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Sahih al-Bukhari 968 (Book 13, Hadith 17) #934
Slaughtering Sacrifices on 'Id-ul-Adha

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) taught that the first thing to do on the day of Nahr ('Id-ul-Adha) is to pray and then slaughter a sacrifice. He also allowed for a substitution of a better animal if one had already slaughtered before prayer.

Narrated Al-Bara': The Prophet ﷺ delivered the Khutba on the day of Nahr ('Id-ul-Adha) and said, "The first thing we should do on this day of ours is to pray and then return and slaughter (our sacrifices). So anyone who does so he acted according to our Sunna; and whoever slaughtered before the prayer then it was just meat that he offered to his family and would not be considered as a sacrifice in any way. My uncle Abu Burda bin Niyyar got up and said, "O, Allah's Messenger ﷺ! I slaughtered the sacrifice before the prayer but I have a young she-goat which is better than an older sheep". The Prophet ﷺ said, "Slaughter it in lieu of the first and such a goat will not be considered as a sacrifice for anybody else after you".
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ زُبَيْدٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ، قَالَ خَطَبَنَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَا نَبْدَأُ بِهِ فِي يَوْمِنَا هَذَا أَنْ نُصَلِّيَ ثُمَّ نَرْجِعَ فَنَنْحَرَ، فَمَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ أَصَابَ سُنَّتَنَا، وَمَنْ ذَبَحَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ لَحْمٌ عَجَّلَهُ لأَهْلِهِ، لَيْسَ مِنَ النُّسُكِ فِي شَىْءٍ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَامَ خَالِي أَبُو بُرْدَةَ بْنُ نِيَارٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَنَا ذَبَحْتُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ وَعِنْدِي جَذَعَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ مُسِنَّةٍ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اجْعَلْهَا مَكَانَهَا ـ أَوْ قَالَ اذْبَحْهَا ـ وَلَنْ تَجْزِيَ جَذَعَةٌ عَنْ أَحَدٍ بَعْدَكَ
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sacrifice  *  prayer  *  substitution  *  slaughtering  *  dhabh  *  salat  *  tadweer  *  qasad

QUICK LESSONS:
Pray and then return home and slaughter your sacrifices according to Sunnah; strive for excellence in your deeds even when it comes offering religious holiday sacrifices; obey Allah's commands; remember Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail .

EXPLANATIONS:
On the day of 'Id-ul Adha, Muslims are encouraged to offer sacrifices in remembrance of Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail as an act of obedience to Allah. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught that the first thing we should do on this day is pray and then return home and slaughter our sacrifices. If someone has already slaughtered their sacrifice before prayer, they can substitute it with another animal which is better than what they have already sacrificed, such as a young she goat instead of an older sheep. This teaches us that we should always strive for excellence in our deeds, even when it comes to offering sacrifices during religious holidays like 'Id-ul Adha.

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