73/1. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5545 — Eid Sacrifice After Prayer
The legal way of Al-Udhiya
وَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ هِيَ سُنَّةٌ وَمَعْرُوفٌ.
Hadith About Eid Sacrifice After the Eid Prayer
Sahih Bukhari : 5545
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5545
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ زُبَيْدٍ الإِيَامِيِّ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا نَبْدَأُ بِهِ فِي يَوْمِنَا هَذَا أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ ثُمَّ نَرْجِعَ فَنَنْحَرَ، مَنْ فَعَلَهُ فَقَدْ أَصَابَ سُنَّتَنَا، وَمَنْ ذَبَحَ قَبْلُ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ لَحْمٌ قَدَّمَهُ لأَهْلِهِ، لَيْسَ مِنَ النُّسُكِ فِي شَىْءٍ ". فَقَامَ أَبُو بُرْدَةَ بْنُ نِيَارٍ وَقَدْ ذَبَحَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ عِنْدِي جَذَعَةً. فَقَالَ " اذْبَحْهَا وَلَنْ تَجْزِيَ عَنْ أَحَدٍ بَعْدَكَ ". قَالَ مُطَرِّفٌ عَنْ عَامِرٍ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ ذَبَحَ بَعْدَ الصَّلاَةِ تَمَّ نُسُكُهُ، وَأَصَابَ سُنَّةَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ".
Al-Bara Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said (on the day of Idal-Adha), "The first thing we will do on this day of ours, is to offer the (`Id) prayer and then return to slaughter the sacrifice. Whoever does so, he acted according to our Sunna (tradition), and whoever slaughtered (the sacrifice) before the prayer, what he offered was just meat he presented to his family, and that will not be considered as Nusak (sacrifice)."(On hearing that) Abu Burda bin Niyar got up, for he had slaughtered the sacrifice before the prayer, and said, "I have got a six month old ram." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Slaughter it (as a sacrifice) but it will not be sufficient for any-one else (as a sacrifice after you). Al-Bara' added: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever slaughtered (the sacrifice) after the prayer, he slaughtered it at the right time and followed the tradition of the Muslims."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5545In-book reference : Book 73, Hadith 1USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 68, Hadith 453
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5545
This Hadith explains the right timing for Eid al-Adha sacrifice. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that the first act on that day was to pray, then return and slaughter the sacrifice. Whoever did that followed the Sunnah. But whoever slaughtered before the prayer had only presented meat to his family, and it was not counted as the Nusuk mentioned in the Hadith. Abu Burda had already slaughtered before the prayer and asked about a young ram he had. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم allowed him to slaughter it, but said it would not be enough for anyone after him. This Hadith about sacrifice after Eid prayer shows that timing is part of the act itself.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Eid sacrifice is done after the Eid prayer.
- Slaughter before the prayer is described as meat for the family, not the sacrifice.
- Following the Prophet's order in worship matters.
- The permission given to Abu Burda was not made general for everyone.
