَابَ سُنَّةَ…

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