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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1521 — Eid al-Adha Sacrifice and Takbir
What Is Said Upon Slaughtering
Hadith About Eid al-Adha Sacrifice and Bismillah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1521
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1521
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرٍو، عَنِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ شَهِدْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الأَضْحَى بِالْمُصَلَّى فَلَمَّا قَضَى خُطْبَتَهُ نَزَلَ عَنْ مِنْبَرِهِ فَأُتِيَ بِكَبْشٍ فَذَبَحَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِيَدِهِ وَقَالَ " بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ هَذَا عَنِّي وَعَمَّنْ لَمْ يُضَحِّ مِنْ أُمَّتِي " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَغَيْرِهِمْ أَنْ يَقُولَ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا ذَبَحَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ . وَالْمُطَّلِبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَنْطَبٍ يُقَالُ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ مِنْ جَابِرٍ .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
I Attended The Eid Al-Adha' With The Prophet (ﷺ) At The Musalla. When He Finished His Khutbah, He Descended From His Minbar And Was Given A Male Sheep. The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Slaughtered It With His Hand And Said: 'Bismillah, Wa Allahu Akbar, This From Me And Whoever Does Not Slaughter From My Ummah.'
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1521In-book reference : Book 19, Hadith 33English translation : Vol. 3, Book 17, Hadith 1521
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1521
This hadith about Eid al-Adha sacrifice shows a clear moment from the Prophet’s practice at the musalla. Jabir bin Abdullah says he attended Eid al-Adha with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. After the khutbah, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم came down from the minbar, was given a male sheep, and slaughtered it with his own hand. He said Bismillah, Wa Allahu Akbar, and made the sacrifice from himself and from those in his Ummah who did not slaughter. The main lesson is simple: sacrifice is connected with the name of Allah, takbir, and care for the Ummah. The text also highlights that the words Bismillah and Allahu Akbar are said at the time of slaughter.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم slaughtered the Eid sacrifice with the name of Allah.
- Saying Bismillah and Allahu Akbar is directly mentioned at the time of slaughter.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم showed care for members of his Ummah who did not slaughter.
- The Eid khutbah came before the sacrifice in this narration.
