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Sahih Muslim 1961b (Book 35, Hadith 7) #12175
Sacrificing Animals

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a man who sacrificed his animal earlier than the Prophet and was told to offer another sacrifice. The Prophet then said that a goat of less than six months would be better for sacrifice.

Al-Bara' b. 'Azib reported that his maternal'uncle Abu Burda b. Niyar sacrificed his animal earlier than the Prophet ﷺ had sacrificed. Thereupon he said: Apostle of Allah, it is the day of meat and it is not desirable (to have longing for it and not to make use of it immediately), so I hastened in offering my animal as a sacrifice, so that I might feed my family and neighbours and my kith and kin. Thereupon Allah's Messenger ﷺ said: Offer again your sacrifice. He said: Messenger of Allah, I have a small milch goat of less than one year, and that is better than two dry goats (from which only) meat (can be acquired). Thereupon he said: That is better than the two animals of sacrifice on your behalf, and the sacrifice of a goat, of less than six months shall not be accepted as a sacrifice on behalf of anyone after your (sacrifice).
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ، أَنَّ خَالَهُ أَبَا بُرْدَةَ بْنَ نِيَارٍ، ذَبَحَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَذْبَحَ النَّبِيُّ، ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ هَذَا يَوْمٌ اللَّحْمُ فِيهِ مَكْرُوهٌ وَإِنِّي عَجَّلْتُ نَسِيكَتِي لأُطْعِمَ أَهْلِي وَجِيرَانِي وَأَهْلَ دَارِي ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ أَعِدْ نُسُكًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ عِنْدِي عَنَاقَ لَبَنٍ هِيَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ شَاتَىْ لَحْمٍ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ هِيَ خَيْرُ نَسِيكَتَيْكَ وَلاَ تَجْزِي جَذَعَةٌ عَنْ أَحَدٍ بَعْدَكَ
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sacrifice  *  animal  *  goats  *  dhabh  *  hayawan  *  alhalib  *  alyabis  *  goat

QUICK LESSONS:
Offer sacrifices according to Islamic traditions, Utilize resources properly by making use of them immediately after they are acquired .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about sacrificing animals, which is an important part of Islamic tradition. It tells us that it is important to make use of the meat from the sacrificed animal immediately, so as not to have longing for it. It also tells us that a milch goat of less than one year old would be better for sacrifice than two dry goats, and that after this man's sacrifice, no other person should offer a goat younger than six months old as their own sacrifice. This hadith teaches us the importance of sacrificing animals in Islam and how we should go about doing it properly.

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