19/12. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1508 — Slaughter After Eid Prayer
What Has been Related About Slaughtering After The Salat
Qurbani Time Hadith: Slaughter After Prayer
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1508
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1508
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ، قَالَ خَطَبَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي يَوْمِ نَحْرٍ فَقَالَ " لاَ يَذْبَحَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَ " . قَالَ فَقَامَ خَالِي فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا يَوْمٌ اللَّحْمُ فِيهِ مَكْرُوهٌ وَإِنِّي عَجَّلْتُ نُسُكِي لأُطْعِمَ أَهْلِي وَأَهْلَ دَارِي أَوْ جِيرَانِي . قَالَ " فَأَعِدْ ذَبْحًا آخَرَ " . فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عِنْدِي عَنَاقُ لَبَنٍ وَهِيَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ شَاتَىْ لَحْمٍ أَفَأَذْبَحُهَا قَالَ " نَعَمْ وَهِيَ خَيْرُ نَسِيكَتَيْكَ وَلاَ تُجْزِئُ جَذَعَةٌ لأَحَدٍ بَعْدَكَ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ وَجُنْدَبٍ وَأَنَسٍ وَعُوَيْمِرِ بْنِ أَشْقَرَ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ وَأَبِي زَيْدٍ الأَنْصَارِيِّ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَكْثَرِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَنْ لاَ يُضَحَّى بِالْمِصْرِ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَ الإِمَامُ وَقَدْ رَخَّصَ قَوْمٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ لأَهْلِ الْقُرَى فِي الذَّبْحِ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَقَدْ أَجْمَعَ أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ أَنْ لاَ يُجْزِئَ الْجَذَعُ مِنَ الْمَعْزِ وَقَالُوا إِنَّمَا يُجْزِئُ الْجَذَعُ مِنَ الضَّأْنِ .
Al-Bara' bin 'Azib Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Delivered A Sermon To Us On The Day Of Nahr And He Said: 'None Of You Should Slaughter Until He Performs The Salat." He Said: 'So My Maternal Uncle Stood And Said: ' O Messenger Of Allah, This Is The Day In Which Meat Is Disliked, And I Hastened My Sacrifice To Feed My Family And The People Of My Dwellings - Or - 'My Neighbors.'He Said: 'Repeat Your Slaughter With Another.' He Said: 'O Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) I Have A She-Kid That Has Better Meat Than My Sheep, Should I Slaughter It?' He Said: 'Yes, And It Is Better And It Will Suffice For You, But A Jadha' Will Not Be Accepted After You.' "
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1508In-book reference : Book 19, Hadith 19English translation : Vol. 1, Book 17, Hadith 1508
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1508
Hadith 1508 gives a clear timing rule in the Prophet’s sermon on the Day of Nahr. He said that no one should slaughter until he performs the prayer. A man explained that he had rushed his sacrifice to feed his family and neighbors, but the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told him to repeat the slaughter with another animal. The man then asked about a she-kid he had, and the Prophet allowed it for him while saying that a Jadha' would not be accepted for anyone after him. For searches like qurbani before Eid prayer, slaughter after prayer hadith, and Day of Nahr sacrifice, this hadith is direct and practical.
What we learn from this hadith
- Sacrifice should not be done before the Eid prayer mentioned in the hadith.
- Good intentions to feed family and neighbors did not replace the proper timing.
- The man was told to repeat the slaughter.
- The special permission about the she-kid was limited in the wording of the hadith.
