73/8. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5556 — Before Prayer Is Not Sacrifice
"Slaughter a young goat as a sacrifice, but it will not be sufficient for anybody else after you."
Hadith About Slaughter Before Eid Prayer Being Only Meat
Sahih Bukhari : 5556
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5556
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 ". تَابَعَهُ عُبَيْدَةُ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ. وَتَابَعَهُ وَكِيعٌ عَنْ حُرَيْثٍ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ. وَقَالَ عَاصِمٌ وَدَاوُدُ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عِنْدِي عَنَاقُ لَبَنٍ. وَقَالَ زُبَيْدٌ وَفِرَاسٌ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عِنْدِي جَذَعَةٌ. وَقَالَ أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورٌ عَنَاقٌ جَذَعَةٌ. وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ عَنَاقٌ جَذَعٌ، عَنَاقُ لَبَنٍ.
Al-Bara' bin 'Azib Narrated from:
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."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5556In-book reference : Book 73, Hadith 12USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 68, Hadith 463
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5556
This Hadith gives another clear report about sacrifice timing. Al-Bara bin Azib said that his uncle Abu Burda slaughtered before the Eid prayer. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told him that his sheep was only meat. Abu Burda then said he had a domestic kid goat. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم allowed him to slaughter it, but said it would not be suitable for anyone else. Then the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave the general rule: whoever slaughtered before the prayer had slaughtered for himself, and whoever slaughtered after the prayer had completed the sacrifice and followed the tradition of the Muslims. This Hadith about Qurbani before Eid prayer shows how timing changes the status of the act.
What we learn from this hadith
- Slaughter before the Eid prayer is described as slaughtering for oneself.
- Slaughter after the prayer is described as completing the sacrifice.
- Abu Burda received a special allowance that was not for others.
- The tradition of the Muslims is linked to slaughtering after the prayer.
