Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 1281 — The Book of Al-Adâhi (Sacrifices) (Animals slaughtered on the day of 'Eid Al-Adha)

Al-Bara' bin 'Azib Narrated from:

An uncle of mine called Abû Burda, slaughtered his sacrifice before the ' Eid ' prayer. So Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said to him, "Your (slaughtered) sheep was just mutton (not a sacrifice)." Abû Burda said, "O Allâh's Messenger! I have got a domestic kid." The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "Slaughter it (as a sacrifice) but it will not be permissible for anybody other than you."The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم added, "Whoever slaughtered his sacrifice before the (' Eid ') prayer, he only slaughtered for himself, and whoever slaughtered it after the (' Eid ') prayer, he offered his sacrifice properly and followed the Sunna (legal ways) of the Muslims." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 463, Vol. 7)