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Sahih Muslim 1962a (Book 35, Hadith 16) #12184
Sacrificing Animals on the Day of Nahr

SUMMARY: Allah's Messenger allowed a person to sacrifice an animal before the 'Id prayer, and then he slaughtered two rams for the people to offer as sacrifice.

Anas (b. Malik) reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ having said on the day of Nahr (Sacrifice): He who slaughtered (the animal as a sacrifice) before the ('Id) prayer. should repeat it (i. e. offer another animal). Thereupon a person stood up and said: Messenger of Allah, that is the day when meat is much desired, and he also made a mention of the need of his neighbour, and perhaps Allah's Messenger ﷺ attested it. He (the person who had sacrificed the animal before the 'Id prayer) said: I have a goat of less than one year of age with me and I like it more than two fleshy goats; should I offer it as a sacrifice? He permitted him to do so. He (the narrator) said: I do not know whether this permission was granted to anyone else besides him or not. Allah's Messenger ﷺ then turned towards two rams. and he slaughtered them, and the people' came to the goats and got them distributed amongst themselves (for offering them as sacrifice).
وَحَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَعَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِعَمْرٍو - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ ‏ "‏ مَنْ كَانَ ذَبَحَ قَبْلَ الصَّلاَةِ فَلْيُعِدْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا يَوْمٌ يُشْتَهَى فِيهِ اللَّحْمُ ‏.‏ وَذَكَرَ هَنَةً مِنْ جِيرَانِهِ كَأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَدَّقَهُ قَالَ وَعِنْدِي جَذَعَةٌ هِيَ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِنْ شَاتَىْ لَحْمٍ أَفَأَذْبَحُهَا قَالَ فَرَخَّصَ لَهُ فَقَالَ لاَ أَدْرِي أَبَلَغَتْ رُخْصَتُهُ مَنْ سِوَاهُ أَمْ لاَ قَالَ وَانْكَفَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى كَبْشَيْنِ فَذَبَحَهُمَا فَقَامَ النَّاسُ إِلَى غُنَيْمَةٍ فَتَوَزَّعُوهَا ‏.‏ أَوْ قَالَ فَتَجَزَّعُوهَا
TOPICS
sacrifice  *  animal  *  slaughter  *  prayer

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow Islamic traditions such as offering sacrifices on special occasions like Eid al-Adha; Be generous and help your neighbors in need even if it means sacrificing something you like or value yourself; Offer prayers; Give charity; Sacrifice animals; Slaughter animals according to Islamic rules

EXPLANATIONS:
On the day of Nahr, which is a Muslim holiday, Allah's Messenger allowed a person to sacrifice an animal before the 'Id prayer. This was done in order to meet his neighbor's need for meat and because he liked it more than two fleshy goats. After this permission was granted, Allah's Messenger then slaughtered two rams so that people could offer them as sacrifices. This hadith teaches us that we should be generous and help our neighbors in need even if it means sacrificing something we like or value ourselves. It also shows us that we should follow Islamic traditions such as offering sacrifices on special occasions like Eid al-Adha.

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