Book 73: Sacrificial Animals
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Sahih al-Bukhari 5545
Muhammad bin Bashshar told us that Ghundar narrated to us that Shu'bah told us. He narrated from Zubaid Iyami, Zubaid from Sha'bi, Sha'bi from Hazrat Bara' (bin Azib) (ra). He said: The Prophet (saw) said: “The first thing we begin with on this day of ours is that we pray, then we return from there and offer the sacrifice. Whoever did so has acted according to our way, and whoever slaughtered before, it is only meat which he has provided beforehand for his family; it has nothing to do with worship.” Thereupon Hazrat Abu Burdah bin Niyar (ra) stood up, and he had already slaughtered, and said: I have a one-year-old kid. He said: “Slaughter that, and after you such a young animal will not take the place of a sacrifice on behalf of anyone.” Mutarrif related from Amir, Amir from Hazrat Bara' (ra), that the Prophet (saw) said: “Whoever slaughtered after the Prayer, his sacrifice is complete, and he has acted according to the way of the Muslims.”
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Musaddad narrated to us that Isma'il (bin Ulayyah) told us. He narrated from Ayyub (Sakhtiyani), Ayyub from Muhammad (bin Sirin), he from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (ra). He said: The Prophet (saw) said: “Whoever slaughtered before the Prayer (Salat) has slaughtered only for himself, and whoever slaughtered after the Prayer, his sacrifice is complete, and he has acted according to the way of the Muslims.”
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Mu'adh bin Fadalah narrated to us that Hisham (Dastawa'i) told us. He narrated from Yahya (bin Abi Kathir), Yahya from Ba'jah (bin Abdullah) Juhani, Ba'jah from Hazrat Uqbah bin Amir Juhani (ra). He said: The Prophet (saw) distributed some sacrificial animals among his Companions, and Hazrat Uqbah (ra) received a young kid. I said: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! I have received a young kid? He (saw) said: “Sacrifice that.”
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Musaddad narrated to us that Sufyan (bin Uyainah) told us. He narrated from Abdur Rahman bin Qasim, Abdur Rahman from his father Qasim (bin Muhammad), Qasim from Hazrat Aishah (ra), that the Prophet (saw) came to her at Sarif (a place), and her menses had begun before she entered Mecca, and she was weeping. He (saw) asked: “What is the matter with you? Have your menses begun?” She said: Yes. He said: “This is a matter which Allah has ordained for the daughters of Adam. Therefore do what the pilgrims do, but do not perform the circuit (Tawaf) of the House of Allah.” When we reached Mina, beef was brought to me. I asked: What is this? People said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) has sacrificed a cow on behalf of his wives.
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Sadaqah (bin Fadl) narrated to us that (Isma'il) bin Ulayyah told us. He narrated from Ayyub (Sakhtiyani), Ayyub from Ibn Sirin, he from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (ra). He said: On the day of sacrifice the Prophet (saw) said: “Whoever slaughtered before the Prayer (Salat) should slaughter again.” On hearing this a man stood up and said: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! This is a day on which meat is desired, and he mentioned his neighbours, and said: I have a one-year-old kid which is better than two goats for meat. So he gave him permission. I do not know whether this permission extends to others besides him or not. Then the Prophet (saw), returning (from the Prayer), took two rams and slaughtered them, and the people too went to their goats and divided them, or he said, made shares of them.
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Muhammad bin Sallam told us that Abdul Wahhab narrated to us that Ayyub (Sakhtiyani) told us. He narrated from Muhammad (bin Sirin), Muhammad from (Abdur Rahman) bin Abi Bakrah, Abdur Rahman from Hazrat Abu Bakrah (ra), Hazrat Abu Bakrah (ra) from the Prophet (saw). He (saw) said: “Time has turned round and come back exactly to the same state in which it was on the day when Allah created the heavens and the earth. The year consists of twelve months. Of these, four months are sacred: three consecutive, Dhul Qa'dah, Dhul Hijjah and Muharram, and one, the Rajab of Mudar, which is between Jumada and Sha'ban. Which month is this?” We said: Allah and His Messenger (saw) know best. He remained silent until we thought that he would give it some other name. He said: “Is it not Dhul Hijjah?” We said: Yes. He said: “Which city is this?” We said: Allah and His Messenger (saw) know best. He remained silent until we thought that he would give it some other name. He said: “Is it not the same city?” We said: Yes. He said: “Which day is this?” We said: Allah and His Messenger know best. On hearing this he remained silent until we thought that he would give it some other name. He said: “Is it not the day of sacrifice?” We said: Yes. He said: “See, your blood and your property,” (Muhammad (bin Sirin) used to say: and I think that he also said:) “and your honour are as sacred to you as the sanctity of this day of yours, in this city of yours, in this month of yours. And you will certainly meet your Lord, and He will certainly ask you about your deeds. See, beware! Do not go astray after me, striking one another's necks. Listen, let him who is present convey this to him who is absent, for it may be that some of those to whom this is conveyed will remember it better or understand it better than some of those who have heard it.” And whenever Muhammad (bin Sirin) mentioned this hadith, he would say: The Prophet (saw) spoke the truth. After that he (saw) said: “Listen, have I conveyed? Listen, have I conveyed?”
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Muhammad bin Abi Bakr Muqaddami told us that Khalid bin Harith narrated to us that Ubaidullah (Umari) told us. He narrated from Nafi'. He said that Hazrat Abdullah (ra) (bin Umar) used to slaughter by Nahr only at the place of sacrifice. Ubaidullah said: That is, at the place of sacrifice of the Prophet (saw).
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Yahya bin Bukair narrated to us that Laith told us. He narrated from Kathir bin Farqad, Kathir from Nafi', that Hazrat Ibn Umar (ra) informed him. He said that the Messenger of Allah (saw) used to slaughter and perform Nahr only at the place of Eid Prayer (Eidgah).
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Adam bin Abi Iyas narrated to us that Shu'bah told us. Abdul Aziz bin Suhaib narrated to us. He said: I heard Hazrat Anas bin Malik (ra). He used to say: The Prophet (saw) used to sacrifice two rams, and I too sacrifice two rams.
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Qutaibah bin Sa'id narrated to us that Abdul Wahhab (Thaqafi) told us. He narrated from Ayyub (Sakhtiyani), Ayyub from Abu Qilabah, Abu Qilabah from Hazrat Anas (ra), that the Messenger of Allah (saw), returning (from the Prayer), took two horned, black-and-white rams and slaughtered them with his own hand. (Like Abdul Wahhab) Wuhaib (bin Khalid) also narrated (this hadith) from Ayyub. And Isma'il (bin Ulayyah) and Hatim bin Wardan said the same from Ayyub, Ayyub from (Muhammad) bin Sirin, he narrating from Hazrat Anas (ra).
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Amr bin Khalid narrated to us that Laith told us. He narrated from Yazid (bin Abi Habib), Yazid from Abul Khair (Marthad bin Abdullah), Abul Khair from Hazrat Uqbah bin Amir (ra), that the Prophet (saw) gave him some goats to distribute among his (saw) Companions for sacrifice. A one-year-old kid was left over from them, so he mentioned it to the Prophet (saw). He said: “Sacrifice it yourself.”
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Musaddad narrated to us that Khalid bin Abdullah told us that Mutarrif (bin Tarif) narrated to us. He narrated from Amir (Sha'bi), Amir from Hazrat Bara' bin Azib (ra). He said: A maternal uncle of mine, who was called Abu Burdah (ra), offered his sacrifice before the Prayer (Salat). The Messenger of Allah (saw) said to him: “Your goat is just a goat for meat.” He said: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! I have a one-year-old kid raised at home. He (saw) said: “Slaughter it, and it will not be valid for anyone besides you.” Then he said: “Whoever slaughtered before the Prayer slaughters only for himself. Whoever slaughtered after the Prayer, his sacrifice is complete, and he has acted according to the way of the Muslims.” (Like Mutarrif) Ubaidah (Dabbi) also narrated this hadith from Sha'bi and Ibrahim (Nakha'i), and (like Ubaidah) Waki' also narrated it from Huraith, Huraith from Sha'bi. And Asim and Dawud related from Sha'bi thus: I have a one-year-old suckling kid. And Zubaid and Firas related from Sha'bi thus: I have a one-year-old kid. And Abul Ahwas said: Mansur narrated to us both words, 'anaqun jadha'ah, and Ibn Aun said: 'anaqun jadha' and 'anaqu laban.
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Muhammad bin Bashshar told us that Muhammad bin Ja'far narrated to us that Shu'bah (bin Hajjaj) narrated to us. He narrated from Salamah (bin Kuhail), Salamah from Abu Juhaifah, Abu Juhaifah from Hazrat Bara' (ra) (bin Azib). He said: Hazrat Abu Burdah (ra) slaughtered before the Prayer (Salat), so the Prophet (saw) said to him: “Offer another sacrifice in its place.” Hazrat Abu Burdah (ra) said: I have only a one-year-old kid. Shu'bah used to say: And I think that he also said that it is better than a two-year-old goat. He (saw) said: “Put that in its place, and after you it will not take the place of a sacrifice on behalf of anyone.” And Hatim bin Wardan related from Ayyub, Ayyub from Muhammad (bin Sirin), he from Hazrat Anas (ra), Hazrat Anas (ra) from the Prophet (saw); in his narration he said thus: 'anaqun jadha'ah.
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Adam bin Abi Iyas told us that Shu'bah narrated to us that Qatadah told us. He narrated from Hazrat Anas (ra). Hazrat Anas (ra) said: The Prophet (saw) sacrificed two black-and-white rams. I saw him (saw) placing his foot on one side of them. Saying Bismillah and Allahu Akbar, he slaughtered both of them with his own hand.
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Qutaibah (bin Sa'id) narrated to us that Sufyan (bin Uyainah) told us. He narrated from Abdur Rahman bin Qasim, Abdur Rahman from his father (Qasim bin Muhammad), he from Hazrat Aishah (ra). She used to say: The Messenger of Allah (saw) came to me at Sarif (a place) while I was weeping. He (saw) said: “What is the matter with you? Have your menses begun?” I said: Yes. He said: “This is a matter which Allah has ordained for the daughters of Adam. Do what the pilgrim does, but do not perform the circuit (Tawaf) of the House of Allah.” And the Messenger of Allah (saw) sacrificed a cow on behalf of his wives.
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Hajjaj bin Minhal narrated to us that Shu'bah told us. He said that Zubaid informed me. Zubaid said that I heard Sha'bi. He used to narrate from Hazrat Bara' (bin Azib) (ra) that he said: I heard the Prophet (saw). He (saw) was addressing the people. He said that the first thing we begin with on this day of ours is that we pray, then we return and offer the sacrifice. “Therefore whoever did so has certainly acted according to our way, and whoever sacrificed before that, it is only meat which he has provided beforehand for his family. It has nothing to do with the sacrifice.” On hearing this, Hazrat Abu Burdah (ra) said: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! I slaughtered before praying, and I have a one-year-old kid which is better than a two-year-old goat. He said: “Put it in its place, and after you it will not take the place of a sacrifice on behalf of anyone,” or he said: “will not fulfil the purpose of the sacrifice.”
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Ali bin Abdullah (Madini) narrated to us that Isma'il bin Ibrahim told us. He narrated from Ayyub, Ayyub from Muhammad (bin Sirin), he from Hazrat Anas (ra), Hazrat Anas (ra) narrating from the Prophet (saw). He (saw) said: “Whoever slaughtered before the Prayer (Salat) should do it again.” On hearing this a man said: This is a day on which meat is desired. He mentioned the need of his neighbour, and on hearing this the Prophet (saw) regarded him as excused. (And he said:) I have a one-year-old kid which is better than two goats? The Prophet (saw) gave him permission. I do not know whether this permission applied (to others) or not. Then he came back and took two rams, that is, slaughtered them, and the people too went to the flocks of goats and slaughtered them.
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Adam (bin Abi Iyas) narrated to us that Shu'bah told us that Aswad bin Qais narrated to us. (He said:) I heard Hazrat Jundub bin Sufyan Bajali (ra). He said that I was present with the Prophet (saw) at the Eid of sacrifice. He (saw) said: “Whoever slaughtered before praying should offer another sacrifice in its place, and whoever has not slaughtered should slaughter it.”
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Musa bin Isma'il narrated to us that Abu Awanah (Waddah) told us. He narrated from Firas (bin Yahya), Firas from Amir (Sha'bi), Amir from Hazrat Bara' (ra) (bin Azib). He said: One day the Messenger of Allah (saw) led the Prayer (Salat). He (saw) said: “Whoever prays like our Prayer and turns his face towards our Qiblah should not slaughter until he has finished the Prayer.” On hearing this Hazrat Abu Burdah bin Niyar (ra) stood up and said: O Messenger of Allah (saw)! I have done so. He said: “You were somewhat hasty in that.” He said: I have a one-year-old kid; it is better than two goats of two years each. Shall I slaughter it? He said: “Yes, but after you it will not take the place (of a sacrifice, a young kid) for anyone.” Amir said: This was a better sacrifice than his two sacrifices.
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Hajjaj bin Minhal narrated to us that Hammam (bin Yahya Audhi) told us. He narrated from Qatadah. (Qatadah said:) Hazrat Anas (ra) narrated to us that the Prophet (saw) used to sacrifice two black-and-white, horned rams, and he (saw) would place his foot on their side and slaughter them with his own hand.
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