73/4. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5549 — Repeat Sacrifice Before Prayer
Meat is desired on the day of Nahr
Hadith About Repeating Qurbani If Slaughtered Before Prayer
Sahih Bukhari : 5549
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5549
حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ " مَنْ كَانَ ذَبَحَ قَبْلَ الصَّلاَةِ فَلْيُعِدْ ". فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ هَذَا يَوْمٌ يُشْتَهَى فِيهِ اللَّحْمُ ـ وَذَكَرَ جِيرَانَهُ ـ وَعِنْدِي جَذَعَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ شَاتَىْ لَحْمٍ. فَرَخَّصَ لَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ، فَلاَ أَدْرِي أَبَلَغَتِ الرُّخْصَةُ مَنْ سِوَاهُ أَمْ لاَ، ثُمَّ انْكَفَأَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى كَبْشَيْنِ فَذَبَحَهُمَا، وَقَامَ النَّاسُ إِلَى غُنَيْمَةٍ فَتَوَزَّعُوهَا أَوْ قَالَ فَتَجَزَّعُوهَا.
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said on the day of Nahr, "Whoever has slaughtered his sacrifice before the prayer, should repeat it (slaughter another sacrifice)." A man got up and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! This is a day on which meat is desired." He then mentioned his neighbors saying, "I have a six month old ram which is to me better than the meat of two sheep."The Prophet (ﷺ) allowed him to slaughter it as a sacrifice, but I do not know whether this permission was valid for other than that man or not. The Prophet (ﷺ) then went towards two rams and slaughtered them, and then the people went towards some sheep and distributed them among themselves.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5549In-book reference : Book 73, Hadith 5USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 68, Hadith 457
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5549
This Hadith is about the timing of Qurbani on the Day of Nahr. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that whoever slaughtered before the prayer should repeat the sacrifice. A man then spoke about the day being a day when meat is desired and mentioned his neighbors. He said he had a young ram that was, in his view, better than the meat of two sheep. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم allowed him, but Anas said he did not know whether that permission applied to anyone else. The Hadith also says the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then went to two rams and slaughtered them, and the people distributed sheep among themselves. The lesson is to follow the set time.
What we learn from this hadith
- A sacrifice slaughtered before the prayer should be repeated.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم listened to the man's situation about his neighbors.
- Anas did not state that the special permission was general for others.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم slaughtered two rams in this report.
