72/17. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5500 — Sacrifice After Eid Prayer
"So slaughter by mentioning the Name of Allah."
Hadith About Eid Sacrifice Timing and Allah’s Name
Sahih Bukhari : 5500
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5500
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ جُنْدَبِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ الْبَجَلِيِّ، قَالَ ضَحَّيْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أُضْحِيَّةً ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَإِذَا أُنَاسٌ قَدْ ذَبَحُوا ضَحَايَاهُمْ قَبْلَ الصَّلاَةِ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ رَآهُمُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ ذَبَحُوا قَبْلَ الصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ " مَنْ ذَبَحَ قَبْلَ الصَّلاَةِ فَلْيَذْبَحْ مَكَانَهَا أُخْرَى، وَمَنْ كَانَ لَمْ يَذْبَحْ حَتَّى صَلَّيْنَا فَلْيَذْبَحْ عَلَى اسْمِ اللَّهِ ".
Jundub bin Sufyan Al-Bajali Narrated from:
Once during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) we offered some animals as sacrifices. Some people slaughtered their sacrifices before the (Id) prayer, so when the Prophet (ﷺ) finished his prayer, he saw that they had slaughtered their sacrifices before the prayer. He said, "Whoever has slaughtered (his sacrifice) before the prayer, should slaughter (another sacrifice) in lieu of it; and whoever has not yet slaughtered it till we have prayed; should slaughter (it) by mentioning Allah's Name."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5500In-book reference : Book 72, Hadith 26USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 67, Hadith 408
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5500
This hadith speaks about Eid sacrifice timing in a very clear way. During the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم, some people slaughtered their animals before the Eid prayer. After the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم finished the prayer, he saw what had happened and gave direct guidance. Anyone who slaughtered before the prayer was told to slaughter another animal in its place. Anyone who had not yet slaughtered was told to slaughter after the prayer while mentioning Allah’s Name. The main lesson is simple: worship is not only about doing a good act; it also needs the right time and the right manner. For searches like hadith about sacrifice before Eid prayer, this narration gives the answer from the text itself.
What we learn from this hadith
- Sacrifice mentioned in this hadith comes after the Eid prayer, not before it.
- Mentioning Allah’s Name is part of the slaughter mentioned in the narration.
- A good act should follow the Prophet’s instruction in time and manner.
