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Sahih Bukhari 5563 — Do Not Slaughter Before Prayer Ends
Whoever slaughters his sacrifice before the 'Eid prayer should repeat it
Hadith About Qurbani After Finishing the Eid Prayer
Sahih Bukhari : 5563
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5563
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ فِرَاسٍ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ، قَالَ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ، فَقَالَ " مَنْ صَلَّى صَلاَتَنَا وَاسْتَقْبَلَ قِبْلَتَنَا، فَلاَ يَذْبَحْ حَتَّى يَنْصَرِفَ ". فَقَامَ أَبُو بُرْدَةَ بْنُ نِيَارٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَعَلْتُ. فَقَالَ " هُوَ شَىْءٌ عَجَّلْتَهُ ". قَالَ فَإِنَّ عِنْدِي جَذَعَةً هِيَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ مُسِنَّتَيْنِ آذْبَحُهَا قَالَ " نَعَمْ، ثُمَّ لاَ تَجْزِي عَنْ أَحَدٍ بَعْدَكَ ". قَالَ عَامِرٌ هِيَ خَيْرُ نَسِيكَتِهِ.
Al-Bara Narrated from:
One day Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) offered the `Id prayer and said, "Whoever offers our prayer and faces our Qibla should not slaughter the sacrifice till he finishes the `Id prayer." Abu Burda bin Niyar got up and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I have already done it. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "That is something you have done before its due time." Abu Burda said, "I have a Jadha'a which is better than two old sheep; shall I slaughter it?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Yes, but it will not be sufficient for anyone after you."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5563In-book reference : Book 73, Hadith 19USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 68, Hadith 470
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5563
This Hadith explains the timing of Qurbani with an extra detail: whoever offers the Eid prayer and faces the Qibla should not slaughter until the prayer is finished. Abu Burda bin Niyar said that he had already slaughtered. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told him that it was something he had done before its due time. Abu Burda then mentioned a Jadha'a that he considered better than two old sheep, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم allowed him to slaughter it, while saying it would not be enough for anyone after him. The message is clear for anyone searching for sacrifice before Eid prayer Hadith or Qurbani due time: the sacrifice should follow the prayer, and a one-person allowance should not be treated as a general rule.
What we learn from this hadith
- Qurbani should not be done before the Eid prayer is finished.
- Doing the sacrifice too early is described as doing it before its due time.
- The allowance for Abu Burda was limited to him.
